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James L was born on July 21st, 1824 in , , Kentucky, U.S.A..1   James L's father was James Lindsey Skaggs and his mother was Kessiah Witten.  His paternal grandparents were Henry Skaggs and Nancy Davis; his maternal grandparents are Thomas Jefferson Witten and Eleanor Cecil. He had a brother and a sister, named John Witten and Emaline.  He was the second oldest of the three children.  He died at the age of 38 on April 20th, 1863 in , Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.A..  He was buried in April 1863 in Little Clifty Methodist Church Cemetery In Grayson County, Kentucky.1 1 


James L's family with Nancy J Gragson

‌James L and Nancy J were married in a religious ceremony about 1841 in , , Kentucky, USA.2   They had five sons and four daughters, named James R., McHenry, Thomas E., David H., John J., Martha E., Eliza A., Sarah H. and Correnor.

1 Kentucky Skaggs Records by Juanita Skaggs Luttrell @ Page 252 - Tombstone
2 Gene Pool Individual Records - From:  Ancestry.com
3 Death Certificate @ of Martha E. Skaggs HALE - Kentucky Certificate # 32276 - FHL Film # 1952872
4 Death Certificate @ of Martha E. Skaggs HALE - Kentucky Certificate # 32276 - FHL Film # 1952872
5 Death Certificate @ of Martha E. Skaggs HALE - Kentucky Certificate # 32276 - FHL Film # 1952872
6 1860 Census - Grayson County, Kentucky  US/CAN  976.9842  X29d @ pg. 16
7 familysearch.org -  IGI
8 1860 Census - Grayson County, Kentucky  US/CAN  976.9842  X29d @ pg. 17
9 Kentucky Skaggs Records by Juanita Skaggs Luttrell @ 1860 Census - Grayson County, Page 230.
10 Kentucky Skaggs Records by Juanita Skaggs Luttrell @ Page 256 - Source: Grayson County Births
11 Grayson County, Kentucky Birth Records - FHL US/CAN 976.9842  D25s  Vol. 1 @ Page 48
12 Kentucky Skaggs Records by Juanita Skaggs Luttrell @ Page 253 - Headstone - Little Clifty Methodist Church Cemetery in Grayson County, Kentucky.
13 Karen Goodwin, e-mail ka@uswest.net
Further source/citation:
1860 Census - Grayson County, Kentucky  US/CAN  976.9842  X29d @ pg.16

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