Shirley Ann Eaves1,2

F, #25201, b. 10 February 1935, d. 18 April 1935
Mother*Lela Ethel Christian1,2 b. 3 Jul 1910, d. 2 Sep 2005
Last Edited25 Oct 2018
     She was born on 10 February 1935 at Shelby County, Texas, USA.1,2
     Shirley Ann Eaves died on 18 April 1935 of droopy (sic) or possibly dropsy.1

Citations

  1. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, 1935 - Eaves, Shirley Ann. Hereinafter cited as Magnum Funeral Home.
  2. [S1351] Texas Birth Index - 1903 - 1997 (Publisher: Texas Department of State Health Services.), Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Index - 1903 - 1997; "This database includes images of the original computer generated list of birth"; cited as "TX Birth Index - 1903-1997., Name: Shirley Ann Eaves.

Julian Herbert Christian1,2,3

M, #25202, b. 14 October 1905, d. 26 September 2001
Father*Jesse Whitfield Christian4,3 b. 27 Feb 1862, d. 30 Jan 1947
Mother*Udora Story4,3 b. 5 Jan 1870, d. 10 Feb 1932
Last Edited18 Apr 2010
     He was born on 14 October 1905 at Tenaha, Shelby County, Texas, USA.1,2,3 Julian married Viola Walker before 1927.1,5
     Julian Herbert Christian died on 26 September 2001 at age 95.2,3
     Julian Herbert Christian was buried at Old Union Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas, USA.2

Family

Viola Walker b. 15 Dec 1906, d. 28 Nov 2008
Children

Citations

  1. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, 1942 - Christian, Billie Julean. Hereinafter cited as Magnum Funeral Home.
  2. [S2715] Union Cemetery, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Julian Herbert Christian & Viola Walker Christian. Hereinafter cited as Old Union Cemetery.
  3. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, Christian, Julian Herbert.
  4. [S2114] L K Worsham, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10691355/, L K Worsham (Katie, TX), downloaded viewed July 11, 2009, Julian Herbert Christian.
  5. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.
  6. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, Christian, Robert Glen.

Viola Walker1,2

F, #25203, b. 15 December 1906, d. 28 November 2008
Last Edited23 Mar 2010
     She was born on 15 December 1906.2 Viola married Julian Herbert Christian before 1927.1,3
     Viola Walker died on 28 November 2008 at age 101.2
     Viola Walker was buried at Old Union Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas, USA.2

Family

Julian Herbert Christian b. 14 Oct 1905, d. 26 Sep 2001
Children

Citations

  1. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, 1942 - Christian, Billie Julean. Hereinafter cited as Magnum Funeral Home.
  2. [S2715] Union Cemetery, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Julian Herbert Christian & Viola Walker Christian. Hereinafter cited as Old Union Cemetery.
  3. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.
  4. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, Christian, Robert Glen.

Billie Julean Christian1

F, #25204, b. 1929, d. 14 December 1942
Father*Julian Herbert Christian1 b. 14 Oct 1905, d. 26 Sep 2001
Mother*Viola Walker1 b. 15 Dec 1906, d. 28 Nov 2008
Last Edited24 Sep 2016
     She was born in 1929.1
     Billie Julean Christian died on 14 December 1942 of a gun shot.1
     Billie Julean Christian was buried at Old Union Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas, USA.2
     Her name was also recorded as Billie Julian according to Old Union cemetery transcription.2

Citations

  1. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, 1942 - Christian, Billie Julean. Hereinafter cited as Magnum Funeral Home.
  2. [S2715] Union Cemetery, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Billie Julian Christian. Hereinafter cited as Old Union Cemetery.

