Mahala (Page) Briley (abt. 1847 - abt. 1896)

Born about 1847 in Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Green Wesley Briley — married 29 Jul 1864 in Franklin County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Personal data

• Name: Mahala PAGE
• Sex: F
• Birth: About 1847 - Illinois, United States
• Death: 1896
• Burial: (unknown)
• Occupation: Housewife

Events

• She appeared on the census on 9 Jul 1860 in Ewing Township, Franklin County, Illinois, United States as [Mary A] age 13, b. IL, attd sch.
• She appeared on the census on 1 Jun 1870 in Township 5 South Range 4 East, Franklin County, Illinois, United States as BRILEY, Mahala; age 23; female; keeping house; born IL; cannot read, cannot write.
• Mahala was listed as a spouse of Green Wesley BRILEY (census on 1 Jun 1880 in Northern Township, Franklin County, Illinois, United States) as BRILEY, Mahala; female; age 33; wife; married; keeping house; born IL, father born KY, mother born IL.

Parents

• Father: Thomas PAGE
• Mother: Farabe WEBB

Spouses and Children

Green Wesley BRILEY (Sep 1846 - 31 Aug 1921)
Marriage: 29 Jul 1864 - Franklin County, Illinois, United States
Children:

• [F] Vernetta Jane BRILEY (1865-1935)
• [M] William Carroll BRILEY (Abt 1868-1922)
• [F] Mary E. BRILEY (Abt 1870-1943)
• [M] John W. BRILEY (Abt 1874-unknown)
• [F] Emma BRILEY (Abt 1877-1927)
• [M] Wilburn W. BRILEY (Abt 1880-unknown)
• [F] Hattie Elizabeth BRILEY (1883- unknown)
• [M] Asa BRILEY (1886-unknown)
• [F] Eva BRILEY (1888- unknown)
• The following are possibly children of Green & Mahala Page Briley, but there is no documentation other than being mentioned in a 1894 biography of the Webb family
  • Alfred BRILEY
  • Willis BRILEY
  • Wilson BRILEY

Research Notes

General:
Children named in the 1880 census: Vernetta J, Wm C, Mary E, John W, Emma, and Wilburn W.
Children listed in the 1894 Webb biography: Jane Coates, Alfred, Mary Haggard, Wilson, Emma, Hester, Eva, Asa, Willis. ... "Hester" is most likely the same as Hattie (born 1883). ... It is possible, even probable, that "Wilson" & "Willis" are the same as William or John W or Wilburn W.

Sources

• 1860 US Census, Illinois, Franklin County, pg 529-530 fam 75. NARA Film M653-177.
• 1870 U.S. census, Franklin County, Illinois, population schedule, Township 5 South Range 4 East, p. 16, dwelling 115, family 115, G. W. Briley household; digital images, Ancestry.com (accessed 4 Jun 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll M593_221; [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
• 1880 U.S. census, Franklin County, Illinois, population schedule, Northern Township, enumeration district (ED) 14, p. 43, dwelling 352, family 367, Green w. Briley household; digital images, Ancestry.com (accessed 4 Jun 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 207; Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.

Bibliography

• 1860 US Census, Illinois, Franklin County. Repository: Ancestry.com, Call Number: NARA Film M653-177.
• Illinois. Franklin County. 1870 U.S. census, population schedule. Digital images. Ancestry.com. 2009.
• Illinois. Franklin County. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule. Digital images. Ancestry.com. 2010.

Acknowledgements

Sheldon Jones has done an immense amount of work on the Page and Webb families, especially in & around Franklin County Illinois. He has amassed an entire library full of binders stuffed with photocopies of original documents of all sorts, and is ready and willing to assist anyone that is serious about searching there family history in that area.