Isham Skaggs 
Isham was born on July 10th, 1810 in Millerstown, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.1 Isham's father was Martin B. Skaggs and his mother was Mary Or Polly Skaggs. His paternal grandparents were Henry Skaggs and Nancy Davis; his maternal grandparents were Aaron Skaggs and Sarah Lyon. He had two brothers and five sisters, named Martin B., Gideon, Anna, Celia, Polly, Lucretia and Cibba. He died at the age of 73 on February 10th, 1884 in Millerstown, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.2 General Notes
SOURCE: Pioneer Baptist Church Records of South-Central Kentucky and the Upper Cumberland of Tennessee, 1799-1899. Book FHL 976 K2c, Page 358.
The DOWNS family was closely connected with the SKAGGS family in the Rock Creek Area.
Rachel DOWNS married Isham SKAGGS of Grayson County. They are both buried on a farm owned by Russell HACKLEY, near the Rock Creek Church.
In 1850, Isham SKAGGS lived next door to the old "Long Hunter" Henry SKAGGS. Two members of the Rock Creek Church. Rev. Martin UTTERBACK and Charles WORTHAM were listed as "neighbors" to Henry SKAGGS in an 1833 Revolutionary War pension application, which Rev. Martin UTTERBACK and Thomas DORAN signed, stating that they were "well acquanted with Henry SKAGGS" and agree that "he's reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to be a soldier of the Revolutionary...." (Source: Grayson County, KY., Revolutionary War Pension Papers - Henry SKAGGS #30701)
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SOURCE: 1850 Census - Grayson County, Kentucky - Page 21, Line 19, Visit 280, Image 41 on ancestry.com (17 August 1850)
SKAGGS, Isham, 39, M, Farmer, $450, KY
, Rachael, 37, F, KY
, Anderson, 17, M, Farmer, KY
, Miles, 14, M, KY
, Jefferson, 12, M, KY
, Martha, 11, F, KY
, Marietta, 9, F, KY
, Kitty A., 7, F, KY
, Richard, 5, M, KY
, Malinda, 2, F, KY
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SOURCE: 1860 Census - Millerstown, Grayson, Kentucky - Page 36, Line 33, Visit 231, Image 31-32 on ancestry.com (1 July 1860)
SKAGGS, Isham, 49, M, Farmer, $1000, $1000, KY
, Rachel, 48, F, Housewife, KY
, Marietta, 17, F, KY
, Kitty A., 15, F, KY
, Richard, 13, M, KY
, Malinda, 11, F, KY
, Lucreita, 9, F, KY
, David T(?), 6, M, KY
Cont. on next page
, Rachael, 3, F, KY
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1674 in , , , Ireland d.> 1767 in , Barren, Kentucky, USA
- b.1700 in , Tazewell, Virginia, USA d.Dec 1769 or Bef. 1781 in , Tazewell, Virginia, USA
- b.~ 1678 in <, Tazewell, Virginia, USA>
- b.1734 in , , Virginia, USA d.~ 1811 in , Green, Kentucky, USA Or St. Louis District, Missouri, USA
- b.~ 1697 in , Fincastle, Virginia, USA d.Bet 1781 and 1798 in , Montgomery, Virginia, USA
- b.1759 in , , South Carolina, USA d.> 1850 in , Grayson, Kentucky, USA
- b.1788 in , , Virginia, USA d.>06 Aug 1870 in Grayson Springs, Grayson Co., Kentucky, USA
- b.~ 1753 in Russell Creek, , , Kentucky, USA d.<Jun 1801 in , Green, Kentucky, USA
- b.10 Jul 1810 in Millerstown, Grayson, Kentucky, USA d.10 Feb 1884 in Millerstown, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
- d.<Aug 1809
- b.1790 in , Adair, Kentucky, USA d.>06 Aug 1870 in Grayson Springs, Grayson Co., Kentucky, USA
- d.>Aug 1809
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Isham and Rachel were married in a religious ceremony in 1832 in Millerstown, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.2 They had five sons and seven daughters, named Anderson, Miles, Jefferson Green, Richard C., David Taylor, Martha E., Marietta, Katherine Or Kitty Ann, Malinda J., Lucretia, Ciral T. and Rachel.
