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- | 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. | + | He married Elizabeth Morris (1805-abt 1880) on March 23, 1823 in Floyd County, Kentucky. They had one child Elias 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. 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] |
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+ | He, his wife [[Briggs, Betsey|Elizabeth "Betsey"]], [[Briggs, Elias|Elias M.]] and [[Briggs, Mary|Mary Briggs]] originally had lived in Iowa but decided to move westward in [[1847]] after they had pioneered the Church of Christ in Iowa. 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): | ||
[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). | [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). | ||
- | + | 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]]. He is not listed in the 1880 US Census. | |
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- | 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]]. | + | |
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. | 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. | ||
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