Stephen Chappell Christian1,2

M, #25205, b. 26 December 1831, d. 16 May 1864
Father*Thomas Wynn Christian3,2,4 b. 7 Mar 1791, d. 25 Mar 1863
Mother*Lucy N. Williams5,2,4 b. 9 Sep 1794, d. 11 Jan 1876
Last Edited19 Mar 2023
     He was born on 26 December 1831 at Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA.1,2,4 Alternatively, he may have been born at Georgia, USA, according to his son Jesse's funeral home record.6 Stephen married Hanna Greer on 27 December 1857 at Chattahoochee County, Georgia, USA.6,1
     Stephen Chappell Christian died on 16 May 1864 at Kingston Hospital, Kingston, Barlow County, Georgia, USA, at age 32 according to his Confederate Army records as posted on ancestry.com by Ben Parmer and Johnny Martin. He was a teamster.1
     J. Chapell appeared on the 1850 Federal Census Muscogee County, Georgia in the household of his parents, Thomas and Lucy Christian.4

Family

Hanna Greer
Children

Citations

  1. [S2717] Johnny Martin, online www.ancestry.com, Johnny Martin (Sam Rayburn Lake, TX), downloaded Viewed March 23, 2010, Stephen Chappell Christian.
  2. [S2754] Andrea Jones, online www.ancestry.com, Andrea Jones (Norman, OK), downloaded viewed May 27, 2010, Stephen Chappell Christian.
  3. [S2717] Johnny Martin, Viewed March 23, 2010, Thomas Wynn Christian.
  4. [S2737] Thomas Christian household, 10 Oct 1850 U.S. Federal census, Washington, DC, USA, Harris, Muscogee, Georgia; Page: 377B, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration Roll: M432_79; Image: 169.
  5. [S2717] Johnny Martin, Viewed March 23, 2010, Lucy N Williams.
  6. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, 1947 - Christian, Jesse Whitfield. Hereinafter cited as Magnum Funeral Home.
  7. [S2717] Johnny Martin, Viewed March 23, 2010, John Lafayette Christian.

Hanna Greer1

F, #25206
Last Edited4 Oct 2015
     She was born at Georgia, USA.1 Hanna married Stephen Chappell Christian on 27 December 1857 at Chattahoochee County, Georgia, USA.1,2

Family

Stephen Chappell Christian b. 26 Dec 1831, d. 16 May 1864
Children

Citations

  1. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, 1947 - Christian, Jesse Whitfield. Hereinafter cited as Magnum Funeral Home.
  2. [S2717] Johnny Martin, online www.ancestry.com, Johnny Martin (Sam Rayburn Lake, TX), downloaded Viewed March 23, 2010, Stephen Chappell Christian.
  3. [S2717] Johnny Martin, Viewed March 23, 2010, John Lafayette Christian.

Jesse Whitfield Christian1,2,3

M, #25207, b. 27 February 1862, d. 30 January 1947
Father*Stephen Chappell Christian1 b. 26 Dec 1831, d. 16 May 1864
Mother*Hanna Greer1
Last Edited25 Apr 2010
     He was born on 27 February 1862 at Georgia, USA.1,4,3 Jesse married Udora Story on 24 December 1885 at Shelby County, Texas, USA.5,6,2,4
     Jesse Whitfield Christian died on 30 January 1947 at Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA, at age 84.1,4,3
     Jesse Whitfield Christian was buried at Tenaha City Cemetery, Tenaha, Shelby County, Texas, USA.3
     He was commonly known as Jessie.6

Family

Udora Story b. 5 Jan 1870, d. 10 Feb 1932
Children

Citations

  1. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, 1947 - Christian, Jesse Whitfield. Hereinafter cited as Magnum Funeral Home.
  2. [S2671] The Grooms of Shelby County- 1882 - 1999, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Marriages/…, Jesse W Christian and Dory Story. Hereinafter cited as Grroms of Shelby County.
  3. [S2736] Tenaha City Cemetery, Shelby County, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Jessie Whitfield Christian and Dora Story. Hereinafter cited as Tenaha City Cemetery.
  4. [S2114] L K Worsham, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10691355/, L K Worsham (Katie, TX), downloaded viewed July 11, 2009, Jesse Whitfield CHRISTIAN and Udora Story.
  5. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, 1931-32 - Christian, Mrs. Dora Story.
  6. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, Christian, Eric.
  7. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, Bryan, Emma.     
  8. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, Christian, Joseph Richard (Joe).
  9. [S2114] L K Worsham, viewed July 11, 2009, Julian Herbert Christian.
  10. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, Christian, Julian Herbert.
  11. [S2736] Tenaha City Cemetery, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Charley Burns Christian.
  12. [S2728] Watson and Sons Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Watson/…, Christian, Andy Brooks. Hereinafter cited as Watson and Sons Funeral Home.
  13. [S2114] L K Worsham, viewed July 11, 2009, Jacob Woodrow CHRISTIAN.
  14. [S2673] Fairview Cemetery, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Christian, Jacob Woodrow. Hereinafter cited as Fairview Cemetery.

