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Lila Briggs 1885–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 September 1885

Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 30 January 1961

Death Location: Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Willian Hovis

Mother: Sarah Hovis

Spouse(s): J Briggs

Children(s): Mary Briggs

Lila Briggs was born in 1885 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Willian Henry Hovis And Sarah A Hope Or Hoper Hovis. Lila Briggs married J U Briggs, and had children including Mary L Briggs. Lila Briggs passed away in 1961 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lila Briggs was born in 1885 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Willian Henry Hovis And Sarah A Hope Or Hoper Hovis.
  • Lila Briggs married J U Briggs, and had children including Mary L Briggs.
  • Lila Briggs passed away in 1961 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lila Briggs's Ancestors

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Lila Briggs
1885–1961
Birth Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Willian Henry Hovis
1844–1907
Tennessee
Sarah (A Hope or Hoper) Hovis
1852–1924
Alabama
Grandparents
Levi (Weiss) Hovis
1807–1896
Catawba co North Carolina
Rachael (Murdock) Hovis
1817–1887
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Hovis
1760–
Mary Hovis
1761–
John Jr
1770–1836
Isabella Jowell
1772–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Hovis
1740–1807
Anna Hovis
1745–1832
John Murdoch
1750–
Richard Jowell
1737–1787

Lila Briggs's Descendants

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Lila Briggs (2 September 1885–30 January 1961) m. J (U) Briggs (bet.1871 & 1885–)
  1. 1. Mary (L) Briggs 1896–

Lila Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1885
2 September 1885
Birth of Lila Briggs in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America
Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America
1961
30 January 1961
Age 76
Death of Lila Briggs in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1885
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 January 1961
    Event Place: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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