HOCH, Susannah

Susannah married THRUSH, Joseph L. 28 Dec 1823, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Joseph (son of THRUSH, Leonard and STINE, Catherine) was born 30 Mar 1796, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; died 12 Apr 1877, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Catherine was born in the Cumberland Valley, near Shippensburg, Pa.
Catherine and James settled in Hoopeston, Vermillion Co., Illinois in1862.
They were back on the trail in a covered wagon in 1883 and settled in Ainsworth, Brown Co., Nebraska.
Catherine became a member of the Methodist Church at 15. She and James helped establish the Methodist Church in Ainsworth.

Katherine married BRIGGS, James Thompson 16 Aug 1854, Wabash, Indiana. James (son of BRIGGS, Benjamin and JEFFRIES, Sarah) was born 22 Oct 1829, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania; died 4 Jul 1915, Ainsworth, Nebraska. [Group Sheet]

Joseph married BREWER, Katie 6 Oct 1868, Wabash County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Albert married MURPHY, Mary Ella 1 Mar 1882, Browns County, Nebraska. Mary was born 12 Dec 1862; died 11 Aug 1955; was buried , Hoopeston, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Clinton married CLARK, Marium Indianola 16 Jan 1889, Lafayette, Indiana. Marium was born 1868; died 1955, Ainsworth, Brown County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet]

Lorrain married LEE, Lizzie A. 19 Feb 1884. Lizzie was born 4 Nov 1864; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Cline Cemetery Royal Center, Indiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

After the birth of their 2nd. child they headed out by covered wagon westward on the Lewis & Clark trail to Clearwater River, Idaho, and settled on a Nez-Perce Indian reservation.
John was known as "Judge of the Tribe", as he was the Justice of the peace for the Indians. He ran a store & post office in the town of Spaulding, Idaho.
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1900 census La Pine precinct, Nez Perce County, Idaho (Roll 234 Book 1, Page 140a).
Briggs John L., Head, White, Male, b. Nov. 1860, age 39, married 12 years, b. Indiana, Father b. Indiana (actually PA), Mother b. Indiana (actually PA), General Merchant, can read, write, and speak english, renting his home.
Viola, Wife, White, Female, b. Aug. 1865, age 35, married 12 years, 4 children 3 surviving today, b. Nebraska, Father b. Tennessee, Mother b. Kentucky, can read, write, and speak english.
Pearl V., Daughter, White, Female b. Dec. 1889, age 10, b. Nebraska, Father b. Indiana, Mother b. Nebraska, attending school.
Bessie I., Daughter, White, Female b. May 1896, age 4, b. Idaho, Father b. Indiana, Mother b. Nebraska.
Arthur W., Son, White, Male b. Mar. 1899, age 1, b. Idaho, Father b. Indiana, Mother b. Nebraska.
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In 1901 the family took flatboats down the Snake River, then the Columbia River, eventually catching a steamer down the coast to Northern California in 1917. They settled first in Red Bluff, Tehama Co., California, where John was a farmer.
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The 1910 census finds the family living in Coos City, Coos Co., Oregon (Roll 1280 Book 1, Page 34b), as folows:
Briggs, John L. head, male, white 49, married once, for 22 years, b. IN, fa. b. Ohio, mo. b. PA, Dairyman
- , Viola L., wife, female, white, 44, married once, for 22 years, b.NB, fa. b. TN, mo. b. KY
- , Bessie I., daughter, female, white, 13, single, b. ID, fa. b. IN, mo. b. NB
- , Wilmer A., son, male, white, 11, single, b. ID, fa. b. IN, mo. b. NB
- , Lester L., son, male, white, 8, single, b. OR, fa. b. IN, mo. b. NB
- , John F., son, male, white, 5, single, b. OR, fa. b. IN, mo. b. NB
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1920 census :
(Dairyville precinct, Red Bluff Township, Tehama Co., California, ED 144, SH 2-A).
Briggs, John L., Head, renting land, M, W, 59, Married, b. IN, fa. b. PA, mo. b. Unknown, Farmer (Grain)
", Viola L., Wife, F, W, 54, Married, b. NE, fa. b. TN, mo. b. IN,
Zevely, Pearl V., Daughter, F, W, 31, Divorced, b. NE, fa. b. IN, mo. b. NE,
", Robert F., Grandson, M, W, 3yr. ?mo., Single, b. OR, fa. b. OR, mo. b. NE,
Briggs, Wilmer A., Son, M, W, 19, Single, b.ID, fa. b. IN, mo. b. NE, Farm Labor
", Lester L., Son, M, W, 17, Single, b. OR, fa. b. IN, mo. b. NE,
", John F., Son, M, W, 15, Single, b. OR, fa. b. IN, mo. b. NE,
Sharp, Victor W., Son-in-law, M, W, 33, Married, b. CA, fa. b. TN, mo. b. CA, Farmer (Grain)
", Bessie B., Daughter F, W, 23, Married, b. ID, fa. b. IN, mo. b. NE,
NOTE: Wilmer was enumerated twice on the 1920 census, both here and on Oak Park Precinct, Los Molinos, Tehama Co., California (Roll 150 Book 1, Page 212a), as a hired hand.
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By 1925 they moved to in Durham, Butte Co., California and ran an Almond ranch there. John died of a stroke in 1929 and is buried in Chico Cemetery (section 7, row 3, lot 142). Viola died some 26 years later in 1955.

