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Myrtle (Mary) Elizabeth Briggs 1847–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 February 1847

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 9 September 1908

Death Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Jr.

Mother: Caroline Grimmett

Spouse(s): Robert Bowen

Children(s): Carrie Bowen

The story of Myrtle (Mary) Elizabeth Briggs began in 1847 in Tennessee. Myrtle (Mary) Elizabeth Briggs married Robert Polk Bowen, and had children including Carrie Myrtle Bowen. Myrtle (Mary) Elizabeth Briggs passed away in 1908 in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Myrtle (Mary) Elizabeth Briggs began in 1847 in Tennessee.
  • Myrtle (Mary) Elizabeth Briggs married Robert Polk Bowen, and had children including Carrie Myrtle Bowen.
  • Myrtle (Mary) Elizabeth Briggs passed away in 1908 in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jr.
1821–1881
Birth Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
WJ
Caroline Grimmett
1821–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
CG

Spouses(s)

Robert Bowen
1845–1917
Birth Location: Pinewood, Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America
RB

Children(s)

Carrie Bowen
1880–1920
Birth Location: Goodrich, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
CB

Myrtle Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Myrtle Briggs
1847–1908
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
William Wofford Briggs Jr.
1821–1881
Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Caroline Grimmett
1821–1880
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William Briggs
1787–1855
South Carolina, USA
Mary ((Briggs)) Wright
1787–1871
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Benjamin Grimmitt
1794–1874
South Carolina, USA
McChlorie (McCrory Mary (see) Note)
1798–1860
Dixon, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Briggs
1765–
Thomas Wright
1750–1819
Lillie Wofford
1758–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wright
1729–1819
Catherine Craig
1729–1819

Myrtle Briggs's Descendants

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Myrtle ((Mary) Elizabeth) Briggs (22 February 1847–9 September 1908) m. Robert (Polk) Bowen (8 November 1845–1917)
  1. 1. Carrie (Myrtle) Bowen 1880–1920 m. William (Thomas) Petty 1876–1965
    1. 1. Winifred Petty 1916–1986 m. John (Melvin) Hickerson 1910–1986
      1. 1. Barbara Hickerson 1937–2011 m. George Blanks 1935–1998

Myrtle Briggs's Timeline

3 Records

1847
22 February 1847
Birth of Myrtle (Mary) Elizabeth Briggs in Tennessee
Tennessee
1870
1870
Age 23
Myrtle (Mary) Elizabeth Briggs was married
None
1908
9 September 1908
Age 61
Death of Myrtle (Mary) Elizabeth Briggs in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 February 1847
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1870

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1908
    Event Place: Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America
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