California Biographies
Skaggs, Alexander

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

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Skaggs, Alexander. The subject of this sketch is a native of Baron county,
Kentucty, where he was born in June, 1826. When twenty-six years of age he
accompanied his parents to Missouri, and there followed farming until 1853, when
he emigrated to California, coming by way of the plains, with ox-teams. He
arrived in Nevada county September 7, 1853, and commenced business as a
stock-raiser, which occupation he continued until 1857, when he moved to Sonoma
county and became possessed of the lands on which are located the famous springs
and Summer resort known as Skaggs' Springs, a description of which will be found
in the chapter on springs and mines in the first part of this volume. Mr. Skaggs
married in April, 1850, Eliza Thomas, a native of Kentucky, by whom he has four
children, Charles W., Elizabeth, William and George H.

Source: HISTORY OF SONOMA COUNTY, Alley, Bowen & Co. 1880