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Female Bessie Alice Skaggs Click to view Bessie Alice Skaggs in the family tree

Bessie Alice was born on December 16th, 1891 in Green Co., Kentucky.1   Bessie Alice's father was William Anderson Skaggs and her mother was Martha Francis Nelson.  Her paternal grandparents were William L. Skaggs and Mary Johnson; her maternal grandparents are Thomas Jefferson Nelson and Rebecca E. DeSpain. She had five brothers and two sisters, named William Thomas, John Berton, Bennie Dever, Miles Talmadge, Henry Matt, Emma Green and Mary Lela Rebecca.  She was the fourth youngest of the eight children.  She died at the age of 80 on March 15th, 1972 in Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., Kentucky.1 


Bessie Alice's first family with Luther Foster Skaggs

‌Bessie Alice and Luther Foster were married in a religious ceremony on July 5th, 1911 in Dezarn, Green Co., Kentucky.1   They had a son named William Henry.


Bessie Alice's second family with Luther Forster Skaggs

‌Bessie Alice and Luther Forster were married in a religious ceremony on July 5th, 1911 in Dezarn, Green Co., Kentucky.1   They had seven sons and two daughters, named William Henry, Leslie Galbert, Charles Austin, Walter Thomas, Harry Graham, Milton Otto Shacklette, Ray Talmadge, Lena Mae and Mertie Ethel.

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