Family Group Sheet


Name Henry C. Scaggs
Birth Jun 1848, Lawrence Co., Kentucky
Death 10 Oct 1928, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Burial Scaggs-Harr Cemetery, Oak Grove Rd, Rowan Co., Ky
Father John W. Scaggs Jr. (~1825-)
Mother Mary "Polly" Fyffe (~1827-)
Marriage abt 1871, Kentucky
Spouse Samantha Slusher, GGG Aunt
Birth Jun 1852, Floyd Co., Virginia
Death 1901/1905, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Burial Scaggs-Harr Cemetery, Oak Grove Rd, Rowan Co., Ky
Father Joseph H. Slusher (1817->1880)
Mother Nancy Ann Wade (1819->1900)
Children
1 M Alexander "Aleck" Scaggs, 1C3R
Birth abt 1871, Kentucky
Death 4 Dec 1939, Lovington, Illinois
Spouse Sarah A. Caudill, 1C2R
2 M John H. Scaggs, 1C3R
Birth 1873, Kentucky
Death abt 9 May 1949, Muncie, Indiana
Spouse Therissa "Rissa" Terry
3 M Joseph Scaggs, 1C3R
Birth 22 Jun 1875, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death 1 Aug 1932, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Ida F. Pennington
4 M David "Robert" Scaggs, 1C3R
Birth abt 1877, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Spouse Maggie Day
5 F Sarah A. Scaggs, 1C3R
Birth 10 Apr 1880, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death 28 May 1898, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Ambrose Nickell Blair
6 F Mollie Scaggs, 1C3R
Birth Jun 1883, Rowan Co., Kentucky
7 M Lewis T. Scaggs, 1C3R
Birth 7 Nov 1885, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death Aug 1963, Putnam, Putnam Co., Illinois
8 F Nancy Jane Scaggs, 1C3R
Birth May 1888, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death aft 1949
Spouse Rosecrans Prince
9 M Oliver Scaggs, 1C3R
Birth Apr 1890, Rowan Co., Kentucky
10 F Mahala Scaggs, 1C3R
Birth May 1892, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death aft 1949
11 F Florence Scaggs, 1C3R
Birth Aug 1895, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Henry C. Scaggs
Index to Kentucky death records lists Henry C. Scaggs, d. 10 Oct 1928, age 80, in Rowan Co., certificate Vol. 58, #28830.

They are buried under a double stone which says Scaggs, Henry C. 1848-1928: Samantha 1852-1903.
Census
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek prec., lists on p. 80, family #335:
Henry C. Skaggs, 32; Samantha, 28; Alexander, 9; John H., 7; Joseph, 5; David R., 3; Sara A., 2/12, b. April; Joseph Slusher (br-in-law), 21. Samantha and her parents b in VA, Henry's mother b in NC, all others b in Ky.

1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, lists in Hoggtown, family #297:
Henry Scaggs, b. 6/48, age 51; Samantha, b. 6/52, age 47; Mollie, b. 6/83, age 16; Louis, b. 11/85, age 14; Nancy J., b. 5/88, age 12; Oliver, b. 4/90, age 10; Mahala, b. 5/92, age 8; Florence, b. 8/95, age 4; Nancy Slusher (m-in-law), b. 5/20, age 80, widow. Henry & Samantha m. 29 yrs. The census says that they have 6 children, 6 living, and Nancy Slusher has 1 child, 1 living. Obviously they misinterpreted the question to be how many of their children were in the household at the time of the census.

1910 census of Rowan Co., Hogtown prec., E.D. 156, page 15A, lists as family #237:
Scaggs, Henry, 61; Berry Bell, 51; married 6 years, 2nd marriage for both. dau Ethel E.,18; dau Clary B., 13. All born in Ky.
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