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Benjamin Melvin Skaggs 1884–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1884

Birth Location: Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1967

Death Location: Brownell, Ness, Kansas, USA

Father: George Skaggs

Mother: Elizabeth Ford

Spouse(s): Grace Ryan

Children(s): William Skaggs, Dorothy Skaggs

The story of Benjamin Melvin Skaggs began in 1884 in Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, USA. Benjamin Melvin Skaggs married Grace Belle Ryan, and had children including Dorothy Jean Skaggs, William Thomas Bill Skaggs. Benjamin Melvin Skaggs passed away in 1967 in Brownell, Ness, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Melvin Skaggs began in 1884 in Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, USA.
  • Benjamin Melvin Skaggs married Grace Belle Ryan, and had children including Dorothy Jean Skaggs, William Thomas Bill Skaggs.
  • Benjamin Melvin Skaggs passed away in 1967 in Brownell, Ness, Kansas, USA.

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Benjamin Skaggs's Ancestors

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Benjamin Skaggs
1884–1967
Birth Place: Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, USA
Parents
George Washington Skaggs
1855–1928
Mine La Motte, Madison, Missouri
Elizabeth (“Betty” Frances) Ford
1856–1941
Grundy Co, Missouri
Grandparents
Daniel (Washington) Skaggs
1813–1888
Warren Co.,Ky
Elizabeth (Baxter) Thorpe
1834–1908
MO, Howard Co.
Boaz (Maxey) Ford
1826–1918
Howard Co., MO
Eleanor Thorp
1831–1918
Glasgow, Howard County, MO, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Skaggs
1782–1850
Effie Donham
1782–1861
Thomas Thorp
1798–1863
Elizabeth Baxter
1800–1860
Laban (Faure)
1776–1851
Thomas Thorp
1798–1863
Elizabeth Baxtor
1800–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Skaggs's Descendants

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Benjamin (Melvin) Skaggs (18 Jul 1884–16 May 1967) m. Grace (Belle) Ryan (22 January 1890–23 Mar 1973)
  1. 1. William (Thomas "Bill") Skaggs 1922–2007 m. Carol (Mae) Wyman 1925–2019
    1. 1. William (Thomas Skaggs) Jr 1947–2005
  2. 2. Dorothy (Jean) Skaggs 1921–1995

Benjamin Skaggs's Timeline

2 Records

1884
18 Jul 1884
Birth of Benjamin Melvin Skaggs in Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, USA
Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, USA
1967
16 May 1967
Age 83
Death of Benjamin Melvin Skaggs in Brownell, Ness, Kansas, USA
Brownell, Ness, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1884
    Event Place: Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1967
    Event Place: Brownell, Ness, Kansas, USA

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