Elizabeth Timmons Huggins was the first wife of George Samuel Briley Huggins and the mother of all of his children. She was probably born in Timmonsville, SC, 21 March 1839 and died 11 November 1883 just one month after the birth of her daughter, Addie Ailene Huggins.

She was the daughter of William James Timmons (1802-1846) and Elizabeth Eaddy Timmons(1808-1898). She had six brothers and sisters. Her older sister, Emily married George Samuel Briley Huggins after her death. George Samuel Briley and Emily were married just four months after the death of both of their spouses on Emily's birthday, 11 March 1884 in the Old Johnsonville Church and they were married for 16 years.

George Samuel Briley Huggins and Elizabeth Timmons Huggins had 11 children and were married for 30 years before her death. Their children were: John Samuel Huggins, Sr., Charles Durant "Charlie" Huggins, Elizabeth Ann Huggins Pope, Martha Alice Huggins Chandler, William James Timmons Huggins, Stonewall Jackson "Wallie" Huggins, Sr., Zilpha Amanda Huggins Davis, Lillian Maud Huggins Buck, Frances Olivia Huggins Flowers , Minnie Mable Huggins Ginn and Addie Ailene Huggins Poston.

George Samuel Briley Huggins and Elizabeth Timmons Huggins were featured in the "Williamsburg County South Carolina: A Pictorial History" published by the Williamsburg County Historical Society, page 21.

When George Samuel Briley was injured in the Civil War at the 2nd Battle of Manassas in 1862, Elizabeth drove a mule and covered wagon from Muddy Creek, S.C. to Virginia to bring her husband home for recovery.

Elizabeth became a legend in their small community and her story was written up in several church histories. Never one to waste time when action was called for, she made the decision to rescue George Samuel Briley the same day she got the letter from his commanding officer. She was on the road 2 days after receiving the news. The remarkable thing is that she made the journey entirely alone. It is not known whether or not she took her infant son, Stonewall "Wallie" Jackson Huggins with her.

Her story inspired a book about her journey. Her great grandson, Roger Allen Davis, MD wrote and published "When I Come Home" in 2001. The book is fiction, loosely based on the true story.

Elizabeth Timmons Huggins is buried in the Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery in Muddy Creek, SC. The date of death is incorrect on the gravestone.