- Born: 1 May 1905, Sparta Township, Oneida, Knox County, Illinois 5,404,405
- Marriage (1): Georgia Lucille Cooksey about 1924 in Illinois
- Marriage (2): Jennie Slagle in 1953 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois
- Died: 9 Mar 1960, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois at age 54 5
- Buried: Mar 1960, Maquon Cemetery, Knox County, Illinois
 General Notes:
OBITUARY FOR Clarence Briggs (Galesburg Register-Mail 10 Mar 1960
CLARENCE BRIGGS
MAQUON - Clarence Max Briggs, 55, of Maquon, died Wednesday at
1:10 a.m. at St. Mary's Hospital in Galesburg. He had been a patient
there for the past two weeks.
Mr. Briggs was born May 1, 1904 in Galesburg and lived here until
five years ago when he moved to Maquon. He was a farmer. He
married Miss Jennie Slagel in 1953 in Galesburg and she survives.
Other survivors include three sons, Clarence Jr and Wayne Leroy,
both of Galesburg, and Gene of Elba Center; two daughters, Mrs.
Marian Thompson of Galesburg and Mrs. Darlene Thompson of
Gilson; a brother Frank of Galesburg; two sisters, Mrs. Marian Welch
and Mrs. Alta Boone, both of Galesburg; 16 grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Methodist
Church in Maquon. Friends may call at the Root-Davis Funeral
Home after 4 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Maquon Cemetery.
Noted events in his life were:
• Residence, 1910, Rio, Knox, Illinois. 405
• Residence, 1920, Rio, Knox, Illinois. 404
Clarence married Georgia Lucille Cooksey, daughter of George W. Cooksey and Hester Martin, about 1924 in Illinois. (Georgia Lucille Cooksey was born on 1 Feb 1908 in Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois,5,264 died on 25 Jan 1978 in Maquon, Knox County, Illinois 5,264 and was buried in Jan 1978 in Maquon Cemetery, Maquon, Knox County, Illinois.)
Clarence next married Jennie Slagle in 1953 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.
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