Margaret
Leah
Harris
Born in Robertson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Harris Jr.
and Leah Lewis
Sister of
Mary Elizabeth Harris, Malonia P. Harris, George R. Harris, James M. Harris, Sophronia J. Harris, William L. Harris and John Vaughn Harris
Wife of
George M. Briggs
— married
24 Apr 1862 in Jersey County, Illinois, United States of America
Descendants 
Mother of
Clara Luella Briggs, Fredrick Eugene Briggs, William Thomas Briggs, Nettie L. Briggs, Charles C. Briggs, Addie Leah Briggs, George Benton Briggs, Guy Young Briggs and Ollie May Briggs
Died
at age 83
in Alton, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jul 2016
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Biography
Margaret Harris was born on April 24, 1841 in Robertson County, Tennessee, the second child of William Harris and Leah Lewis.[1]
She married George Briggs on April 24, 1862[2]. Together they had 9 children:
- Clara Briggs
- Fredrick Briggs
- William Briggs
- Nettie Briggs
- Charles Briggs
- Addie Briggs
- George Briggs
- Guy Briggs
- Ollie Briggs
She died on April 20, 1925 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois, United States of America[1][3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Certificate of death for Margaret L. Briggs", 20 April 1925, Alton, Illinois, USA, File #2600122, Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records, Springfield, Illinois, USA, certified copy in possession of Jana Shea
- ↑ Jersey County Clerk, "Vital Records, 1839-1983, Marriage Register A, A-Z 1839-1876", digital image, DGS 7619745, FamilySearch (Online: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2018), p. 37
- ↑ “Mrs. Margaret Briggs of Dow dies in Alton”, digital image, Newspapers.com (Online: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022), [Originally published: “Mrs. Margaret Briggs of Dow dies in Alton”, Alton Evening Telegraph, Tuesday, 21 April 1925, p. 1]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Jana Shea 
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch GZ1630666 [compare], FTDNA kit #461179
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