John Stephenson1

M, #25209
Last Edited5 Mar 2010
     John married Alice Ferguson before 1854.1,2

Family

Alice Ferguson
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Jessie Riddell & Robt J Stephenson.
  2. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.

Alice Ferguson1

F, #25210
Last Edited5 Mar 2010
     Alice married John Stephenson before 1854.1,2

Family

John Stephenson
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Jessie Riddell & Robt J Stephenson.
  2. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.

David Thompson1

M, #25211
Last Edited8 Jan 2018
     David married Barbara McLeod before 1841.1,2
     David Thompson was identified as the father of Georgia Thompson in Georgia's obituary after her death on 29 May 1902.3

Family

Barbara McLeod
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Francis Riddell & Georgia Thompson.
  2. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.
  3. [S5954] Devoted Mother Called, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, May 31, 1902, Page 4, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Mrs. Francis (Georgina) Riddell. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.

Barbara McLeod1

F, #25212
Last Edited8 Jan 2018
     Barbara married David Thompson before 1841.1,2
     Barbara Thompson was identified as the mother of Georgia Thompson in Georgia's obituary after her death on 29 May 1902.3

Family

David Thompson
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Francis Riddell & Georgia Thompson.
  2. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.
  3. [S5954] Devoted Mother Called, The Daily Chronicle, DeKalb, Illinois, May 31, 1902, Page 4, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Mrs. Francis (Georgina) Riddell. Hereinafter cited as Daily Chronicle.

James Davidson1,2,3,4,5

M, #25213, b. 25 April 1850, d. 4 September 1922
Father*James Davidson1,6
Mother*Agnes Crossen1,6
Last Edited8 Jun 2023
     He was born on 25 April 1850 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.6,1,2,3,4,5,7 James married Elizabeth Riddell on 1 January 1878 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.8,1,2,3,4,7
     James Davidson died on 4 September 1922 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, at age 72 according to Ontario Death Registration 023530.6,7 The cause of his death was given as pernicious anemia.6
     James Davidson was buried on 6 September 1922 at Cold Springs Pioneers Memorial Cemetery, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.9,10,7
     James Davidson, of Camborne, Ontario, was listed as next-of-kin on his son James's attestation (enlistment) papers.11
     James and Elizabeth Davidson appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Hamilton Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, enumerated 20 April 1891. James was described as a farmer. Their children, Mary, Frank and Jessie, were listed as living with them.4
     James and Elizabeth Davidson appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Hamilton Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, enumerated between 5 June 1901 and 9 June 1901, described as a farmer. Their children: Mary, Frank and Jessie I., were listed as living with them.3
     James Davidson and Elizabeth Davidson appeared on the 1911 Canadian Census of Hamilton Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, enumerated 21 June 1911, described as farm (possibly) and Congregationl. Their daughter Jessie I. was listed as living with them.2 James Davidson was the informant on the death registration of his mother, Elizabeth Riddell Davidson, who died on 29 March 1921.8
     James appeared in the 1921 Canadian Census of Hamilton Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, in the household of Fred Ford and Mary Ford, her father.5

Family

Elizabeth Riddell b. 19 Jun 1846, d. 29 Mar 1921
Marriage*James married Elizabeth Riddell on 1 January 1878 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.8,1,2,3,4,7 
Children

