Following Our Ancestors Footprints: Voss and Reid Families

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Walter Adelbert Goodwin

M, #10603, b. 22 March 1857, d. 14 May 1934

Family: Harriet Minerva ("Hattie") Briggs (b. 23 July 1861, d. 14 December 1943)

Lester Sidney Goodwin (b. 6 June 1885, d. 29 March 1974)

Walter A Goodwin

Biography

Birth: Walter Adelbert Goodwin was born on 22 March 1857 in Douglas Township, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.^1,2
Marriage: He and Harriet Minerva ("Hattie") Briggs were married on 21 August 1884 in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.¹
Divorce: Walter Adelbert Goodwin and Harriet Minerva ("Hattie") Briggs were divorced in 1885.³
Death: Walter Adelbert Goodwin died on 14 May 1934 at age 77 in Nelson, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States.²
Burial: He was buried at Kinkead Cemetery+ in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States.²

Person Source: Walter Adelbert Goodwin had sources that helped establish his name.^1,2

Last Edited: 1 April 2017

Citations

[S1174] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, , , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Textual Records. Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–37. Microfilm. Record Group 048. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, p. 9-09; Bremer County
[S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 1 April 2017; Walter Adelbert Goodwin; 98043465; Kinkead Cemetery; Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota; Peggy; maintained by Nebord; Peggy, no. 47220891
[S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 1 April 2017; Frederick Winifred "Fred" Fee; 36831419; Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Covina Hills); Covina, Los Angeles County, California; syandee; maintained by Nebord; Kathryn Maxwell, no. 47770246

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Alfred Ezra Westervelt

M, #10606, b. 12 March 1866, d. 14 September 1955

Family: Nellie Jane Briggs (b. 22 November 1864, d. 30 October 1937)

Seth Briggs Westervelt (b. 20 November 1891, d. 1 November 1959)
Ezra J Westervelt (b. 13 February 1894, d. 8 January 1895)
Anna Edith Westervelt (b. 12 January 1898, d. 14 November 1971)
Roy Alfred Westervelt (b. 4 April 1903, d. 3 October 1973)

Biography

Birth: Alfred Ezra Westervelt was born on 12 March 1866 in Bremer County, Iowa, United States.^1,2
Marriage: He and Nellie Jane Briggs were married on 21 September 1889 in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.¹
Death: Alfred Ezra Westervelt died on 14 September 1955 at age 89 at Cedar Valley Hospital in Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, United States.²
Burial: He was buried on 16 September 1955 at Willow Lawn CemeteryG +, in Plainfield, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.²

Person Source: Alfred Ezra Westervelt had sources that helped establish his name.^1,2

Last Edited: 2 April 2017

Citations

[S1174] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, , , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Textual Records. Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–37. Microfilm. Record Group 048. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, p. 9-114; Bremer County
[S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 2 April 2017; Alfred Ezra Westervelt; 69484537; Willow Lawn Cemetery; Plainfield, Bremer County, Iowa; Louis; Louis, no. 47156311

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Elmer George Briggs

M, #10609, b. 23 January 1872, d. 9 December 1960

Parents

Father: Seth Perkins Briggs (b. 4 February 1832, d. 17 October 1904)
Mother: Minerva Hannah Pratt (b. 19 October 1837, d. 10 March 1910)

Family: Mary Anna Fiene (b. 1878, d. 1962)

George Merle Briggs (b. 18 March 1904)
Ralph Edward Briggs (b. 11 November 1905)
Alice Elizabeth Briggs (b. 10 July 1912)
Lester Elmer Briggs (b. 27 July 1914)
Donald Earl Briggs (b. 19 October 1918)

Biography

Birth: Elmer George Briggs was born on 23 January 1872 in Horton, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.^1,2,3
Marriage: He and Mary Anna Fiene were married on 14 July 1903 in Fredericka, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.¹
Death: Elmer George Briggs died on 9 December 1960 at age 88 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States.^2,3
Burial: He was buried at Canby City Cemetery in Canby, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States.²

Person Source: Elmer George Briggs had sources that helped establish his name.^1,2

Last Edited: 2 April 2017

Citations

[S1174] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, , , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Textual Records. Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–37. Microfilm. Record Group 048. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, p. 9-145
[S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 2 April 2017; Elmer George Briggs; 138841786; Canby City Cemetery; Canby, Yellow Medicine County, Montana; L Nystrom; [no marker photograph]
[S139] "Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing the Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN, 2 April 2017; entry for Elmer George Briggs (1960); Yellow Medicine County. Certificate no. 020963

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Mary Anna Fiene

F, #10610, b. 1878, d. 1962

Family: Elmer George Briggs (b. 23 January 1872, d. 9 December 1960)

George Merle Briggs (b. 18 March 1904)
Ralph Edward Briggs (b. 11 November 1905)
Alice Elizabeth Briggs (b. 10 July 1912)
Lester Elmer Briggs (b. 27 July 1914)
Donald Earl Briggs (b. 19 October 1918)

