Descendants of Busell Skaggs

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  BUSELL1 SKAGGS was born Abt. 1640 in Derry, Ulster, Ireland.

       

Children of BUSELL SKAGGS are:

2.                i.    THOMAS2 SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1674, Ireland.

                  ii.    RICHARD SKAGGS.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  THOMAS2 SKAGGS (BUSELL1) was born Abt. 1674 in Ireland.

       

Child of THOMAS SKAGGS is:

3.                i.    JAMES3 SKAGGS, SR., b. Abt. 1700, aboard ship enroute to America; d. 1798, Green County, Kentucky.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  JAMES3 SKAGGS, SR. (THOMAS2, BUSELL1) was born Abt. 1700 in aboard ship enroute to America, and died 1798 in Green County, Kentucky.  He married RACHAEL Unknown in Maryland.  She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

       

Children of JAMES SKAGGS and RACHAEL are:

4.                i.    JACOB4 SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1722; d. Bef. 1836.

                  ii.    HENRY SKAGGS, b. January 08, 1722/23, Maryland; d. Aft. April 05, 1809, Green County, Kentucky; m. MARY.

                 iii.    RICHARD SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1727, Virginia; d. 1818, Barren County, KY; m. ELIZABETH WELLS, April 11, 1811, Hardin Co. Kentucky.

                 iv.    JAMES SKAGGS, JR., b. Abt. 1728, Virginia; d. Bef. 1816, Green County, Kentucky; m. (1) MARY; m. (2) LEAH CARTER.

                  v.    JOHN SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1728, Virginia; d. 1829; m. RUTH BISHOP.

                 vi.    ELIZABETH SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1729, Virginia; m. JOHN HANKINS.

                vii.    SUSANNAH SKAGGS, b. Bef. 1730; d. October 04, 1797; m. RICHARD WHITT.

               viii.    NANCY SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1732; m. WILLIAM MERIDETH.

                  ix.    MOSES SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1733, Virginia; d. Bef. July 22, 1811, Green County, Kentucky; m. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

                   x.    LYDIA SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1736, Strasburg, Virginia; d. October 02, 1814, Dry Fork, Tazwell County, Virginia; m. MATHIAS HARMAN.

                  xi.    CHARLES SKAGGS, b. 1737, Virginia; d. September 02, 1815, Green County, Kentucky; m. LUCINDA THOMPSON; b. Abt. 1750.

                 xii.    AARON SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1739, South Carolina.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

4.  JACOB4 SKAGGS (JAMES3, THOMAS2, BUSELL1) was born Abt. 1722, and died Bef. 1836.  He married (1) MARY FRANCES SAMPLE Abt. 1778.  She was born Unknown, and died Abt. 1778.  He married (2) MARY GORE Aft. 1778.  She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

       

Child of JACOB SKAGGS and MARY SAMPLE is:

5.                i.    WILLIAM DAVID5 SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1778, Virginia; d. August 18, 1828, Taylor Co. Kentucky.

       

Children of JACOB SKAGGS and MARY GORE are:

                  ii.    HENRY5 SKAGGS, b. Aft. 1778.

                 iii.    MASTIN SKAGGS, b. Aft. 1778.

                 iv.    JAMES SKAGGS, b. Aft. 1778.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

5.  WILLIAM DAVID5 SKAGGS (JACOB4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, BUSELL1) was born Abt. 1778 in Virginia, and died August 18, 1828 in Taylor Co. Kentucky.  He married (1) MARGARET HOOVER April 27, 1803 in Green County, Kentucky.  She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.  He married (2) JANE Abt. 1825 in Taylor Co. Kentucky. 

       

Children of WILLIAM SKAGGS and MARGARET HOOVER are:

6.                i.    RICHARD6 SKAGGS, b. January 11, 1801, Kentucky; d. February 25, 1891, Taylor Co. Kentucky.

