William H.  Briggs, Jr. & Louvina Merrell Family

William Henry Briggs, Jr., son of William H. Briggs, Sr. (Dec. 1852-bef. 1910) and Julia Evans (Sept. 1850-bef. 1920), was born Oct. 19, 1885.  He married Louvina Ann Merrell on Aug. 9, 1909 at Kitty Hawk Baptist Church.  Louvina was born Mar. 19, 1889 in Currituck County and died Feb. 2, 1952 in Jarvisburg, NC.  She was the daughter of William Merrell and Mary Tillett.

William & Louvina had five children:
  1) Gherman Cobb Briggs - July 25, 1910 Jarvisburg - July 28, 1990 Portsmouth, Va.; married Berneice Harte in 1939
  2) Lou Vera Briggs - Feb. 22, 1913 - Jan. 10, 1975 Elizabeth City; married Elisha Gray Tillett on Nov. 1, 1939
  3) William Boyd Briggs - Oct. 19, 1916 - Mar. 24, 1966 Chesapeake, Va.; married 1^st Ruby Estelle Newbern in 1937; 2^nd Helen Margaret McGuire in 1945 in NY City
  4) Julia Marietta Briggs - June 22, 1919 - still living; married Charles Edward Younts on Mar. 3, 1944
  5) Ella Louise Briggs - Oct. 19, 1926 - Dec. 12, 1926

Gherman Cobb Briggs	Lou Vera Briggs
William Boyd Briggs	Julia Marietta Briggs