Family Group Sheet


Name John H. Scaggs, 1C3R
Birth 1873, Kentucky
Death abt 9 May 1949, Muncie, Indiana
Burial Scaggs-Harr Cemetery, Oak Grove Rd, Rowan Co., Ky
Father Henry C. Scaggs (1848-1928)
Mother Samantha Slusher (1852-1901)
Marriage Dec 1893, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Spouse Therissa "Rissa" Terry
Birth 15 Dec 1874, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death 20 Dec 1947, Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky
Burial Scaggs-Harr Cemetery, Oak Grove Rd, Rowan Co., Ky
Father Samuel Terry
Mother Eady Brown
Children
1 F Mary Belle Scaggs, 2C2R
Birth Dec 1894, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Mr. Gilkerson
2 M Samuel B. Scaggs, 2C2R
Birth May 1896, Rowan Co., Kentucky
3 M Ambrose Scaggs, 2C2R
Birth Jul 1898, Rowan Co., Kentucky
4 M Oscar Scaggs, 2C2R
Birth Dec 1899, Rowan Co., Kentucky
5 M Marion Scaggs, 2C2R
Birth abt 1902, Rowan Co., Kentucky
6 M Henry M. Scaggs, 2C2R
Birth abt 1905, Rowan Co., Kentucky
7 F Edith Scaggs, 2C2R
Birth abt 1906, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Mr. Andrews
8 F Samantha "Dollie" Scaggs, 2C2R
Birth 18 Nov 1906, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death 10 Feb 1960
Spouse Mr. Willis
9 M James "Jim" H. Scaggs, 2C2R
Birth abt 1910, Rowan Co., Kentucky
10 F Sarah "Elsie" Scaggs, 2C2R
Birth abt 1914, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Mr. Clybull
11 F Verna Scaggs, 2C2R  (Data Omitted)*
Spouse Mr. Anderson
12 F Evangeline Scaggs, 2C2R  (Data Omitted)*
Spouse Mr. Crabtree
13 M Rosecrans Scaggs, 2C2R
Death bef Dec 1947
Notes for John H. Scaggs
His obituary in the Rowan County News of Thu., May 12, 1949, says "John H. Scaggs, 75, who died at the home of his son Jim in Muncie, Ind., was buried in the family cemetery near Elliottville. He was the son of the late Henry C. and Samantha Slusher Scaggs. In December 1893 he married Tressa Terry. She died in December, 1947. They had 13 children, of whom 12 survive: Mary Bell Gilkerson, of Muncie; Sam Scaggs of Ponca City, Ok; Ambrose, Watseka, Ky; Edith Andrews, Alameda, Ca.; Henry M., Muskoga, Ok; Dollie Willis, Davisburg, Mich.; Jim, Muncie; Elsie Clybull, Chicago; Verna Scaggs, Libertyville, Ind.; and Evangeline Crabtree, St. Louis, Mo. Three sisters and a brother also survive: Miss Mahala Scaggs, Mrs. Josephine Eggers and Mrs. Jane Binion of Portsmouth, Ohio; and Lewis T. Scaggs of Putnam, Ill." (Despite saying that 12 children survive, only 10 are listed. Probably a typesetting error.)
Census
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hoggtown precinct, p. 241B, lists as family #191/194:
Scaggs, John, 26, b. July 1873; Theressa, wife, 25, b. Dec 1874; married 6 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Mary B., dau, 5, b. July 1894; Samuel B., son, 4, b. May 1896; Ambrose, son, 1, b. July 1898; Oscar, son, 5/12, b. Dec 1899; Mays, Willie, servant, 13, b. May 1887.

1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, p. 158A, lists as family #9:
Scaggs, J. H., 46, farmer, Ky Ky WV; Rissa, wife, 45, Ky Ky Ky; Mary, dau, 25; Samuel, son, 23; Ambrose, son, 21; Marion, son, 18; Henry, son, 15; Edith, dau, 14; Samantha, dau, 12; James, son, 10; Rose, son, 8; Sarah Elsie, dau, 6; Ferna, dau, 4; Evangeline, dau, 1 1/2. James born in Oklahoma, all other children born in Kentucky. The son "Rose" seems strange, perhaps it is "Rase". It is definitely not Ross.
Notes for Therissa "Rissa" Terry
Her obituary in the Rowan County News read "Therissa Terry Scaggs, 73, wife of John H. Scaggs, died Saturday, Dec. 20 [1947] at the King's Daughters Hospital in Ashland. Mrs. Scaggs had been a resident of Ashland for some time. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 23 at the Anderson Funeral Home with burial in the Scaggs Cemetery in Rowan County. Rev. B. H. Kazee conducted the services. The daughter of Sam and Eady Terry, she was born in Morgan County Dec. 15, 1874. On October 11, 1894 she married John H. Scaggs, who survives. [Transcriber's note: John's obituary states that they married in Dec 1893.] To this union were born 13 children, 6 sons, Jim H. Scaggs, Muncie, Ind.; Ambrose and Oscar Scaggs of Chicago; Samuel of Alva, Okla.; Marion of Spokane, Washington; Henry M. of Portland, Ore.; seven daughters, Mrs. Marybelle Gilkison, Muncie, Ind.; Mrs. Elsie Cybul of Chicago; Mrs. Edith Andrew, Alameda, Calif; Mrs. Dolly Willis, Birmingham, Mich.; Mrs. Verna Anderson, Mundelein, Ill.; Mrs. Evangeline Crabtree, Boulder, Colo., and Rosecrans Scaggs who preceded her in death. Mrs. Scaggs is also survived by 29 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren."
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