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Elizabeth Riddell & James Davidson.
  2. [S3474] James Davidson household, 21 June 1911 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Schedule 1, Page 8, Family No: 94, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  3. [S3475] James Davidson household, 31 Mar 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hamilton, Northumberland, West, Ontario; Schedule 1; Page 1, Family No: 8., Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6486.
  4. [S3476] James Davidson household, Apr 29, 1891 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hamilton, Northumberland West, Ontario; Family No: 149, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6357.
  5. [S7330] Fred Ford household, 11 Jun 1921 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hamilton (townshihp), Northumberland, Ontario; Page: 6; Family: 66, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  6. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: James Davidson.
  7. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., James Davidson
    Grave marker transcription:
    DAVIDSON
    In Loving Memory     Elizabeth Riddell
    wife of James Davidson     1846 - 1921
    At Rest
    James Davidson
    1850 - 1922.
  8. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Elizabeth Riddell Davidson.
  9. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: James Davidson
    Informant: Mrs Fred Ford (daughter).
  10. [S3318] Tina Marie Hansen, "Tina Marie Hansen," e-mail message from email address withheld for privacy (Whitehorse, YK) to Rick Moffat, 10 Jan 2012, This researcher confirmed that James and Elizabeth Davidson are buried in the Cold Springs Pionéer Memorial Cemetery. She also indicated they can be found in the OCFA index.. Hereinafter cited as "Tina Marie Hansen."
  11. [S296] Enlistment papers & Service Files, Soldiers of the First World War, WWI Attestation Papers search (Ottawa, Ontario: Library and Archives Canada), http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/">CEF Service File (large PDF file): James Francis Davidson. Hereinafter cited as WWI Service Files.
  12. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: Frederick W Ford & Elizabeth Riddell.
  13. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: James Francis Davidson. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  14. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: (this child was not named) Davidson.
  15. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Jessie Isabel Davidson.

James Davidson1,2

M, #25214
Last Edited1 May 2012
     James married Agnes Crossen.1,2

Family

Agnes Crossen
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Elizabeth Riddell & James Davidson.
  2. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: James Davidson.

Agnes Crossen1,2

F, #25215
Last Edited1 May 2012
     Agnes married James Davidson.1,2

Family

James Davidson
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Elizabeth Riddell & James Davidson.
  2. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: James Davidson.

Bryan Charles Briscoe1

M, #25216, b. 17 June 1858, d. 19 March 1929
Father*William Briscoe1,2,3 b. c 1815, d. 20 Jul 1899
Mother*Caroline Hatman1,2,3 d. b 1899
Last Edited21 Jan 2024
     He was born on 17 June 1858 at Admaston Twp., Renfrew County, Canada West, United Province of Canada.2,3 Alternatively, he may have been born on 17 June 1859 at Renfrew County, Canada West, United Province of Canada, according to his death registration and his grave marker.1,4 He was baptized on 13 May 1860 at Admaston Twp., Renfrew County, Canada West, United Province of Canada.3 Bryan married Rachel Victoria Burgess on 16 September 1885 at Ontario, Canada.5,2,4
     Bryan Charles Briscoe died on 19 March 1929 at Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 70 according to Ontario Death Registration 030861.6 The informant on his death registration was his son, Clayton Briscoe.7
     Brien Charles Briscoe was buried at Holt-Mosten Cemetery, Wiseton, Saskatchewan, Canada.1,4
     He was also known as Brien Charles Briscoe according to his grave marker.4 He was also known as Brien Briscoe on his marriage registration.2 He was the informant on the death registration of his father, William Briscoe, who died on 20 July 1899.8
     Brien and Rachel Victoria Brisco appeared on the 1916 Census of Canadian Prairie Provinces, Saskatchewan, enumerated 1 June 1916, described as a farmer. Their children Rubon, William, George, Harold, Harvey, Clayton, Leslie, Murvin, Sarra and Viola were listed as living with them. As well as his daughter-in-law, Agnes Brisco, wife of William.9
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Journal published in Ottawa, Ontario 20 March 1929:
DIES WHILE MAKING VISIT TO RENFREW
     special to The Journal
     RENFREW. March19. — Brian Briscoe, who came East from Wisetown (sic), Sask., in the early winter for a visit to old friends, died in Renfrew this evening at the home of a niece, Mrs. James Shannon. Ha succumbed to an attack of pleurisy after a fortnight's illness. Mr. Briscoe was born in Admaston township, Renfrew county, and farmed there before going West several years ago. His wife survives and there is a large family of sons and daughters, all of whom have homes in the West. Clayton, one of the sons, came East with his father and will take the remains to the West-for burial. William Briscoe of Killaloe, and Frank Briscoe of Cobden are brothers of the deceased. At one time he was one of Renfrew County's best known and most respected residents, and he enjoyed the same standing in the West.10

