Notes:

Geneva NY Daily Times - 2/6/1965

DUNDEE - Funeral services
for Howard S. Briggs, 70, of
Dundee RD 1, will be held at
Oughterson Inc.. Funeral Home
Dundee at 2 p.m. tomorrow.
The Rev. Benjamin P. Disbrow,
pastor of the Dundee Baptist
Church will officiate, with bur-
ial in Hillside Cemtery, Dun-
dee.
Mr. Briggs died Saturday at
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Hospital in Pen Yan. He was
born in Allegany County April
2, 1895. His boyhood was spent
in Allegany and Steuben Coun-
ties. He had been a farmer and
a livestock dealer and had lived
in the Dendee vicinity for the
last 32 years. He was a 50 year
member of the Barrington
Grange No. 1101.
Survivors are his wife, Reita
Wallace Briggs; two daughters,
Mrs. Tracy Hainsworth of War-
saw, Mrs. Frank Mullins of
Penn Yan; nine sons, Law-
rence, Charles, David, Howard,
Arling, all of Dundee, Lewis
and Harold of Penn Yan, Stan-
ley of Newfield and Robert with
the Peace Corps in the Philip-
pines; one brother, John of On-
tario, N.Y..; two sisters, Mrs.
Maynard Scott of Belmont, and
Mrs. Fern Beam of Adams;
and 27 grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.

Howard married WALLACE, Reita about 1920. Reita was born on 30 Apr 1901 in New York; died on 15 Sep 1971 in Dundee, Yates County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BRIGGS, Robert
2. BRIGGS, Lawrence Wallace was born on 23 Apr 1920 in New York; died on 1 Dec 2004 in Dundee, Yates County, NY.
3. BRIGGS, Sara E was born on 21 Dec 1921 in New York; died in Oct 1995 in Warsaw, Wyoming County, NY.
4. BRIGGS, Charles H was born on 27 Aug 1923 in Andover, Allegany County, NY; died on 24 Dec 1977 in Sayre, Bradford County, PA.
5. BRIGGS, Harold L was born on 5 Jun 1925 in New York; died on 26 Oct 1987 in Penn Yan, Yates County, NY.
6. BRIGGS, Leon J was born on 7 Mar 1928 in Andover, Allegany County, NY; died on 21 Jul 1964 in Penn Yan, Yates County, NY.
7. BRIGGS, Lewis
8. BRIGGS, Arling J
9. BRIGGS, Howard L was born on 9 Dec 1934 in New York; died on 19 Mar 1999 in Dundee, Yates County, NY.
10. BRIGGS, Stanley
11. BRIGGS, Irma
12. BRIGGS, David

Notes:

Belmont NY Courier - 8/1/1919

Adelbert Briggs, father of Mrs, G.
M. Lewis, of Whltesvllle, died Thursday
at his home near Andover

Adelbert married SELDEN, Weltha on 4 Feb 1886. Weltha was born in Apr 1854 in Willing, Allegany County, NY; died on 21 Jul 1931 in Wellsville, Allegany County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Whitesville NY News - 7/23/1931

On Tuesday^ July 21, 1931 at
Jones Memorial 'hospital in Wellsville
occurred the death of Mrs. Weltha
Selden Briggs, aged 77 years, of
heart disease.
Deceased, who was born in the
town of Willing, was united in
marriage to Adalbert C. Briggs on
February 4, 1886 and they resided in
Almond, Andover and Whitesvllle,
but for years occupied a farm outside
of Andover where Mr. Briggs
died a number of years ago.
Mrs. Briggs leaves four children,
Mrs. G. {M. Lewis of Whitesville,
John and Howard Briggs of Andover
and Mrs. Maynard Scott of Belmont.
The funeral service will be held
from the Methodist Church in Andover,
today, Thursday, July 23, 1931
at 2 p. m., and burial will be at
Hallsport, N. Y., Rev. R. C. Shergur
of Andover officiating.
Mrs. Briggs was a member of the
Methodist church in Port Allegany,
Pa.