Death of: Lawrence M. BRIGHAM Date: Thursday, January 22, 1976 Place: Veterans Hospital, Kansas City, MO Residence: 1546 Brush Creek Occupation: retired salesman for R. F. Bergstresser Realty Co. Military service: Army veteran of World War II Affiliations: member, Second Presbyterian Church Survivors: Wife: Irene MARTIN BRIGHAM, of the home Brother: Ralph T. BRIGHAM, Rogers, AR Services: Funeral - 11 a.m., January 26, Second Presbyterian Church Reference: "The Kansas City Times " (Missouri) Saturday, January 24, 1976 ====================================================== > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <SUSZH@aol.com> > To: <KansasCity-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 9:09 PM > Subject: Re: [KansasCity] Re: MARTIN~CANNON~BRIGHAM MARRIAGES > > > Irene Martin to E. Dowden Cannon? And ... a later marriage date of Irene > > Martin (Cannon) to Lawrence M. Brigham? > > Irene and E. Dowden were both 25 in the 1930 census with both giving age > at > > 1st marriage as 24. The census was taken May 10th. Irene was born April > 19, > > 1904, so she had just had her 25th birthday. Looks like the marriage date > would > > have been in 1929. > > > > I'm throwing in all clues which I hope are helpful for the next marriage. > > > > Irene's next husband was Lawrence Brigham who in the 1930 census, was > single, > > 28, living with his parents at 3406 Michigan. > > Frances Martin's obit in 1952 gives Irene's (Mrs. L. M. Brigham) address > as > > 3406 Michigan. That's staying in one place a long time! Maybe even longer. > > > > I don't see anyway to tell when they were married. An April 1941 letter > > refers to "Irene's tragedy". I don't find any E. or E.D. or Dowden Cannon > in any > > census or in the SSDI. Irene Brigham and Lawrence Brigham both are > listed. > > Irene died Dec. 1986 in KCMO 64110. Lawrence died Jan 1976 in KCMO 64110. > > > > All I know for sure is that the Brigham marriage took place after the 1930 > > census and before Frances's death in 1952 - an awfully long span of time! > A > > letter mentions "Irene's tragedy" in Apr. 1941, but don't know what that > was. It > > could have had something to do with husband Cannon and she married husband > > Brigham after that? > > If I had a day date of death for Irene or Lawrence maybe an obit would say > > something about children, but there is only the month for them in the > SSDI. > > That's all I have on them ... it doesn't look too promising does it? I'm > > hoping you can see something I'm missing. > > I was hoping the bride index was by name not date! > > > > Thanks