Dolly Maye (Wilkins) Briggs (1903 - 1983)

Born 17 Mar 1903 in Texas, USA

Died 6 Mar 1983 at age 79 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

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Birth & early life

Dollie "Dela" Maye Wilkins was born on 17 March 1903 in Hill County, Texas, United States of America^[1][2][3][4]

In 1910 she was living in Justice Precinct 5, Hill County, Texas with her parents and older siblings, and John & Ida Wilkins next door.^[5]

• Samuel M Wilkins Head M 66 Georgia
• Lizzie Wilkins Wife F 46 Georgia
• Lichrey E Wilkins Son M 19 Texas
• Bula B Wilkins Daughter F 14 Texas
• Nettie V Wilkins Daughter F 11 Texas
• Dollie M Wilkins Daughter F 7 Texas

Marriage & Family

Dollie Maye Wilkins married William Leroy "Lee" Briggs on Feb 18 1922^[1][6] when she was 18.^[7]

In 1930 Dela and Lee Briggs were living on Farrin Street, Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas. Lee was an odd-job labourer and Dela cared for the home and thier daughter, Doris.^[8]

The 1940 census shows Dollie and her husband living in Limestone County, Texas with their 14 year old daughter and Dollie's 80 year old mother. Dollie was an unpaid family worker, who had lived in the same house in 1935. ^[9]

Death & Burial

Dollie died on 6 March 1983 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas^[10][11] and is buried with her husband in Faulkenberry Cemetery, Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas.^{[1] [12][13]}

Dilemma

Ancestral File K76K-S5 on Family Search that matches Dollie's family members by name, but there is a discrepancy on the dates when compared to the census returns and the info on ancestry trees

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 January 2019), memorial page for Dollie Maye Wilkins Briggs (17 Mar 1903–6 Mar 1983), Find A Grave Memorial no. 54660025, citing Faulkenberry Cemetery, Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Leslie Pieratt (contributor 48012709)
2. ↑ https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/y/o/r/Linda-R-Yorkhudson/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0115.html
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLX2-62D : 20 May 2014), Dollie Briggs, Mar 1983; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ 1940 US Federal Census via ancestry.co.uk
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2ML-GN5 : accessed 7 January 2019), Dollie M Wilkins in household of Samuel M Wilkins, Justice Precinct 5, Hill, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 168, sheet 6B, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1564; FHL microfilm 1,375,577.
6. ↑ https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/y/o/r/Linda-R-Yorkhudson/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0115.html
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H6BM-TN2 : accessed 7 January 2019), Dela Briggs in household of Lee Briggs, Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 2A, line 14, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2371; FHL microfilm 2,342,105.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H6BM-TN2 : accessed 7 January 2019), Dela Briggs in household of Lee Briggs, Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 2A, line 14, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2371; FHL microfilm 2,342,105.
9. ↑ 1940 US Federal Census via ancestry.co.uk
10. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVF9-PJD : 5 December 2014), Dollie Mae Briggs, Tarrant, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
11. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLX2-62D : 20 May 2014), Dollie Briggs, Mar 1983; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
12. ↑ https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/y/o/r/Linda-R-Yorkhudson/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0115.html
13. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZZV-57K : 24 May 2014), Dollie Briggs, 06 Mar 1983; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number , Tarrant, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin. No image available Texas Death Index, 1903-2000

• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/y/o/r/Linda-R-Yorkhudson/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0115.html = Familytreemaker page from Google search

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of The Ties That Bind.ged on 12 July 2010. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.

This profile was adopted and edited. Ramsey-1224 02:19, 21 December 2014 (EST)

I adopted this record in March 2014, helping fellow Wilkinses and giving me reason to search US records, as my British Wilkins family never made it across the water. Any comments or info are most welcome. Reviewed and sources updated Wilkins-1208 20:50, 7 January 2019 (UTC)