Biography

Birth: Mary Anna Fiene was born in 1878 in Republic, Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States.^1,2
Marriage: Elmer George Briggs and Mary Anna Fiene were married on 14 July 1903 in Fredericka, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.¹
Death: She died in 1962 at age ~84.²
Burial: She was buried at Canby City Cemetery in Canby, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States.²

Person Source: Mary Anna Fiene had sources that helped establish her name.^1,2

Last Edited: 2 April 2017

Citations

[S1174] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, , , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Textual Records. Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–37. Microfilm. Record Group 048. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, p. 9-145
[S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 2 April 2017; Mary Anna (Fiene) Briggs; 138841790; Canby City Cemetery; Canby, Yellow Medicine County, Montana; L Nystrom; [no marker photograph]

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Myrtle N ("Myrtie") Briggs

F, #10613, b. 5 May 1874, d. 1948

Parents

Father: Seth Perkins Briggs (b. 4 February 1832, d. 17 October 1904)
Mother: Minerva Hannah Pratt (b. 19 October 1837, d. 10 March 1910)

Myrtie N (Briggs) Fiene

Biography

Birth: Myrtle N ("Myrtie") Briggs was born on 5 May 1874 in Horton, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.^1,2
Marriage: Frederick Wilhelm Fiene and Myrtle N ("Myrtie") Briggs were married on 17 February 1897 in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.¹
Death: She died in 1948 at age ~74.²
Burial: She was buried at Greenwood CemeteryG +, in Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States.²

Person Source: Myrtle N ("Myrtie") Briggs had sources that helped establish her name.^1,2

Last Edited: 2 April 2017

Citations

[S1174] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, , , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Textual Records. Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–37. Microfilm. Record Group 048. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, p. 9-156
[S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 2 April 2017; Myrtie N Fiene; 99686585; Greenwood Cemetery; Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa; Hooked On Family; Hooked On Family, no. 47448897

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Frederick Wilhelm Fiene

M, #10614, b. 13 January 1876, d. 4 September 1945

Biography

Birth: Frederick Wilhelm Fiene was born on 13 January 1876 in Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States.^1,2
Marriage: He and Myrtle N ("Myrtie") Briggs were married on 17 February 1897 in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.¹
Death: Frederick Wilhelm Fiene died of injuries received in an automobile accident on 4 September 1945 at age 69 in Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States.²
Burial: He was buried at Greenwood CemeteryG +, in Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States.²

Person Source: Frederick Wilhelm Fiene had sources that helped establish his name.^1,2

Last Edited: 2 April 2017

Citations

[S1174] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, , , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Textual Records. Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–37. Microfilm. Record Group 048. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, p. 9-156
[S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 2 April 2017; Frederick Wilhelm Fiene; 99686611; Greenwood Cemetery; Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa; Hooked On Family; Hooked On Family, no. 47448897

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Ernest W Briggs

M, #10615, b. 18 July 1876, d. 6 August 1960

Parents

Father: Seth Perkins Briggs (b. 4 February 1832, d. 17 October 1904)
Mother: Minerva Hannah Pratt (b. 19 October 1837, d. 10 March 1910)

Family: Pearl A Hill (b. 12 November 1883, d. 19 June 1961)

Harold William Briggs (b. 20 March 1903, d. 25 October 1988)
Elwin Briggs (b. 27 July 1910)

Biography

Birth: Ernest W Briggs was born on 18 July 1876 in Horton, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.^1,2
Marriage: He and Pearl A Hill were married on 21 February 1902 in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.¹
Death: Ernest W Briggs died on 6 August 1960 at age 84 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States.²
Burial: He was buried on 8 August 1960 at Horton CemeteryG +, in Horton, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.²

Person Source: Ernest W Briggs had sources that helped establish his name.¹

Last Edited: 2 April 2017

Citations

[S1174] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, , , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Textual Records. Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–37. Microfilm. Record Group 048. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, p. 9-149; Bremer County
[S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 2 April 2017; Ernest W Briggs; 63224044; Horton Cemetery; Horton, Bremer County, Iowa; Louis; Louis, no. 47156311

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Pearl A Hill

F, #10616, b. 12 November 1883, d. 19 June 1961

Family: Ernest W Briggs (b. 18 July 1876, d. 6 August 1960)

Harold William Briggs (b. 20 March 1903, d. 25 October 1988)
Elwin Briggs (b. 27 July 1910)

Biography

Birth: Pearl A Hill was born on 12 November 1883 in Horton, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.^1,2
Marriage: Ernest W Briggs and Pearl A Hill were married on 21 February 1902 in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.¹
Death: She died on 19 June 1961 at age 77 in Plainfield, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.²
Burial: She was buried on 21 June 1961 at Horton CemeteryG +, in Horton, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.²

Person Source: Pearl A Hill had sources that helped establish her name.¹

Last Edited: 2 April 2017

Citations

[S1174] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, , , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Textual Records. Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–37. Microfilm. Record Group 048. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, p. 9-149; Bremer County
[S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 2 April 2017; Pearl A (Hill) Briggs; 63224045; Horton Cemetery; Horton, Bremer County, Iowa; Louis; Louis, no. 47156311

