BRIGGS Benjamin Franklin b. 2 Jul 1856 Virginia d. 17 Nov 1923 Courtland, Southampton, VA: Booth Family Website

1856 - 1923 (67 years)

Name	BRIGGS Benjamin Franklin [1]
Birth	2 Jul 1856	Virginia
Gender	Male
Census	1880	Southampton Co., VA.
	1880 United States Federal Census about Benjamin Briggs Name:Benjamin Briggs Home in 1880:Berlin and Ivor, Southampton, Virginia Age:24 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1856 Birthplace:Virginia Relation to Head of Household:Self (Head) Father's birthplace:Virginia Mother's birthplace:Virginia Occupation:Clerk In Store Marital Status:Single Race:White Gender:Male Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane: View image Household Members:NameAge Benjamin Briggs 24
Occupation	1880	Southampton Co., VA.
	clerk in store
Census	1900	Courtland, Southampton, VA
	1900 United States Federal Census about Benjamin F Briggs Name:Benjamin F Briggs Home in 1900:Jerusalem, Southampton, Virginia [Courtland, Southampton, Virginia] Age:43 Birth Date:Jan 1857 Birthplace:Virginia Race:White Gender:Male Relationship to head-of-house:Head Father's Birthplace:Virginia Mother's Birthplace:Virginia Spouse's Name:Maria L Briggs Marriage year:1882 Marital Status:Married Years married:18 Occupation:View on Image Neighbors:View others on page Household Members:NameAge Benjamin F Briggs 43 Maria L Briggs 37 Binns B Briggs 17 Willie J Briggs 15 Lannie L Briggs 13 Alwyn E Briggs 8 Garland B Briggs
Occupation	1900	Courtland, Southampton, VA [2]
	Farmer
Medical	14 Oct 1908
	Paralized
Census	1910	Jersusalem, Southampton, VA
	1910 United States Federal Census about Benjamin F Briggs Name:[Benjamin F Briggs] Age in 1910:54 Estimated Birth Year:1856 Birthplace:Virginia Relation to Head of House:Head [Self (Head)] Father's Birth Place:Virginia Mother's Birth Place:Virginia Spouse's Name:Mariah L Briggs Home in 1910:Jerusalem, Southampton, Virginia Marital Status:Married Race:White Gender:Male Neighbors:View others on page Household Members:NameAge Vengamin F Briggs 54 Mariah L Briggs 47 Lannie L Briggs 22 Alwyn E Briggs 18 Garland B Briggs 15 Sam Car 13
Lived(s) In	1910	Jersusalem, Southampton, VA
Reference Number	1213
Death	17 Nov 1923	Courtland, Southampton, VA [1]
Burial	Courtland, Southampton, VA
Notes	There was a terrible snow storm on Apr 3, 1915. (Medical):Health: B. J. Briggs was paralized on Oct. 14, 1908
Person ID	I545	Booth Family
Last Modified	23 May 2015

Father	BRIGGS Bennett Stith, b. 20 Jun 1819, Mill-Brook Place, Southampton County, Virginia d. 14 Jun 1869, Mill-Brook Place, Southampton County, Virginia (Age 49 years)
Mother	SEBREL Maria Louisa, b. 21 Apr 1821, Southampton Co., VA. d. 1864, Mill-Brook Place, Southampton County, Virginia (Age 42 years)
Marriage	8 Jan 1845	Southampton Co., VA.
Family ID	F3662	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family BOOTH Maria Louise (Beauty), b. 15 Feb 1862 d. 20 May 1916 (Age 54 years)

Marriage 20 Jul 1882 Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States [3]

Main Entry Richmond Whig & public advertiser (Richmond, Va. : 1833 : Semiweekly) Title Married- On Aug. 12, by Rev. James A. Riddick, William Eggelston, to Miss Maria Louisa Booth, dau. of the late Capt. B. Booth, all of Amelia County. (p. 4, c. 3) Publication Friday, August 15, 1845. Gen. note From the marriage and obituary citations compiled by Bernard J. Henley from Virginia newspapers on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Other Format Available on microfilm (Library of Virginia Film 144). Subject - Topical Marriage -- Virginia. Subject -Geographic Richmond (Va.) Added Entry Henley, Bernard J. (Bernard John) Added Title Bernard J. Henley papers.

Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 for Benjamin F. Briggs
Groom's Name:Benjamin F. Briggs
Groom's Birth Date:1856
Groom's Birthplace:Southampton
Groom's Age:26
Bride's Name:Maria L. Booth
Bride's Birth Date:1857
Bride's Birthplace:Surry
Bride's Age:25
Marriage Date:20 Jul 1882
Marriage Place:Surry, Virginia
Groom's Father's Name:Bennett D. Briggs
Groom's Mother's Name:Maria L. Briggs
Bride's Father's Name:B. B. Booth
Bride's Mother's Name:Eliza Booth
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:Single
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:M86868-4
System Origin:Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number:34153
Reference Number:P. 28 #13

Children

	1. BRIGGS Baines (Binns) Bennett, b. 11 Apr 1883 d. 20 Jan 1939 (Age 55 years)
	2. BRIGGS William James, b. 13 Oct 1884 d. 2 Apr 1939 (Age 54 years)
	3. BRIGGS Lannie Laurie, b. 14 Sep 1886 d. 16 Jul 1974, Courtland, Southampton, VA (Age 87 years)
	4. BRIGGS Alwyn Earl, Sr., b. 29 Sep 1891, Sebrell, Southampton, Virginia d. 18 Mar 1953, Sebrell, Southampton, Virginia (Age 61 years)
	5. BRIGGS Garland Baird, b. 14 Jul 1894 d. 6 Sep 1959 (Age 65 years)

Family ID F198 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Aug 2011

Event Map

Birth - 2 Jul 1856 - Virginia

Census - 1880 - Southampton Co., VA.

Occupation - clerk in store - 1880 - Southampton Co., VA.

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Sources

[S199] Briggs Family Bible, Family Info: Benjamin Franklin Briggs Bible, Present Owner: Martha Wren Briggs, Location: 13396 Wake.
[S509] U. S. Government, 1900 census for Southampton County, Virginia (Reliability: 3).
[S199] Briggs Family Bible, Family Info: Benjamin Franklin Briggs Bible, Present Owner: Martha Wren Briggs, Location: 13396 Wake, From the Briggs Family Bible (Reliability: 3).