Family/Spouse: CADY, Lyle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married BRIGGS, Fern Mabel about Jun 1905 in Almond, Allegany County, NY. Fern (daughter of BRIGGS, Adelbert and SELDEN, Weltha) was born on 4 Mar 1888 in Almond, Allegany County, NY; died on 1 Feb 1969 in Adams Center, Jefferson County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Watertown NY Daily Times - 2/3/1969

ADAMS CENTER -Mrs
Fern Beam, 80, died Satur-
day at 4:30 p.m. in the Hill-
crest Nursing home, Adams,
were she had been a patient
three years..
The funeral will be Tues-
day at 1 p.m.. at the Wildman
funeral home, Whitesville.
Burial will be in Union cem-
etery, Alfred's Station.
Surviving are two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Lyle (Arloine)
Cady, Adams Center and Mrs.
John (Ernestine) Sherburne,
Hornell; three grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren;
a brother, John Briggs, Ontar-
io, N.Y. and a sister, Mrs
Gertrude Scott, Belmont.
She was born March 4, 1888
at Almond, a daughter of
Delbert and Wealthea
Briggs. After attending Al-
mond school, she was mar-
ried to George Lewis of Al-
fred Station in 1907. He op-
erated a store at Whitesville
and was also the postmaster
from 1925 to 1938, retiring
in 1946
Mrs.. Beam assisted in the
post office for 15 years. The
couple came to Adams Ce-
ter, spending summers on
Cady road, and winters in
Florida, until his death in
1957.
On June 12, 1962, she mar-
tied Ralph Beam of Franklin,
Ind. Later, the couple sep-
erated.
She was a member of the
Universalist church, Whites-
ville, and a member of the
Rebekahs.

Notes:

Bolivar NY Breeze - 6/1905

Miss Fern Mabel Briggs and George
M. Lewis, both of ' Almond, were
united In m a r r i a g e at the home of the
b r i d e ' s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Briggs,- yesterday.

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.