John married HAYTER, Viola Luella 2 Apr 1888, Brown, Co., Nebraska. Viola (daughter of HAYTER, William John and SWANK, Zillah) was born 14 Aug 1865, Freemont, Brown County, Nebraska; died 14 Sep 1955, Durham, Butte County, California; was buried 19 Sep 1955, Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte County, California. [Group Sheet]

Charles married HUGHES, Rose A. 28 May 1894, Browns County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet]

Minnie married RODWELL, Louis A. 25 Jun 1887. [Group Sheet]

Effie married DAVISON, William 1 Jul 1889, Brown County, Nebraska. William was born 1862; died 1941, Ainsworth, Nebraska. [Group Sheet]

Leola married CLARK, Delia A. 5 Sep 1895, Brown County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet]

Leola married ROBBINS, Daisy C. 1901. Daisy was born 28 Oct 1879, Winterset, Iowa; died 19 Apr 1962, Winterset, Iowa. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Jesse settled in Carleton, Oregon, after migrating there with his brotherJohn Levi Briggs.

Jesse — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

STUBBS, L OVA: Homemaker; b Hoopeston, Ill Mar 26, 1879; d of James Thompsen Briggs-Catherine Elizabeth Thrush; ed Ainsworth HS; m Arthur Eugene Stubbs May 8, 1901 Ainsworth; s John Melvin; d Ova Marie (Mrs A K Raduenz); Brown Co tchr, two terms; emp in Ainsworth P 0 two years; 1901-05 with husband an opr of confectionery store, Tilden; 1906-22 in real estate bus, moved to Norfolk 1916; 1922-35 ranched in Rock Co; raised purebred Shorthorn cattle; 1935- real est bus; mbr Womans Club, Norfolk 1918; pres Womans Club of Bassett 1936-37; mbr North Side Bridge Club, Norfolk 1922; Sunshine Club, Tilden; OES, Neligh; Episc Guild, Norfolk; WHMS, Tilden; Meth Ch, Ainsworth, choir mbr; Dem; hobbles, poetry, cooking, needlework, homemaking; res Bassett.
SOURCE:
Who's Who in Nebraska, 1940, Who's Who ROCK COUNTY, W. E. Buckendorf.

