Helen married LEHR, William S about Oct 1951. William was born on 25 Mar 1913 in New York; died on 1 Feb 2007 in Watertown, Jefferson County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. LEHR, Carlton
2. LEHR, Virginia

Notes:

Rome NY Daily Sentinel - 6/3/1965

Charles H. Briggs, 71, RD 5,
Tannery Rd., died Wednesday at
his home after an illness of six
months.
Mr. Briggs, who had lived in
Rome past 25 years, retired in
1957 from Rome Division of Revere.
He was born in Boonville on
Feb. 12, 1894, son of Benjamin
and Fannie Bates Briggs, and attended
schools there. He married
Pearl Carpenter on June 10, 1920,
in Boonville. She died several
years ago.
Wed Second Time
On Aug. 20, 1954, at Star Lake,
he married Mary Maude Come.
She died Nov. 21, 1963.
Mr. Briggs, who had lived at
Saranac Lake and Brushton prior
to coming to Rome, was an Army
veteran of World War I and was
of the Methodist faith.
He leaves two daughters, Mrs.
William (Helen) Lehr, Watertown,
and Mrs. Dorothy Reed, Boonville;
a sister, Mrs. Erwin (Flora)
Johnson, and a brother, Irving L.
Briggs, both of Rome, and two
grandchildren.
Services Saturday
Funeral services will be at 11
Saturday at the Martin J. Nunn
Funeral Home with the Rev. Edwin
E. Macumber^ pastor of Wes-
leyan Methodist Church, officiat-
ing, and interment in Evergreen
Cemetery, Stokes.
Friends may call at the funeral
home from 7 to 9 tonight and
Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.

Charles married CARPENTER, Pearl E on 10 Jun 1920. Pearl (daughter of CARPENTER, Horace) was born about 1901 in Denley, NY; died on 4 Feb 1925 in Rome, Oneida County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rome NY Daily Sentinel - 2/5/1925

Mnrr Charles Briggs, 24, 115 W. Liberty
street, passed, away at 9:15 p. m.
Wednesday at the Rome Hospital. She
had been in poor health for the past
two months.
Pearl E. Carpenter, a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Carpenter of
Denley, was born there 24 years ago.
At Boonville in 1921 she was married
to Mr. Briggs. They moved to Rome
about five months ago.
Besides her husband and parents,
two daughters survive: Helen Louise
and Dorothy Irene Briggs; also three
brothers and one sister, Howard and
Chester Carpenter of Denley, Perry
Carpenter of Ballston Spa, and Mrs.
Ernest Selmon of "Denley.
Mrs, Briggs had been a devout member
of the Presbyterian Church of
Boonville. The remains were taken
to Boonville today Where funeral services
will be held and interment made.

Notes:

Rome NY Daily Sentinel - 5/24/1930

Boonville, May 24.-Benjamin A.
Briggs, aged 80, passed away Friday
afternoon at his home on the
Hnwklnavllle road. Although Mr.
Briggs had been In falling health
for some time, the end came very
suddenly.
Mr. Briggs was born In Boonville
Sept 22,1849. the son of Solomon
and Olive Meeker Briggs. He married
Fannie Bates of Clayville. who
passed away several years ago.
Mr. Briggs was well known In
this vicinity, having lived In Boonville
practically all his life.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Albert C. Andrews, Boonville;
Mrs. L. G. Den slow. Alder
Creek, and Mrs. Erwin L. Johnson
of Rome, and two sons, Charles
and Irving L. Briggs, Port Leyden;
also one sister, Mrs. William
Locker, Port Leyden.

Benjamin married BATES, Fannie M about 1884. Fannie was born in Dec 1867 in New York; died before 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Boonville NY Herald - 7/20/1919

Monday evening, July 28, at 8 o'
clock at the home of Rev. G. H. H.
Davis, occurred the marriage of Miss
Flora Dell Briggs, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin Briggs of Boon-
ville and Erwin Lymon Johnson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. gilbert Johnson of
Port Leyden. they were attended by
Mr. and Mrs. Chris E Backman, the
??
The bride looked very charming in a
white georgette crepe dress and wore
a white picture hat and carried a bou-
quet of white roses and maiden hair
ferns. the bridesmaid wore a hand-
some dress of pink crepe georgette
crepe with a large picture hat and al-
so carried a bouquet of pink and white
roses. The parlor was beautifully
decorated with ferns and roses. After
congratulations a reception was held
at the home of the groom's parents;
served by Mrs. Fred Mahaney of Port
Layden and Mrs. Amos Martin of
Chatuaugay, the latter being a sister
of the groom. the presents were
many and beautiful including ??
and useful gifts. the bride's gift to
the maid was a gold brooch set with
gems. The groom's gift to the best
man was a gold pocket knife. Amid
a shower of rice and confetti the hap-
py couple left for a short wedding
trip.

Solomon + MEEKER, Olive. Olive was born about 1827 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]