William Scott Skaggs 
William was born in 1820 in Green County, Kentucky.1 William's father was William (Bustle) Skaggs and his mother was Martha Patsy Perry. His paternal grandparents were William (Squire) Skaggs and Mary (Polly) Pierce; his maternal grandparents were Obadiah Perry and Elizabeth. He had a brother and two sisters, named John, Martha and Nancy. He was the oldest of the four children.General Notes
In the 1860 Green County Census, William S. and Ellen J. Skaggs are family #228. He is a farmer living in the Brush creek area of the county. He is 38 and she is 39 years of age. Their children are: James S., 16; Parthena, 12; Elizabeth, 11; Mary M. S., 8; and William, age 2 years.
In the 1870 Green County Census, William S. is a widower. The children still living at home with him are: Mary M., 18; William, 11; David, 7; and also living in the household keeping house, is Elizabeth Thompson, age 21.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1674 in Tazwell Co., Virginia d.1766 in Kent Co., Maryland
- b.1700 in On a ship from Ireland d.1798
- b.1678 d.1766
- b.1734 in Virginia d.~ 1811 in Green County, Kentucky
- b.1670
- b.1697 in Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia d.1784
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- b.20 Dec 1757 in Horse Pasture, North Carolina d.20 Aug 1848 in Green Co., Kentucky
- b.24 Aug 1804 in Kentucky d.09 Aug 1845 in Green County, Kentucky
- b.25 Jul 1784 in Barren County, Kentucky
- b.1820 in Green County, Kentucky
- b.1755
- b.1804 in Kentucky
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Details of William's family with Ellen J.
1 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=gene-perkins&id=I10322
Further source/citation:
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Further source/citation:
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