1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 96
Dwelling 543, Family 543
Brizendine, Elizabeth, 45, female, value of real estate $180, born in Virginia, cannot read or write
Brizendine, John, 28, male, laborer, born in Virginia, cannot read or write
Brizendine, Horace, 21, male, laborer, born in Virginia, cannot read or write
Brizendine, Adelaide, 15, female, born in Virginia
Brizendine, Philip, 12, male, born in Virginia
Brizendine, James, 11, male, born in Virginia

John R. Brizendine married Betty Durham on 14 January 1869 in Essex County, Virginia. He was 47; she was 22. Both were single [not widowed], born in Essex County and residing there. He was a farmer. His parents were Bevan Brizendine and Elizabeth Allen; hers were Thomas Durham and Ann Brizendine. T. M. Beckham performed the ceremony. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 1, page 22, entry 10.]

1870 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Millers Tavern Post Office
Page 139
Dwelling 469, Family 469
Brizendine, John R., 48, male, white, farmer, value of real estate $125, value of personal estate $260, born in Virginia
Brizendine, Bettie, 34, female, white, keeping house, born in Virginia
Brizendine, James W., 6/12, male, white, at home, born in Virginia, born in December
Brizendine, Phillip, 35, male, white, farm laborer, born in Virginia
Brizendine, Sarah C., 19, female, white, without occupation, born in Virginia
Brizendine, Fannie L., 10/12, female, white, at home, born in Virginia, born in September
Wright, Harrison, 10, male, black, domestic servant, born in Virginia, cannot read or write