Individual Details

Elizabeth "Bessie" Harris

(1 Apr 1880 - 4 Apr 1924)

Joplin News Herald, Joplin, Missouri, Friday, April 4, 1924, Page 2, Col. 4: Briggs--Mrs. Bessie Briggs, 44 years old, 806 McKinley avenue, died at 9:45 o'clock this morning of Bright's disease at the home of her mother, Mrs. M. C. Harris, 709 Monroe avenue. She is survived by two sons, Hoyt and Ralph Briggs; three daughters, Misses Juanita, Frieda and Ruth Briggs, all at home; two brothers, Clyde Harris of Kansas City, Mo., and Hilary Harris of 709 Monroe avenue; a sister, Mrs. Ruth Kinseler of Kansas City, and mother, Mrs. Harris. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Events

Birth1 Apr 1880Kentucky
Marriage4 Jul 1901Clyde Walden Briggs
Death4 Apr 1924Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri
BurialPittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas

Families

SpouseClyde Walden Briggs (1881 - 1917)
ChildJuanita Lillian Briggs (1902 - 1954)
ChildSamuel Hoyt Briggs (1903 - 1958)
ChildFreeda Briggs (1905 - 1985)
ChildRuth Briggs (1909 - 1951)
ChildRalph Horton Briggs (1915 - 1995)
FatherM. C. Harris ( - )
MotherEmma Stamper ( - )

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