Jul-28-2018
Husband: Walter M. Skinner
Born: Oct- 1-1848 1,2 Died: Feb-18-1929 1 Buried: in O'Neal (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, near Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1910 laborer at odd jobs 3 Father: John Skinner (1810 - 1862) Mother: Mary Davis (1805 - 1857)
Wife: Mary Catherine Williams Also known as: Catherine Williams 4,5,6 Married: Dec-17-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
Born: Mar-12-1849 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: May-21-1928 1 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Jeremiah Williams (1825 - ) Mother: Celia A. Huff (1825 - )
F Child 1: Louisa Jane Skinner Born: Sep-13-1868 8 (see note 1) Died: Nov-21-1925 in Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV
F Child 2: Almira Ann Skinner Born: 1870 Died: 1870 8 (see note 2)
F Child 3: Annie Bell Skinner Also known as: Annabelle Skinner 11 Born: Oct-13-1874 12,11,10 (see note 3) Died: Mar-10-1945 in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 10,12 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 10,13 Husband: Reason Columbus Moore b. Mar-24-1875 d. Jun-12-1943 Also known as: Reese C. Moore 14 Married: Feb-12-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 4: Nettie N. Skinner Born: Aug-13-1875 8 Died: 1907 8 Husband: James Walter Morris b. Mar-20-1871 d. Apr- 1-1950
F Child 5: Cansada "Ada" Skinner Also known as: Ada Skinner 15,16 Born: Sep- 9-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,18,19 Died: Nov-28-1973 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 20,18 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 17,21,19 Resided: 1919 in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 16 Husband: George Riley Ross b. ca 1865 Married: Oct- 9-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 22 Husband: James Samuel Ross b. Jan-11-1886 d. Mar-19-1983 Also known as: Samuel Ross 23,24,25 Married: Mar-22-1919 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 26
F Child 6: Mary Virginia Skinner Born: Sep-15-1881 1 Died: 1900 1 Husband: Charles Lewis Davis b. Sep-11-1876 d. 1945 Census name: Charley Davis Married: Feb-25-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 27
F Child 7: Cora Clara Skinner Born: 1885 12,28 Died: 1943 12 Buried: in Stanley (aka Antioch) Cemetery, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: William Henry Putman b. 1875 d. 1948 Married: Jan-29-1903 in Harrison Co, WV 28
F Child 8: Dorothy May Skinner Also known as: Dortha Skinner 29 Born: Jan-17-1889 in Buck Run, Doddridge Co, WV 30,28 (see note 4) Died: Oct- -1981 31 Resided: in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV 31 Resided: 1904 in Harrison Co, WV 28 Husband: Randolph Bonnell b. Jun-10-1883 Married: Dec- 1-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 28
Sources: (1) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 114. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 158. (3) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (4) Marriage record of daughter. (5) Death record of daughter. (6) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Walter M. Skinner, 19, b. Harrison Co, son of John & Mary Skinner; and Mary C. Williams, 17, b. Harrison Co, dau of Jeremiah & Celia Williams. Married Dec 17 1868. MR Bk 1-A, p. 158. (8) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 59. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Headstone (year only) (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Headstone. (15) Marriage record of son. (16) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (17) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 6, p. 145. (18) Grave marker. (19) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (20) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Cansada (NMI) Ross, married, b. Sep 9 1879, dau of Walter Skinner & Catherine Williams, d. Nov 28 1973 at New Milton, burial at Masonic Cem in West Union. Informant: Walter F. Ross, Huntington, WV. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 114, reports birth date as Sep 13 1877. But death record and grave marker both indicate Sep 9 1879.), DR Bk 6, p. 145. (21) Grave marker, Cansada Skinner Ross is buried side-by-side with her second husband, James Samuel Ross. (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as George R. Ross, age 30, b. Bath Co, VA. Bride identified as Cansada Skinner, age 16, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held Oct 9 1896 "at the Residence of the Bride's Father." Informants: William Skinner & George R. Ross. MR Bk 5, p. 101. (23) Birth record of daughter. (24) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 76. (25) Obituary of brother. (26) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, Identified as James S. Ross, 33, b. Doddridge Co, res. Blandville WV; and Mrs. Ada Ross, 36, b. Doddridge Co, res. Wilsonburg WV. Married Mar 22 1919 in Parkersburg. MR p. 205. (27) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Charles L. Davis, 20, of Doddridge Co; and Mary Skinner, 15, of Doddridge Co. Married Feb 25 1897. (28) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001) (29) Obituary of daughter. (30) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (31) Social Security Death Index. Event Notes Note (1) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 114, reports that Louisa Jane Skinner was born Sep 13 1868 and died in 1919. But she was present for the 1920 Census, single, age 45, which would put her birth in about 1875. The 1900 Census, however, states her birth date as Sep 1871, age 28, while her death record states Sep 7 1867. Note (2) age 1m 1d Note (3) Birthplace given as Harrison County in marriage record, but as Doddridge County in death record. "Davis - The Settlers of Salem W.Va.," p. 114, reports birth date as Sep 10 1873. Note (4) Birth date given in SSDI as Jan 17 1888.Name Index