11 Oct 1823, Born in Tennessee
Father: Joseph Skaggs, b. 1872 in Virginia - d. 1850 in Missouri
Mother: Effie Dunham/Donham, b. 1872 in Warren County, Kentucky - d. 1850 Tennessee.
14 Mar 1841, Married William Elze Weekly.
14 Jan 1899, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs I.E. Rose (Ursula), near Myrtle Point, Coos County, Oregon
Buried at Dora Cemetery, Dora, Coos County, Oregon
See William Elze Weekly for more information on their life together.
Irene's Obituary:
"Grandma" Weekly Dead.
Irene J Weekly, commonly known as "Grandma" Weekly, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. I.E. Rose near this city, last Saturday morning, Jan 14, 1899. Her maiden name was Skaggs and she was born in the state of Tennessee, Oct 11, 1823. She was married to Wm. E. Weekly in 1841 and crossed the plains and located in the Willamette valley in 1853. However, the next year they moved to Douglas county where they remained until 1873, when they came to Coos county and cast their lot in the Coquille valley. The family has been closely identified with every stage of the county's development and advancement, as Mr. I. T. Weekly, being at present, one of our progressive county commissioners. The honorable old gentleman [William, Irene's husband?] departed this life several years ago and his remains were buried in Dora cemetery, by the side of whom the remains of Mrs. Weekly was laid last Monday. She was a grand old pioneer lady, loved and honored by all. She was also a consistent Christian and was a devoted member of the German Baptist Church. The 7 children are all living and are: John S. of eastern Oregon ; I. T. ; E. E. ; R. L. ; and W. M. of this county and Mrs. Turner of Portland and Mrs. I. E. Rose of this city. {I am not sure why her son, Jefferson, was omitted from this list of her children. He was stili alive when Irene died.]
-Myrtle Point Enterprise, Jan 21,
Irene Jane Skaggs and her family are discussed in the book, Skaggs Tangled Roots by Ida Lancaster.
Other notes:
Skaggs in this Benton Co, MO Cemetery: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mo/benton/cemeteries/kinkead.txt
Jas Skaggs, born 1870, grave in Benton Co, MO: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mo/benton/cemeteries/yeager.txt
Skaggs in wars
http://www.angelfire.com/co3/Skaggs/War.html
Martha J Skaggs grave http://www.rootsweb.com/~orcoos/smcemty.htm#skaggs
Located at the Kenneth Laird ranch at Sitkum
SKAGGS, Martha J. -- d. 1 Mar 1872, age 56y
(In the 1870 Census, in TenMile Precinct, Douglas Co, Oregon, page 5, there is a Martha Skaggs, 50 years old.)
Martha may have been living in Cole, Benton County, Missouri in 1850, married to Stephen Skaggs.
Eli Skaggs is buried at Dora Cemetery, Dora, OR... according to Verna Weekly's notes, Eli was Irene's brother. SKAGGS, Eli M. -- 1833 - 7 Jan 1892