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Martha Skaggs 1845–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Mar 1845

Birth Location: Summers County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Mar 1892

Death Location: Summers County, West Virginia, USA

Father: James Skaggs

Mother: Rebecca Calloway

Spouse(s): Benjamin Wesley

Children(s): Rosalie Wesley

Martha Skaggs was born in 1845 in Summers County, West Virginia, USA, the child of James Russell Skaggs And Rebecca S Calloway. Martha Skaggs married Benjamin Franklin Wesley, and had children including Rosalie B Wesley. Martha Skaggs passed away in 1892 in Summers County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Skaggs was born in 1845 in Summers County, West Virginia, USA, the child of James Russell Skaggs And Rebecca S Calloway.
  • Martha Skaggs married Benjamin Franklin Wesley, and had children including Rosalie B Wesley.
  • Martha Skaggs passed away in 1892 in Summers County, West Virginia, USA.

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Martha Skaggs's Ancestors

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Martha Skaggs
1845–1892
Birth Place: Summers County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
James Russell Skaggs
1797–1875
Monroe, West Virginia, United States
Rebecca (S) Calloway
1816–1895
West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Skaggs) Sr
1760–1829
England
Joshua (Moses) Callaway
1783–1879
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA/Delaware
Nancy Rowles
1787–1850
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Skaggs
1709–1804
Anne Wollard
1717–
Zachariah Callaway
1749–1816
Ellender Callaway
1756–1840
Christopher Rowles
1750–1810
Nancy
1750–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Skaggs
1674–1766
Elizabeth Holden
1632–1671
Robert Boyd
1717–1778
Christopher Rowles
1708–
Ann Davis
1720–1754

Martha Skaggs's Descendants

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Martha Skaggs (08 Mar 1845–16 Mar 1892) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Wesley (19 December 1845–12 November 1917)
  1. 1. Rosalie (B) Wesley 1885–1962 m. Harper (Josephus) Wade 1883–1956
    1. 1. Cornelia (Ann) Wade 1930–2012 m. Charles (Blaine) Deem 1929–1997

Martha Skaggs's Timeline

2 Records

1845
08 Mar 1845
Birth of Martha Skaggs in Summers County, West Virginia, USA
Summers County, West Virginia, USA
1892
16 Mar 1892
Age 47
Death of Martha Skaggs in Summers County, West Virginia, USA
Summers County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1845
    Event Place: Summers County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1892
    Event Place: Summers County, West Virginia, USA

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