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

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

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 7 May 1922 at 6:30 p.m. in the Rappahannock District of Essex County, Virginia, Philip C. Brizendine died. He was male, white, married, born in 1835, age 87, occupation farmer (“no work for last 15[?] years”), born in Essex County, Virginia. Father was John Brizendine, born in Essex County, Virginia; mother unknown. Informant was James H. Taylor of Center Cross, Virginia. Attended by physician from February (no date) to 6 May, last seen alive on 6 May, cause of death “mitral insufficiency enlargement & myocarditis” with nephritis contributing. Burial on 8 May 1922 at Lebanon Church. [Certificate of Death, Commonwealth of Virginia, 10671.]

A headstone at Lebanon Methodist Church, Upright, Essex County, Virginia, states:
Philip Brizendine
Co. G
55 Va. Inf.
C.S.A.