7.               ii.    SOLOMON SKAGGS, b. December 24, 1803, Green County, Kentucky.

                 iii.    ELIZABETH SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1804.

8.              iv.    WILLIAM T. SKAGGS, b. 1806.

                  v.    RACHEL SKAGGS, b. 1808.

                 vi.    JOHN W. SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1809.

                vii.    JULIUS SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1810.

9.            viii.    DAVID SKAGGS, b. November 16, 1817, Kentucky; d. December 17, 1876, Benton County, Arkansas.

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

6.  RICHARD6 SKAGGS (WILLIAM DAVID5, JACOB4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, BUSELL1) was born January 11, 1801 in Kentucky, and died February 25, 1891 in Taylor Co. Kentucky.  He married JANE MARTIN September 26, 1820 in Green County, Kentucky. 

       

Children of RICHARD SKAGGS and JANE MARTIN are:

                   i.    HENRY C.7 SKAGGS, b. 1821; m. (1) CAROLINE HASH; m. (2) JANE UNDERWOOD.

                  ii.    NANCY SKAGGS, b. 1824, Green County, Kentucky; m. DRURY DESPAIN, July 10, 1840, Green County, Kentucky.

                 iii.    ELIAS SKAGGS, b. 1825, Green County, Kentucky; d. 1858, Greensburg, Green County, Kentucky; m. LUCY ANN DESPAIN, February 19, 1846, Green County, Kentucky.

                 iv.    WILLIAM DAVID SKAGGS, b. 1831, Kentucky; d. 1912, Taylor Co. Kentucky; m. SUSAN D. JONES, December 30, 1854, Green County, Kentucky.

                  v.    CAROLINE SKAGGS, b. 1833; m. A. R. BARBEE.

                 vi.    JEREMIAH M. SKAGGS, b. September 16, 1835, Kentucky; d. August 27, 1897, Taylor Co. Kentucky; m. ANN E. LARIMORE, August 04, 1854, Green County, Kentucky.

                vii.    JACKSON SKAGGS, b. 1839, Kentucky.

               viii.    MARY JANE SKAGGS, b. September 14, 1841; m. JOHN PERKINS.

                  ix.    ELIZABETH SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1845, Green County, Kentucky; m. LEWIS JOHNSON, October 30, 1867, Taylor Co. Kentucky.

                   x.    RICHARD C. SKAGGS, b. August 24, 1845; d. July 03, 1919, Taylor Co. Kentucky; m. MARGARET ROBERTS.

                  xi.    GREENBERRY P. SKAGGS, b. November 02, 1848, Kentucky; d. March 01, 1875, Taylor Co. Kentucky.

 

7.  SOLOMON6 SKAGGS (WILLIAM DAVID5, JACOB4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, BUSELL1) was born December 24, 1803 in Green County, Kentucky.  He married MARTHA. 

       

Children of SOLOMON SKAGGS and MARTHA are:

                   i.    SALLY7 SKAGGS, b. 1832.

                  ii.    MOSES SKAGGS, b. 1834.

                 iii.    CYNTHIA SKAGGS, b. 1835.

                 iv.    MAHALY SKAGGS, b. 1837; m. JAMES COULTER.

                  v.    MARTHA SKAGGS, b. 1840.

                 vi.    SOLOMAN SKAGGS, b. 1847.

 

8.  WILLIAM T.6 SKAGGS (WILLIAM DAVID5, JACOB4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, BUSELL1) was born 1806.  He married SUSANNA. 

       

Children of WILLIAM SKAGGS and SUSANNA are:

                   i.    MOSES7 SKAGGS, b. 1834.

                  ii.    WILLIAM SKAGGS, b. 1836.

                 iii.    GEORGE SKAGGS, b. 1838.

                 iv.    JOSEPH SKAGGS, b. 1840.

                  v.    BENJAMIN F. SKAGGS, b. 1845.

                 vi.    SUSANNA SKAGGS, b. 1847.

