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Margaret Elizabeth Harman Briggs

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Birth	:	16 Apr 1862 Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	18 Oct 1940 Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.8231010, -96.2724991
Plot	:	Block 64, Lot 4, Space 6
Description	:	MRS. WM. C. BRIGGS CALLED IN DEATH Margaret E. Harman was born in Cedar County, Iowa, April 16, 1862, the daughter of Alexander and Margaret Harman, and passed away at her home in Eureka on October 18, 1940, at the age of 78 years, 6 months and 2 days. She moved with her parents to Kansas at the age of 2 years, settling near Qunicy on West Creek. On December 22, 1880, she was united in marriage to William C. Briggs. To this union twelve children were born. Her devoted companion, two sons, Ervin and Louis, and four daughters, Golden Augustine,... Read More	MRS. WM. C. BRIGGS CALLED IN DEATH Margaret E. Harman was born in Cedar County, Iowa, April 16, 1862, the daughter of Alexander and Margaret Harman, and passed away at her home in Eureka on October 18, 1940, at the age of 78 years, 6 months and 2 days. She moved with her parents to Kansas at the age of 2 years, settling near Qunicy on West Creek. On December 22, 1880, she was united in marriage to William C. Briggs. To this union twelve children were born. Her devoted companion, two sons, Ervin and Louis, and four daughters, Golden Augustine, Grace Ann, Elta Ida, and Matilda Margaret, preceded her in death. She is survived by six children, Addie Mae Neff, Nellie Sarah Rice, Bessie Julia French, Ernestine Clayden Barrier and Clifford William, all of Eureka, also Frances Florence LeGate, of Oklahoma City; one sister, Sarah Wolford, of Hamilton, Kansas; six brothers, Charles of Spokane, Washington, James, Superior, Montana, Frank, Durango, Colo., William, Eveningshade, Arkansas, Ernest, Alaska, and Melvin, Buffalo, Kans. Forty-seven grandchildren and thirty-three great grandchildren with other relatives and a host of friends are left to mourn her departure. She was united with the German Baptist Church at an early age and was a faithful and devoted member of the same until the end of her life. Mrs. Briggs was a beautiful spirit, a good neighbor, a loving mother and a devoted Christian worker. Funeral service was held from the Barid Funeral Home at three o'clock Sunday afternoon, October 20th, conducted by Rev. Robert Schaechtele. Interment was in the Greenwood cemetery. Contributed by Glenn Barrier [email protected]

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Margaret Elizabeth Harman Briggs death on 18 Oct 1940 in Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 37.8231010
Longitude: -96.2724991

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

William Caswell Briggs

(1856 - 1939)

Siblings

George Riley Harman

(1857 - 1858)

John Franklin “Frank” Harmon

(1872 - 1942)

Children

Addie May Maude Briggs Neff

(1882 - 1954)

Golden Augustine Briggs Swann Sherman

(1885 - 1918)

Nellie Sarah Briggs Rice

(1890 - 1972)

Bessie Julia Briggs French

(1892 - 1983)

Ernestine Claydean Briggs Barrier

(1893 - 1973)

Frances Florence Briggs Legate

(1897 - 1950)

Clifford William Briggs

(1902 - 1996)

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