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Ruth Joyce Briggs 1947–2024 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 18, 1947

Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: June 11, 2024

Death Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Briggs

Mother: Lyda Martin

Spouse(s): Joe Brown

Children(s):

Ruth Joyce Briggs was born in 1947 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA, the child of James William Briggs And Lyda Hayes Martin. Ruth Joyce Briggs married Gary Beagle, Joe Lee Brown, and had children including James Guy Brown, Shawna Michelle Brown, Tonia Jo Brown. Ruth Joyce Briggs passed away in 2024 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Joyce Briggs was born in 1947 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA, the child of James William Briggs And Lyda Hayes Martin.
  • Ruth Joyce Briggs married Gary Beagle, Joe Lee Brown, and had children including James Guy Brown, Shawna Michelle Brown, Tonia Jo Brown.
  • Ruth Joyce Briggs passed away in 2024 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.

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Ruth Briggs's Ancestors

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Ruth Briggs
1947–2024
Birth Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James William Briggs
1923–2002
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Lyda (Hayes) Martin
1924–2015
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (Claude) Briggs
1900–1988
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Monnie (Brown) Hitchcock
1904–1993
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Charles (Haylard) Martin
1895–1952
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Verna Mooneyham
1895–1984
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Briggs
1874–1920
Viola Blankenship
1874–1904
Aquilla Hitchcock
1878–1957
Sallie Payne
1876–1947
Julias Martin
1872–1957
Mary Lyda
1863–1935
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Blankenship
1849–1938
Catherine Baker
1854–1878
William Hitchcock
1858–1907
Elizabeth Saylors
1861–1937
Julius Martin
1838–1915
Eliza Watson
1845–1880
Daniel Lyda
1824–1875
Amanda Meek
1834–1909

Ruth Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1947
September 18, 1947
Birth of Ruth Joyce Briggs in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
2024
June 11, 2024
Age 77
Death of Ruth Joyce Briggs in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 18, 1947
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 11, 2024
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

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