Matthew Briggs (1836 - 1909)

Born 14 Jun 1836 in Plymouth Township, Richland, Ohio, United States

Husband of Sarah Louisa (Webb) Briggs — married 3 Jan 1861 in Richland, Ohio

Died 2 Oct 1909 at age 73 in Delphos, Allen, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Matthew Briggs lived next door to Sarah Louisa Webb.^[1] He was born 14 Jun 1836 near Plymouth, Richland, Ohio.^[2][3]

They married in 1861.^[4]

Matthew and Sarah had five children, according to Sarah's obituary^[5]; three sons and two daughters. The children listed in the 1870 census^[6] are as follows:

1. Naoma L. Briggs (would marry C. E. Young), age 18
2. Chamberlain (would marry Margaret Bell Doak), age 15
3. William J. Briggs, age 11
4. Olive M. Brigges, age 6

He died on 2 Oct 1909 in Delphos, Allen, Ohio. The informant for preparation of his death certificate was his daughter, Mrs. C. E. Young (Naoma).^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1860 subscription required
2. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch, Matthew Briggs, 1900; citing Passport Application, United States, source certificate #, Passport Applications, 1795-1905., 558, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch, Matthew Briggs, 02 Oct 1909; citing Delphos, Allen, Ohio, reference fn 49335; FHL microfilm 1,927,186.
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013", database with images, FamilySearch, Mathew Briggs and Sarah L. Webb, 1861.
5. ↑ The Huntington Press (Huntington, Indiana), 6 Sep 1927
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch, Sarah Briggs in household of Mathew Briggs, Forest, Hardin, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 100, sheet 103B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,030.