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William Caswell Briggs

Birth	:	9 Aug 1856 Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	15 Jul 1939 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial	:	Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.8231010, -96.2724991
Plot	:	Block 64, Lot 4, Space 5
Description	:	W. C. BRIGGS William Caswell Briggs was born at Valparaiso, Indiana, on August 9, 1856, the son of Lewis and Matilda Briggs, and passed away at Oklahoma City, Okla., July 15, 1939, at the age of 82 years, 11 months and 6 days. His early life was spent in Indiana, moving to Kansas in 1878 where he lived for the major part of his life as an honest and hard working farmer. On December 22, 1880, he was united in marriage to Margaret Harmon, of Quincy, Kansas. To this union twelve children were born. Two sons, Ervin and Louis, and four... Read More	W. C. BRIGGS William Caswell Briggs was born at Valparaiso, Indiana, on August 9, 1856, the son of Lewis and Matilda Briggs, and passed away at Oklahoma City, Okla., July 15, 1939, at the age of 82 years, 11 months and 6 days. His early life was spent in Indiana, moving to Kansas in 1878 where he lived for the major part of his life as an honest and hard working farmer. On December 22, 1880, he was united in marriage to Margaret Harmon, of Quincy, Kansas. To this union twelve children were born. Two sons, Ervin and Louis, and four daughters, Golden Augustine, Grace Ann, Elta Ida, and Matilda Margaret, preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife and six children, Addie Mae Neff, Nellie Sarah Rice, Bessie Julia French, Ernestine Claydean Barrier, and Clifford William, all of Eureka, also Frances Florence LeGate, of Oklahoma City, Okla. Forty-seven grandchildren and twenty-nine great grandchildren wtih other relatives and a host of friends are left to mourn his departure. He was faithful always to the teachings of his church, having been baptized in early manhood in the German Baptist Church. He was an earnest believer in the Christian principles as taught in the Golden Rule, the Ten Commandments and the policy of returning good for evil and love for fellow men. He enjoyed a full and vigorous life until his recent short illness which resulted in his death on July 15. Funeral service was held from the Baird Funeral Home in Eureka Monday, July 17, at 2:30 p.m. Interment in Greenwood cemetery. Contributed by Glenn Barrier [email protected]

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William Caswell Briggs's memorial is located at: Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka, Greenwood County, USA.
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William Caswell Briggs death on 15 Jul 1939 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
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Latitude: 37.8231010
Longitude: -96.2724991

Family Members:

Spouse

Margaret Elizabeth Harman Briggs

(1862 - 1940)

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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