Theodore Lewis Briggs 1888-1978
Born: July 2, 1888 in
Died: October 13, 1978
in Plymouth, Wisconsin.
Buried in Wildwood Cemetery, American
Legion Post 83 Prescott-Bayens Plot, Sect 16, lot 48.
Spouse: Never married
Children: None
Father’s name: Theodore
Wood Briggs Birth
place:
Mother’s name: Leona Suberville (Dane)
Briggs Birth place:
Siblings: Cornelia
Spaulding (Briggs) Burch
J. Fred Briggs
Jeremiah Briggs
(aka: Jay)
Mary
Elizabeth (Briggs) Brooks
In 1906, the Appleton City
Directory notes him as a student living at 779 Lawrence St. Later he became a clerk at A. Galpin’s & Sons in Appleton. Ted moved to Sheboygan, Wisconsin in 1922.
Served in the US Army, 32nd
Red Arrow Division, 107th Supply Train, Sanitary
Squad #1 during WWI. His troopship, SS Tuscania, was torpedoed by German U-boat UB-77 on the
evening of February 5, 1918. Please e-mail me if you
like more details regarding this incident.
I have a couple newspaper articles which include Ted’s firsthand
recounting of the night.
Hometown articles published upon the
death of Ted Briggs: (Left) Plymouth Review, October 19, 1978 and
(Right) Sheboygan Press, October 13,
1978.
Photo from SS Tuscania-An
American History website by Steve Schwartz.
February 7, 1918 frontpage
from The New York Times
Left: Ted with his mother Leona in Highland Park,
Appleton, upon his return home from WWI.
Right: 1941
photo with (L - R) family friend A. P. Ryan of Neenah, Ted, sisters Caroline
(Briggs) Mathie and Ina (Briggs) Neller.
Photos generously shared by Krisy Brue, Granddaughter of Ina (Briggs) Neller. She may be
contacted at: krisbrue@mhtc.net
Photo at top of page found amongst papers of Frances Kowald, daughter of
Ted’s sister Mae (Briggs) Brooks.
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