Family

Rachel Victoria Burgess b. 23 May 1862, d. 21 Jul 1933
Marriage*Bryan married Rachel Victoria Burgess on 16 September 1885 at Ontario, Canada.5,2,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Bryson Charles Briscoe; Death: 19 Mar 1929, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Age: 69 9, Birth Date: abt 1860, Renfrew County, Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris, , Informant: , Burial: date not fixed, Wiseton, Saskatchewan, Registration #: 030861.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Brien Briscoe & Rachael Burgess.
  3. [S7115] Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Registers 1825-1910 (Publisher: Wayne Bpwer 2015), Bower-McBurney Genealogy, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Registers 1825-1910; "The Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada set up a central registry of the births and baptisms in 1843. The registry includes entries from 1825 to 1910 with the bulk of the records falling between 1840 and 1873. These records are now held by the United Chur"; cited as "Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Registers., Brisco, Brian Charles; vol 2, page 566.
  4. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Holt-Mosten Cemetery: Brien Charles Briscoe
    Grave marker transcription:
    BRISCOE
    Brien C.     1859 - 1929
    His Beloved Wife     Rachel V.     1862 - 1933.
  5. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Reuben Francis Brisco. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  6. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Bryson Charles Briscoe; Death: 19 Mar 1929, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Age: 69, Birth Date: abt 1860, Renfrew County, Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris, , Informant: , Burial: , Registration #: 030861.
  7. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Bryson Charles Briscoe; Death: 19 Mar 1929, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Age: 69 9, Birth Date: abt 1860, Renfrew County, Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris, , Informant: , Burial: not fixed, Registration #: 030861.
  8. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: William Briscoe.
  9. [S6353] Brien Brisco household, June 1, 1916 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Township 27, range 12, W. 3. M.; Page 9 & 10, Family: 76, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-21937, I read the surname as Brisco.
  10. [S14368] Dies While Making Visiit to Renfrew, The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, 20 Mar 1929, Page 4, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Brian C Briscoe dies while making visit to Renfrew. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Journal.

Rachel Victoria Burgess1

F, #25217, b. 23 May 1862, d. 21 July 1933
Father*Thomas Little Burgess2
Mother*Sarah Plunkett2
Last Edited21 Jan 2024
     She was born on 23 May 1862 at Canada West, United Province of Canada.1 Alternatively, she may have been born circa 1864 at Westmeath Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, since she was 21 when she married2; or, circa 1866 at Canada West, United Province of Canada, since she was age 50 in the 1916 census.3 Rachel married Bryan Charles Briscoe on 16 September 1885 at Ontario, Canada.4,2,5
     Rachel Victoria Burgess died on 21 July 1933, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. H. Chambers, at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, at age 71.1,6
     Rachel Victoria Burgess was buried on 22 July 1933 at Holt-Mosten Cemetery, Wiseton, Saskatchewan, Canada.1,6
     Brien and Rachel Victoria Brisco appeared on the 1916 Census of Canadian Prairie Provinces, Saskatchewan, enumerated 1 June 1916, described as a farmer. Their children Rubon, William, George, Harold, Harvey, Clayton, Leslie, Murvin, Sarra and Viola were listed as living with them. As well as his daughter-in-law, Agnes Brisco, wife of William.3
     The following account of the funeral of Rachel Victoria Burgess appeared in the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Star-Phoenix, on 24 July 1933 :
MRS. RACHEL BRISCOE
     Funeral service was held Saturday afternoon from the family residence at Wiseton for Mrs. Hachel Briscoe, aged 71 years, who died Friday (sic) at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. H. Chambers, 310 Thirty-second Street, west. Rev, J. H. Corkhill officiated at the service which was largely attended. The sons of the deceased acted as pallbearers, and the hymn "Abide With Me," was sung at the graveside. The Saskatoon Funeral Home had charge of arrangements..6

