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Carl August Briggs 1860–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1860

Birth Location: Berlin, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 13 Jan 1939

Death Location: Windom, McPherson County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Johan Briggs

Mother: Sara Johannesdotter

Spouse(s): Carolina Bengtsdotter

Children(s): John Briggs, Walfred Briggs, Myrtle Briggs, Hulda Briggs

Carl August Briggs was born in 1860 in Berlin, Sangamon, Illinois, USA, the child of Johan John Jonsson Briggs And Sara Lena Johannesdotter. In 1880, Carl August Briggs resided in Lynn, Henry, Illinois, USA. Carl August Briggs married Carolina Kalin Bengtsdotter, and had children including Hulda Cecilia Briggs, John Carl Arthur Briggs, Myrtle W L Briggs, Walfred Cornelius Briggs. Carl August Briggs passed away in 1939 in Windom, McPherson County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Carl August Briggs was born in 1860 in Berlin, Sangamon, Illinois, USA, the child of Johan John Jonsson Briggs And Sara Lena Johannesdotter.
  • In 1880, Carl August Briggs resided in Lynn, Henry, Illinois, USA.
  • Carl August Briggs married Carolina Kalin Bengtsdotter, and had children including Hulda Cecilia Briggs, John Carl Arthur Briggs, Myrtle W L Briggs, Walfred Cornelius Briggs.
  • Carl August Briggs passed away in 1939 in Windom, McPherson County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Carl Briggs's Ancestors

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Carl Briggs
1860–1939
Birth Place: Berlin, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Parents
Johan "John" Jönsson Briggs
1830–1915
Tråsås Norrgård, Hultsjö, Jönköping, Sweden
Sara (Lena) Johannesdotter
1833–1924
Notteryd, Fröderyd, Jönköping, Sweden
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Carl Briggs's Descendants

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Carl (August) Briggs (7 Aug 1860–13 Jan 1939) m. Carolina (Kalin) Bengtsdotter (16 May 1857–23 February 1947)
  1. 1. John (Carl Arthur) Briggs 1885–1960 m. Willamena (Fredericka) Achilles 1880–1960
    1. 1. Ruth (Violet) Briggs 1915–2011 m. Joseph (William) Edwards 1918–2011
      1. 1. Winifred (Marie) Edwards 1938–1981
    2. 2. Grace (Caroline) Briggs 1908–1981
    3. 3. LaVera (Eunice) Briggs 1910–1991
    4. 4. Harlow (Arthur) Briggs 1912–1994
  2. 2. Walfred (Cornelius) Briggs 1889–1957 m. Anna (Charlotte) Hubenett 1895–1942 m. Mabel (F) Johnson 1911–1999
    1. 1. Hersel (Eldon) Briggs 1916–1998 m. Josephine Ricottone 1912–1994
  3. 3. Myrtle (W L) Briggs 1901–2002 m. Carl (William) Johnson 1898–1984
    1. 1. Virgil (Dean) Johnson 1928–2007 m. Iris (Faye Carlson) Johnson 1929–2007 m. Ruth (Marie James Jackson Johnson) Carlisle 1927–2005
    2. 2. Rodney (Lamar) Johnson 1940–
  4. 4. Hulda (Cecilia) Briggs 1892–1894

Carl Briggs's Timeline

3 Records

1860
7 Aug 1860
Birth of Carl August Briggs in Berlin, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Berlin, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 20
Carl August Briggs resided here in Lynn, Henry, Illinois, USA
Lynn, Henry, Illinois, USA
1939
13 Jan 1939
Age 79
Death of Carl August Briggs in Windom, McPherson, Kansas, USA
Windom, McPherson, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1860
    Event Place: Berlin, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lynn, Henry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1939
    Event Place: Windom, McPherson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windom, McPherson County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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