Doddridge County Roots

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John SKINNER

John SKINNER

Male 1810 - 1862  (~ 51 years)

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  • Name John SKINNER 
    Born Jun 1810  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Jun 1862  [1, 2
    Person ID I20919  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2017 

    Family Mary DAVIS,   b. 16 Jun 1805, Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1857, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1823  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 19 1850:
      John Skinner, 48, farmer, value of real estate $800, cannot read/write; Mary, 45, cannot read/write; Salina, 25; Stephen, 24; Basheba, 19; Mary, 17; Sarah, 15; Dorothy, 14; Elenor, 11; Tobitha, 9; Drulana, 6; Walter, 1.

      1860 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumeration date not given:
      John Skinner, 54, farmer; Sarah E, 26; Doratha, 24; Eleanor J, 21; Tobitha A, 18; Rulana, 16; Walter M, 11. [3]
    Children 
    +1. Salina SKINNER,   b. 2 Feb 1825,   d. Bef Sep 1877  (Age 52 years)
    +2. Stephen Davis SKINNER,   b. 17 Dec 1826,   d. 8 Aug 1909, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +3. Barsheba SKINNER,   b. 3 Jun 1831,   d. 14 Feb 1889  (Age 57 years)
     4. Mary SKINNER,   b. CA 1833
    +5. Sarah E. SKINNER,   b. 13 Mar 1835, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1920  (Age 84 years)
    +6. Dorothy SKINNER,   b. May 1837
    +7. Eleanor Jane SKINNER,   b. 29 Apr 1839,   d. 1918, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     8. Tabitha A. SKINNER,   b. 29 Jul 1841
    +9. Rulana "Lena" SKINNER,   b. 2 Feb 1845,   d. 2 Mar 1887  (Age 42 years)
    +10. Walter M. SKINNER,   b. 1 Oct 1848,   d. 18 Feb 1929  (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F7716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 59.

    2. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    3. [S1567] Marriage record of son.