Herbert Denton Skaggs

1912 - 1975  (62 years)

• Name	Herbert Denton Skaggs  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	30 Aug 1912	Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1930	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Military Service	9 Apr 1943  [2, 6, 9]
  	US Navy -WWII: MoMM1 - USS J Franklin Bell
  Census	1950	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [8]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Margurite
  Death	5 Aug 1975	De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [2, 3, 6]
  Burial	Woodlawn Memorial Park, De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [2]
  		Woodlawn Memorial Park De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri Find a Grave: #32374
  Person ID	I20220	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Harrison 'Harry' Skaggs,   b. 15 Mar 1890, Madison County, Missouri, USA d. 29 Aug 1968, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bertha Ellen Johnson,   b. Jun 1886, Madison County, Missouri, USA d. 1 Dec 1966 (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 Aug 1909	Madison County, Missouri, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F7734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marguerite F Rodgers,   b. 6 Dec 1912, Missouri, USA d. Sep 1998, De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	27 Nov 1934	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [7, 11]
  Family ID	F7752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Aug 1912 - Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Marriage - 27 Nov 1934 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Margurite - 1950 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Death - 5 Aug 1975 - De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: 1241; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0581; Image: 701.0; FHL microfilm: 2340976. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: 1241; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0581; Image: 701.0; FHL microfilm: 2340976 [S5337] Find a Grave: SKAGGS H Denton 1912-1975, Herbert Denton Skaggs (Veteran). BIRTH: 30 Aug 1912 Missouri DEATH: 5 Aug 1975 (aged 62) De Soto, Jefferson County, Missouri BURIAL: Woodlawn Memorial Park, De Soto, Jefferson County, Missouri PLOT: MEMORIAL ID: 18239492 "MOMM1 US Navy - World War II" https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18239492/herbert-denton-skaggs [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 493-05-5624; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri; Roll: T627_2205; Page: 65A; Enumeration District: 96-584. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri; Roll: T627_2205; Page: 65A; Enumeration District: 96-584 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: St Louis Ward 15, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T625_955; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 308; Image: 447. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: St Louis Ward 15, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T625_955; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 308; Image: 447 [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Herbert Denton Skaggs. [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO ; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: St Louis, St Louis,. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: St Louis, St Louis, [S2002] Fold3: Herbert D Skaggs, USN, MoMM2c (Motor Machinist Mate 2nd class) Herbert Denton Skaggs, USS J Franklin Bell (APA-16), USN, World War II. https://www.fold3.com/sub-image/275515564/skaggs-herbert-denton-us-world-war-ii-navy-muster-rolls-1938-1949 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S5341] Find a Grave: RODGERS Marguerite Skaggs 1912-1998, Marguerite F Skaggs. BIRTH: 6 Dec 1912 DEATH: 19 Sep 1998 (aged 85) BURIAL: Woodlawn Memorial Park, De Soto, Jefferson County, Missouri MEMORIAL ID: 82642217 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82642217/marguerite-f-skaggs