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Mary Edith "Priss" Sands 1910–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1910

Birth Location: Ruth, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Dec 1999

Death Location: Fairlea, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

Father: Perry Sands

Mother: Flora Gibson

Spouse(s): Joseph Skaggs

Children(s): Jack Sr., Mary Skaggs

The story of Mary Edith "Priss" Sands began in 1910 in Ruth, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA. In 1910, Mary Edith "Priss" Sands resided in Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. Mary Edith "Priss" Sands married Joseph Frank Skaggs, and had children including Jack Lee Skaggs Sr, Mary Jo Skaggs. Mary Edith "Priss" Sands passed away in 1999 in Fairlea, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Edith "Priss" Sands began in 1910 in Ruth, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Mary Edith "Priss" Sands resided in Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • Mary Edith "Priss" Sands married Joseph Frank Skaggs, and had children including Jack Lee Skaggs Sr, Mary Jo Skaggs.
  • Mary Edith "Priss" Sands passed away in 1999 in Fairlea, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Sands's Ancestors

Self
Mary Sands
1910–1999
Birth Place: Ruth, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Perry Clinton "Clint" Sands
1867–1935
Coopers Creek, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virgina
Flora (Frances) Gibson
1878–1921
Ruth, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
David (Spotts) Gibson
1852–1904
Coopers Creek, Roane, Virginia now West Virginia, United States
Christena (Elizabeth) Carson
1859–1940
Barton, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Carson
1825–1876
Elizabeth Blythe
1827–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carson
1790–1856
Grizzel Maxwell
1788–1831

Mary Sands's Descendants

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Mary (Edith "Priss") Sands (22 Mar 1910–8 Dec 1999) m. Joseph (Frank) Skaggs (28 Sep 1908–23 Jun 1969)
  1. 1. Jack (Lee Skaggs) Sr. 1932–2018 m. Maxine Blanchard 1936–2017
  2. 2. Mary (Jo) Skaggs 1938–1946

Mary Sands's Timeline

3 Records

1910
22 Mar 1910
Birth of Mary Edith "Priss" Sands in Ruth, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Ruth, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Mary Edith "Priss" Sands resided here in Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1999
8 Dec 1999
Age 89
Death of Mary Edith "Priss" Sands in Fairlea, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Fairlea, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1910
    Event Place: Ruth, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1999
    Event Place: Fairlea, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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