Wilbur Clay Briggs (1888)

Born 12 Feb 1888 in Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Myrtle Wise Moss — married 18 May 1909 in Centerville, Iowa, United States

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 12 FEB 1888

Place: Excelsior Springs, Clay Co., Mo.^[2]

Census

Census:

Date: 1910

Place: Appanoose County, Lincoln Twp., Ia

Census:

Date: 1920

Place: Centerville, Appanoose County, Ia

Census:

Date: 1930

Place: Centerville, Appanoose County, Ia

Ancestral File Number

Ancestral File Number: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509,

Date: BET 1917 AND 1918

Note

Note: #H231

Marriage

Husband: Wilbur Clay Briggs

Wife: Myrtle Wise Moss

Child: @I1006@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I1007@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I930@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I931@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I932@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Wilbur Clay Briggs

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I929@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I933@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: @I924@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 18 MAY 1909

Place: Centerville, Ia^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Briggs-3137 was created by Neil Webner through the import of davidwebner_2014-11-14.ged on Nov 14, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S46 Page: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509
3. ↑ Source: #S106

• Marriage: "Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1945"
  Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8823 #3376714 (accessed 1 October 2022)
  Wilber C Briggs (22) marriage to Myrtle Moss on 18 May 1909 in Appanoose, Iowa, USA.
• Source: S46 Title: Draft Registration Card

Notes

Note H231Wilbur does not appear in the 1910 census. He was a coal miner, working as a hoisting engineer for Red Rock Coal Co., Meleher, Iowa, at the time of his draft registration. He eventually worked in a button factory in Center, Ia., and maintained electricity in a chicken factory, according to family history.