John Briles (b.6 Feb,1816)married Mary Bollibaugh 15 Dec. 1839 in Shelby Co., Indiana (I have the indiana Marriages, 1802 - 1892 from Ancestry with this information). Mary died 17 Mar 1845. THey had 2 children: Jesse b. 1842 in Shelby Co., Indiana and Susannah b. 10 Dec 1843 in Selby Co., Indiana. Then John married Mary Jane Michael 8 March 1846 (I have the marriage license/certificate for that) in Shelby Co., Indiana. Their children were: (1)Jakob (b. 28 Feb 1849 - Shelbly Co, d. 5 March 1922 - Jasper Co., Missouri, m. Mary Tallman 29 Sept 1872 - Pawnee Co.,Nebraska (I have a copy of that page in the register in Pawnee Co.)Mary Tallman died in 1911 and Jacob remarried to a Carrie. (2) John (Jr), b. 8 Oct 1852 in Pawnee Co., Nebr.-d. 5 Dec 1923 in Wessington Springs, Jerauld Co., SD. (inf. from death cert). John, Jr. married Mira Aphelia Scofield 1 Oct 1877 in Pawnee Co., Nebr. Mira's death cert. finds her in Clark Co. Washington(b. 28 July 1860-Oswego Co., NY. d.2 Nov. 1948).(3) Clarinda-b. 11 Mar 1855 in Iowa, d. 23 Apr 1906 m. 15 Jan 1871 to Robert W. Cooper. (4) Hulda L. Briles - b. 8 Nov 1856 in Iowa d. before 1886, m. 6 July 1875 to Uriah B. Sawyer (I have a copy of the page in the registry of their marriage) (5) Samuel A. Briles b. 8 Feb 1859 in Nebr. d. bef 1956 m. 4 March 1889 in Hamilton Co., Iowa to Rose V. Russel.
Mary Jane Michael died between Feb 1859 and Sept 1861. John Briles sr. then married, on 8 Sept 1861, Ann Reed b. 13 Mar 1837 in England, d. 16 Nov 1911 in Pawnee Co., Nebr. They had 4 children: (1) Sarah b. 8 June 1862 in Madison Co., Iowa, d. 23 March 1931 in Smith Co., Kansas m. 6 July 1878 in Pawnee Co. Nebr to Fred A. Maddocks. (2) Mary Elizabeth b. 6 Feb 1864 in Pawnee Co,Nebr. (3) George Briles b. 23 Oct 1867, d. bef. 1870 in Nebr. (4) Nora Louisa Briles b. 4 July 1870 in Pawnee Co Nebr d. in Clay Co.,Missouri, m. 14 March 1885 in Pawnee Co., Nebr to Samuel W. Poteet.
John Sr. died 8 Nov 1892 in Pawnee Co., Nebraska.
John Briles jr. and Mira Scofield had 7 children: (1) Lida Lucinda b. 5 Mar 1879 in Nebr. d. 2 Feb. 1962 in Washington Co., Oregon, m. 8 May 1898 in Templeton SD to Charles F. VanBrunt (2) Vesta f. b. 18 March 1881 in Pawnee City, Nebr, d. 1963, m. 23 Apr 1899 to Joseph M. Hunt (3) Jack b. 13 Mar 1882 in SD or Nebr, d. 5 Oct 1927 in Wasco Co Oregon, m. 24 Dec. 1908 in Codington Co SD to Anna Gollnick (4) May b. 3 Mar 1883 in Pawnee Co., d. abt 11 Dec 1953 in Jerauld Co., SD, m. 1 June 1902 to Robert Phinney (5) Josephine F. b. 19 Aug. 1887 in Pawnee City, Nebr. d. 18 Aug 1974 in Miller,Hand Co., SD, m. 6 Dec 1903 in Jerauld Co., SD to J. Ross Rumelhart (6) Maggie Angeline b. 21 Sept 1890 in Nebr, d. 15 Apr 1943 in Marion Co., Oregon, m. 8 Aug 1909 in Jerauld Co., SD to Willard S. McLoud. (7) Dewey Sylvester b. 25 June 1898 in SD, d. July 1966 in Marion Co Oregon, m . 11 Jan 1917 in Day Co, SD to Bertha L Leimkuhl.