The Hanging of John H. Skaggs and the Attempt to Resuscitate Him

From the vault of hideous medical experimentation: the hanging of John H. Skaggs and the attempt to use electrical current to return him from the dead.  This horrible story is a real historical Frankenstein episode from the backwoods country of the Missouri boot-heel of 1870.

Famous Skaggs: Calvin Skaggs

Calvin Skaggs is the President of Lumiere Productions, a documentary production company in New York City.  He has directed or produced more than 30 films for cinema and television.  He's a descendant of one of the Long Hunters, as shown below the fold.

Pounding on Brick Walls: Elizabeth Skaggs

A few months ago a correspondent presented me with a Skaggs mystery.  I must admit I've spent some time working on it and am stuck.  This mystery involves an Elizabeth Skaggs whose parents disappeared prior to the Civil War.  I'm posting what information I know hoping that someone out there can piece together the puzzle of who were Elizabeth's parents.

Name that Skaggs: A Missouri Farm Boy

This Skaggs was born in 1911 and grew up on a farm in Grundy County, Missouri. He attended a one-room grade school and rode a horse three miles to high school. His father wanted him to take over the family farm, however, he liked designing and building gadgets and decided to go into science.  So he went off to college at the University of Missouri. His great-great-great-great-grandfather was Henry Skaggs the Longhunter.  Name that Skaggs.  The answer is below the fold.

Famous Skaggs: Larkin Skaggs

The most notorious Skaggs in history was the Missouri bushwacker Larkin Skaggs.  He was a Baptist preacher who rode with William Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War.  He was the only one of Quantrill's raiders killed when they burned the city of Lawrence, Kansas. More about this infamous bushwacker below the fold.