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John D. Skaggs

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John D. Skaggs

Birth
Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
2 Jun 1900 (aged 74)
Flat Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Flat Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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m.Lucinda Rigsby in Lawrence Co,ky,October 10,1850,there children are,[1]Greenville W.Skaggs,[2]Linville Skaggs,never married,[3]Henry L. Skaggs,[4]James B.Skaggs,[5]John C.Breckinridge Skaggs,[6]Elizabeath J.[Betty]Skaggs,[7]Clarinda Skaggs,[8]Nancy Ellen Skaggs,[9]William M.Skaggs,[10William B.Skaggs,[11]Mary Frances Skaggs,[12]
Clara Melissa Skaggs,




Their suggestion:
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Could we please add the headstone inscription to this memorial? It is so touching,and being handmade, I would hate for it to be lost to future generations. The headstone reads (as close as i can make out from this site):
GOD BLESS OUR FATHER
JOHN,D,SKAGGS
DEC,JUNE,2,1900
AGE,74Y,9M,2D
A MINISTER,OF THE
GOSPEL,FOR,43,YEARS
IN,LOVE,AN,REMEM
BRANCE,OF,OUR DEAR
FATHER,GON,BUT
NOT,FOR,GOTEN
WE LOVED HIM YES WE LOV
ED,BUT JESUS LOVRD HIM MORE
AN HE HAS SWEETLY CALLED
HIM TO YONDER.....(THE REST IS UNDER GRASS AND DIRT) Thank you.

m.Lucinda Rigsby in Lawrence Co,ky,October 10,1850,there children are,[1]Greenville W.Skaggs,[2]Linville Skaggs,never married,[3]Henry L. Skaggs,[4]James B.Skaggs,[5]John C.Breckinridge Skaggs,[6]Elizabeath J.[Betty]Skaggs,[7]Clarinda Skaggs,[8]Nancy Ellen Skaggs,[9]William M.Skaggs,[10William B.Skaggs,[11]Mary Frances Skaggs,[12]
Clara Melissa Skaggs,




Their suggestion:
-------------------------
Could we please add the headstone inscription to this memorial? It is so touching,and being handmade, I would hate for it to be lost to future generations. The headstone reads (as close as i can make out from this site):
GOD BLESS OUR FATHER
JOHN,D,SKAGGS
DEC,JUNE,2,1900
AGE,74Y,9M,2D
A MINISTER,OF THE
GOSPEL,FOR,43,YEARS
IN,LOVE,AN,REMEM
BRANCE,OF,OUR DEAR
FATHER,GON,BUT
NOT,FOR,GOTEN
WE LOVED HIM YES WE LOV
ED,BUT JESUS LOVRD HIM MORE
AN HE HAS SWEETLY CALLED
HIM TO YONDER.....(THE REST IS UNDER GRASS AND DIRT) Thank you.



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