Lafferty/Briggs Family

Lafferty Family
‎Elizabeth BRIGGS‏‎, daughter of George Edwin BRIGGS and Caroline WHALING‏. Born ‎25 Jul 1848 at Port Gibson, NY, died ‎30 Aug 1933 at Kerby, Josephine Co OR‎, 85 years Elizabeth: Information from Glen O. Briggs states that Elizabeth was about six years old when she, her mother, her grandmother and siblings went West. They went by ship to Panama. and north to Crescent City in California. George E had written a letter, telling them not to come for another year, but they had left before they received the letter. I don't know when George Edwin went. She was the last child to be born in NY; the younger ones were born in Kerby, OR. Married ‎1 Nov 1869 at Josephine Co, OR (13 years married) to: ‎Isaac THOMPSON‏‎ Born ‎16 Jan 1823 at Rochester, MA, died ‎15 Jan 1883 at Napa, CA‎, 59 years Children: 1. ‎Rouetta A. THOMPSON‏‎ Born ‎19 Aug 1870 at Waldo, OR, died ‎7 Oct 1895 at CA‎, 25 years 2. ‎Carrie THOMPSON‏‎ Born ‎27 Jun 1872 at Waldo, Josephine Co, died ‎30 Aug 1874 at Waldo, Josephine Co OR‎, 2 years 3. ‎Isaac Gifford THOMPSON‏‎ Born ‎10 May 1874 at Waldo, Josephine Co. OR, died ‎6 Sep 1874 at Waldo, Josephine Co OR‎, under 1 year old 4. ‎Elizabeth Daisy THOMPSON‏‎ Born ‎19 Oct 1875 at Waldo, Josephine Co. OR, died ‎1928 at Kerby, Josephine Co. OR‎, 52 or 53 years 5. ‎Frank Edwin THOMPSON‏‎ Born ‎31 Jan 1880 at Napa City, CA, died ‎1926 at Kerby, Josephine Co, OR‎, 45 or 46 years 6. ‎Florence Ethel THOMPSON‏‎ Born ‎12 Dec 1881 at Napa City, CA, died ‎17 Dec 1955 at Palo Alto, CA‎, 74 years