Lane County OR Archives Deaths.....BRIGGS, Nanzy Amarilla January 31, 1918 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net//copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net//or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deana Schultz WADE MIssyDe@comcast.net September 29, 2006, 5:30 am Name: BRIGGS, Nanzy Amarilla Date Of Death: January 31, 1918 Time: 12:30 am Place Of Death: OREGON, Eugene,Lane CO Mercy Hospital Residence: OREGON, Eugene, Lane Co. Gender: Female Race: W Age: 19 Marital Status: Single Spouse: Date Of Birth: May 12, 1898 Place Of Birth: OREGON, Lane Co. Mother's Name: DIESS, Nanna Loretta Mother's Birthplace: Oregon, Lane Co Father's Name: BRIGGS, John Henderson Father's Birthplace: OREGON, Lane Co Cause Of Death: Third degree burns of face, and hands---epilepsy Hospital: Mercy Hospital SS Number: none Occupation: Unavailable Funeral Home: Marion Veatch Doctor: DN Hayden MD Coroner: Unavailable Informant: George W. BRIGGS--uncle Date Of Burial: February 1918 Place Of Burial: Hadleyville Cemetery in Oregon Date Recorded: February 2, 1918 Source Of Record: OREGON--Standard Certificate of Death Certificate No.: unreadable (faint) Additional Comments: this 19 year old girl was taking care of her siblings and parents during the 1918 Influenza outbreak. She was the oldest girl and sick herself. Fatigued she reached to the mantel for some medication and fainted/or had an epileptic seizure into the burning fireplace. She died two days later in the hosptial from third degree burns to her hands and face. She is a heroine in the family. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/lane/vitals/deaths/briggs275gdt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb