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Jesse Minton Briggs 1908–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 June 1908

Birth Location: Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 19 September 1979

Death Location: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

Father: William Briggs

Mother: Emma Wilcoxson

Spouse(s): Mary Hardegree, Mary Gregory

Children(s): Jesse Briggs, Larry Briggs, William Briggs

The story of Jesse Minton Briggs began in 1908 in Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA. Jesse Minton Briggs married Mary Evelyn Hardegree, Mary Trenton Gregory, and had children including Jeffery Lynn Briggs, Jesse Allen Briggs, Larry Briggs, William Gregory Briggs. Jesse Minton Briggs passed away in 1979 in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Minton Briggs began in 1908 in Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA.
  • Jesse Minton Briggs married Mary Evelyn Hardegree, Mary Trenton Gregory, and had children including Jeffery Lynn Briggs, Jesse Allen Briggs, Larry Briggs, William Gregory Briggs.
  • Jesse Minton Briggs passed away in 1979 in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA.

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Children(s)

Jesse Briggs's Ancestors

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Jesse Briggs
1908–1979
Birth Place: Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Edward Briggs
1882–1961
Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Emma (Lou) Wilcoxson
1888–1964
Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William (Sharp) Briggs
1853–1944
Arkdell, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Adeline (T) Allen
1857–1935
Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama
John (Minton) Wilcoxson
1852–1936
Florence, Lauderdale County, AL
Rhoda (Ann) Springer
1861–1942
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Bluford Allen
1815–1902
Telitha Harrison
1821–1882
William Wilcoxson
1826–1904
Margaret Jones
1829–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Luke Harrison
1790–1873
Martha Hammill
1792–1848
John Wilcoxson
1800–1882
Lavina Wilcoxson
1801–1861

Jesse Briggs's Descendants

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Jesse (Minton) Briggs (26 June 1908–19 September 1979) m. Mary (Evelyn) Hardegree (8 November 1921–10 August 2008) m. Mary (Trenton) Gregory (1 July 1914–18 Apr 1943)
  1. 1. Jesse (Allen) Briggs 1936–2005
  2. 2. Larry Briggs 1938–1997
  3. 3. William (Gregory) Briggs 1933–2006

Jesse Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1908
26 June 1908
Birth of Jesse Minton Briggs in Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
1979
19 September 1979
Age 71
Death of Jesse Minton Briggs in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 June 1908
    Event Place: Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 September 1979
    Event Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

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