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Thomas Allen Briggs 1874 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1874

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 12 May 1946

Death Location: Johnston, Trumbull, Ohio, USA

Father: John Briggs

Mother: Sarah Gibson

Spouse(s): Vera Halstead

Children(s): Lyle Briggs

Thomas Allen Briggs was born in 1874 in Ohio, the child of John T Briggs and Sarah Maria Gibson. Thomas Allen Briggs married Vera Blanch Halstead, and had children including Lyle Lorell Briggs. Thomas Allen Briggs passed away in 1946 in Johnston, Trumbull, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Allen Briggs was born in 1874 in Ohio, the child of John T Briggs and Sarah Maria Gibson.
  • Thomas Allen Briggs married Vera Blanch Halstead, and had children including Lyle Lorell Briggs.
  • Thomas Allen Briggs passed away in 1946 in Johnston, Trumbull, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Briggs
1837 – 1911
Birth Location: Farmer
JB
Sarah Gibson
1840 – 1889
Birth Location: Trumbull, Ohio, United States
SG

Spouses(s)

Vera Halstead
1884 – 1970
Birth Location: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
VH

Children(s)

Lyle Briggs
1904 – 1967
Birth Location: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
LB

Thomas Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Briggs
1874 – 1946
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
John T Briggs
1837 – 1911
Farmer
Sarah (Maria) Gibson
1840 – 1889
Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (G.) Gibson
1806 – 1877
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Polly) Christy
1813 – 1886
Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Gibson
1779 – 1830
Mary Essington
1783 – 1863
William Christy
1778 – 1854
Mary Henderson
1779 – 1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Gibson
1720 – 1816
Jane Allen
1753 –
Joseph Essington
1736 – 1836
Sarah Bean
1765 – 1837
James Christy
1752 – 1833
Mary Campbell
1746 – 1790
Joseph Henderson
1745 –

Thomas Briggs's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Allen) Briggs (21 Feb 1874 – 12 May 1946) m. Vera (Blanch) Halstead (12 Apr 1884 – 23 Nov 1970)
  1. 1. Lyle (Lorell) Briggs (1 Jun 1904 – 14 Aug 1967) m. Mary (Bulinlia) Waid (21 Jul 1905 – 12 Jun 1975)
    1. 1. Roger (J) Briggs (25 Oct 1934 – 29 Apr 1998)
    2. 2. William (Richard) Briggs (13 May 1938 – 15 Oct 1971) m. Patricia (Jean) Hopkins (11 Jan 1941 – 25 Jan 2007)

Thomas Briggs's Timeline

11 Records

1874
21 Feb 1874
Birth of Thomas Allen Briggs in Sharpsville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Sharpsville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1874
21 Feb 1874
Birth of Thomas Allen Briggs in Ohio
Ohio
1874
21 Feb 1874
Birth of Thomas Allen Briggs in Ohio
Ohio
1880
1880
Age 6
Thomas Allen Briggs resided here in Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
1900
1900
Age 26
Thomas Allen Briggs resided here in Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 36
Thomas Allen Briggs resided here in Warren Ward 1, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Warren Ward 1, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 46
Thomas Allen Briggs resided here in Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 56
Thomas Allen Briggs resided here in Wayne, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
Wayne, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 61
Thomas Allen Briggs resided here in Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 66
Thomas Allen Briggs resided here in Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
1946
12 May 1946
Age 72
Death of Thomas Allen Briggs in Johnston, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Johnston, Trumbull, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1874
    Event Place: Sharpsville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03155; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 78-16
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: T625_1443; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 257
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wayne, Ashtabula, Ohio; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 2341482
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Trumbull; Roll: 1851241; Draft Board: 1
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: 1070; Page: 221D; Enumeration District: 198
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1241325
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1874
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1874
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Warren Ward 1, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: T624_1235; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0233; FHL microfilm: 1375248

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kinsman, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: 1070; Page: 221D; Enumeration District: 198

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1241325

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Warren Ward 1, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Warren Ward 1, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: T624_1235; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0233; FHL microfilm: 1375248

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: T625_1443; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 257

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wayne, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wayne, Ashtabula, Ohio; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL microfilm: 2341482

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03155; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 78-16

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03155; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 78-16

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Trumbull, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Trumbull; Roll: 1851241; Draft Board: 1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1946
    Event Place: Johnston, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio Deaths, 1945-1957
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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