Margaret L. Faith

1866 - 1948

• Born	Feb 1866	Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Died	13 Jan 1948	Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I26	Clancy
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2007

  
  

  Father	Balthazaar "Balthus" Faith,   b. 28 Apr 1811, Germany ,   d. 14 Apr 1878, Sangamon County, Illinois
  Mother	Emily Gordon,   b. abt. 1824, Maryland ,   d. 07 Nov 1897
  Married	16 Aug 1851	Maryland
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Eugene B. Briggs,   b. Jul 1862, Illinois ,   d. 20 Jan 1917, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
  Married	13 Sep 1897	Sangamon County, Illinois   [2]
  Children	1. Helen Inez Briggs,   b. 19 Aug 1904, Illinois ,   d. Dec 1969
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2007
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1870 IL Census: Wallace Faith (Head) Enumeration Date: 2 Jul 1870 Page: 4 Location: Sacket, Sangamon County, Illinois Dwelling #133 1. Wallace - age 56?, born in Berne, Bavaria, real estate $4000, personal estate $600, parents of foreign birth 2. Emiline - age 34, born in Maryland 3. Joseph - age 17, born in Maryland 4. John - age 15, born in Maryland 5. Rose A. - age 11, born in Maryland 6. George - age 8, born in Illinois 7. Margaret - age 2, born in Illinois Note: I think "Wallace" is a misrepresentation of his name - he may have been nicknamed Balthus.
  		1880 IL Census: Emily Faith (Head) Enumeration Date: 15 Jun 1880 Enumeration District: 216 Page: 13 Location: Salisbury Township, Sangamon County, Illinois Dwelling #119 1. Emily - age 56, born in Maryland 2. Joseph - age 26, born in Maryland, married 3. Mary A. - age 23, born in Mass, married 4. John H. - age 23, son, born in Maryland 5. Agnes - age 21, daughter, born in Illinois 6. G.H. - age 18, son, born in Illinois 7. Margaret - age 14, daughter, born in Illinois
  		1900 IL Census: Eugene & Margaret Briggs Enumeration Date: 1 Jun 1900 Enumeration District: 98 Sheet: 6B Location: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Dwelling #1917 South 8th Street 1. Eugene - Head, age 37, married 2 years, Day Laborer 2. Margaret - wife, age 34, married 2 years, no children. Link to full image.
  		1910 IL Census: Eugene B. & Margaret Briggs Enumeration Date: 23 Apr 1910 Enumeration District: 129 Sheet: 14A Location: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Dwelling #307 Reynolds St. 1. Eugene B. - age 47, born in Illinois, parents born in Massachussetts, married 12 years 2. Margaret - wife, age 44, married 12 years, mother of 1 child, 1 child still living 3. Helen J? - daughter, age 5 Link to full image.
  		1920 IL Census: Margaret L. Briggs Enumeration Date: 7 Jan 1920 Enumeration District: 128 Sheet: 7B Location: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Dwelling #1102 N. 8th Rd 1. Margaret L. Briggs - age 52, widowed, dressmaker 2. Helen - daughter, age 15 3. John Faith - brother, age 63, widowed 4. Joseph Faith - brother, age 65, widowed Link to full image.
  		1930 IL Census: Margaret L. Briggs Enumeration Date: not provided Enumeration District: 21 Sheet: 2A Location: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Dwelling #1508 Moffett Avenue 1. Margaret L. - Head, age 60, widowed, married at 30, dressmaker 2. Helen - daughter, age 25, bookkeeper Link to full image.
  		Newspaper Obituary: Joseph Faith Published in the State Journal Springfield, Illinois Wednesday, 28 Sep 1921 Pg. 12, col. 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Illinois Statewide Death Index: 1916-1950, Illinois State Archives, (http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/idphdeathsrch.html). Cert #3855 [S1] Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900, (Ancestry.com).