Eli Skaggs

Brief Life History of Eli

When Eli Skaggs was born about 1804, in Warren, Kentucky, United States, his father, Daniel Skaggs, was 26 and his mother, Hannah Dunham, was 23. He married Margaret Manion on 12 December 1830, in Todd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Todd, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He died about 1856, in Kentucky, United States, at the age of 54.

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Family Time Line

Eli Skaggs
1804–1856
Margaret Manion
1808–1850
Marriage: 12 December 1830
Martha A Skaggs
1836–
Pamela Skaggs
1842–
Louisa Sonya Skaggs
1838–1863
George Wesley Skaggs
1840–1908
James Riley Skaggs
1843–1918
Mary E Skaggs
1849–1925

Sources (5)

  • Elie Skeggs, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Eli Skaggs, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Eli Scaggs in entry for Mary Jones, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1812 · Kentucky Bend Created

During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.

1818 · Jackson Purchase

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Skeggs, itself a variant, with post-medieval excrescent -s, of Skegg, a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English skegg ‘beard’ (Old Scandinavian skegg), for someone with a beard. Compare Scaggs .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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