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Willis M Briggs 1919–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1919

Birth Location: Eagle, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 13 Jul 1973

Death Location: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA

Father: Bert Briggs

Mother: Agnes Ford

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Shirley Briggs

Willis M Briggs was born in 1919 in Eagle, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Bert Briggs And Agnes Elizabeth Ford. In 1935, Willis M Briggs resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. In 1940, Willis M Briggs resided in , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Willis M Briggs had children including Shirley Mary Briggs. Willis M Briggs passed away in 1973 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis M Briggs was born in 1919 in Eagle, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Bert Briggs And Agnes Elizabeth Ford.
  • In 1935, Willis M Briggs resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
  • In 1940, Willis M Briggs resided in , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • Willis M Briggs had children including Shirley Mary Briggs.
  • Willis M Briggs passed away in 1973 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Willis Briggs's Ancestors

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Willis Briggs
1919–1973
Birth Place: Eagle, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Bert Briggs
1880–1948
Eagle, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
Agnes (Elizabeth) Ford
1880–1966
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Willis (F) Briggs
1860–1946
Windsor, Dane, Wisconsin, USA
Mary (Jane) Hardy
1859–1921
Eagle, Richland, North Dakota, USA
George (N) Ford
1853–1916
Illinois
Rebecca (Louise) Kebenline
1855–1960
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Mary Burrington
1824–1912
William Briggs
1823–1901
Thomas Hardy
1812–1866
Sarah Carson
1817–1877
David Ford
1830–1922
Frankes Knebelein
1820–
Louisa Roth
1829–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Burrington
1798–1874
Arena Fairbanks
1798–1858
William Briggs
1790–1879
Kasiah
1793–1870
Hardin Hardy
1790–
Thomas Hardy
1774–1852
Jacob Carson
1782–1867
Abigail Jackson
1790–1872

Willis Briggs's Descendants

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Willis (M) Briggs (27 Sep 1919–13 Jul 1973)
  1. 1. Shirley (Mary) Briggs 1942–2016

Willis Briggs's Timeline

4 Records

1919
27 Sep 1919
Birth of Willis M Briggs in Eagle, Wisconsin, USA
Eagle, Wisconsin, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Willis M Briggs resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 21
Willis M Briggs resided here in , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1973
13 Jul 1973
Age 54
Death of Willis M Briggs in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1919
    Event Place: Eagle, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1973
    Event Place: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA

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