Life History

Notes

• George was the second born child of Isaac Jefferson "Jeff" Briscoe and Mary Jane Osborne Kincaid.  I am including the report of the whole blended family here from the 1870 census, with his older half-siblings named Kincaid and Briscoe.  Isaac is also Mary Jane's son.
  
  1870 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 13 July, Precinct 1, PO Ft Worth, page 2, Hse/Fam #10
  Briscoe, J J 38 M W Farmer $800 Real Estate $1500 Personal  b MO
  Briscoe, Mary J 36 F W Keeping House born NC
  Kincade, Jas W  M W born GA
  Kincade, R W 11 M W born GA
  Briscoe, Alice A 15 F W born TX
  Briscoe, John 10 M W born TX
  Briscoe, Robert W 9 M W born TX
  Briscoe, Isaic [sic] T 4 M W born TX
  Briscoe, George W 2 M W born TX
  
  Note that George is reported as already 2 here, meaning he would have been born in 1868.  But in the Holden genealogy, S H Norton, who provides excellent details on the family, reports an exact date of birth in February 1869.  This would mean he was less than 1.5 years at the time of the census in 1870.  It seems odd he would be reported as two.
  
  Several genealogies provide his middle name, and a couple haev his wife's middle name.
  
  George Washington Briscoe
  Birth 13 FEB 1869 in Parker, Texas
  Death 17 JAN 1950 in Parker, Texas
  Parents Isaac Jefferson Briscoe 1831 - 1919
  Mary Jane Osborne 1825 - 1875
  Wife Effie Aurelia Butcher, Birth DEC 1873 in Texas, Death Unknown
  --  Briscoe/Sloan, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13477246/person/-63356927?ssrc=&ftm=1
  
  In 1880, George is reported as 12, matching the age report in the 1870 census.  He is in the household of his widowed father.
  
  1880 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 7 June, Precinct 6 and 8, District 139, page 13, Hse #352, Family #361
  Briscoe, J J  W M 48 Widowed  Farmer  TX TN TN [b abt 1832]
  Briscoe, G W  At Home W M 12 TX MO TN [b abt 1868]
  
  Texas Marriages, 1851-1900
  G. W. Briscoe
  Gender: Male
  Marriage 20 Jul 1890 Parker County, Texas
  Spouse: E. A. Butcher
  
  In 1900, George is reported with both a birthday and an age that match the birth date reported in the Holden genealogy.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 4 June, Voting Precinct 4 Outside Weatherford, District 65, Page 2B, House #27, Family #28
  Briscoe, George W  Head W M Feby 1869 31  Married 9 years  TX MO MS Farmer  Rents Farm
  Briscoe, Effie A  Wife W F Dec 1873 26  Married 9 years  3 children/1 living MS TN TN
  Briscoe, Albert  Son W M Aug 1891  8 Single TX TX TX Farm Laborer
  
  1920 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 2 January, Justice Precinct 1, District 37, page 1A, Weatherford & Balch Rd, Hse #11, Fam #12
  Brisco, George W  Head Owns M W 50 Married (?) TX MO MS Farmer [b abt Nov 1870]
  Wooley, Effie A Wife F W 46 Married TX MO MS Housekeeping [b abt 1874]
  Wooley, Eula M Dau F W 19 Single TX TX TX School Teacher [b abt 1901]
  Wooley, Bessie L M W 14 Single TX TX TX [b abt 1906]
  
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  Obituary
  
  George W. Briscoe died suddenly Tuesday.  George W. Brisco, 81, of 508 Bridge Street, died suddenly Tuesday night at the First Baptist Church where he was attending a Brotherhood meeting of the church.  He had just concluded a speech before the meeting and had sat down when he was sticken with a heart attack.  He was dead on arrival at a local hospital.
  
  Born and reared in Parker County, south of Weatherford in the Harmony community, he had lived there all his life until seven years ago when he moved to Weatherford. He was a leader in both church and civic activities in the community.
  
  Survivors are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. J.D. Downs and Mrs. Bess Wadsworth, both of Weatherford; three grandchildren, one great-grandchild; one half brother, Henry Briscoe, Weatherford; and one sister, Mrs. W.J. Seay, Davidson, Oklahoma.
  
  Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock in the Educational Building of the First Baptist Church, The Rev. J.J. Starnes and Fred Puryear officiated.  Interment was in the Harmony Cemetery, south of Weatherford.
  --  Weekly Herald, Weatherford, Parker, Texas, Thurs. 19 January 1950
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Sources

• 1. Obituary of George W Briscoe, Weekly Herald, Weatherford, Parker, Texas, 19 January 1950
• 2. Harmony Cemetery, Parker County, Texas
• 3. 1900 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
  • 4 June, Voting Precinct 4 Outside Weatherford, District 65, Page 2B, House #27, Family #28
• 4. 1920 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
  • 2 January, Justice Precinct 1, District 37, page 1A, Weatherford & Balch Rd, Hse #11, Fam #12
• 5. Gravestone of Effie A and George W Briscoe, Harmony Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County, Texas
• 6. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
  • Certificate #3663
• 7. 1870 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
  • 13 July, Precinct 1, PO Ft Worth, page 2, Hse/Fam #10
• 8. 1880 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
  • 7 June, Precinct 6 and 8, District 139, page 13, Hse #352, Family #361
• 9. Ancestry Trees
  • Briscoe/Sloan, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/13477246/person/-63356927?ssrc=&ftm=1
• 10. Texas Marriages, 1837-1973