West Virginia Pioneers
Carrie Mae RUPE
1889 - 1969 (80 years)-
Name Carrie Mae RUPE Born 4 Sep 1889 Little Kyger, Gallia County, Ohio [1] Gender Female Died 4 Dec 1969 Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Notes - Birth Record, Gallia Co, Ohio, Vol 2, page 160
Carrie M. Rupe
September 4, 1889
Father J.H.Rupe of Addison
Mother Mary Ritchie
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Mrs Briggs, 80, Claimed Early Today
Mrs Carrie Mae Briggs, 80, Rt 1, Cheshire (Gravel Hill Rd)died at 1am today at her home. She had been in failing health several years and serious the past month.
She was born Sept 4, 1889, at Cheshire, daughter of the late Jacob Rupe and Mary Ritchey Rupe.
She married David W Briggs on Sept 4, 1910. He survives, along with two children, Merrill D Briggs, Cheshire, adn Mre Paul (Beatrice) White, also of cheshire, One Daughter, Helen D Briggs, preceded her in death.
Three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren survive.
One sister, Mrs Helen Reynolds of Middleport, survives. One sister, MissCora Rupe prededed her in death.
Mrs Briggs was a member of the Cheshire Baptist Church. She was a member of the Eastern Star at Cheshire and was a charter member of the Little Kyger Grange.
Funeral services will be held 2 pm Saturday at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with Rev Shirley Wood and Rev David Sedziol officiating. Burial will be in Gravel Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call at teh funeral home between 7 and 9 pm, Friday.
Person ID I452 WVPioneers Last Modified 24 May 2005
Father Jacob Henry RUPE, b. 1 Jun 1849, Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA , d. 25 Sep 1936, Cheshire, Gallia, Ohio, USA (Age 87 years) Mother Mary Ellen RITCHEY, b. 29 Jan 1854, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA , d. 14 Nov 1896, Little Kyger, Gallia Co, OH (Age 42 years) Married 1 Aug 1878 Pomeroy, Meigs, Ohio, USA Notes
Census : 1870 Cheshire twp,
1880 Gallia Co, Addison Twp # 19-70
Rupe, Jabob, 32, farmer, O,O,O
Mary, 25, w, O, PA,PA
1900 Cheshire Twp, Gallia Co, OH #64-64
Jacob H Rupe, June 1849, 50, mar 21 yrs, Farmer, owns farm free
Sarah R, wife, Dec 1852, 47, mar 21 yrs, 3 children 3 alive
Cora B, Mar 1885, 15, 8 mo school
Carrie M, Sept 1889, 10, 7.5 mo school
Helen E, July 1894, 5
All can read, write dn speak English, except Helen who can't read
1910 Ohio Gallia 0026
Jacob H Rupe, Husband, W, 60, Ohio
02950804 0013
Daughter Cora B 24, Ohio
Daughter Carrie M 20, Ohio
Daughter Helen E 15, Ohio
Rupe Family Bible
(M.Briggs)
Jacob H Rupe of Cheshire, O and Mary E Ritchie of Cheshire, O. married at Pomeroy, O on 1 Aug 1878.
Births:
Cora Bell Rupe 6 March 1886
Carrie May Rupe 4 Sept 1889
Helen Elizabeth Rupe 15 July 1894
Jacob H Rupe 1st June 1849
Mary E Ritchie 29 June 1854
Deaths:
Mary E Rupe 14 Nov 1896
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Aunt Cora's notes:
Jacob Rupe b. June1, 1849 d. Sept 1934
Mary Ellen Ritchey b. Jan 29, 1854 d. Nov 14, 1896
Married Aug 1, 1878
children:
Cora Belle b. Mar 6, 18__ d, May 6, 1969
Carrie Mae b. Sept 4, 1889 d. Dec 4, 1969
Helen Elizabeth b. June 15, 1895
Cora died unmarried
Helen married William E Reynolds b. June 15, 1882 d. Feb 18, 1964
Children:
William R
Mary E -- married ___King
Carrie married David W Briggs
Photos Rupe, Carrie, Helen & Cora
SistersFamily ID F15 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family David William BRIGGS, b. 17 Dec 1888, Cheshire Twp, OH home of G.H. Briggs (at home) , d. 23 Feb 1974, At home (Age 85 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, Ohio, Vol 2, page 160
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Event Map = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Rupe, Carrie & Cora Rupe, Carrie, Helen & Cora
SistersRupe, Cora, Carrie & Helen
SistersRupe: Carrie Rupe Briggs
High School Graduation, Carrie is 4th from the right
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Sources - [S1180] Birth Records, Gallia County, Ohio, USA.
- [S1180] Birth Records, Gallia County, Ohio, USA.