West Virginia Pioneers
David William BRIGGS
1888 - 1974 (85 years)-
Name David William BRIGGS Born 17 Dec 1888 Cheshire Twp, OH home of G.H. Briggs (at home) [1] Gender Male Died 23 Feb 1974 At home Notes - Birth Record, Gallia Co, oh
Vol 2, page 14 Recorded May 1889
David W Briggs Dec 17, 1888
Father G.H.Briggs
Mother Annie E Coughenour
David W Briggs
Gallipolis - David W Briggs, 85, Rt 1, Cheshire, died at 7:45 am Saturday at his home. He had been in failing health eight months.
A retired farmer, Mr Briggs was born Dec 17, 1888, in Cheshire Twp, son of the late George H and Ann Coughenour Briggs. He married Carrie Mae Rupe on Sept 4, 1910. She preceded him in death in 1969 as did a daughter.
Surviving are two children, Merrill and Mrs Paul (Beatrice) White, both of Cheshire, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs Garnet Kirby, Cheshire.
He spent all his life in Gallia county. He was a charter member of the Little Kyger Grange.
Funeral services will be held 2pm Tuesday at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral home with Rev Alfred Holley officiating. Burial will be in Gravel Hill cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 until 9 on Monday.
In Memory of
David W Briggs
Date of Birth
December 17, 1888
Date of death
February 23, 1974
Services from
Funeral Home
Tuesday, February 26, 1974
At 2:00 P.M.
Clergyman Officiating
Rev. Alfred Holley
Final Resting Place
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Funeral Conducted by
Waugh-Halley-Wood
Funeral Directors
Person ID I441 WVPioneers Last Modified 20 Apr 2008
Father George Howard BRIGGS, b. 26 Apr 1858, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA , d. 7 Sep 1934 76 Yes, date unknown 4m 12d, Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Mother Anne Eliza COUGHENOUR, b. 24 Jun 1857, near old Kyger Church - at home , d. 18 Nov 1928, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, USA (Age 71 years) Married 21 Nov 1883 Little Kyger Church or home of the bride? Notes
1880 Gallia co, Addison
215-225
Boice, Wm, 52
Annie, 48
children
Briggs, George, 21, farm worker, O,O,O
1900 Cheshire Tw, Gallia Co, OH
George Briggs, Ap 1857, 57, mar 16 yr, farmer, owns a mortgaged farm
Annie E, June 1856, 43, 2 children 2 alive, OH, VA, OH
Garnet, Nov 1885, 14, 8 mo school
David W, Dec 1888, 11, 6 1/2 mo school
All read, write and speak English
1910 Ohio Gallia 0026
George H Briggs, Husband, W, 51, Ohio
Wife Anna E, 52, Ohio
Son David W, 21, Ohio
Family ID F138 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Carrie Mae RUPE, b. 4 Sep 1889, Little Kyger, Gallia County, Ohio , d. 4 Dec 1969, Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA (Age 80 years) Married 4 Sep 1910 Cheshire, OH Baptist Church Rev Crabtree Children 1. Merrill Dawson BRIGGS, b. 22 Sep 1911, Cheshire Twp, Ohio, USA , d. 11 Nov 1988, Home, Cheshire, OH (Age 77 years) 2. Beatrice Olive Briggs, b. 25 Nov 1918, d. 28 Feb 2000, Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA (Age 81 years) 3. Helen Dorothy Briggs, b. 5 Feb 1922, d. 5 May 1946, Holzer Hospital, Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, USA (Age 24 years) Family ID F132 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Birth Record, Gallia Co, oh
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Photos Briggs, David W Briggs Cousins: Garnet Briggs, Lorena Hooper, Bertha Hooper, David Briggs, and Earl King Kirby: Albert Kirby & Garnet Briggs' wedding: Top to bottom: Damon, Davis & Rachel Butcher, David Briggs, Albert & Garnet Kirby, Percy Kerns
Hold cursor over person to see nameBriggs, George & Anna Coughenour Briggs with children Garnet and David
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Sources - [S1180] Birth Records, Gallia County, Ohio, USA.
- [S1180] Birth Records, Gallia County, Ohio, USA.