| Father | Edward William Nash (b. 13 April 1907, d. 20 July 1982) |
| Mother | Elizabeth A. Walker (b. about January 1909, d. 23 June 1948) |
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| Daughter | Ruie Marie Hollen+ (b. 19 November 1913, d. 31 October 2005) |
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| Daughter | Ruie Marie Hollen+ (b. 19 November 1913, d. 31 October 2005) |
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| Father | Henry Norton Oliver (b. 16 April 1905, d. 5 May 1969) |
| Mother | Carrie Dee York (b. 2 March 1908, d. 7 June 1988) |
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| Son | Jack O'Northern Oliver (b. 23 May 1927, d. 27 April 2001) |
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| Son | Jack O'Northern Oliver (b. 23 May 1927, d. 27 April 2001) |
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| Son | Archie Dale Allread+ (b. 22 August 1897, d. January 1954) |
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| Son | Archie Dale Allread+ (b. 22 August 1897, d. January 1954) |
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| Father | Mortimer D. Allread |
| Mother | Jean Lee Lucas |
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| Daughter | Jean Lee Lucas+ |
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| Daughter | Jean Lee Lucas+ |
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| Father | George William Crawford (b. 1849, d. 23 June 1929) |
| Mother | Elizabeth H. Wood (b. 1853, d. 21 July 1882) |
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| Daughter | Georgia Kenyon Trotter+ (b. 24 July 1892, d. 4 January 1916) |
| Son | Holland Trotter (b. September 1894, d. 13 August 1904) |
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| Daughter | Gertrude A. Crawford+ (b. 13 August 1873, d. 17 June 1900) |
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| Daughter | Gertrude A. Crawford+ (b. 13 August 1873, d. 17 June 1900) |
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| Father | Luke T. Trotter (b. 2 October 1869, d. 3 January 1947) |
| Mother | Gertrude A. Crawford (b. 13 August 1873, d. 17 June 1900) |
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| Daughter | Mabel Elizabeth Briggs+ (b. 7 November 1911, d. 1 August 1981) |
| Daughter | Wilma Georgia Briggs+ (b. 27 September 1913, d. 17 November 1984) |
Obituaries (Findagrave.com):
Georgia was the daughter of Luke T. and Gertrude A. (Crawford) Trotter. Following the death of her mother in 1900 Georgia and her brother, Holland, were raised by her grandfather and step-grandmother, George W. and Jennie (McCollister) Crawford. The Crawford family moved to Ganado, Jackson County, Texas circa 1904. It was here that Georgia met and married Strawder C. Briggs on November 17, 1907. She was 15 years old at the time of her marriage. Georgia died from pulmonary tuberculosis at the age of 23 years. She left two small daughters, Mabel Elizabeth "Betsy" (age 4) and Georgianna (later renamed Wilma Georgia) (age 2).
Mrs. S.C. Briggs
DIED - Of tuberculosis and resultant complications, at San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, January 4, 1916, Mrs. S.C. Briggs, aged about 23 years.
Georgia Trotter was born at Columbus, Kansas, July 24, 1892. When she was yet quite a small child her mother died and following that she made her home with her grandfather, George W. Crawford. About twelve years ago she came with the Crawford family to Ganado, which place has been her home almost continuously since.
November 17, 1908 (1907), she was united in marriage with Straud C. Briggs, an energetic young rice planter of this community. To this union two children, Mabel Elizabeth and Georgia Wilma, were born. The little ones are now at the home of their grandparents at New Holland, Ohio, being taken there during the time the home was broken and the mother was at San Angelo.
A couple or three years ago Mrs. Briggs developed lung trouble and it was following this that the home was broken up and the children sent to Ohio. Every possible thing was done to affect a cure. Expense was as nothing. The best physicians in the state were consulted and she spent months at the San Angelo tent colony. At times it appeared as if the battle had been won and Mrs. Briggs had regained her health. And then the relapse. Complications developed which hastened the end.
