Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, October 31, 1913, p. 2. NOTE: The information below was abbreviated from the original as noted by the ellipsis. FUNERAL MRS. HENRY BRISCOE .Mrs. Martha Bowles Briscoe, wife of William Henry Briscoe, was born October 15, 1858, at Orleans and died October 26, aged 55, after an illness of 22 months during which time she bore her suffering with patience. She goes to meet three daughters already passed to the great beyond.