NameDewey Estel Skaggs
Birth29 Dec 1898 to 1900, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death4 Jan 1966, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
FatherFleming C. Skaggs (1873-1937)
MotherNancy Elizabeth Amburgey (1877-1940)
Marriage9 Aug 1920, probably Scioto Co., Ohio
SpouseRose Anna “Annie” Pack
Birth7 Apr 1903, Leatherwood, Greenup Co., Kentucky
Death8 Mar 1949, New Boston, Scioto Co., Ohio
BurialOld Wheelersburg Cemetery, Scioto Co., Ohio
FatherHenry Venton Pack (1873-1960)
MotherEmma Nola Davis (1873-1957)
Children
Birth5 Jun 1921, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
Death16 Apr 2010, Grovetown, Columbia Co., Georgia
Birth3 Feb 1923, New Boston, Scioto Co., Ohio
Death20 Feb 2006, Petersburg, Grant Co., West Virginia
Birth15 Feb 1924, New Boston, Scioto Co., Ohio
Death9 Aug 1981, New Boston, Scioto Co., Ohio
SpouseEtna
4 FErma Louise Skaggs (Died as Child)
Birth5 Jul 1926, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
Death29 Aug 1928, Wheelersburg, Scioto Co., Ohio
Birth1 Jan 1928, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
Death28 Mar 1982, Ft. Myers, Lee Co., Florida
6 FJean Skaggs (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
SpouseMr. Payne
Birth9 Jun 1946, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
Death12 Jun 1946, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
Notes for Dewey Estel Skaggs
In the 1910 census, he was recorded as “Ustle”, which I assume is a phonetic rendition of the name usually spelled spelled Estill or Estel. His age was given as 11.

HIs WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Dewey Estel Skaggs, age 18, residence 1327 Mabert, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, born 29 Dec 1900, occupation laborer, employer Whittaker Glessner Co., New Boston, Ohio, nearest relative mother, Nancy E. Skaggs, same address, physical description tall, slender, blue eyes, black hair, two broken fingers.

Census records are more consistent with a birth date in 1898 or 1899.

The Ohio death index lists Dewey E. Skaggs, age 67, born in Kentucky, died 4 Jan 1966 at Southern Ohio Med Ctr, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, married.
Notes for Rose Anna “Annie” Pack
Census records suggest that she was originally named Anna Rose Skaggs, but she later switched the order of her given names.

Her death certificate records Rose Anna Skaggs, age 45 years 11 months 1 day, born 7 April 1904 in Greenup Co., Kentucky, died 8 Mar 1849 at home in New Boston, Scioto Co., Ohio, residence 3722 Stanton Ave, married, father Henry Vinton Pack, mother’s maiden name Emma Nola Davis, cause of death cardio vascular disease, informant Dewey E. Skaggs, burial in Wheelersburg Cemetery.

Her gravestone is also inscribed Rose Anna Skaggs.
Census
1910 census of Greenup Co., Kentucky, Leatherwood precinct, enumerated 23 April, lists on p. 5B as family #75, on Big Leatherwood Road:
Pack, Henry V, 37, b. Ohio WVa Ohio, farmer; Emma N., wife, 36, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 16 years, mother of 6 children, 6 living; Dora M., dau, 15; Franklin D., son, 13; Ward E., son, 10; Annie R., dau, 7; Dawn W., son, 2; Thomas D., son, 1 0/12. All children born Ky Ohio Ky. Zornes, John A., uncle, 67, b. Ky Penn Ky.

1920 census of Carter Co., Kentucky, enumerated 7 Jan, lists on p. 1A as family #11:
Pack, Henry V., 46, b. Ohio Kentucky Ohio, salesman for monument co; Emma, wife, 46, b. Ky Ky Ky; Anna, dau, 16 9/12; Dawn, son, 12 6/12; Thomas, son, 9 6/12; Harry, son, 8 3/12; Paul, son, 3 5/12. All children born Ky Ohio Ky.
Census Notes for Dewey Estel & Rose Anna “Annie” (Family)
1930 census of Scioto Co., Ohio, Porter township, ED 73-16 (Wheelersburg area), enumerated 7 April, lists on p. 4B as family #82/88:
Skaggs, Dewey D., 31, age at first marriage 21, b. Ky Ky Ky, welder for railway; Anna, wife, 27, age at first marriage 17, b. Ky Ohio Ky; Garnet E., dau, 8; Nola M., dau, 7; Junior E., son, 6; Harrison, son, 2 4/12. All children born Ohio Ky Ky.

The census taker may have misheard “Dewey E” as “Dewey D”.

The Portsmouth, Ohio city directory for 1932 lists Dewey E. Skaggs, welder, and wife Anna living at 3046 Walnut St. The 1935 edition of the directory lists them living at 1111 Kendall Ave.

1940 census of Greenup Co., Ky, Fullerton, ED 45-7, enumerated 8 April, lists on p. 10B as family #181, on Main Road Route 23:
Skaggs, Dewey E., 41, b. Ky, electric welder at railway yard; Anna, wife, 37, b. Ky; Dewey Jr., son, 16, b. Ohio; Clyde, son, 12, b. Ohio; Jean, dau, 9, b. Ohio. All living in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio in 1935 (as were married daughters Garnet and Maxine listed later.) Thompson, Boyd, son-in-law, 19, b. Ky, living in rural Greenup Co., Ky in 1935. Garnet, dau, 18, married, b. Ohio. Lee, Maxine, dau, 17, b. Ohio, married. Nolan, grandson, 1/12, b. Ky.
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