She left San Angelo some time Monday and late that evening reached the home of her aunt, Mrs. B.D. Kent (Mabel Crawford) at San Antonio. She was a very sick woman and sank rapidly, the end coming about 5 o'clock Tuesday morning. She was with near and dear relatives but apart from her husband and children. Mr. Crawford and Mr. Briggs left Tuesday noon for San Antonio and will carry the remains to Columbus, Kansas, where they will rest beside those of her mother.
Mrs. Briggs was a splendid woman and it is hard to fathom the mysteries of Providence in her early taking. She was all that can be embodied in a woman of principle and her good name will be a heritage to her husband and children.
The genuine, the heartfelt sympathy of our people goes out to the sorrowing ones.
San Antonio Light January 4, 1916
Mrs. Georgia T. Briggs
Mrs. Georgia T. Briggs, 23 years old, died at 5:25 o'clock Tuesday morning at the home of her aunt, Mrs. B.D. Kent, 104 Slocum Place. Her death occurred a few hours after her arrival from San Angelo, Tex., where she went some time ago hoping to improve her health. Mrs. Kent (Briggs) was a native of Kansas. Her husband, two children and her mother (father), who resides in Indianapolis, Ind., survive her. Her husband and children were with her when she died. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs resided at Ganado, Tex., for several years. The body will be taken by the Shelly-Loring Undertaking Company to Columbus, Kan., where interment will be made.
Columbus Daily Advocate (Columbus, Kansas) January 5, 1916 page 1 column 6
Death of Mrs. Georgia Trotter Briggs
Mr. Dan M. Jones received a telegram this morning from Mr. George W. Crawford at San Antonio, Texas, announcing the death of Mr. Crawford's graddaughter, Mrs. Georgia Trotter Briggs, and saying they were bringing the body here for burial and would arrive Thursday morning on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas passenger train at 9:04. The funeral services will be held at the grave following the arrival of the body. He requested Mr. Jones to notify the friends of the family here and in Pittsburgh. Mr. Crawford and family formerly lived near here, leaving for their present home about ten years ago.
Modern Light (Columbus, Kansas) Thursday, January 6, 1916 page 9
Mrs. Georgia Trotter-Briggs
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Former Cherokee County Woman
Died at San Antonio, Tuesday
D.M. Jones, of this city, is in receipt of a message from G.W. Crawford, of San Antonio, Texas, that Mrs. Georgia Trotter Briggs died there Tuesday afternoon. The body will arrive on the M.K. & T. this morning and burial will be made beside her brother Holland, who was shot here several years ago. Mr. Crawford, the grandfather of the deceased, formerly lived in this county out near Crestline, and he and the deceased are both quite well known here.
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| Father | William Briggs (b. 7 December 1858, d. 20 September 1936) |
| Mother | Lavina Elizabeth James (b. 2 August 1860, d. 29 December 1935) |
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| Daughter | Mabel Elizabeth Briggs+ (b. 7 November 1911, d. 1 August 1981) |
| Daughter | Wilma Georgia Briggs+ (b. 27 September 1913, d. 17 November 1984) |
Obituary (Findagrave.com):
The New Holland Leader Thursday, April 14, 1966
Strawder Briggs Claimed Tuesday
Strawder C. Briggs, 81, of New Holland-Good Hope Road, died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in Fayette Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient since Friday.
He was born in Fayette County near Bloomingburg on May 9, 1884, and had lived in the New Holland community most of his life. He was the son of William and Elizabeth James Briggs and was preceded in death by his wife, Georgia Trotter Briggs, in 1916. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Leroy Metzger, of Wapakoneta, and Mrs. Forrest McCune, of the Dogtown Road; two sisters, Mrs. Annalee Stinson, of the New Holland-Good Hope Road, and Mrs. Willard Peterson, of Frankfort; one brother, Dudley, of the Clemens Road; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Mr. Briggs, a retired farmer, was a member of the New Holland Masonic Lodge No. 392, Purity Chapter No. 65, Eastern Star, and the Eagle Lodge in Washington C.H.
Funeral services will be held at the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home Friday at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Orlo Freshly officiating. Burial will be in New Holland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
The New Holland Leader Thursday, April 21, 1966
Services Held For Strawder Briggs
Services for Strawder C. Briggs, 81, of the New Holland-Good Hope Rd., were held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home, with the Rev. Orlo Freshly, pastor of the New Holland Methodist Church, officiating. Briggs, a retired farmer, died last Tuesday.
Pallbearers for the burial in New Holland Cemetery were Charles, Albert, and Martin Peterson, Dr. Byron Stinson, Dr. Dustin Stinson, Dr. Joseph Herbert and Paul Minshall.
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| Son | Strawder Cleveland Briggs+ (b. 9 May 1884, d. 12 April 1966) |
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| Son | Strawder Cleveland Briggs+ (b. 9 May 1884, d. 12 April 1966) |
Obituary (Findagrave.com):
The New Holland Leader Thursday, January 2, 1936
Death of Mrs. William Briggs
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Paralytic Stroke Occurring
On November 27, Is Cause
Mrs. William Briggs, aged and respected resident, passed away, at 8:15 o'clock, Sunday evening, at her home, on the west side, following an illness of many months' duration. Suffering a severe paralytic stroke in May 1934, she had been an invalid since that time, a second stroke, on November 27, resulting in her death.
She was in her 76th year, observing her 56th wedding anniversary upon Christmas Eve, and was the wife and mother of one of the community's most widely known families.
Rearing 11 children and two grand daughters to maturity, hers was the first death to occur in the immediate family, the comparative record being a very unusual one.
Being of a home and family loving disposition to a degree almost extraordinary, she was markedly reserved and loved by all of those who had gained her acquaintance.
The following obituary tells much of her life's history:
Elizabeth James, wife of William Briggs, was the daughter of the late Strawder and Rebecca Bush James. Born at Austin, Concord township, Ross County, on August 2, 1860, she was 75 years, four months and 27 days of age, departing this life upon December 29, 1935.
Being one of a family of eight children, she spent her girlhood days in the Austin community. She attended the Austin schools, completing her education at Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware. A talented artist in piano, she was a member of the Clionian musical sorority of that institution.
On December 24, 1879, she was united in marriage with William Briggs, a son of another of those pioneer Concord township families. To this union were born 11 children, six sons and five daughters, all of whom survive with the husband.
The children are: Harry, of Circleville; Lillie, Strawder, Jane, wife of Percy May, Warren, Bryce, of Circleville; Cecil, Lena, wife of Floyd James, Annalee, wife of McKinley Stinson, of Cleveland; Dudley, and Elizabeth, wife of Willard Peterson, of Austin.
Of her immediate family she leaves one sister, Mrs. Nancy Mallow, of Frankfort. Two brothers, Milton and Charles James, and two sisters, Mrs. Bell Putnam and Mrs. Clara Pancake, preceded her in death but a few years, one brother and one sister passing in infancy. There are 17 grand children and one great grand daughter. Betsy and Wilma, daughters of Strawder Briggs, were reared by the deceased and her husband.
Christmas Eve would have been celebrated as their 56th wedding anniversary, an event which in more recent years had been looked to in eager anticipation.
Her demise being the first in the family during the entire 56 years, an incentive is felt for even deeper sorrow.
She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
She was a loving wife and mother. Her religion was in her understanding and devoted love for her family, together with all of the Better Things. Motherly and neighborly hers was a useful life, one which can well be cherished by those who knew her.
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Funeral services were conducted, at 2:00 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, at the M.E. church. A large assemblage of relatives and friends paid their respects and there were many floral tributes.
Rev. H.E. Keifer, of Washington C.H., a former pastor of the church, read the funeral sermon, offering his personal praise for the deceased. Rev. F.E. Roberts, of Columbus, former local Church of Christ minister, sang beautifully three hymns accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Roberts. Rev. R.M. Morris, pastor of the church, offered a prayer.
The pallbearers were the six sons. Burial was made in the family lot in Concord cemetery, Frankfort. Arrangements were in charge of the Kirk Morticians.
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| Father | Strawder Cleveland Briggs (b. 9 May 1884, d. 12 April 1966) |
| Mother | Georgia Kenyon Trotter (b. 24 July 1892, d. 4 January 1916) |
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| Son | Billy Joe Briggs+ (b. 1 December 1937, d. 14 April 2015) |
| Son | Martin Briggs Metzger (b. 18 February 1954, d. 15 October 2005) |
Obituary (Findagrave.com):
Wapakoneta Daily News Monday, August 3, 1981
Betsy B. Metzger
dies at age 69
Betsy B. Metzger, 69, of Columbus and a retired Wapakoneta teacher, died at 1 p.m. August 1 in Riverside Hospital, Columbus.
Mrs. Metzger taught in the Wapakoneta School System from 1949 to 1976. A 1930 graduate of New Holland High School, she was graduated in 1932 from Wilmington College and taught in New Holland. In 1949 she moved to Wapakoneta and taught there until her retirement in 1976. In 1980 she moved to Columbus.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Wapakoneta, St. Johns Garden Club and a past matron of Koneta Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, 385.
Born in Ganado, TX she was the daughter of Stawder and Georgia Briggs. On November 5, 1953, she was married to Leroy R. Metzger, who died December 25, 1971.
Survivors include a son, Martin B. of Columbus; and a sister, Mrs. Forrest (Wilma) McCune of New Holland.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. John Adams officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Wapakoneta.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Charles D. Siferd Funeral Home where Koneta Chapter, OES, 385 will hold memorial services at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be directed to the church or the American Heart Association.
Washington C.H. (O.) Record-Herald Monday, August 3, 1981
Mrs. Betsy B. Metzger
WAPAKONETA - Mrs. Betsy Briggs Metzger, 69, of Columbus, died at 12:30 p.m. Saturday in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus.
Mrs. Metzger was a retired elementary school teacher with 36 years of service in the Frankfort and Pickaway County school systems before joining the Wapakoneta City School District.* She was a member of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association, a past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Wapakoneta United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Metzger, in 1971.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Wilma B. McCune, of New Holland; two sons, Billy Joe Briggs, of New Holland, and Martin Briggs Metzger, of Columbus, and two grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Wapakoneta United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Wapakoneta Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Siferd Funeral Home, Wapakoneta, from 2 to 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. Tuesday. Eastern Star services will be held at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.
*the first sentence of the second paragraph should have read as follows: "Mrs. Metzger was a retired elementary school teacher with 36 years of service in the teaching profession. She had taught in the Frankfort School District and in the Pickaway County School System before joining the Wapakoneta City School District, Wapakoneta, Ohio."
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| Father | Grant Edward Metzger (b. 22 October 1884, d. 26 September 1955) |
| Mother | Ida May Thomas (b. 2 December 1890, d. 28 December 1979) |
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| Son | Martin Briggs Metzger (b. 18 February 1954, d. 15 October 2005) |
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The Lima News Monday, December 27, 1971
Leroy Metzger
Wapakoneta - Services for Leroy Metzger, 56, of 305 E. Benton, head of the maintenance department of the Pepsi-Cola plant at Lima, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church, Rev. Paul Steele officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.
A veteran of World War II, Mr. Metzger died 10:05 p.m. Saturday in St. Rita's Hospital, Lima, following a six-weeks illness. He was born July 5, 1915, near here, the son of Grant and Ida Thomas Metzger. His mother survives in this city.
He was married Nov. 5, 1953, to Betsy Briggs, who survives. Also surviving are a son, Martin, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Bernard (Cleo) Roth of 2200 Oakland Pkwy., Lima, and Mrs. C.B. (Lucille) Irwin of Sun City, Calif.; and two brothers, Luther of 8448 Harding Hwy., Lima, and Dean of this city.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church.
Friends may call at Siferd Funeral Home until 9 tonight. Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
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