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Malinda Elizabeth Cox 1849–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1849

Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 Dec 1934

Death Location: Poplar Springs, Roane, Tennessee, USA

Father: Harmon Cox

Mother: Rhoda Riggins

Spouse(s): Samuel Briggs

Children(s): Lee Briggs, Jesse Briggs, Martha Briggs, John Briggs, Minnie Briggs, Thomas Briggs, James Briggs, Fredrick Briggs, William Briggs, Elizabeth Briggs

In 1849, Malinda Elizabeth Cox entered the world in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA, born to Harmon D Cox And Rhoda Jean Riggins. Malinda Elizabeth Cox married Samuel Thomas Briggs, and had children including Elizabeth Elender Briggs, Fredrick Ferdman Briggs, James Arthur Briggs, Jesse Harmon Briggs, John Henry Briggs, Lee Houk Briggs, Martha Washington Briggs, Minnie Cambell Briggs, Thomas Nelson Briggs, William Clifton Briggs. Malinda Elizabeth Cox passed away in 1934 in Poplar Springs, Roane, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Malinda Elizabeth Cox entered the world in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA, born to Harmon D Cox And Rhoda Jean Riggins.
  • Malinda Elizabeth Cox married Samuel Thomas Briggs, and had children including Elizabeth Elender Briggs, Fredrick Ferdman Briggs, James Arthur Briggs, Jesse Harmon Briggs, John Henry Briggs, Lee Houk Briggs, Martha Washington Briggs, Minnie Cambell Briggs, Thomas Nelson Briggs, William Clifton Briggs.
  • Malinda Elizabeth Cox passed away in 1934 in Poplar Springs, Roane, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harmon Cox
1812–1874
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
HC
Rhoda Riggins
1812–1850
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
RR

Spouses(s)

Samuel Briggs
1844–1932
Birth Location: Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA
SB

Children(s)

Lee Briggs
1886–1955
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
LB
Jesse Briggs
1873–1959
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
JB
Martha Briggs
1889–1925
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
MB
John Briggs
1874–1951
Birth Location: Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA
JB
Minnie Briggs
1893–1985
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
MB
Thomas Briggs
1884–1943
Birth Location: Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA
TB
James Briggs
1882–1963
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
JB
Fredrick Briggs
1877–1966
Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
FB
William Briggs
1871–1875
Birth Location: Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA
WB
Elizabeth Briggs
1880–1961
Birth Location: Roane, Tennessee, USA
EB

Malinda Cox's Ancestors

Self
Malinda Cox
1849–1934
Birth Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Harmon D. Cox
1812–1874
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Rhoda (Jean) Riggins
1812–1850
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Cox
1783–1827
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sallie) COX
1782–1852
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
William (Powell) Riggins
1775–1845
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Rebekah) Holloway
1774–1845
Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cox
1756–1816
Sarah Smith
1765–1828
Joshua Cox
1760–1847
Rachel Duskin
1758–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1734–1789
Elizabeth Vaughn
1734–1809
Joseph Sr.
1740–1814
Elizabeth Hallum
1750–1814

Malinda Cox's Descendants

1.
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Malinda (Elizabeth) Cox (24 Dec 1849–27 Dec 1934) m. Samuel (Thomas) Briggs (8 Oct 1844–16 Sep 1932)
  1. 1. Lee (Houk) Briggs 1886–1955 m. Mary (Lena) Feathers 1903–1989
    1. 1. Houk (Nelson) Briggs 1924–2008 m. Martha (Louise) Turpin 1923–2012
  2. 2. Jesse (Harmon) Briggs 1873–1959 m. Eula (Mae) Brewster 1918–2007 m. Amanda (Elizabeth) Hart 1880–1928
    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
  3. 3. Martha (Washington) Briggs 1889–1925
  4. 4. John (Henry) Briggs 1874–1951
  5. 5. Minnie (Cambell) Briggs 1893–1985
  6. 6. Thomas (Nelson) Briggs 1884–1943
  7. 7. James (Arthur) Briggs 1882–1963
  8. 8. Fredrick (Ferdman) Briggs 1877–1966
  9. 9. William (Clifton) Briggs 1871–1875
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Elender) Briggs 1880–1961

Malinda Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1849
24 Dec 1849
Birth of Malinda Elizabeth Cox in Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
1934
27 Dec 1934
Age 85
Death of Malinda Elizabeth Cox in Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA
Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1849
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1934
    Event Place: Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Poplar Springs, Roane, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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