Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Briscoe, Peter H 1853 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com February 20, 2006, 11:45 pm Author: History of Grundy Co IL 1882 Peter H. Briscoe, farmer, P. O. Minooka. Among the representative young men and farmers of this township is Peter H. Briscoe. He was born May 23, 1853, at Dresden, this township, youngest son of Nicholas and Mary (Byrns) Briscoe. Nicholas Briscoe was born in Kings County, Ireland, in September, 1795, and came to America in the spring of 1850. The family consists of himself, wife and nine children - Richard, Patrick, Allen, Maria, Eliza, James, John, Nicholas, and Bridget. Those since born that lived are Peter H. and William. Nicholas Briscoe came to Dresden first, and lived there about two years; then moved to Section 24, where he rented land, and several years after, purchased 360 acres, 160 acres on Section 13, balance on Section 24, and remained on the same until his death, which occurred August 1, 1882. He was a member of the Catholic Church and highly respected in the community in which he lived. His widow and five children now survive him, viz., Patrick, Ellen, Maria, Eliza and Peter H. Patrick resides in Will County, Ill., in Channahon. Ellen is the wife of Thomas Daly, and resides in Lynn County, Mo. Maria resides in this township, wife of James Mead, and Eliza resides in Minnesota, wife of William Harrison. Peter H. Briscoe, the subject of these lines, came to this farm with his parents, and remained with them until the year 1879, when, on November 3, that year, he married Margaret Burke, who was born in this township, daughter of Thomas Burke. After his marriage, he located on the farm he now owns, and has since remained there, engaged in farming, his farm consisting of 200 acres, on Section 24. He has always been identified with the Democratic party; he served the township as Collector in 1878 and 1879, and served two terms and was re-elected Supervisor of the township in the spring of 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Briscoe have two children - John and Eliza. He is a member of the Catholic Church at Minooka. Additional Comments: Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, p42-3 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/bios/briscoe260nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb