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[[Springfield]] was settled when [[Briggs, Elias M|Elias M.]] and [[Briggs, Mary|Mary Briggs]] and their family, including [[Briggs, Isaac|Isaac Briggs]] arrived in the winter of [[1848]] via the South Road. Isaac and [[Briggs, Betsey|Betsey Briggs]] had migrated from Iowa in [[1847]] along with  Elias with his wife Mary over the Applegate Trail. They had pioneered the Church of Christ in Iowa State and they were about to do the same thing again in for Springfield, Oregon. They first settled at [[Pleasant Hill]] and were charter members of that active church, then relocated to the Springfield area. Donation land claim records list their filing date on 640 acres as October [[1849]] (Geneaological Forum of Portland 1957):

[Briggs] chose as the site of his dwelling a spot convenient to a [[Briggs' Spring|spring of water]] that sent up its bubbled with ceaseless energy. A portion of the prairie where stood this found in
due time was fenced in the inclosure becoming known as the Spring-field - - hence the
name of the town. Here for two years dwelt the Briggs family, the father and his
belongings removing at the end of that time to a farm about a mile and a half from their
original location. The father and son conducted the [[Springfield-Glenwood Ferry service|ferry]] where the fine bridge spans the Willamette…(Walling 1884:452).

We do not know just when the church began meeting, but by [[1871]] the Springfield Church reported 60 members.  Early members included both Briggs families and Dr. [[Owsley, William M.|William M.]] and [[Owsley, Mariah|Mariah Owsley]].

==1880s==

1880 Census shows the following people within the same household:

Briggs, Elias M. aged 56. Born about 1824 in Kentucky. Residence: Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon.Spouse: Mary

Mary, aged 54. Mother's birthplace: Kentucky

Isaac R Briggs, aged 23. Relationship: Son. Estimated birth year: abt [[1857]]. Birthplace: Oregon. Farmer. Race: White. Gender: Male. Status: Single.

Abraham L Briggs, aged 13. Relationship: Son. Estimated birth year: abt [[1867]]. Birthplace: Oregon. Occupation: Attending School. Race: White. Gender: Male. Status: Single.

Charles W Briggs, aged 11. Relationship: Son. Estimated birth year: abt [[1869]]. Birthplace: Oregon. Occupation: Attending School. Race: White. Gender: Male. Status: Single.

George E Briggs, aged 7. Relationship: Son. Estimated birth year: abt [[1873]]. Birthplace: Oregon. Occupation: Attending School. Race: White. Gender: Male. Status: Single.

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon; Roll: T9_1081; Family History Film: 1255081; Page: 265.2000; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 0740.

=Contradictory information=
The greatest impetus to town growth was the water-powered sawmill and grist mill built
by Elias Briggs in 1853-1854. Walling (1884:306) claimed the Springfield townsite contained
“one of the best water-powers in the country.” Briggs and his brother, Isaac, completed the
digging of a millrace during the latter part of 1852. In partnership with Jeremiah Driggs and Thomas Monteith, two Linn County millers who financed the enterprise, the brothers
hired an experienced millwright from the East Coast to design and supervise construction of the
mills. The grist mill was the first flouring mill in [[Lane County]], and the sawmill, which featured a sash saw, had the distinction of supplying the lumber for building the first county courthouse.

Some articles state that Isaac was Elias' brother. Others state he was Elias' son, uncle, and father. So far there is not a clear definitive as of yet.

=Tomb=

Isaac is buried along side [[Briggs, Robert|Robert Briggs]] on [[Laurel Hill Cemetery]]. Date of death not stated.

'''Isaac Briggs'''

'''Pioneer of [[1847]]'''

'''Founder of [[Springfield]], Ore.'''

'''[[Briggs, Betsey|Betsey Briggs]]'''

'''Pioneer of 1847'''

'''[[Briggs, Robert|Robert Briggs]]'''

==Census Notes==

IVEY, Thad Elvin IVY, Claude W. IVY, Jess W. IVY, Martha




Name:  	J. W. Fitch
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	60
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1820
Birthplace: 	Ohio
Relation to head-of-household: 	Self (Head)
Spouse's name: 	Hariet
Father's birthplace: 	Massachusetts
Mother's birthplace: 	Vermont
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Marital Status: 	Married
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male


Household Members: 	
Name 	Age
J. W. Fitch 	60
Hariet Fitch 	66
Charles W. Fitch 	33
	
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Name:  	Hariet Fitch
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	66
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1814
Birthplace: 	New York
Relation to head-of-household: 	Wife
Spouse's name: 	J. W.
Father's birthplace: 	Massachusetts
Mother's birthplace: 	New York
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Keeping House
Marital Status: 	Married
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Female

Household Members: 	
Name 	Age
J. W. Fitch 	60
Hariet Fitch 	66
Charles W. Fitch 	33
	
ame:  	Charles W. Fitch
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	33
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1847
Birthplace: 	Ohio
Relation to head-of-household: 	Son
Father's name: 	J. W.
Father's birthplace: 	Ohio
Mother's name: 	Hariet
Mother's birthplace: 	New York
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Farmer
Marital Status: 	Single
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male
	
Name 	Age
J. W. Fitch 	60
Hariet Fitch 	66
Charles W. Fitch 	33
	




Savanah Allen
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	15
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1865
Birthplace: 	Illinois
Relation to head-of-household: 	Daughter
Father's name: 	Thomas
Father's birthplace: 	Illinois
Mother's name: 	Margaret
Mother's birthplace: 	Illinois
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	At Home
Marital Status: 	Single
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Female
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Household Members: 	
Name 	Age
Thomas Allen 	40
Margaret Allen 	37
Matilda C. Allen 	17
Savanah Allen 	15
Anna M. Allen 	12
Henry V. Allen 	9
John T. Allen 	6
George N. Allen 	4

Thomas Allen
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	40
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1840
Birthplace: 	Illinois
Relation to head-of-household: 	Self (Head)
Spouse's name: 	Margaret
Father's birthplace: 	Virginia
Mother's birthplace: 	Kentucky
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Farmer
Marital Status: 	Married
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male

Margaret Allen
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	37
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1843
Birthplace: 	Illinois
Relation to head-of-household: 	Wife
Spouse's name: 	Thomas
Father's birthplace: 	North Carolina
Mother's birthplace: 	South Carolina
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Keeping House
Marital Status: 	Married
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Female

Matilda C. Allen
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	17
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1863
Birthplace: 	Illinois
Relation to head-of-household: 	Daughter
Father's name: 	Thomas
Father's birthplace: 	Illinois
Mother's name: 	Margaret
Mother's birthplace: 	Illinois
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Dressmaker
Marital Status: 	Single
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Female

Anna M. Allen
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	12
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1868
Birthplace: 	Oregon
Relation to head-of-household: 	Daughter
Father's name: 	Thomas
Father's birthplace: 	Illinois
Mother's name: 	Margaret
Mother's birthplace: 	Illinois
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Attending School
Marital Status: 	Single
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Female

Henry V. Allen
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	9
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1871
Birthplace: 	Oregon
Relation to head-of-household: 	Son
Father's name: 	Thomas
Father's birthplace: 	Illinois
Mother's name: 	Margaret
Mother's birthplace: 	Illinois
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Attending School
Marital Status: 	Single
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male

ohn T. Allen
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	6
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1874
Birthplace: 	Oregon
Relation to head-of-household: 	Son
Father's name: 	Thomas
Father's birthplace: 	Illinois
Mother's name: 	Margaret
Mother's birthplace: 	Illinois
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Attending School
Marital Status: 	Single
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male

George N. Allen
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	4
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1876
Birthplace: 	Oregon
Relation to head-of-household: 	Son
Father's name: 	Thomas
Father's birthplace: 	Illinois
Mother's name: 	Margaret
Mother's birthplace: 	Illinois
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Marital Status: 	Single
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male

Mary Walker
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	41
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1839
Birthplace: 	Missouri
Relation to head-of-household: 	Wife
Spouse's name: 	John L.
Father's birthplace: 	Virginia
Mother's birthplace: 	Virginia
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Keeping House
Marital Status: 	Married
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Female

	
Name 	Age
John L. Walker 	53
Mary Walker 	41
Robert E. Walker 	19
Martha J. Walker 	16
John W. Walker 	14
George Walker 	6
P. G. Crissman 	38
George Daugherty 	58
S. E. Mc Clure 	18

John L. Walker
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	53
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1827
Birthplace: 	Virginia
Relation to head-of-household: 	Self (Head)
Spouse's name: 	Mary
Father's birthplace: 	Virginia
Mother's birthplace: 	Virginia
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Farmer
Marital Status: 	Married
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male

Robert E. Walker
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	19
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1861
Birthplace: 	Oregon
Relation to head-of-household: 	Son
Father's name: 	John L.
Father's birthplace: 	Virginia
Mother's name: 	Mary
Mother's birthplace: 	Virginia
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Attending School
Marital Status: 	Single
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male

Martha J. Walker
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	16
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1864
Birthplace: 	Oregon
Relation to head-of-household: 	Daughter
Father's name: 	John L.
Father's birthplace: 	Virginia
Mother's name: 	Mary
Mother's birthplace: 	Virginia
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Attending School
Marital Status: 	Single
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Female

John W. Walker
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	14
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1866
Birthplace: 	Oregon
Relation to head-of-household: 	Son
Father's name: 	John L.
Father's birthplace: 	Virginia
Mother's name: 	Mary
Mother's birthplace: 	Virginia
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Attending School
Marital Status: 	Single
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male

Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	6
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1874
Birthplace: 	Oregon
Relation to head-of-household: 	Son
Father's name: 	John L.
Father's birthplace: 	Virginia
Mother's name: 	Mary
Mother's birthplace: 	Virginia
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Attending School
Marital Status: 	Single
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male

P. G. Crissman
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	38
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1842
Birthplace: 	Missouri
Relation to head-of-household: 	Brother-in-law
Father's birthplace: 	Virginia
Mother's birthplace: 	Virginia
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Cattle Dealer
Marital Status: 	Married
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male

George Daugherty
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	58
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1822
Birthplace: 	Delaware
Relation to head-of-household: 	Something other than a direct relationship (Other)
Father's birthplace: 	Ireland
Mother's birthplace: 	Ireland
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	Works On Farm
Marital Status: 	Widower
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male

	
Name 	Age
John L. Walker 	53
Mary Walker 	41
Robert E. Walker 	19
Martha J. Walker 	16
John W. Walker 	14
George Walker 	6
P. G. Crissman 	38
George Daugherty 	58
S. E. Mc Clure 	18


S. E. Mc Clure
Home in 1880: 	Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon
Age: 	18
Estimated birth year: 	abt 1862
Birthplace: 	Oregon
Relation to head-of-household: 	Something other than a direct relationship (Other)
Father's birthplace: 	Indiana
Mother's birthplace: 	Tennessee
Neighbors: 	View others on page
Occupation: 	School Teacher
Marital Status: 	Single
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male
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Name 	Age
John L. Walker 	53
Mary Walker 	41
Robert E. Walker 	19
Martha J. Walker 	16
John W. Walker 	14
George Walker 	6
P. G. Crissman 	38
George Daugherty 	58
S. E. Mc Clure 	18
	

William Joel Pengra
Birth:  dd mm 1857 - city, Lane, Oregon
Death:  date - city, Lane, Oregon
Spouse:  name surname

Stella Maria Pengra
Birth:  dd mm 1850 - Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Death:  date


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Avery Wert Pengra
Birth:  dd mm 1852 - Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Death:  date

Ella Velina Pengra
Birth:  dd mm 1855 - city, Oregon, USA
Death:  date - city, Oregon

George Bynon Pengra
Birth:  dd mm 1857 - city, Oregon, USA
Death:  date - city, Lane, Oregon


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Emma Belle Pengra
Birth:  dd mm 1860 - Lane, Oregon, USA
Death:  date

Anna Fidelia Pengra
Birth:  dd mm 1862 - city, Lane, Oregon
Death:  date - city, Alameda, California
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Bynon John Pengra
Birth:  dd mm 1823 - New York
Death:  date - city, Oregon
Spouse:  name surname

Billie Pengra
Birth:  dd mm 1856
Spouse:  name surname

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-|birthplace=Giles County, Virginia
-|birthdate=1802
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-|burial=[[Laurel Hill Cemetery]], [[Glenwood]]
-|family=[[Briggs, Betsey|Elizabeth Morris Briggs]] (wife), John Briggs (brother), Jacob Briggs (brother), Elias Briggs (brother), Elizabeth Briggs Bradley (sister), Nancy Briggs Lovelady (sister), Fanny Briggs Pruitt (sister), [[Briggs, Elias|Elias M. Briggs]]
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+[[Springfield]] was settled when [[Briggs, Elias M|Elias M.]] and [[Briggs, Mary|Mary Briggs]] and their family, including [[Briggs, Isaac|Isaac Briggs]] arrived in the winter of [[1848]] via the South Road. Isaac and [[Briggs, Betsey|Betsey Briggs]] had migrated from Iowa in [[1847]] along with  Elias with his wife Mary over the Applegate Trail. They had pioneered the Church of Christ in Iowa State and they were about to do the same thing again in for Springfield, Oregon. They first settled at [[Pleasant Hill]] and were charter members of that active church, then relocated to the Springfield area. Donation land claim records list their filing date on 640 acres as October [[1849]] (Geneaological Forum of Portland 1957):
-=History=
-Isaac Briggs was born 1802 in Giles County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Morris (1805-abt 1880) on [[March 23]], 1823 in Floyd County, Kentucky. They had one child [[Briggs, Elias |Elias M. Briggs]] born in 1824 in Floyd County, Kentucky. Isaac had 6 half brothers and sisters: John Briggs of Kentucky. Jacob Briggs of Kentucky. Elias Briggs of Schuyler County Illinois (b. 1798). Elizabeth (Briggs) Bradley of Floyd County Kentucky. Nancy (Briggs) Lovelady of Floyd County Kentucky. Fanny (Briggs) Pruitt of Kentucky.[http://genforum.genealogy.com/briggs/messages/3266.html] Isaac moved to Schuyler County, Illinois by 1830, and in 1840 he was in Iowa Territory and in 1846 was in Lee Co., Iowa.
+[Briggs] chose as the site of his dwelling a spot convenient to a [[Briggs' Spring|spring of water]] that sent up its bubbled with ceaseless energy. A portion of the prairie where stood this found in
+due time was fenced in the inclosure becoming known as the Spring-field - - hence the
+name of the town. Here for two years dwelt the Briggs family, the father and his
+belongings removing at the end of that time to a farm about a mile and a half from their
+original location. The father and son conducted the [[Springfield-Glenwood Ferry service|ferry]] where the fine bridge spans the Willamette…(Walling 1884:452).
-He, his wife [[Briggs, Betsey|Elizabeth "Betsey"]], Elias M. and [[Briggs, Mary|Mary Briggs]] decided to move westward in [[1847]] after they had pioneered the Church of Christ in Iowa.  The family planned to bring hives of bees but lost them when his wagon overturned in water.[http://www.oregonpioneers.com/1847.htm] They arrived in the winter of [[1848]] through the South Road (another name for the Applegate Trail) to [[Pleasant Hill]]. There, they were charter members of that [[Church of Christ (Pleasant Hill)|active church]], then relocated to the Springfield area. Donation land claim records list their filing date on 640 acres as October [[1849]]. (Geneaological Forum of Portland 1957):
+We do not know just when the church began meeting, but by [[1871]] the Springfield Church reported 60 members.  Early members included both Briggs families and Dr. [[Owsley, William M.|William M.]] and [[Owsley, Mariah|Mariah Owsley]].