 

9.  DAVID6 SKAGGS (WILLIAM DAVID5, JACOB4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, BUSELL1) was born November 16, 1817 in Kentucky, and died December 17, 1876 in Benton County, Arkansas.  He married ELIZABETH IRENE MURPHY January 28, 1837 in Green County, Kentucky.  She was born July 07, 1818 in Kentucky, and died July 13, 1884 in Comanche County, Texas.

 

Notes for ELIZABETH IRENE MURPHY:

Elizabeth was buried in the Rock Bluff Baptist Church Cemetery in Comanche County, Texas.

       

Children of DAVID SKAGGS and ELIZABETH MURPHY are:

10.              i.    WILLIAM JULIUS7 SKAGGS, b. March 28, 1850, Osage County, Missouri; d. October 22, 1918, Haskell County, Texas.

                  ii.    SOLOMON SKAGGS, b. Bef. 1850.

                 iii.    JOSEPH P. SKAGGS, b. Bef. 1850.

                 iv.    SARAH JANE SKAGGS, b. Bef. 1850.

                  v.    HENRY SKAGGS, b. Bef. 1850.

                 vi.    ELIJAH J. SKAGGS, b. Bef. 1850.

                vii.    CINTHIA SKAGGS, b. Bef. 1850.

               viii.    JOHN SKAGGS, b. Aft. 1850.

                  ix.    JEREMIAH SKAGGS, b. Aft. 1850.

                   x.    MELVINA SKAGGS, b. Aft. 1850.

 

 

Generation No. 7

 

10.  WILLIAM JULIUS7 SKAGGS (DAVID6, WILLIAM DAVID5, JACOB4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, BUSELL1) was born March 28, 1850 in Osage County, Missouri, and died October 22, 1918 in Haskell County, Texas.  He married (1) FRANCES "FANNY" JANE SMITH January 17, 1869 in Benton County, Arkansas.  She was born August 24, 1847 in North Carolina, and died May 28, 1904 in Rock Bluff Community, Comanche County, Texas.  He married (2) MARY ETTA CAMPBELL SILVEY March 30, 1905 in Versailles, Missouri.  She was born Abt. 1870 in Versailles, Morgan Co. Missouri.

 

Notes for WILLIAM JULIUS SKAGGS:

Will and Fanny were charter members of the Rock Bluff Baptist Church which was organized on December 6, 1879 in the Rock Bluff Community of Comanche County, Texas.  Will was ordained to preach on the fifth Sunday in August, 1886.  He was one of the early pastors of the Rock Bluff Church. He also served as church clerk.  He was first elected Pastor of the church on August 6, 1887 and it was at this time that the church built what was probably the first church building in Comanche County.

 

More About WILLIAM JULIUS SKAGGS:

Burial: Weaver Cemetery

 

Notes for FRANCES "FANNY" JANE SMITH:

Fanny died with the heart ailment they called "dropsy". She was so filled with fluid that she weighed over 300 pounds at the time of her death. She was buried in Weaver Cemetery midway between Gorman, Texas and the Rock Bluff Community.

       

Children of WILLIAM SKAGGS and FRANCES SMITH are:

                   i.    MARTHA ELIZABETH "LIZZIE"8 SKAGGS, b. January 02, 1869, Benton Co. Ark; d. July 15, 1948, DeLeon, Tx; m. LEVI NEWMAN HARRISON, October 21, 1889.

                  ii.    J D SKAGGS, b. October 03, 1872, Johnson County, Texas; d. December 23, 1873, Johnson County, Texas.

                 iii.    SARAH MINTA "MINTIE" SKAGGS, b. March 31, 1874, Johnson County, Texas; d. June 1949, Johnson County, Texas; m. (1) LEWIS WILLIAM PIRTLE; m. (2) B.F. CLEMENT.

                 iv.    MARY ROXIANA IRENE "ANNIE" SKAGGS, b. March 21, 1876, Johnson County, Texas; d. February 24, 1962, Gorman, Texas; m. NEWMAN J. POUNDS, October 14, 1894.

