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Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon 1854–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1854

Birth Location: Warren, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 30 Dec 1934

Death Location: Greenview, Hopkins County, Texas, USA

Father: Simpson Witherspoon

Mother: Elizabeth Pearson

Spouse(s): Frederick Skaggs

Children(s): John Skaggs, James Skaggs, Eugene Skaggs, Bernettie Skaggs, Drucille Skaggs, Mary Skaggs, WIlliam Skaggs, Sarah Skaggs, Emily Skaggs, Fannie Skaggs, Annie Skaggs

Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon was born in 1854 in Warren, Kentucky, USA, the child of Simpson Lemuel Major Witherspoon And Elizabeth Christa Pearson. Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon married Frederick Skaggs, and had children including Annie G Skaggs, Bernettie Nettie Skaggs, Drucille Belle Skaggs, Emily G Skaggs, Eugene Jack Skaggs, Fannie Bertha Skaggs, James Nathan Skaggs, John Porter Skaggs, Mary Flossy Skaggs, Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Skaggs, William David Skaggs. Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon passed away in 1934 in Greenview, Hopkins County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon was born in 1854 in Warren, Kentucky, USA, the child of Simpson Lemuel Major Witherspoon And Elizabeth Christa Pearson.
  • Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon married Frederick Skaggs, and had children including Annie G Skaggs, Bernettie Nettie Skaggs, Drucille Belle Skaggs, Emily G Skaggs, Eugene Jack Skaggs, Fannie Bertha Skaggs, James Nathan Skaggs, John Porter Skaggs, Mary Flossy Skaggs, Sarah Elizabeth Lizzie Skaggs, William David Skaggs.
  • Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon passed away in 1934 in Greenview, Hopkins County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simpson Witherspoon
1807–1870
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Pearson
1829–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Frederick Skaggs
1847–1918
Birth Location: Good Spring, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

John Skaggs
1887–1970
Birth Location: Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA
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James Skaggs
1878–1940
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Eugene Skaggs
1895–1985
Birth Location: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States
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Bernettie Skaggs
1898–1910
Birth Location: Grayson County, Texas, USA
BS
Drucille Skaggs
1880–1962
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Mary Skaggs
1883–1950
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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WIlliam Skaggs
1873–1907
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Sarah Skaggs
1875–1904
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Emily Skaggs
1892–1929
Birth Location: Grayson County, Texas, USA
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Fannie Skaggs
1885–1967
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Annie Skaggs
1890–1932
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Witherspoon's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Witherspoon
1854–1934
Birth Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Simpson Lemuel "Major" Witherspoon
1807–1870
North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth ("Christa") Pearson
1829–
Kentucky
Grandparents
James (Hardy) Witherspoon
1781–1870
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Nancy Motley
1781–1824
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Witherspoon
1730–1781
Johanna Lee
1731–
Capt Motley
1734–1812
Elizabeth Page
1740–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Witherspoon
1691–1759
Anne Walker
1696–1787
Henry Motley
1704–1770
Hannah Andrews
1710–1740
Mathew Page
1710–

