Kurt,
I'll see if I can finish this family picture in the short time that I
have this evening. It is a picture of the Thomas Briggs family, taken
about 1898. Not very good quality, characteristic of photography of that
era.
Thomas Briggs & Mary Noe were married in Beverly, Illinois, near Quincy on the West side of the state, September 30, 1880. Standing, L to R:Sarah Ann 12/18/1885 died in her teens Helen Isadore (Grandmother) 2/3/1881 to 8/13/1928 Married Sherbern S. Huston in 1904 Minerva Mae (Minnie) Born 1/3/1883, Married a Fishbeck Esther Noe, 6/11/1888 to Oct. 1964, Married a Creswick Seated, L to R: Thomas Leroy Briggs, born about 10/20/1858, he was adopted by the Briggs family Mary Elizabeth (Mollie) 4/25/1896, married George Byrnes 2/20/1918 Mary Georgeanna Noe Briggs, 9/8/1860 to 11/1/1914 A sixth daughter, Naomi H. 8/13/1893 to 8/2/1896 Note: Most of the information was compiled by Helen Lesta Longenecker.
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