William Preston Skaggs

1920 - 1986  (66 years)

• Name	William Preston Skaggs  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	3 Feb 1920	Quaker, Washington, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Randolph, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1941	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Draft Registration - WWII; Relation to Head: Self
  Military Service	9 Sep 1943  [2, 3]
  	US Navy - WWII; SeaBees
  		Military Insignia-SeaBees (USN) Construction Battalian (SeaBees) US Navy
  Census	1950	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Helen
  Death	4 Sep 1986	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [2, 3]
  Burial	Bellefontaine Neighbors, St Louis County, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I23536	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter Preston Skaggs,   b. 20 Aug 1871, Missouri, USA d. 11 Mar 1954 (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dicey Louella Twomey,   b. 4 Jan 1881, Missouri, USA d. 19 Feb 1956, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1897  [6]
  Family ID	F10273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Marie Roderick,   b. 20 Apr 1923, St Francois County, Missouri, USA d. 19 Aug 2009, Desloge, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F9480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Randolph, St Francois, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII; Relation to Head: Self - 1941 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Helen - 1950 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Death - 4 Sep 1986 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Burial - - Bellefontaine Neighbors, St Louis County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Military Insignia-SeaBees (USN) Construction Battalian (SeaBees) US Navy

  
  

• Sources

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