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William Richard Briggs 1938 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1938

Birth Location: Trumbull County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 15 Oct 1971

Death Location: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA

Father: Lyle Briggs

Mother: Mary Waid

Spouse(s): Patricia Hopkins

Children(s):

William Richard Briggs was born in 1938 in Trumbull County, Ohio, USA, the child of Lyle Lorell Briggs and Mary Bulinlia Waid. In 1935, William Richard Briggs resided in Sp. In 1940, William Richard Briggs resided in Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA. William Richard Briggs married Patricia Jean Hopkins. William Richard Briggs passed away in 1971 in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA.

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Biography

  • William Richard Briggs was born in 1938 in Trumbull County, Ohio, USA, the child of Lyle Lorell Briggs and Mary Bulinlia Waid.
  • In 1935, William Richard Briggs resided in Sp.
  • In 1940, William Richard Briggs resided in Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA.
  • William Richard Briggs married Patricia Jean Hopkins.
  • William Richard Briggs passed away in 1971 in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lyle Briggs
1904 – 1967
Birth Location: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
LB
Mary Waid
1905 – 1975
Birth Location: Colebrook, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Patricia Hopkins
1941 – 2007
Birth Location: Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
PH

Children(s)

William Briggs's Ancestors

Self
William Briggs
1938 – 1971
Birth Place: Trumbull County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Lyle Lorell Briggs
1904 – 1967
Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Mary (Bulinlia) Waid
1905 – 1975
Colebrook, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Allen) Briggs
1874 – 1946
Ohio
Vera (Blanch) Halstead
1884 – 1970
Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1837 – 1911
Sarah Gibson
1840 – 1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gibson
1806 – 1877
Mary Christy
1813 – 1886

William Briggs's Timeline

6 Records

1935
1935
William Richard Briggs resided here in Sp
Sp
1938
13 May 1938
Birth of William Richard Briggs in Trumbull County, Ohio, USA
Trumbull County, Ohio, USA
1940
1940
Age 2
William Richard Briggs resided here in Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 12
William Richard Briggs resided here in Burton, Geauga, Ohio, USA
Burton, Geauga, Ohio, USA
1959
1959
Age 21
William Richard Briggs resided here in Bakersfield, California, USA
Bakersfield, California, USA
1971
15 Oct 1971
Age 33
Death of William Richard Briggs in Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1938
    Event Place: Trumbull County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03155; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 78-16
    [3] Social Security Death Index, Number: 302-34-3632; Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: 1956-1957
    [4] California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Date: 1971-10-15
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sp
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03155; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 78-16

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gustavus, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03155; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 78-16

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Burton, Geauga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Bakersfield, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1971
    Event Place: Shafter, Kern County, California, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, William Richard Briggs 15 Oct 1971

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1971
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 302-34-3632; Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: 1956-1957
    [2] California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Date: 1971-10-15
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shafter, Kern, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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