Sarah Witherspoon's Descendants

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Sarah (Cathleen) Witherspoon (16 Oct 1854–30 Dec 1934) m. Frederick Skaggs (30 December 1847–18 October 1918)
  1. 1. John (Porter) Skaggs 1887–1970 m. Rebecca (Nevada "Becky") Graham 1889–1906 m. Ethel (B) Braziel 1896–1958
    1. 1. Clarence (David) Skaggs 1918–2003 m. Dessie (Odell) Simpson 1919–1996 m. Lela (N.) Bradford 1922–
      1. 1. John (David) Skaggs 1950–2010
    2. 2. Claudie (Lee) Skaggs 1925–1994 m. Ruth ("Ruthie" Gertrude) Norman 1934–2013
    3. 3. Milford (Ray) Skaggs 1932–1992 m. Mary (Ellen Helton) "Greenfield" 1932–2010
    4. 4. Jewel (Mae) Skaggs 1914–1982 m. Speed (Reed) Gafford 1906–1984
      1. 1. Kenneth (Lee) Gafford 1935–2004 m. Goldia (Faye) Cantrell 1935–2015
      2. 2. Allen (George (AG)) Gafford 1937–2017 m. Jo (Ann) Reynolds 1937–2018
      3. 3. Lou (Ann) Gafford 1942–1992 m. Robert (Andrew) Coleman 1940–2009
    5. 5. Marvin (Weaver) Skaggs 1921–1995 m. Cora (Elizabeth) Bradford 1920–1988 m. Hattie (Marie) King 1927–2012
      1. 1. Helen (Marie) Skaggs 1946–2010 m. Oscar (Franklin) Brown 1940–2015
      2. 2. Jerry (Don) Skaggs 1948–1948
  2. 2. James (Nathan) Skaggs 1878–1940 m. Jessie (Lola) Wilson 1896–1976
    1. 1. Charles (Edward Skaggs) Sr 1931–2007
    2. 2. Mary (Jewel) Skaggs 1917–2001 m. Eber (Jr.) Swindle 1917–
    3. 3. Myrtle (Natie) Skaggs 1912–
    4. 4. Marshal Skaggs 1909–
  3. 3. Eugene ("Jack") Skaggs 1895–1985 m. Roxie (Pearl) Jackson 1899–1996
    1. 1. Francis (Pearl) Skaggs 1936–1936
    2. 2. Carl (Andrew) Skaggs 1920–1998
  4. 4. Bernettie ("Nettie") Skaggs 1898–1910
  5. 5. Drucille (Belle) Skaggs 1880–1962
  6. 6. Mary (Flossy) Skaggs 1883–1950 m. Flemmons (Petway) Petty 1881–1959
    1. 1. Johnnie (Beatrice) Petty 1907–1985
    2. 2. Birdie (Leslie) Petty 1903–1990 m. Willie (Mae) Smith 1906–
      1. 1. Roy (W C) Petty 1922–1979
    3. 3. Flemmons (Petway Petty) Jr 1912–1967 m. Reba (P) Day 1915–
      1. 1. Helen (Pauline) Petty 1935–2016
      2. 2. Harold (Gene) Petty 1939–1982
    4. 4. Quincie (R) Petty 1905–1985 m. Frank (J) Bullard 1897–
      1. 1. Mary (Frances) Bullard 1925–
  7. 7. WIlliam (David) Skaggs 1873–1907 m. Martha (J) Davis 1879–
    1. 1. Willie (Mae) Skaggs 1906–2000
    2. 2. Winnie Skaggs 1907–
  8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Skaggs 1875–1904 m. William (B) Diffee 1860–1945
    1. 1. Jennie (M) Diffee 1896–1976 m. Chester (A) Rowe 1895–1965
      1. 1. Leo (Bertie) Rowe 1914–1989
      2. 2. Reba Rowe 1925–
      3. 3. Dora Rowe 1918–
  9. 9. Emily (G) Skaggs 1892–1929
  10. 10. Fannie (Bertha) Skaggs 1885–1967
  11. 11. Annie (G) Skaggs 1890–1932 m. James (Robert "Bob") Graham 1887–1958
    1. 1. Mary (Adelle) Graham 1906–1981 m. Joseph (William "Willie" Branham) Sr 1905–1995
      1. 1. Joseph (William Branham) Jr 1925–2003
      2. 2. Emma (Lee) Branham 1928–1999
    2. 2. Coy (Parker) Graham 1938–2016

Sarah Witherspoon's Timeline

12 Records

1853
16 Oct 1853
Birth of Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1853
14 October 1853
Birth of Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1853
14 October 1853
Birth of Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1853
14 October 1853
Birth of Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1854
16 Oct 1854
Birth of Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1854
16 Oct 1854
Birth of Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon in Warren, Kentucky, USA
Warren, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon resided here in Precinct 3, Allen, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 3, Allen, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon resided here in Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon resided here in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 56
Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas
Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas
1934
30 Dec 1934
Age 80
Death of Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon in Miller Grove, Hopkins Co, TX, USA
Miller Grove, Hopkins Co, TX, USA
1934
30 Dec 1934
Age 80
Death of Sarah Cathleen Witherspoon in Precinct 7, Hopkins, Texas, USA
Precinct 7, Hopkins, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1853
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky; Roll: 411; Family History Film: 1254411; Page: 508B; Enumeration District: 038; Image: 0718
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 3, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: M593_444; Page: 212A; Family History Library Film: 545943
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas; Roll: 1640; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1241640
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas; Roll: T624_1557; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 98; Image: 773.
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1854
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 October 1853
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 October 1853
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 October 1853
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1854
    Event Place: Warren, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Allen, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 3, Allen, Kentucky; Roll: M593_444; Page: 212A; Family History Library Film: 545943

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brownsville, Edmonson, Kentucky; Roll: 411; Family History Film: 1254411; Page: 508B; Enumeration District: 038; Image: 0718

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas; Roll: 1640; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1241640

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas; Roll: T624_1557; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 98; Image: 773.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grove, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1934
    Event Place: Miller Grove, Hopkins Co, TX, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1934
    Event Place: Precinct 7, Hopkins, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenview, Hopkins County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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