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Jesse Harmon Briggs 1873–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1873

Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 14 Jan 1959

Death Location: Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA

Father: Samuel Briggs

Mother: Malinda Cox

Spouse(s): Eula Brewster, Amanda Hart

Children(s): Shelva Briggs, Georgia Briggs, James Briggs, Nellie Briggs, William Briggs, John Sr., Frankie Briggs, Edith Briggs, Edgar Briggs, Flora Briggs, Wilma Briggs, Clarence Briggs, Winnie Briggs, Hugh Briggs

In 1873, Jesse Harmon Briggs entered the world in Roane County, Tennessee, USA, born to Samuel Thomas Briggs And Malinda Elizabeth Cox. Jesse Harmon Briggs married Amanda Elizabeth Hart, Eula Mae Brewster, and had children including Clarence Jay Briggs, Edgar Mark Briggs, Edith Madge Briggs, Flora M Briggs, Frankie Lee Briggs, Georgia Kay Briggs, Hugh Zirkle Briggs, James Harold Briggs, John Glenn Briggs Sr, Nellie Blanche Briggs, Shelva Jean Briggs, William Thomas Briggs, Wilma Joyce Briggs, Winnie C Briggs. Jesse Harmon Briggs passed away in 1959 in Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1873, Jesse Harmon Briggs entered the world in Roane County, Tennessee, USA, born to Samuel Thomas Briggs And Malinda Elizabeth Cox.
  • Jesse Harmon Briggs married Amanda Elizabeth Hart, Eula Mae Brewster, and had children including Clarence Jay Briggs, Edgar Mark Briggs, Edith Madge Briggs, Flora M Briggs, Frankie Lee Briggs, Georgia Kay Briggs, Hugh Zirkle Briggs, James Harold Briggs, John Glenn Briggs Sr, Nellie Blanche Briggs, Shelva Jean Briggs, William Thomas Briggs, Wilma Joyce Briggs, Winnie C Briggs.
  • Jesse Harmon Briggs passed away in 1959 in Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA.

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Jesse Briggs's Ancestors

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Jesse Briggs
1873–1959
Birth Place: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Samuel Thomas Briggs
1844–1932
Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Malinda (Elizabeth) Cox
1849–1934
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Harmon (D.) Cox
1812–1874
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Rhoda (Jean) Riggins
1812–1850
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cox
1783–1827
Sarah COX
1782–1852
William Riggins
1775–1845
Sarah Holloway
1774–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cox
1756–1816
Sarah Smith
1765–1828
Joshua Cox
1760–1847
Rachel Duskin
1758–1842

Jesse Briggs's Descendants

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Jesse (Harmon) Briggs (26 May 1873–14 Jan 1959) m. Eula (Mae) Brewster (2 Aug 1918–25 Dec 2007) m. Amanda (Elizabeth) Hart (08/25/1880–04/11/1928)
  1. 1. Shelva (Jean) Briggs 1940–2016
  2. 2. Georgia (Kay) Briggs 1945–2009
  3. 3. James (Harold) Briggs 1937–1988
  4. 4. Nellie (Blanche) Briggs 1899–1979
  5. 5. William (Thomas) Briggs 1918–1981
  6. 6. John (Glenn Briggs) Sr. 1914–1985 m. Lula (Mae) Loftin 1922–2015
    1. 1. John (Glenn Briggs) Jr. 1942–2017
  7. 7. Frankie (Lee) Briggs 1910–1963 m. Hartwell (Hubert) Hatfield 1908–1980
    1. 1. Jessie (Sue) Hatfield 1929–1996
    2. 2. Janie (Dannette) Hatfield 1941–1988
    3. 3. Johnnie (Lou) Hatfield 1943–2005
    4. 4. Teresa (Lynn) Hatfield 1946–2014 m. Thomas (Belvin) Livingston 1943–2016
  8. 8. Edith (Madge) Briggs 1908–1977
  9. 9. Edgar (Mark) Briggs 1904–1960
  10. 10. Flora (M.) Briggs 1902–1975
  11. 11. Wilma (Joyce) Briggs 1922–2009
  12. 12. Clarence (Jay) Briggs 1913–1975
  13. 13. Winnie (C.) Briggs 1905–1972
  14. 14. Hugh (Zirkle) Briggs 1917–1917

Jesse Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1873
26 May 1873
Birth of Jesse Harmon Briggs in Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
1959
14 Jan 1959
Age 86
Death of Jesse Harmon Briggs in Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1873
    Event Place: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1959
    Event Place: Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958

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