1860 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Dwelling 763, Family 748
Brizendine, Temple, 40, farmer, $900 real estate, $320 personal estate
Brizendine, Mary A., 39
Brizendine, Wilton, 12
Brizendine, Alice, 10
Brizendine, Polly C., 8
Brizendine, Janetta, 6, female
Brizendine, Richard B., 4
Brizendine, Alfred, 1

1870 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Miller’s Tavern Post Office, page 130
Dwelling 325, family 325
Brizendine, Temple, 51, male, white, farmer, $1,000 real estate, $300 personal estate, born in Virginia
Brizendine, Mary A., 49, female, white, keeping house, born in Virginia
Brizendine, Wilton, 22, male, white, farm laborer, born in Virginia
Brizendine, Alice, 19, female, white, without occupation, born in Virginia
Brizendine, Polly, 17, female, white, without occupation, born in Virginia
Brizendine, Janette, 15, female, white, without occupation, born in Virginia
Brizendine, Richard, 13, male, white, farm laborer, born in Virginia
Brizendine, Alfred, 11, male, white, farm laborer, born in Virginia
Brizendine, Fannie A., 7, female, white, at home, born in Virginia

1880 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Chapel Grove Precinct, Enumeration District 21, Sheet 203
Dwelling 201, Family 201
Brizendine, Mary, white, female, 53, widowed, keeping house, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Brizendine, Alice B., white, female, 24, daughter, single, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Brizendine, Mollie K., white, female, 22, daughter, single, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Brizendine, Richard, white, male, 18, son, single, works on farm, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Brizendine, Alfred, white, male, 16, son, single, works on farm, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Brizendine, Fannie, white, female, 13, daughter, single, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia

On 9 December 1919 in the Rappahannock District of Essex County, Mrs. Alice B. Norris died. She was female, white, widowed, born 11 April 1851, age 68 years, 8 months, 2 days, no occupation, born in Virginia. Father was Temple Brizendine, born in Virginia; mother was Mary Ann Brizendine, born in Virginia. Information provided by John R. Shearwood, Howerton, Virginia. Physician attended from 1 December to 9 December 1919, death occurred at 3 p.m. Cause of death acute nephritis. Burial on 10 December 1919 at Howerton Church. [Certificate of Death, Commonwealth of Virginia, 31417.]