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Children
Anderson Skaggs
Anderson was born on April 18th, 1833 in Millerstown, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.3 He died at the age of 80 on January 3rd, 1914 in Clarkson, Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.A.. He was buried on January 4th, 1914 in Millerstown, Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.A..3 3
Miles Skaggs
Miles was born on January 3rd, 1836 in , Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.A..4 He died at the age of 78 on August 18th, 1914 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, U.S.A.. He was buried on August 20th, 1914 in Isham Skaggs Family Cemetery On Farm Now Owned By Russell Hackley, Past Rock Creek Methodist Church In Clarkson, Grayson County, Kentucky..4 4
Jefferson Green Skaggs
Jefferson Green was born on November 24th, 1837 in , Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.A..5 He died at the age of 76 on November 23rd, 1914 in Clarkson, Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.A.. He was buried on November 24th, 1914 in Little Flock Church Cemetery, (8 Miles S.E. Of Clarkson, Hwy 224) Grayson County, Kentucky.5 5
Martha E. Skaggs
Martha E. was born on January 25th, 1840 in , Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.A..6 She died at the age of 56 on March 30th, 1896 in , Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.A.. She was buried in March 1896 in Little Flock Church Cemetery, (8 Miles S.E. Of Clarkson, Hwy 224) Grayson County, Kentucky.7 8
Marietta Skaggs
Marietta was born on March 18th, 1842 in , Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.A..8 She died at the age of 57 on November 25th, 1899 in , Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.A.. She was buried in November 1899 in Little Flock Church Cemetery, (8 Miles S.E. Of Clarkson, Hwy 224) Grayson County, Kentucky.9 8
Katherine Or Kitty Ann Skaggs
Katherine Or Kitty Ann was born on April 9th, 1844 in , Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.A..10 She died at the age of 84 on June 17th, 1928 in , Grayson, Kentucky, USA.11
Richard C. Skaggs
Richard C. was born about 1845 in , Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.A..6 He died in , , Kentucky, USA.12
Malinda J. Skaggs
Malinda J. was born on April 15th, 1848 in Higdon, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.13 She died at the age of 62 on January 14th, 1911 in Millerstown, Grayson , Kentucky, USA. She was buried on January 16th, 1911 in Mt. Moriah Cemetery In Clarkson, Grayson County, Kentucky.14
David Taylor Skaggs
David Taylor was born on November 2nd, 1853 in Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.15 He died at the age of 82 on November 5th, 1935 in , Grayson, Kentucky, USA.2
1 1860 Census - Grayson County, Kentucky US/CAN 976.9842 X29d pg.23
2 Gene Pool Individual Records - From: Ancestry.com
3 Death Certificate @ Kentucky - Cert. # 1268
4 Death Certificate @ Kentucky - Cert. # 21266
5 Death Certificate @ Kentucky - Cert. # 28539
6 1850 Grayson County, Kentucky Census
7 Kentucky Skaggs Records by Juanita Skaggs Luttrell @ Page 254 - Tombstone - Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery in Grayson County, Kentuckky.
8 Kentucky Skaggs Records by Juanita Skaggs Luttrell @ Page 254 - Tombstone - Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery in Grayson County, Kentucky.
9 Kentucky Skaggs Records by Juanita Skaggs Luttrell @ Page 254 - Tombstone - Little Flock Baptisit Church Cemetery in Grayson County, Kentucky.
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12 1880 Census - Grayson County, Kentucky - Book 976.9842 X29d 1880 @ pg. 150
13 Death Certificate @ of Malinda SKAGGS WATKINS - Kentucky Certificate # 940 - FHL Film # 1904664
14 Death Certificate @ of Malinda SKAGGS WATKINS - Kentucky Certificate # 940 - FHL Film # 1904664
15 1870 Census - Grayson County, Kentucky US/CAN 976.9842 X2m pg.135
16 familysearch.org - IGI @ Source: age 6 in 1860 Census
17 Grayson County, Kentucky Birth Records - FHL US/CAN 976.9842 D25s Vol.1 @ Page 43
2 Gene Pool Individual Records - From: Ancestry.com
3 Death Certificate @ Kentucky - Cert. # 1268
4 Death Certificate @ Kentucky - Cert. # 21266
5 Death Certificate @ Kentucky - Cert. # 28539
6 1850 Grayson County, Kentucky Census
7 Kentucky Skaggs Records by Juanita Skaggs Luttrell @ Page 254 - Tombstone - Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery in Grayson County, Kentuckky.
8 Kentucky Skaggs Records by Juanita Skaggs Luttrell @ Page 254 - Tombstone - Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery in Grayson County, Kentucky.
9 Kentucky Skaggs Records by Juanita Skaggs Luttrell @ Page 254 - Tombstone - Little Flock Baptisit Church Cemetery in Grayson County, Kentucky.
10 {familysearch.org - IGI}
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12 1880 Census - Grayson County, Kentucky - Book 976.9842 X29d 1880 @ pg. 150
13 Death Certificate @ of Malinda SKAGGS WATKINS - Kentucky Certificate # 940 - FHL Film # 1904664
14 Death Certificate @ of Malinda SKAGGS WATKINS - Kentucky Certificate # 940 - FHL Film # 1904664
15 1870 Census - Grayson County, Kentucky US/CAN 976.9842 X2m pg.135
16 familysearch.org - IGI @ Source: age 6 in 1860 Census
17 Grayson County, Kentucky Birth Records - FHL US/CAN 976.9842 D25s Vol.1 @ Page 43
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