"They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary then, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them." —Laurence Binyon
Marion Fletcher Brisco was born the oldest in a family of nine children. His father, a farmer, was age 27 at his birth, his mother, only age 21. The family owned their farm near Springtown, Parker County, in north Texas. This was an arid, unforgiving area that was blazing hot in the summer and bitterly cold in the winter. It had to have been a life that required hard and demanding work to feed such a large family.
On the 1910 Census, at age 15, Marion is shown as "Laborer—Home farm".
Texas WWI records show Marion's induction, at age 22, into the 303rd Calvary (Army) at Weatherford, Parker County on May 1, 1918 . Probably due to his poor eyesight, he received an honorable discharge on January 31, 1919. At that time, the U.S.V.A. has a home address of Angleton, Brazoria County in south Texas, and shows him in the 18th Trench Mortar Battery at Camp Travis, near San Antonio, Texas.
The 1920 Census has the entire Briscoe family (parents, and siblings) living in Brazoria County, Texas, again farming.
Marion married Tennie Lee West on June 8, 1920 in Angleton, TX. They subsequently had four children, a son and three daughters. The third child, a daughter, Lois Jewel, sadly lived only one month.
Marion and his family rented a house in Angleton, continued to work on a farm and lived near Tennie's brother and his family and her sister and her family. Marion later found employment at a sulphur company in the area.
On August 12, 1932, at age 37, Marion died from injuries incurred in a hurricane in the Freeport, Texas area. He was attempting to take his family to a place of safety, an area schoolhouse. He had his 6-year old daughter, Emma Ruth, in his arms, when the side of the school and part of the brick chimney fell on him, fracturing his skull. The only thing Ruth remembers was her father saying "Keep your head down", as the wind blew gravel into their faces. She was not harmed in the incident, nor was the rest of his family. Marion lived several hours after the accident.
After Marion's death, the Brisco family were very supportive to Tennie and her children in every way. Tennie later remarried and moved from the Angleton area.
Years later, when the Briscos held family reunions in the Brazoria area, Marion and Tennie's children were always invited and welcomed as part of the family. At the earlier reunions, Marion's mother, brothers and sisters were always in attendance.
And his adult children were always introduced with the phrase, "These are Marion's kids".
"They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary then, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them." —Laurence Binyon
Marion Fletcher Brisco was born the oldest in a family of nine children. His father, a farmer, was age 27 at his birth, his mother, only age 21. The family owned their farm near Springtown, Parker County, in north Texas. This was an arid, unforgiving area that was blazing hot in the summer and bitterly cold in the winter. It had to have been a life that required hard and demanding work to feed such a large family.
On the 1910 Census, at age 15, Marion is shown as "Laborer—Home farm".
Texas WWI records show Marion's induction, at age 22, into the 303rd Calvary (Army) at Weatherford, Parker County on May 1, 1918 . Probably due to his poor eyesight, he received an honorable discharge on January 31, 1919. At that time, the U.S.V.A. has a home address of Angleton, Brazoria County in south Texas, and shows him in the 18th Trench Mortar Battery at Camp Travis, near San Antonio, Texas.
The 1920 Census has the entire Briscoe family (parents, and siblings) living in Brazoria County, Texas, again farming.
Marion married Tennie Lee West on June 8, 1920 in Angleton, TX. They subsequently had four children, a son and three daughters. The third child, a daughter, Lois Jewel, sadly lived only one month.
Marion and his family rented a house in Angleton, continued to work on a farm and lived near Tennie's brother and his family and her sister and her family. Marion later found employment at a sulphur company in the area.
On August 12, 1932, at age 37, Marion died from injuries incurred in a hurricane in the Freeport, Texas area. He was attempting to take his family to a place of safety, an area schoolhouse. He had his 6-year old daughter, Emma Ruth, in his arms, when the side of the school and part of the brick chimney fell on him, fracturing his skull. The only thing Ruth remembers was her father saying "Keep your head down", as the wind blew gravel into their faces. She was not harmed in the incident, nor was the rest of his family. Marion lived several hours after the accident.
After Marion's death, the Brisco family were very supportive to Tennie and her children in every way. Tennie later remarried and moved from the Angleton area.
Years later, when the Briscos held family reunions in the Brazoria area, Marion and Tennie's children were always invited and welcomed as part of the family. At the earlier reunions, Marion's mother, brothers and sisters were always in attendance.
And his adult children were always introduced with the phrase, "These are Marion's kids".
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