Samuel Franklin BRIGGS
•Sex: M
•Birth: 10 Jul 1850 in Brown Co., Ill.
•Death: 3 Nov 1923 in Ironton, Cherokee Co., TX. of Train/Wagon Accident around 6:00 p.m. on 11-3-1923.
•Burial: Earles Chapel Cemetery Cherokee Co., Tx.
•Note: SAM was a farmer.

Father: SOLOMON BRIGGS b: 11 Jun 1831 in Rowan Co., N.C.
Mother: Mary "Polly" DAVIS b: 11 Nov 1833 in Ill.

Marriage: 1 Florence "Florena" MARSH b: Christmas Day 1863 (1864 per JESSIE MAE) in Upshur Co., Tx.
•Married: 14 Mar 1882 in Upshur Co., Tx.

Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth "Lillie" BRIGGS b: 14 Nov 1894 in Wilmer, Dallas Co., TX.
2. Eugenia "Ghenia" B. BRIGGS b: 14 Jul 1886 in Ferris, Dallas Co., TX.
3. Thomas J. BRIGGS b: 8 Jul 1892 in Wilmer, Dallas Co., TX.
4. John Clement "Clem" BRIGGS b: 30 Jan 1896 in Wilmer, Dallas Co., TX.
5. Hazel Mattie "Mollie" BRIGGS b: 2 Aug 1901 in Wilmer, Dallas Co., TX.
6. Archie E. BRIGGS b: 22 Jul 1905 in Wilmer, Dallas Co., TX.
7. Richard Mills, Sr. BRIGGS b: 14 Nov 1887 in Wilmer, Dallas Co., TX.
8. Neoma Ruth "Ome" BRIGGS b: 25 Jan 1908 in Wilmer, Dallas Co., TX.

Marriage: 2 Lee BRIGGS b: 1854 in Tx.
•Married: Abt 1876 in Van Zandt Co., TX.

Children:
1. Joseph BRIGGS b: 1876 in Tx.
2. Willie BRIGGS b: 1879 in Tx.
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HIS FATHER:
Solomon Briggs
RFN: 25974
Sex: M
Birth: 11 JUN 1831 in Jackson Twp., Hamilton Co., Indiana
Death: 8 JAN 1882 in Brown Co., Illinois
Note: buried in Perry-GIlbrids Cemetery

Father: Samuel Briggs b: 2 JUN 1809 in North Carolina
Mother: Rebecca Perry b: 22 AUG 1813 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee

Marriage: 1 Mary Polly Davis b: 11 NOV 1833 in Brown Co., Illinois
Married: 18 SEP 1849 in Brown Co., Illinois

Children:
1. Samuel Franklin Briggs b: 10 JUL 1850 in Brown Co., Illinois
2. Minerva Elenora Geneva Briggs b: 4 JUN 1859 in Brown Co., Illinois
3. George Washington Briggs b: 18 FEB 1863 in Brown Co., Illinois
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HIS MOTHER:
Mary Polly Davis
RFN: 25994
Sex: F
Birth: 11 NOV 1833 in Brown Co., Illinois
Death: 5 AUG 1868 in Brown Co., Illinois
Note: buried in Perry-Gilbrids Cemetery

Father: Benjamin Davis b: 1795 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee
Mother: Melvina Or Lavina Perry b: 1796 in North Carolina

Marriage: 1 Solomon Briggs b: 11 JUN 1831 in Jackson Twp., Hamilton Co., Indiana
Married: 18 SEP 1849 in Brown Co., Illinois

Children:
1. Samuel Franklin Briggs b: 10 JUL 1850 in Brown Co., Illinois
2. Minerva Elenora Geneva Briggs b: 4 JUN 1859 in Brown Co., Illinois
3. George Washington Briggs b: 18 FEB 1863 in Brown Co., Illinois