Surnames: BRIGGS HINER WEBNER Submitter: Neil Webner (nwebner@earthlink.net) Date: 29 Aug 2001 URL: http://home.earthlink.net/~nwebner/roots.html I am looking for any references to Avis Briggs, possibly my mother's mother. Avis was likely born about 1875-1885 and gave my mother up for adoption in 1915. Missouri law prevents my seeing her original birth certificate, but I have her adopted birth certificate and adoption "deed". Avis lived in Mercer Co. at time of adoption.