West Virginia Pioneers
Family: Benjamin BRIGGS / Mary CAPEHART (F141)
m. 19 Mar 1829-
Father | Male
Benjamin BRIGGS
Born 4 Oct 1806 Bucks Co ?? PA Died 20 Nov 1866 Pleasanton, Athens, Ohio, USA Buried Married 19 Mar 1829 [1] Bucks Co, PA [1] Father John Briggs | F217 Group Sheet Mother Mary A [Briggs] | F217 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Mary CAPEHART
Born 12 Dec 1809 Pennsylvania, USA Died 14 Apr 1896 Ohio, USA Buried Father John CAPEHART\KEPHERT | F53 Group Sheet Mother Rachel OTT | F53 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Female
Sarah O Briggs
Born 16 Apr 1830 Pennsylvania, USA Died 30 Dec 1894 Buried Spouse William Oxley | F365 Married 28 Mar 1849 Belmont County, Ohio, USA
Child 2 | Male
William Howard BRIGGS
Born 19 Apr 1834 Belmont County, Ohio, USA Died 22 Feb 1906 Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA Buried Spouse Olive PARKER | F139 Married 2 Jan 1856 Athens County, Ohio, USA
Child 3 | Male
Mahlon B Briggs
Born 11 Dec 1837 Ohio, USA Died 3 Jul 1863 Gettysburg, PA Civil War Buried
Child 4 | Male
Jacob Dallas Briggs
Born 16 Aug 1845 Ohio, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Harriet Adaline Culver | F366 Married 15 Mar 1865 Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Notes
1850 Athens Co, Alexander Twp, Ohio 10/14/1850
house #829, family #8-116
Benjamin Briggs, 44 born in Penn farmer $500 Real Estate value
Mary, 40 Penn
William, 16 farmer Ohio, attended school within the year
Mahlon, 13 Ohio, "
Jacob D, 5 Ohio
1860 Alexander , Athens, Ohio
#1206-1265
Benjamin Briggs, 52, farmer PA $590
Mary, 50, PA
Mahlon, 21 OH 75
Jacob D, 14 OH
Rachel Capehart, 77 PA
1870 Alexander, Athens, OH # 254-264 all born Ohio
Oxley, William 52
Sarah 40
Adison B 17
Lindley J 14
Emma A 11
Mahlon 8
Rose E 5
#-262
Mary Briggs 59 Pa
Rachel Capehart 88 Pa
1880 Alexander Twp, Athens co, OH #1-1
Oxley, Wm, 61, & Family
Briggs, Mary, 70, mil, PA, PA, Ger
Moved to Ohio sometime between 1830-1834, Pleasanton, Athens Co, OH
Farmer
Quaker, supposedly read out of meeting
Census: 1870 & 1880 Alexander Twp, Athens Co, OH
Feb 1873 - burned out, everything lost
2 Nov 1863 - sold farm for $1550.
3 Aug 1864 - bought lot in Pleasanton for $1000
1 Nov 1869 - sold lot
Buried at Pleasant Hill Churchyard (Pleasanton) Pleasanton Comm Church, Athens co, Rd 17 outside Athens.
Benjamin died Nov 20, 1866 Age 60yr, 1 mo, 16d
Mahlon is buried beside him. - July 2, 1863
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