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Nellie Lovina Briggs 1871–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 SEP 1871

Birth Location: Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1945

Death Location: Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, USA

Father: Milo Briggs

Mother: Cynthia Hulse

Spouse(s): Luther Simmons

Children(s): James Simmons, Halbert Simmons, Lucy Simmons, Ruth Simmons, Milo Simmons

Nellie Lovina Briggs was born in 1871 in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA, the child of Milo Orion Briggs And Cynthia L Hulse. Nellie Lovina Briggs married Luther W Simmons, and had children including Halbert Alfred Simmons, James Frank Simmons, Lucy L Simmons, Milo Luther Simmons, Ruth H Simmons. Nellie Lovina Briggs passed away in 1945 in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Nellie Lovina Briggs was born in 1871 in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA, the child of Milo Orion Briggs And Cynthia L Hulse.
  • Nellie Lovina Briggs married Luther W Simmons, and had children including Halbert Alfred Simmons, James Frank Simmons, Lucy L Simmons, Milo Luther Simmons, Ruth H Simmons.
  • Nellie Lovina Briggs passed away in 1945 in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Milo Briggs
1837–1907
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
MB
Cynthia Hulse
1842–1917
Birth Location: Ontario, New York, USA
CH

Spouses(s)

Luther Simmons
1861–1905
Birth Location: Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
LS

Children(s)

James Simmons
1891–1976
Birth Location: Lyons, Mills, Iowa, USA
JS
Halbert Simmons
1906–1964
Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
HS
Lucy Simmons
1895–1961
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
LS
Ruth Simmons
1898–1922
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
RS
Milo Simmons
1893–1963
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
MS

Nellie Briggs's Ancestors

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Nellie Briggs
1871–1945
Birth Place: Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
Parents
Milo Orion Briggs
1837–1907
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cynthia (L.) Hulse
1842–1917
Ontario, New York, USA
Grandparents
Hugh (Lackey) Briggs
1796–1874
Paris, Oneida, New York, USA
Holly Damon
1796–1890
Paris, Oneida, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jason Damon
1763–1835
Lucy Owen
1775–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abel Owen
1743–1827
Anna Stiles
1743–1797

Nellie Briggs's Descendants

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Nellie (Lovina) Briggs (13 SEP 1871–1945) m. Luther (W.) Simmons (OCT 1861–1905)
  1. 1. James (Frank) Simmons 1891–1976
  2. 2. Halbert (Alfred) Simmons 1906–1964
  3. 3. Lucy (L.) Simmons 1895–1961
  4. 4. Ruth (H.) Simmons 1898–1922
  5. 5. Milo (Luther) Simmons 1893–1963

Nellie Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1871
13 SEP 1871
Birth of Nellie Lovina Briggs in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
1945
1945
Age 74
Death of Nellie Lovina Briggs in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, USA
Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 SEP 1871
    Event Place: Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, USA
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