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Fred W Stickman

M, #10619, b. about 1869

Biography

Birth: Fred W Stickman was born about 1869 in Butler County, Iowa, United States.¹
Marriage: He and Maude Jennie Briggs were married on 6 October 1904 in Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.¹

Person Source: Fred W Stickman had sources that helped establish his name.¹

Last Edited: 28 March 2017

Citations

[S1174] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, , , ; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Textual Records. Iowa Department of Public Health. Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–37. Microfilm. Record Group 048. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, p. 9-36

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Henry Edwin Lovejoy

M, #10622, b. 23 March 1885, d. April 1968

Parents

Father: William C Lovejoy (b. 19 February 1853, d. 28 January 1936)
Mother: Elizabeth R Briggs (b. about 1858, d. 9 March 1945)

Biography

Birth: Henry Edwin Lovejoy was born on 23 March 1885 in Polk Township, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.¹
Marriage: He and Tressa Marie Cox were married on 26 November 1913 in Glasgow, Valley County, Montana, United States.²
Death: Henry Edwin Lovejoy died in April 1968 at age 83.³

Person Source: Henry Edwin Lovejoy had sources that helped establish his name.¹

Last Edited: 28 March 2017

Citations

[S71] "Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records, 28 March 2017; entry for Henry Edwin Lovejoy (1885); Bremer County. FHL film no. 1577928
[S341] "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed ); Citing County Clerks and County Courthouses throughout Montana, 31 March 2017; p. 118, no. 1390 for Harry E Lovejoy and Tressa Cox (1913); Valley County. "Marriage Records, 1893-1957;" image 853/1036
[S25] Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ), , , Last residence listed: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, 28 March 2017; Harry Lovejoy; 527-82-7598; 1964

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Ernest Mitchell Lovejoy

M, #10623, b. 5 May 1892, d. 13 December 1968

Parents

Father: William C Lovejoy (b. 19 February 1853, d. 28 January 1936)
Mother: Elizabeth R Briggs (b. about 1858, d. 9 March 1945)

Biography

Birth: Ernest Mitchell Lovejoy was born on 5 May 1892 in Horton, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.¹
Death: He died on 13 December 1968 at age 76 in Phillips County, Montana, United States.²

Person Source: Ernest Mitchell Lovejoy had sources that helped establish his name.¹

Last Edited: 1 April 2017

Citations

[S71] "Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records, 28 March 2017; entry for Ernst Mitchell Lovejoy (1892); Bremer County. FHL film no. 1034273
[S134] "Montana, Death Index, 1868-2011," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics, Helena, Montana, 1 April 2017; entry for Ernest M Lovejoy (1968); Phillips County

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Gladys Helen Lovejoy

F, #10624, b. 15 May 1894, d. 1 July 1987

Parents

Father: William C Lovejoy (b. 19 February 1853, d. 28 January 1936)
Mother: Elizabeth R Briggs (b. about 1858, d. 9 March 1945)

Biography

Birth: Gladys Helen Lovejoy was born on 15 May 1894 in Polk Township, Bremer County, Iowa, United States.¹
Marriage: William Winfred Moore and Gladys Helen Lovejoy were married on 6 January 1911 in Malta, Valley County, Montana, United States.²
Death: She died on 1 July 1987 at age 93 at Salsbury Baptist Home in Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, United States.³
Burial: She was buried on 3 July 1987 at Park CemeteryG +, in Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa, United States.³

Person Source: Gladys Helen Lovejoy had sources that helped establish her name.¹

Last Edited: 1 April 2017

Citations

[S71] "Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records, 28 March 2017; entry for Gladys Helen Lovejoy (1894); Bremer County. FHL film no. 1577928
[S341] "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed ); Citing County Clerks and County Courthouses throughout Montana, 28 March 2017; p. 153, no. 782, entry for W W Moore and Gladys H Lovejoy (1911); Valley County (image 699/1036)
[S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 1 April 2017; Gladys Helen (Lovejoy) Moore; 100424640; Park Cemetery; Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa; DM Scott; [no marker photograph]

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William Winfred Moore

M, #10625, b. 16 December 1884, d. December 1956

Biography

Birth: William Winfred Moore was born on 16 December 1884 in Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa, United States.^1,2
Marriage: He and Gladys Helen Lovejoy were married on 6 January 1911 in Malta, Valley County, Montana, United States.¹
Death: William Winfred Moore died in December 1956 at age ~72 in Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa, United States.²
Burial: He was buried on 12 December 1956 at Park CemeteryG +, in Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa, United States.²

Person Source: William Winfred Moore had sources that helped establish his name.^1,2

Last Edited: 1 April 2017

Citations

[S341] "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed ); Citing County Clerks and County Courthouses throughout Montana, 28 March 2017; p. 153, no. 782, entry for W W Moore and Gladys H Lovejoy (1911); Valley County (image 699/1036)
[S29] Find a Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for , Find A Grave Memorial # , citing , 1 April 2017; William Winfred Moore; 100423558; Park Cemetery; Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa; DM Scott; [no marker photograph]