Morgan-Madison County AlArchives Biographies.....Skeggs, William E. 1852 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 January 6, 2012, 1:46 pm Source: See below Author: Smith & De Land, publishers WILLIAM E. SKEGGS, son of Henry and Mary J. (Hunt) Skeggs, was born in Huntsville, Ala., April 27, 1852. He was educated in Huntsville Academy under Prof. C. G. Smith, late president of the State University: came to Decatur in 1871; taught school at Decatur and Somerville, and studied law until 1878; was admitted to the bar at Somerville and practiced there until January, 1887, when he opened an office in Decatur. Mr. Skeggs represented his county in the Legislature in 1880-81. He served as Register in Chancery of Morgan County from 1883 until September, 1887. Since 1880, he has been a delegate to various State Conventions. He is a stockholder in both Land Companies of Decatur, the First National Bank, the Electric Light Company, and the Cotton Compress Company. Mr. Skeggs was married November 22, 1869, to Miss Celia E. Bean, of Morgan County, daughter of Maj. Benjamin F. and Mary J. (Garner) Bean, and has four children: Henry A., John H., Ella B., and Olive H. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and Knights of Honor. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Northern Alabama: Historical and Biographical Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land 1888 PART IV. MONOGRAPHS OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA, TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MANY OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVE PEOPLE. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/morgan/bios/skeggs985gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb