Brief Life History of William
When William Briscoe was born on 31 July 1926, in Foster, Fort Bend, Texas, United States, his father, Andrew Clyde Briscoe Sr., was 29 and his mother, Amelia Moody, was 26. He lived in Justice Precinct 5, Fort Bend, Texas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 April 1980, in Richmond, Fort Bend, Texas, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Briscoe Cemetery, Fort Bend, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Will Briscoe in household of Andrew Briscoe, "United States Census, 1930"
- Will Briscoe, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- Will Briscoe, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
Parents and Siblings
1897–1980 Male
1900–1976 Female
Siblings (5)
1922–1992 Male
1924–2011 Male
1926–1980 Male
1926–2011 Male
1928–2006 Female
World Events (8)
1927
Age 1
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Age 3
1941
Age 15
Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from any of various places so named, including Briscoe in Hutton Mulgrave and Briscoe in Romaldkirk (both North Yorkshire), Brisco Rigg in Stainburn (Yorkshire), or Brisco in Saint Cuthbert Without and Briscoe in Saint John Beckermet (both Cumberland). Briscoe in Saint John Beckermet is named with Old Norse Bretaskógr ‘wood of the Britons’ (see Brett ). Brisco in Cumberland and Briscoe in North Yorkshire are named with Old Norse birki ‘birch’ + skógr ‘wood’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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