1828 Birth:2416,2902,2375 Birth year of 1828 estimated based on age of 22 years in 1850 census enumeration; birth place of Licking County Ohio taken from his parents residence in that location in the 1820 and 1830 enumerations.

1830 U.S. Census:2375
Licking County, Ohio (Burlington Township)
Head of Family •• Arthur Briggs
Males under 5 •• 1 << son Asa, about age 2
Males 5-10 •• 1 << son Harrison, about age 8
Males 30-40 •• 1 << Arthur, about age 37
Females under 5 •• 1 << daughter Samantha, born about 1825
Females 10-15 •• 1 << daughter Waty, born about 1820
Females 30-40 •• 1 << wife Mary "Polly," about age 32

1840 U.S. Census:2108
Licking County, Ohio (Burlington Township)
Head of Household •• Arthur Briggs
Males 5-10 •• 1 << son William P., about age 9
Males 10-15 •• 1 << son Asa, about age 12
Males 15-20 •• 1 << son Harrison, about age 18
Males 40-50 •• 1 << Arthur, about age 47
Females under 5 •• 2 << daughter Naoma, about age 3, and one other
Females 15-20 •• 1 << daughter Samantha, born about 1825, later married William Paul
Females 20-30 •• 1 << daughter Waty born about 1820, later married Nelson Daily
Females 40-50 •• 1 << wife Mary "Polly," about age 42

1850 U.S. Census:
Knox County, Ohio (Miller Township)
Enumerated 28 August 1850
Nelson Dailey2909 •• 35, male, farmer, born in New York
Waity •• 30, female, born in Ohio << daughter of Arthur & Mary Briggs
Mary S. •• 6, female, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Prudence •• 3, female, born in Ohio
Eliza •• 9 months, female, born in Ohio
. . . (Two intervening households)
Arthur Briggs2416 •• 57, male, farmer, real estate value $700, born in Massachusetts
Mary •• 52, female, born in Vermont
Harrison •• 23, male, farmer, born in Ohio << actually age 28
Asa •• 22, male, farmer, born in Ohio
William P. •• 19, male, farmer, born in Ohio
Naoma •• 13, female, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
William Paul •• 59, male, farmer, real estate value $3,000, born in Pennsylvania
Jane •• 59, female, born in Virginia
William Paul2940 •• 24, male, farmer, born in Virginia
Samantha •• 23, female, born in Ohio << daughter of Arthur & Mary Briggs
Waity •• 2, female, born in Ohio


1860 U.S. Census (Extended Briggs Family):
Johnson County, Iowa (Washington Township, Frank Pierce Post Office)
Enumerated 29 June 1860
Nelson Dalby (i.e. Daily)2906 •• 41, male, farmer, born in Ohio
Wattie •• 38, female, born in Ohio
Mary •• 15, female, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Prudence •• 13, female, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Eliza •• 12, female, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Eldridge •• 6, male, born in Iowa
Arthur Briggs2907 •• 61, male, farmer, born in Massachusetts
Polly •• 62, female, born in Vermont
Asa Briggs2908 •• 33, male, farmer, born in Ohio
Margaret •• 28, female, born in Ohio
Gilbert •• 9, male, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Julius •• 5, male, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Mary •• 3, female, born in Iowa
Elizabeth •• 1 female, born in Iowa
William P. Briggs, son of Arthur and brother to Nattie Daily and Asa Briggs, enumerated six dwellings after the extended Briggs family. Minerva Randell, to become Asa's wife in 1867, was age 20 and living with her parents in the household immediately preceding the Nelson Daily household.

1867 Marriage:2914 Asa Briggs married Minerva Randell in Johnson County, Iowa on 12 December 1867.

1870 U.S. Census:2916
Johnson County, Iowa (Washington Township, Frank Pierce Post Office)
Enumerated 5 July 1870
Asa Briggs •• 43, male, white, farm laborer, real estate value $400, personal property value $300, born in Ohio, male citizen over the age of 21
Minerva E. •• 32, female, white, keeping house, born in Michigan
Julius •• 15, male, white, born in Ohio << son of Asa and first wife Margaret
Hannah Randell, mother of Minerva, enumerated in immediately preceding household. Eve Fry Patterson and her son Bruce, both from Licking County, Ohio, were enumerated as the third following household.

1880 U.S. Census:2917
Johnson County, Iowa (Washington Township)
Enumerated 17 & 18 June 1880
Asa Briggs •• white, male, 53, married, farmer, born in Ohio, father born in Massachusetts, mother born in New York [!]
Minerva •• white, female, 42, wife, married, keeping house, born in Michigan, father born in Vermont, mother born in New York

1888 Grave:2918 Exira Cemetery, Exira Township, Audubon County, Iowa.
Asa's son Julius and his wife Isabel were enumerated in Audubon Township, Audubon County, Iowa in the 1880 census. Given the distance, it is likely that Asa was away from his own home in Johnson County and was visiting his son's family when the death occurred. Asa would have been about 61 years of age. However, it is likely the age at death was simply estimated by his son or daughter-in-law.
Asa Briggs
7 August 1888
56 years