Family Group Sheet
NameAlexander “Aleck” Scaggs, 1C3R
Birth5 Jul 1871, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death4 Dec 1939, Lovington, Moultrie Co., Illinois
FatherHenry C. Scaggs (1848-1928)
MotherSamantha Slusher (1852-1901)
Marriageabt 1893, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseSarah Ann Caudill, 1C2R
Birth29 Dec 1870, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death4 Jan 1949, Lewisburg, Mason Co., Kentucky
FatherAbel Caudill (1843-1925)
MotherMary Ann Hall (1849-1927)
Children
1 MLuther E. Scaggs, 2C1R
Birth12 Aug 1895, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death13 Aug 1954, Longview, Gregg Co., Texas
SpouseSiegfried Maurer
3 FPearl Rose Scaggs, 2C1R
Birth16 Feb 1899, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death4 Jan 1949, Lewisburg, Mason Co., Kentucky
4 MHansell Elbert Scaggs, 2C1R
Birth7 Dec 1900, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death21 Nov 1974, Waco, McLennan Co., Texas
Notes for Alexander “Aleck” Scaggs
Alexander Scaggs entered Barnes Medical College, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1901. Graduated in 1906. He practiced medicine in Morehead from Aug 1906 through Sept 1916, then moved to Lovington, Illinois, and practiced there until his death.
Notes for Sarah Ann Caudill
Sarah and her daughter Pearl were killed in a car accident in Lewisburg, on the way from their home in Kankakee, Illinois to the funeral of Sarah's twin brother Sam. They were all buried the same day.
Their joint obituary in the Morehead news contains the paragraph:
"Mrs. Scaggs was the wife of Dr. Aleck Scaggs who practiced in Morehead several years before moving to Lovington, Ill. He died in 1944. They are the parents of Hannah Maurer wife of Dr. Siegfried Maurer of Chicago, Luther Scaggs of Long View, Tx, and Harold Scaggs of Amarillo, Tx."
Their joint obituary in the Morehead news contains the paragraph:
"Mrs. Scaggs was the wife of Dr. Aleck Scaggs who practiced in Morehead several years before moving to Lovington, Ill. He died in 1944. They are the parents of Hannah Maurer wife of Dr. Siegfried Maurer of Chicago, Luther Scaggs of Long View, Tx, and Harold Scaggs of Amarillo, Tx."
Census Notes for Alexander “Aleck” & Sarah Ann (Family)
1900 census of Rowan Co., Hoggtown precinct, p. 241A, lists as family #188/191:
Scaggs, Alex, 28, b. July 1871, farmer; Sarah, wife, 29, b. Dec 1870; married 5 years, 3 children, 3 living; Luther, son, 4, b. Aug 1895; Hannah May, dau, 2, b. July 1897; Pearly, dau, 1, b. Feb 1899. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Scaggs, Alex, 28, b. July 1871, farmer; Sarah, wife, 29, b. Dec 1870; married 5 years, 3 children, 3 living; Luther, son, 4, b. Aug 1895; Hannah May, dau, 2, b. July 1897; Pearly, dau, 1, b. Feb 1899. All born Ky Ky Ky.
