Ora Ella Skaggs

1866 - 1957

• Name	Ora Ella Skaggs
  	(First name given as Ora, Oria, Orie, and Orrie, with last name often spelled Scaggs or Scags.)
  Born	07 Aug 1866	IL   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	04 Mar 1957	IL
  Buried	New Bethel Cemetery, Bellmont, Wabash Co, IL
  Person ID	I2741	adkinshorton
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	James M. Skaggs,   b. Abt 1839, KY ,   d. 25 May 1878, Rochester, Wabash Co, IL
  Mother	Elizabeth Compton,   b. 1842, IL ,   d. 09 Oct 1878, Coffee Precinct, Wabash Co, IL
  Married	31 Oct 1861	Wabash Co, IL
  Documents » Slide Show		James M. Skaggs & Elizabeth Compton - Marriage Record
  		1870-IL Census, Rochester Mills, Coffee Precinct, Wabash Co, IL James M. Scaggs & Elizabeth Compton with children
  		1880-IL Census, Coffee Precinct, Wabash Co, IL Sarah Compton with Compton children and Scags grandchildren (Ella not present)
  Family ID	F28087	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Walter Wade Couch,   b. 23 Jan 1861, Wabash Co, IL ,   d. 27 Jul 1922, Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, IN
  Married	17 Oct 1883	Richland Co, IL   [2, 3]
  	Marriage date from pages watched by "TheCouches" on WeRelate.org wiki for Walter and Ella.
  Children	> 1. Glen Couch,   b. 07 Jul 1884, Belmont, Wabash, IL ,   d. 8 Jul 1971   2. Lula COUCH,   b. Feb 1887, IL ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 3. Hattie Mable COUCH,   b. 01 Oct 1888, Richland Co, IL ,   d. 18 Sep 1967, Mt. Carmel, Wabash Co, IL > 4. Alva Couch,   b. 06 Jul 1890, Olympia, Thurston Co, WA ,   d. 17 Feb 1923, Pasadena, Los Angeles Co, CA   5. Mollie Mae Couch,   b. 8 Jun 1892, WA ,   d. 12 May 1978 > 6. Rollie William Couch,   b. 17 Sep 1894, IL ,   d. Sep 1967, Cutler Cemetery, Cutler, Perry Co, IL > 7. Levi Walter Couch,   b. Jul 1897, IL ,   d. 26 Sep 1976, CA
  Photos » Slide Show		Walter Wade Couch & Ora Ella Skaggs Couch
  		Ora Ella Berninger & daughter, Hattie Couch Gray in Family Group
  		Ora Ella Berninger & daughter, Hattie Mable Couch Gray - 1944
  Documents » Slide Show		Illinois Statewide Marriage Index - COUCH    • Quick View of Families (maximize browser for better viewing)
  		1900-IL Census, District 87, Lick Prairie Precinct, Wabash Co, IL Walter Wade Couch & Ora Ella Skaggs with children
  		1910-AR Census, District 52, Saline Township, Drew Co, AR Walter Wade Couch & Ora Ella Skaggs with children
  		1920-IL Census, Bellmont Village, Bellmont Township, Wabash Co, IL Walter Wade Couch & Ora Ella Skaggs
  Headstones		Walter Wade Couch & Ora Ella Skaggs (Couch Berninger) gravetsone
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2017
  Family ID	F19864	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	William Berninger, Jr.,   b. 3 Mar 1844,   d. 19 Apr 1931, Mt. Carmel, Wabash Co, IL
  Married	15 Nov 1933
  Family ID	F27836	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Ora Ella Skaggs
  		Grama Ora Ella Skaggs Couch & Sisters Ora Ella far left (judging by other photo), youngest girl appears to be a grandchild as she is too young to be a sister.
  		Ora Ella Skaggs Couch Berninger by House
  		Ora Ella Skaggs Couch Berninger at Table - 1949

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1880-IL Census, District 124, Coffee Precinct, Wabash Co, IL Ellen Scags living with grandfather, John Degan, Sr. & Ann with their children
  		1891-IL Filing: Lena Skaggs et al - Application for Minor Dependent Pension (includes all minor children of James M. Skaggs, Civil War Soldier...notice "et al", and "minorS")
  		1940-IL Census, Lancaster Township, Wabash Co, IL Ella (Skaggs Couch) Berninger living with Ernest Gray & Hattie Couch
  		Ora Ella Scaggs (Couch) Berninger - Funeral Notice

  
  

• Notes

  It is unclear where Ella was at the time of the 1880 Census in Illinois. Two census records have been found as possibilities. 1. 1880-IL Census, District 169, Claremont Township, Richland Co, IL ---An Ella Scagg is found in the household of William Bailey as a servant. However, Ella's family is in Coffee Precinct in Wabash County. 2. 1880-IL Census, District 124, Coffee Precinct, Wabash Co, IL ---An Ellen Scags is found in the household of John Degan, Sr. as a granddaughter. It does not seem likely that John was a grandfather in some way to Ella. It may well be that neither of these is Ora Ella Skaggs (whose surname was given as Scaggs at times). Interestingly, a Garrett Bailey family was living next door to where Ella lived with her siblings and parents in 1870 in Coffee Precinct. It could be that a relative of this Bailey (perhaps close to the Scaggs family) was in need of assistance or the Scaggs family needed additional income, and Ella lived there helping out for a time, although she was only 14 at the time.

  
  

• Sources

  [S18718] 1900 US Census, 4113808-603/7/224 Lick Prairie IL. [S18718] 1900 US Census. [S18728] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, 003/0086 #00000128 Richland.