Clarissa Jane Briscoe

1825 - 1895  (69 years)

• Name	Clarissa Jane Briscoe  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	27 Aug 1825	Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA   [1, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1860	Waterproof, Tensas, Louisiana, USA   [4]
  Burial	1895	Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA   [1, 5]
  Death	7 Jul 1895	Lamont, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I61574	Rountree Family | Crockett Family, Pickens, John Woods_Elizabeth_____
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	General Parmenas Briscoe,   b. 23 Jan 1784, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Dec 1850, Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Margaret Polly Montgomery,   b. 5 Feb 1794, Kentucky, USA d. 15 May 1845, Rodney, Jefferson, Mississippi, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Nov 1809	Adams County, Mississippi, USA   [2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F29563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry Faulk Shaifer,   b. 8 Apr 1820, Mississippi, USA d. 2 Nov 1904 (Age 84 years)
  Children	> 1. Mary Elizabeth Shaifer,   b. 28 Apr 1846, Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA d. 23 Feb 1923, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Henry Frazer Shaifer,   b. 3 Dec 1848, Mississippi, USA d. 25 Jan 1899 (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Kate Briscoe Shaifer,   b. 24 Jul 1849, Mississippi, USA d. 24 May 1935 (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Sallie Ann Shaifer,   b. 1852, Mississippi, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 5. William Parmenas Shaifer,   b. 1855, Mississippi, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 6. Clara Henrietta Shaifer,   b. 10 Dec 1857, Louisiana, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 7. Henry Leigh Shaifer,   b. 4 Dec 1866, Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA d. 11 Feb 1922, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F38720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Aug 1825 - Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1860 - Waterproof, Tensas, Louisiana, USA Burial - 1895 - Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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