Rebecca S (Callaway) Skaggs (1816 - 1895)

Born 5 Feb 1816 in Monroe, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Oct 1895 at age 79 in Summers, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Rebecca S. Callaway was born in February of 1816 to Joshua and Nancy (Roles) Callaway. She married James Skaggs in December of 1833:

Marriage Record

• Rebeccah Callaway: West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970
• Name: James Skaggs
• Event Type: Marriage
• Marriage Date: 19 Dec 1833
• Marriage Place: Monroe, West Virginia
• Spouse's Name: Rebeccah Callaway
• Source Reference: County Records
• Record Number: 1678
  • Source^[1]

Rebecca is listed with James on the 1850 Census,^[2] the 1860 Census,^[3] and the 1870 Census.^[4] Her husband passed away in 1876 and she is listed as widowed on the 1880 Census.^[5] She passed away in October of 1895 at the age of 79.^[6]

Record of Death

• Rebecca Callaway Skaggs: West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999
• Name: Rebecca Callaway Skaggs
• Event Date: 15 Oct 1895
• Event Place: Summers County, West Virginia
• Gender: Female
• Age (Expanded): 79 years 8 months
• Birth Date: 1816
• Marital Status: Married
• Spouse's Name: James S. Skaggs
• Father's Name: Joshua Callaway
• Mother's Name: Nancy Callaway
• Occupation: Housewife
• Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
  • Source^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F18L-8LK : 27 February 2018), James Skaggs and Rebeccah Callaway, 19 Dec 1833; citing Monroe, West Virginia, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,710,516.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DX-Z7T : 23 December 2020), Rebecca Skaggs in household of James Skaggs, Monroe, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M412-ZYC : 18 February 2021), Rebecca Skaggs in entry for James Skaggs, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4R-XD8 : 18 October 2021), Rebecca S Skaggs in entry for James Skaggs, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6T4-WQB : 15 January 2022), Rebecca Scaggo, Forest Hill, Summers, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25746177/rebecca-s-skaggs : accessed 26 March 2022), memorial page for Rebecca S. Callaway Skaggs (5 Feb 1816–5 Oct 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25746177, citing Ballard Baptist Church Cemetery, Ballard, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Sally Miller (contributor 46920301) .
7. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMTF-W35 : 10 March 2018), Rebecca Callaway Skaggs, 15 Oct 1895; citing Summers County, West Virginia, County Records, v 2, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 589,344.