L. married STUBBS, Arthur Eugene 8 May 1901, Ainsworth, Brown County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Pearl was institutionalized in Napa State Hospital, with a psychiatric disorder.
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State death records and the 1920 Red Bluff, Tehama Co., census show her last name as Zevely. The census goes on to show Pearl as divorced age 31 with a 3 1/2 year old son named Robert F. Zevely.
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Her S.S.N. 547-80-4911.

Pearl married ZEVELY, Charles H. 7 Jun 1908, Coos County, Oregon. Charles (son of ZEVERLY, Alexander M. and CHAPMAN, Martha C.) was born 13 Dec 1878; died 17 Jan 1962, Helena, California; was buried 23 Jan 1962, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, Plot 2e 4540. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died at 10 months and 2 days

Elizabeth married SHARP, Victor Wright 26 Aug 1914, Lane County, Oregon. Victor was born 25 Feb 1887, California; died 30 May 1969, Butte, California, Unites States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Served in WWII as a Chaplain for the USAF for 3 years.
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EARLY RECOLLECTIONS OF WILMER A. BRIGGS
(Source: Briggs Heritage, by Clara Jean (Briggs) Whan, copyright 1985)
(On-line posting by Anna Marie Dahlquist)

I was born on an Indian reservation at Spaulding, Idaho, on March 12, 1899. My father, John Levi Briggs, was the justice of peace for the Indians, and he also had a store there. The Indiana called me Augonilda, which is a name of a Philippino rebel. I was the first white baby they had ever seen. Today a state park is located there, with the history of the axes written about it.

When I was about two years old, the family moved by flat boat down the Snake River to the Columbia, and thence to Portland, going around the Celilo Falls and Cascade Locks. Father did carpentry work in Portland for a while, and we then moved on down the Coquille River about three miles below Riverton where he had a dairy farm. To get there, we took the steamer Breakwater to Bandon, and then the Dispatch, a sternwheeler, up the river to where the farm was located.

Nine years we lived there. The next move was to Jonah Islet out of South Slough, where Dad rented a dairy ranch. This was not very profitable, so we stayed only two years, moving by scow boat back to Marshfield, where we lived a couple of years.

Then Dad rented a place on the middle fork of the north fork of the Coquille. We stayed here long enough for me to attend a couple years of school at McKinley. Then Dad rented a small place above Gravel Ford, where I attended school and graduated from the eighth grade.

Getting restless again, Dad loaded up the covered wagon and started for Oakridge. This was rough going, and it took us quite a while to travel over the rough road. The railroad was not finished any further than Oakridge, and that was the only road that went over the mountain. My brother-in-law and I had an animal farm while we lived at Oakridge. We had 60 skunks, 3 wildcats and some raccoons. I caught the wildcats in box traps and carried them on my back to the farm. In the summertime, I fought forest fires for the Forest Service. We often slept out on the fire line under a big log, with no bedding, for weeks at a time. Once a bear raided our camp and destroyed the food.

We lived at Oakridge for three years, and then Dad decided to have a look at. eastern Oregon. So we took a covered wagon and set out up the old road to the Rigdon ranger station, on over to Crescent, down by LaPine to Silver Lake, and then to Summer Lake, where we lived for several years. My brother-in-law and I brought 14 new wagons from Bend to Paisely, camping along the way under the wagons for shelter. I handled lots of wild horses and had two of my own. Working on stationary threshing machines which went from place to place, my wages were $35 per month.
It was at Summer Lake that I hunted rabbits for bounty and received 5 cents for the ears. Once when my brothers and I were returning from a hunting expedition, the snow had frozen hard across a ravine, allowing us to slide down it on a board. I did not know my brothers were lifting the end of the board when they wanted to stop. I started down, but lost the board and went down on my head, feet, etc., and headed for a big drop below. I thought I was doomed. My brothers knew I would stop before going over the edge, and they had a good laugh at my ignorance.

