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Estella Almira Taylor Briggs
24 Sep 1859 – 13 Jan 1944
| Birth | 24 Sep 1859 |
| Death | 13 Jan 1944 |
| Cemetery | Spring Hill Cemetery Dundee , Delaware County , Iowa , USA |
| Added by | Charlotte Briggs on 25 Jul 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66959518 |
Bio
Estella Almira Taylor, daughter of Ambrose and Nancy Tripp Taylor, was born on September 24, 1859, at Dundee, Delaware County, IA. As a child she was baptized & united with the Methodist church & remained so her entire life. On Thanksgiving day, November 28, 1878, she was united in marriage at Manchester, Delaware County, IA, to George Washington Briggs. He preceded her in death on April 16, 1926. To this union was born 11 children, all of whom survived her at the time of her death. At the time of her death she had 28 grand-children, 27 great-grandchildren & and 1 great-great-grandchild. She passed away at Manchester, Delaware County, IA, on January 13, 1944 at the age of 85 yrs., 3 mths, & 19 days, after a lingering illness of several years. Funeral services were held at the Fawcett Funeral Home in Winthrop, Buchanan County, IA, at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 15, 1944, with the Rev. F. M. Strange, pastor of the Congregational church, officiating. Interment was in the Spring Hill Cemetery at Dundee, Delaware County, IA, beside her husband. Six grandsons acted as pallbearers: Clarence and Junior Fuhrman, Nelson and John Ives, James Briggs and Bob Briggs.
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Siblings
- James Taylor 1823–1910
- Emeline Taylor McLane 1830–1924
- Benjamin Franklin Taylor 1848–1926
- Mary Etta Taylor Coonrod 1848–1923
- Martha Jennie Taylor Steinert 1853–1918
- Steven Daniel Taylor 1857–1934
Children
- Genevieve Frances "Jennie" Briggs Cass 1879–1955
- Emma Jane Briggs Letts 1881–1945
- William Henry Briggs 1883–1962
- Olive Ruth "Ollie" Briggs Dennis 1885–1957
- George Rufus Briggs 1888–1946
- James Monroe "Jim" Briggs Sr 1890–1972
- John Lewis Briggs 1893–1965
- Charles Elliot Briggs 1895–1946
- Elizabeth Ellen "Liz, Betty, Bob" McGrane 1897–1965
- Frank Garlin Briggs 1899–1978
- Alice May Briggs Fuhrman 1902–1992
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