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Howell Wilburn Briggs 1829–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Yancey, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1908

Death Location: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA

Father: Edward Wilson

Mother: Nancy Briggs

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Howell Wilburn Briggs was born in 1829 in Yancey, North Carolina, USA, the child of Edward Big Ed Wilson And Nancy Dollie Delotha Briggs. Howell Wilburn Briggs passed away in 1908 in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Howell Wilburn Briggs was born in 1829 in Yancey, North Carolina, USA, the child of Edward Big Ed Wilson And Nancy Dollie Delotha Briggs.
  • Howell Wilburn Briggs passed away in 1908 in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA.

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Howell Briggs's Ancestors

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Howell Briggs
1829–1908
Birth Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Edward Big Ed Wilson
1789–1880
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy ("Dollie" Delotha) Briggs
1785–1885
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Frederick Briggs
1744–1789
Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Molly Curtle) Goodrich
1750–1788
Broadnax, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Howell Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1829
1829
Birth of Howell Wilburn Briggs in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1908
1908
Age 79
Death of Howell Wilburn Briggs in Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Egypt, Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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