We also lived at Dufur on the slopes of Mt. Hood. One November, the first snowfall left about six inches on the ground. Frank, a friend of mine, suggested we go bear hunting. It. was cold, but we took the old Ford and started out. Snow came up to the front axles, and icicles formed on the fenders, but we covered the old car with quilts and drove ten miles up in the hills looking for tracks. Soon finding a trail, we followed it to a big dead tree. There the tracks ended. Digging around in the snow, we found a hole underneath the stump, and poking a stick in the hole, we found our beer. We kept digging until the bear stuck his head out. I shot at him, but just hit him in the nose. He pulled back into the hole. Frank was up the hill about 100 ft., with his gun setting behind the tree stump. My gun was setting close, and when we finally agitated the beer into coming out, I grabbed the gun and tried to shoot, but it was frozen. Dropping the gun, I ran down the hill and climbed a small tree. The bear walked around the stump, knocked my friend's gun down in the snow, and scratched mine around. After circling the tree a couple of times, the bear crawled back in his hole. I stayed in the tree until Frank came down and got his gun. We started a fire and thawed mine out, then we started again to try to get the bear out. Finally getting hold of both hind legs, we tried to pull him out, but that didn't work. After a half-hour or so of struggling, we shot him through the flank. That brought the old bear out of his hole; we finished the job; and got back home about 5 o'clock with our bear.

Summer Lake didn't suit Dad, so we took the covered wagon and traveled through Lake View to Pine Creek, and on to Redding, California, from there to Red Bluff, then to the Los Molinos Colony, where we purchased a small 30 acre place near Dairyville. It was from here I attended the College of the Pacific in San Jose, California and met my wife and lifelong partner, Irene Todd.

This was written by Wilmer A. Briggs, at the age of 80, in 1979.

Wilmer — TODD, Irene Christine. Irene was born 7 Sep 1896; died Aug 1984, Springfield, Lane County, Oregon. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lester was engaged in the Almond ranching business in Durham, California, and is buried in Chico Cemetery (section 32, plot 3313).

Lester — CLENDENIN, Edna E.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

John was born in Oregon and moved to as a young boy with the rest of his family to Red Bluff, Tehama Co., California.
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His father John Levi began an almond ranching business in Durham, Butte Co., California in about 1925 which was followed by John and his brother Lester for many years.
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He married Alta Cantwell and had a daughter LaDonna Briggs, and a son John Levi Briggs. After some years the marriage didn't work and they divorced.
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John then married Alta May Kelly and the couple had two children Jimmy Franklin Briggs and Leona Marie Briggs.
John continued on the farm and struggled through several other marriages.
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He eventually sold the farm and moved to the Chico area where he lived the remainder of his years. His funeral brought together family from many places and reunited cousins and other family members who hadn't seen each other for years.
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John's obituary appeard in the Chico Enterprise Record Newspaper on January 23, 1998.

John married Dorothy Bef 1941, Possibly Butte County, California. [Group Sheet]

John married KELLY, Alta Marie Abt 1941, Durham, Butte County, California. Alta (daughter of KELLY, Merl Gates and STEVENS, Alice Marguerite) was born 24 Sep 1922, Chico, Butte County, California; died 4 Apr 1991, Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon. [Group Sheet]

John married SHOUPE, Minnie Belle Abt 1950, Possibly Butte County, California. Minnie was born 12 Dec 1907, Oklahoma; died 8 Aug 1976, Chico, Butte County, California. [Group Sheet]

John married FOSTER, Julia Frances Aft 1976, Possibly Butte County, California. Julia was born 9 Oct 1911, Kansas; died 3 Feb 1988, Chico, Butte County, California. [Group Sheet]

John married CANTWELL, Alta Josephine Abt 1930, Possibly Butte County, California. Alta (daughter of CANTWELL, David Benton and WOOD, Carrie Vyletta) was born 5 Oct 1913, Butte, California, Unites States; died 17 Nov 1999, Tehama County, California. [Group Sheet]