George Brigden
George Brigden, farmer, P. O. Edinburgh, was born in Edinburg Township, this county, October 30, 1827, son of Thomas and Amelia Brigden, the former of whom was born in Massachusetts in 1804, the latter in Connecticut, and who settled in Edinburg Township, this county, at a very early day, and where the mother died August 2, 1878, and the father still resides. Our subject was married March 28, 1849, to Nancy A. Carr, born in Pennsylvania June 27, 1829, daughter of Rev. Thomas and Orpha S. Carr, natives of Pennsylvania, who settled in Edinburg Township, this county, about 1834, and here passed the remainder of their days, Mr. Carr dying in 1857, his widow August 31, 1883. Our subject and wife are the parents of three children, but one now living—Ida A., wife of W. D. Turner, born June 25, 1851. Thomas H. and Hattie are deceased. Mr. Brigden is a farmer and owns a nice farm where he and his family reside. He has filled the offices of Assessor and Trustee of his township with credit to himself. He has never missed an election, township, State or Presidential. Mrs. Brigden is a member of the Congregational Church.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885