Born in Macomb, Michigan, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Gardner Briggs
and Rachel (Knapp) Briggs
Sister of
Martha Sophia (Briggs) Hadden, Sophia J. (Briggs) Cook, Lydia (Briggs) Lesperance, John Wesley Briggs, Dwight Samuel Briggs, George B. Briggs, Minnie Augusta (Briggs) Villro and Gardner J. Briggs
Wife of
Henry Ceasar Johns
— married
12 Jul 1865 in Macomb, Michigan, United States
Mother of
Burton D. Johns, Chauncey Warren Johns, Leona L (Johns) Slinger, Clarence Johns and Warren B. Johns
Died
at about age 45
in Macomb, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jun 2019
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Biography
Mary was born in 1847. She was the daughter of Gardner Briggs and Rachel Knapp. She passed away in 1892.
Marriage:12 July 1865 Macomb MI USA to Henry R.Johns. Children:Burton D,Chauncy W.,Arthur L,Leona(Slinger).,Nettie M., Henry E.,Clarence, Mable Johns.Parents:Gardner Briggs & Rachel Knapp.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW67-W13 : 19 March 2020), Mary J Briggs in entry for Gardner Briggs, 1860.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222914506/mary-jane-johns : accessed 05 October 2021), memorial page for Mary Jane Briggs Johns (1847–7 Sep 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 222914506, citing Union Cemetery, Chesterfield Township, Macomb County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Marguerite (contributor 48040627) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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