Isaac Jerome Briggs

1849 -

• Name	Isaac Jerome Briggs
  Birth	7 Aug 1849	Luzerne, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Isaac Jerome Briggs - Church Chimney	13 May 1871	Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA   [4]
  		Isaac Jerome Briggs - Church Chimney
  Isaac Jerome Briggs Accused of Bastardy by Rhoda Tripp	22 Dec 1876	Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA   [5]
  		Isaac Jerome Briggs Accused of Bastardy by Rhoda Tripp
  Residence	1880	Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA   [6]
  Residence	1883	Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA   [7]
  Isaac Jerome Briggs - Wife Leaves Him	7 Sep 1884	Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA   [8]
  		Isaac Jerome Briggs - Wife Leaves Him
  Name	Isaac Briggs  [9]
  Name	Isaac Briggs  [3]
  Name	Isaac Briggs  [2, 6]
  Name	Isaac J Briggs  [7]
  Reference Number	15628
  Residence	1900	Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I15628	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Peter A Briggs
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Mary
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F6637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Barbara Francilla Waldron,   b. 1856, Grundy, Illinois, USA d. 5 Mar 1875, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA (Age 19 years)
  Marriage	24 Oct 1872
  Children	+ 1. Charles Alexander Briggs,   b. 17 Feb 1873, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA d. 8 Mar 1949, Washington, Oregon, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 2. Minnie Lula Briggs,   b. 29 Jul 1874, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA d. 17 Jan 1959, Havre de Grace, Harford, Maryland, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F5749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Rhoda Elizabeth Tripp,   b. 1861, Nebraska, USA d. 1925, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1876	Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Earl Claude Briggs,   b. 25 Nov 1880, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA d. 15 Jul 1954, Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F5748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 3
  Marriage	1877  [3]
  Family ID	F10183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Aug 1849 - Luzerne, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Isaac Jerome Briggs - Church Chimney - 13 May 1871 - Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA Marriage - 14 Dec 1876 - Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA Isaac Jerome Briggs Accused of Bastardy by Rhoda Tripp - 22 Dec 1876 - Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA Residence - 1880 - Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA Residence - 1883 - Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA Isaac Jerome Briggs - Wife Leaves Him - 7 Sep 1884 - Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA Residence - 1900 - Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	3 Photos
  	Isaac Jerome Briggs - Church Chimney
  	Isaac Jerome Briggs Accused of Bastardy by Rhoda Tripp
  	Isaac Jerome Briggs - Wife Leaves Him

  
  

• Sources

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