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Josie was born on May 26th, 1862 in , Hardin, Kentucky, U.S.A..1   Josie's father was Wyllis Skaggs and her mother was Charlotte Ellen Buckles.  Her paternal grandparents were Martin B. Skaggs and Sibba D. Kinkade; her maternal grandparents were Jacob Buckles and Mary Ann Cook. She had six brothers and three sisters, named William C., Emerson, Theodore E., Willis D., Charles McCague, Robert Taylor, Alice B., Ida E. and Lottie.  She was the oldest of the ten children.  She died at the age of 85 on January 6th, 1948 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.  She was buried on January 8th, 1948 in Glendale Christian Cemetery, Glendale, Hardin, Kentucky, USA.1 


Josie's family with William Rueben Payton

‌Josie and William Rueben were married in a religious ceremony on December 7th, 1882 in , Hardin, Kentucky, USA.2   They had four sons and three daughters, named Theodore, Maxie C., Bowen, Payton, Payton, Sarah Ellen and Mattie Alice.

1 Death Certificate @ of Josephine Skaggs PAYTON
2 Hardin County, Kentucky Marriages @ Book E, 1877-1896  Pg. 156-157  #772
3 Glendale Christian Church Cemetery in Glendale, Hardin, Kentucky @ Headstone
4 1910 Kentucky Miracode Index - ancestry.com @ E.D. 0049  Visit 0090   Hardin County
5 Social Security Death Index - ancestry.com @ SSN 404-44-0540  -  Issued in Kentucky 1951-1952
6 Lynn BRASHEAR JULIAN - lynxgliff@hotmail.com - 952 Frontier Dr, Henderson, KY  42420
7 1910 Kentucky Miracode Index - ancestry.com @ E.D.  0049   Visit  0090    Hardin County
8 Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 (Ancestry.com) @ Keyword: Bowen Payton
Further source/citation:
1880 Census - LaRue County, Kentucky @ Film # 1254417  Vol.11 E.D.63 Sheet 3 Line 13

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