1900 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Enumeration District 29
Rappahannock District
Dwelling 74, Household 74
Brizendine, Phillip, head, white, male, born December 1839, 60, married for 30 years, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, farmer, 0 months not employed, can read and write, speaks English, rents home
Brizendine, Sallie, wife, white, female, born December 1849, 60, married for 30 years, mother of 7 children of whom 6 survive, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Brizendine, Andrew J., son, white, male, born October 1875, 24, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, day laborer, 0 months not employed, can read and write, speaks English
Brizendine, Phillip C., son, white, male, born July 1878, 21, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, day laborer, 0 months not employed, can read and write, speaks English
Brizendine, Annie H., daughter, white, female, born September 1882, 17, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, at school for 5 months, can read and write, speaks English
Brizendine, Harry W., son, white, male, born October 1884, 15, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, at school for 5 months, can read and write, speaks English
Brizendine, Edward C., son, white, male, born March 1888, 12, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, at school for 5 months, can read and write, speaks English

On 12 September 1918, James Andrew Brizendine registered for the World War I draft, giving his full name as James Andrew Brizendine; residing at Bowlers Whf, Essex, Va; age 45; born 14 September 1872; white; native born; farmer; employed by R. G. Neale at Bowlers Whf, Essex, Va; nearest relative Sallie Brizendine (mother) of Bowlers Whf, Essex, Va; medium height, medium build; blue eyes, lt brown hair; no disabilities. [World War I Draft Registration Card, Roll 1984711.]

On 19 September 1924, James A. Brizendine married Ethel G. Croxton in Essex County, Virginia (license issued on 19 September 1924). He was 48, single, born in Essex County, living in Bowlers Wharf, Virginia, son of Philip C. Brizendine and Sallie Harmon, occupation canning factory foreman. She was 22, single, born in Essex County living in Center Cross, Virginia, daughter of D. C. Croxton and Columbia Stephens. Ceremony by W. P. Pace, Methodist minister. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 2, page 93.]

On 7 October 1939, James Andrew Brizendine of Bowlers Wharf, Virginia, died at Bowlers Wharf, Essex County, Virginia. He was male; white; married; wife was Ethel Croxton Brizendine; born 5 May 1877; age 62 years, 5 months; occupation manager for canning factory, last worked there in October, worked there for 30 years; born in Virginia; father was Philip Brizendine, who was born in Virginia; mother was Sally Harmon, who was born in Virginia; informant was Mrs. James L. Balderson of Center Cross, Virginia; buried on 8 October 1939 at Lebanon Church; attended by physician from September 1936 to death, last seen on 7 October, died at 10:25 p.m.; cause of death congestive heart failure, arteriosclerotic heart disease, onset 1 October 1939; no autopsy. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Death 22369.]