Birth: Apr. 11, 1825
Meigs County
Tennessee, USA Death: Nov. 24, 1887
Leesville
Henry County
Missouri, USA
James is a son of Daniel and Jane (Greene) Briggs. He married Nancy Ann Collins, March 30, 1848 in Leesville, Missouri. They have nine children: Thomas Denton, Sarah Elizabeth, Robert Allen, William H, Daniel, Tobitha Ann, James Louis, Mary E and Fannie Briggs. [There is a record of, but no documentation for three more children: Nathan Henry, Margaret Jane and Lavina Permilia.] Occupation: Baptist Minister and Farmer.