Family

Bryan Charles Briscoe b. 17 Jun 1858, d. 19 Mar 1929
Marriage*Rachel married Bryan Charles Briscoe on 16 September 1885 at Ontario, Canada.4,2,5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Holt-Mosten Cemetery: Rachel Victoria Briscoe née Burgess
    Grave marker transcription:
    BRISCOE
    Brien C.     1859 - 1929
    His Beloved Wife     Rachel V.     1862 - 1933.
  2. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Brien Briscoe & Rachael Burgess.
  3. [S6353] Brien Brisco household, June 1, 1916 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Township 27, range 12, W. 3. M.; Page 9 & 10, Family: 76, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-21937, I read the surname as Brisco.
  4. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Reuben Francis Brisco. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  5. [S3862] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: Holt-Mosten Cemetery: Brien Charles Briscoe
    Grave marker transcription:
    BRISCOE
    Brien C.     1859 - 1929
    His Beloved Wife     Rachel V.     1862 - 1933.
  6. [S14369] Mrs. Rachel Briscoe, Star-Phoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 24 Jul 1933, Page 3, column 6 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Rachel BRISCOE. Hereinafter cited as Star-Phoenix.

William Briscoe1

M, #25218, b. circa 1815, d. 20 July 1899
Last Edited4 Jul 2019
     He was born circa 1815 at Yorkshire, England.2 William married Caroline Hightman on 20 August 1837 at Coteau-du-Lac, Lower Canada, British North America.3,1,4
     William Briscoe died on 20 July 1899, at Lot 7, Conc 2, at Admaston Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Death Registration 022951.2 The informant on his death registration was his son, Bryan Briscoe.2 The cause of his death was given as general debility after 2 years.2
     His name was also recorded as William Brisco.5

Family

Caroline Hatman d. b 1899
Children

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Brien Briscoe & Rachael Burgess.
  2. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: William Briscoe.
  3. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.
  4. [S2937] Parish and Notional Records, William Briscoe & Caroline Hightman, Québec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Montréal, Québec, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, USA. Hereinafter cited as Drouin Collection.
  5. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: John Brisco & Sarah Pickering.
  6. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Bryson Charles Briscoe; Death: 19 Mar 1929, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Age: 69 9, Birth Date: abt 1860, Renfrew County, Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris, , Informant: , Burial: date not fixed, Wiseton, Saskatchewan, Registration #: 030861.
  7. [S7115] Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Registers 1825-1910 (Publisher: Wayne Bpwer 2015), Bower-McBurney Genealogy, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Registers 1825-1910; "The Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada set up a central registry of the births and baptisms in 1843. The registry includes entries from 1825 to 1910 with the bulk of the records falling between 1840 and 1873. These records are now held by the United Chur"; cited as "Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Registers., Brisco, Brian Charles; vol 2, page 566.

Caroline Hatman1

F, #25219, d. before 1899
Last Edited10 Apr 2019
     Caroline married William Briscoe on 20 August 1837 at Coteau-du-Lac, Lower Canada, British North America.2,1,3
     Caroline Hatman died before 1899 Her husband was listed as a Widower at the time of his death in July 1899.4
     Her name was also recorded as Caroline Hightman3 ; and, Caroline Oitman.5

Family

William Briscoe b. c 1815, d. 20 Jul 1899
Children

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Brien Briscoe & Rachael Burgess.
  2. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.
  3. [S2937] Parish and Notional Records, William Briscoe & Caroline Hightman, Québec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Montréal, Québec, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, USA. Hereinafter cited as Drouin Collection.
  4. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: William Briscoe.
  5. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: John Brisco & Sarah Pickering.
  6. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Bryson Charles Briscoe; Death: 19 Mar 1929, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Age: 69 9, Birth Date: abt 1860, Renfrew County, Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris, , Informant: , Burial: date not fixed, Wiseton, Saskatchewan, Registration #: 030861.
  7. [S7115] Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Registers 1825-1910 (Publisher: Wayne Bpwer 2015), Bower-McBurney Genealogy, Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Registers 1825-1910; "The Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada set up a central registry of the births and baptisms in 1843. The registry includes entries from 1825 to 1910 with the bulk of the records falling between 1840 and 1873. These records are now held by the United Chur"; cited as "Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Registers., Brisco, Brian Charles; vol 2, page 566.

Thomas Little Burgess1

M, #25220
Last Edited25 Jun 2011
     Thomas married Sarah Plunkett before 1864.1,2

Family

Sarah Plunkett
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Brien Briscoe & Rachael Burgess.
  2. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.