Wood & Torbert Families - Harvey Brigance

Harvey Brigance

b. 20 April 1820, d. 24 July 1886

Harvey Brigance was born on 20 April 1820 in Sumner County, Tennessee, or 22 April 1821.
He married Mary Jane Hester Roan, daughter of Willis I. Roan and Margaret Peteet, say 1846.
Harvey Brigance and Mary Jane Hester Roan appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Margaret Frances Brigance and Charles Willis Brigance.
He was a miller, according to the 1850 census.
Harvey Brigance and Mary Jane Hester Roan appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Margaret Frances Brigance, Charles Willis Brigance, Martha Hester Brigance, Mary Elizabeth Brigance, Virginia Clementine Brigance, Myra Ann Brigance and Charles Newton Brigance.
He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
He served as a private in Company E, 4th Infantry Regiment, Texas State Troops.
Harvey Brigance and Mary Jane Hester Roan appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Margaret Frances Brigance, Martha Hester Brigance, Mary Elizabeth Brigance, Virginia Clementine Brigance, Myra Ann Brigance, Harvey Ivey Brigance and Reuben Bennett Brigance.
He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
Harvey Brigance died on 24 July 1886 at age 66.
His wife Mary Jane Hester Roan became a widow at his death.
He was interred at Old Oakland Cemetery, Roans Prairie, Grimes County, Texas.