Robert Melvin Briggs (1921 - 2013)

Born 4 Dec 1921 in Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Dec 2013 at age 92 in Plainfield, Will, Illinois, United States

Biography

Mel was born in 1921. He was the son of Arthur Briggs and Jessie Pennington. He passed away in 2013 and is buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Will County, Illinois.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHXS-41V : accessed 18 July 2022), Melvin Briggs in household of Arthur L Briggs, Nashville, Barton, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 7A, line 42, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1175; FHL microfilm 2,340,910.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWRB-NFP : 8 January 2021), Melvin Briggs in household of Arthur Briggs, Jackson Township, Will, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 99-17, sheet 8A, line 39, family 177, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 907.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121646015/robert-melvin-briggs : accessed 18 July 2022), memorial page for Robert Melvin “Mel” Briggs (4 Dec 1921–11 Dec 2013), Find a Grave Memorial ID 121646015, citing Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Will County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Stacey Shaw (contributor 47914361) .