-[Briggs] chose as the site of his dwelling a spot convenient to a [[Briggs' Spring|spring of water]] that sent up its bubbled with ceaseless energy. A portion of the prairie where stood this found in due time was fenced in the enclosure becoming known as the Spring-field - - hence the name of the town. Here for two years dwelt the Briggs family, the father and his belongings removing at the end of that time to a farm about a mile and a half from their original location. The father and son conducted the [[Springfield-Glenwood Ferry service|ferry]] where the fine bridge spans the Willamette. (Walling 1884:452).
+==1880s==
-'''Claim # 1430'''  Isaac Briggs of Lane County,  Born 1802 in Giles Co., Va.  Arrived in Oregon 1 Nov. 1847.  Settled claim 25 Oct. 1851.  Married Elizabeth Morris 23 Mar. 1823, Floyd County, Ky.  Affidavits: John Parks, Reuben R. Harper, Richard G. Hixon.[Geneological Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims abstacted by Geneological Forum of Portland, Oregon.  Vol. 1]
+Census shows the following people within the same household:
-We do not know just when the church began meeting, but by [[1871]] the Springfield Church reported 60 members.  Early members included both Briggs families and Dr. [[Owsley, William M.|William M.]] and [[Owsley, Mariah|Mariah Owsley]].
+Briggs, Elias M. aged 56. Born about 1824 in Kentucky. Residence: Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon.Spouse: Mary
-The greatest impetus to town growth was the water-powered sawmill and grist mill built by Elias Briggs in 1853-1854. Walling (1884:306) claimed the Springfield town site contained one of the best water-powers in the country. Elias and his father, Isaac, completed the digging of a millrace during the latter part of [[1852]]. In partnership with Jeremiah Driggs and Thomas Monteith, two Linn County millers who financed the enterprise, the brothers hired an experienced millwright from the East Coast to design and supervise construction of the mills. The grist mill was the first flouring mill in [[Lane County]], and the sawmill, which featured a sash saw, had the distinction of supplying the lumber for building the first county courthouse.
+Mary, aged 54. Mother's birthplace: Kentucky
-At the present time, his death is unknown and the tombstone on [[Laurel Hill Cemetery]] shows him buried alongside his wife "Betsey" and Robert Briggs. He is not listed in the 1880 US Census so it may be assumed he died before this census.
+Isaac R Briggs, aged 23. Relationship: Son. Estimated birth year: abt [[1857]]. Birthplace: Oregon. Farmer. Race: White. Gender: Male. Status: Single.
-==References==
+Abraham L Briggs, aged 13. Relationship: Son. Estimated birth year: abt [[1867]]. Birthplace: Oregon. Occupation: Attending School. Race: White. Gender: Male. Status: Single.
-{{reflist}}
+Charles W Briggs, aged 11. Relationship: Son. Estimated birth year: abt [[1869]]. Birthplace: Oregon. Occupation: Attending School. Race: White. Gender: Male. Status: Single.
+George E Briggs, aged 7. Relationship: Son. Estimated birth year: abt [[1873]]. Birthplace: Oregon. Occupation: Attending School. Race: White. Gender: Male. Status: Single.
+Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Coast Fork, Lane, Oregon; Roll: T9_1081; Family History Film: 1255081; Page: 265.2000; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 0740.
+=Contradictory information=
+The greatest impetus to town growth was the water-powered sawmill and grist mill built
+by Elias Briggs in 1853-1854. Walling (1884:306) claimed the Springfield townsite contained
+“one of the best water-powers in the country.” Briggs and his brother, Isaac, completed the
+digging of a millrace during the latter part of 1852. In partnership with Jeremiah Driggs and Thomas Monteith, two Linn County millers who financed the enterprise, the brothers
+hired an experienced millwright from the East Coast to design and supervise construction of the
+mills. The grist mill was the first flouring mill in [[Lane County]], and the sawmill, which featured a sash saw, had the distinction of supplying the lumber for building the first county courthouse.
+Some articles state that Isaac was Elias' brother. Others state he was Elias' son, uncle, and father. So far there is not a clear definitive as of yet.
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