11.             v.    HENRY FRANKLIN CLEMENTS SKAGGS, b. December 04, 1877, Johnson County, Texas; d. November 17, 1968, Gorman, Texas.

12.            vi.    WILLIAM LEE JEFFERSON "WILLIE" SKAGGS, b. December 22, 1881, Comanche County, Texas; d. February 21, 1959, Comanche County, Texas.

                vii.    IDA ELLEN SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1885.

       

Children of WILLIAM SKAGGS and MARY SILVEY are:

               viii.    MABLE8 SKAGGS.

                  ix.    JULIA PAULINE SKAGGS, b. April 06, 1911.

 

 

Generation No. 8

 

11.  HENRY FRANKLIN CLEMENTS8 SKAGGS (WILLIAM JULIUS7, DAVID6, WILLIAM DAVID5, JACOB4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, BUSELL1) was born December 04, 1877 in Johnson County, Texas, and died November 17, 1968 in Gorman, Texas.  He married LIZZIE LEE BROWNING June 08, 1902 in Comanche County, Texas, daughter of JOSEPH BROWNING and MOLLY DOWDY.  She was born January 23, 1885 in Sevier County, Arkansas, and died November 15, 1971 in Gorman, Texas.

 

Notes for HENRY FRANKLIN CLEMENTS SKAGGS:

Bro. Frank, as he was known, was one of the last circuit preachers in Comanche County. He rode a white horse named Crickett to his various churches. He visited a different one each Sunday. His life is chronicled in a book entitled, "Brother Frank Skaggs, His Life, His Family, His Times" written by Bernice Skaggs Farley and published by Nortex Press in Austin, Tx.

 

More About HENRY FRANKLIN CLEMENTS SKAGGS:

Burial: DeLeon Cemetery

 

Notes for LIZZIE LEE BROWNING:

After Lizzie's sister Cassie was born in Dec. 1890, the family moved from Sevier Co, Arkansas to the Rucker Community in Comanche County, Texas. They had a yoke of oxen and a team of horses hitched to two covered wagons.  When Lizzie's mother died of consumption in 1895 she left 8 children, the youngest was 8 months old.  Joe Browning had nicknames for three of his daughters: Myrtle was "can't", Ev was "won't" and Lizzie was "try". Lizzie kept the ability to "try" as long as she was physically able.

 

More About LIZZIE LEE BROWNING:

Burial: DeLeon Cemetery

 

12.  WILLIAM LEE JEFFERSON "WILLIE"8 SKAGGS (WILLIAM JULIUS7, DAVID6, WILLIAM DAVID5, JACOB4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, BUSELL1) was born December 22, 1881 in Comanche County, Texas, and died February 21, 1959 in Comanche County, Texas.  He married (1) MARGARET LEE MCCHAREN September 14, 1903 in DeLeon, Tx, daughter of ROBERT MCCHAREN and MARY SLAUGHTER.  She was born March 28, 1880 in Pontotoc County Mississippi, and died January 28, 1913 in Comanche County, Texas.  He married (2) MARY LOU WOOD September 07, 1913 in Comanche County, Texas.  She was born March 02, 1894, and died April 13, 1970 in DeLeon, Tx.

 

Notes for WILLIAM LEE JEFFERSON "WILLIE" SKAGGS:

Willie had blue eyes and was 5' 10" tall and weighed 175 lbs. He was a farmer and Baptist minister. He was pastor of two churches. 2 Sundays a month at Duster and 2 Sundays a month at Kokomo. At age 17 he was converted and joined the Baptist Church. In 1909 he was ordained as a minister.

 

More About MARGARET LEE MCCHAREN:

Fact 1: burial in DeLeon Cemetery DeLeon Tx.