John Newton Brigance
b. 19 December 1841, d. 16 February 1925
- Father: William Henry Brigance b. circa 1810
- Mother: Jemima (?) b. circa 1811
- John Newton Brigance was born on 19 December 1841 in Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee.
- He married Mariah Wessie Brooks on 6 August 1863.
- John Newton Brigance and Mariah Wessie Brooks appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Sharon Station, Weakley County, Tennessee. Other members of the household included Charles Lee Brigance and Albert Newton Brigance. Also in the household were children John S. (age 15), Minnie F. (13), Ann E. (11), William (9), Robert F. (7) and Odie (11/12), not yet recorded.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- John Newton Brigance died on 16 February 1925 at age 83 in Kaufman County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 15 Feb 2012
Family: Mariah Wessie Brooks b. 13 November 1845, d. 6 February 1898
- Charles Lee Brigance b. 6 February 1875, d. 7 October 1954
- Albert Newton Brigance+ b. 14 May 1877, d. 22 July 1952