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David Skinner 1802 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1802

Birth Location: Lower Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 17 Nov 1879

Death Location: Van Wert County, OH, USA

Father: Pvt. Skinner

Mother: Mary Goodin

Spouse(s): Abigail Bewley

Children(s): Reason Skinner, George Skinner, Nancy Skinner, Isaac Skinner, David Skinner

In 1802, David Skinner entered the world in Lower Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Pvt. George Anson Skinner and Mary "Polly" Goodin. In 1850, David Skinner resided in Jefferson, Noble, Indiana, USA. David Skinner married Abigail Bewley, and had children including Reason Erastus Skinner, George W Skinner, Nancy M Skinner, Isaac Van Buren Skinner, David Skinner. David Skinner passed away in 1879 in Van Wert County, OH, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1802, David Skinner entered the world in Lower Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Pvt. George Anson Skinner and Mary "Polly" Goodin.
  • In 1850, David Skinner resided in Jefferson, Noble, Indiana, USA.
  • David Skinner married Abigail Bewley, and had children including Reason Erastus Skinner, George W Skinner, Nancy M Skinner, Isaac Van Buren Skinner, David Skinner.
  • David Skinner passed away in 1879 in Van Wert County, OH, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pvt. Skinner
1781 – 1838
Birth Location: Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Mary Goodin
1781 – 1831
Birth Location: Northumberland, PA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Bewley
1800 – 1851
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
AB

Children(s)

Reason Skinner
1829 – 1900
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
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George Skinner
1832 – 1907
Birth Location: Morrow County, Ohio
GS
Nancy Skinner
1834 – 1902
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
NS
Isaac Skinner
1837 – 1918
Birth Location: Ohio, Ohio, USA
IS
David Skinner
1839 –
Birth Location: Ohio, Ohio, USA
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David Skinner's Ancestors

Self
David Skinner
1802 – 1879
Birth Place: Lower Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Pvt. George Anson Skinner
1781 – 1838
Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary ("Polly") Goodin
1781 – 1831
Northumberland, PA, USA
Grandparents
John Skinner
1739 – 1832
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Rebecca Todd
1744 – 1824
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Moses Goodin
1747 – 1836
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Jane Hall
1752 – 1821
Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Skinner
1707 – 1801
Elizabeth Rolfe
1718 – 1799
Joseph Todd
1712 – 1745
Elizabeth Finney
1707 – 1781
Gen GOODWIN
1704 – 1757
Sarah Sawyer
1715 – 1773
Richard Hall
1729 – 1754
Mercy Worcester
1734 – 1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Skinner
1668 – 1767
Sarah Moore
1663 –
Joseph Todd
1667 – 1721
Martha Edwards
1670 – 1748
Charles Finney
1682 – 1750
Elizabeth Tregony
1682 – 1748
Sgt. Hall
1700 – 1745
Sarah Pollard
1704 – 1801
Moses Worcester
1691 – 1756
Mercy Tenney
1691 – 1770

David Skinner's Descendants

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David Skinner (17 Feb 1802 – 17 Nov 1879) m. Abigail Bewley (1800 – 1 August 1851)
  1. 1. Reason (Erastus) Skinner (10 October 1829 – 25 June 1900) m. Almeda Ralston (7 September 1832 – 29 September 1858) m. Matilda Smith (13 July 1841 – 5 April 1892) m. Mary (M) Merchant
    1. 1. Ida (Della) Skinner (10 April 1866 – 26 October 1928) m. John (Everhart) Plank (18 August 1859 – 4 February 1950)
      1. 1. Vernon (E.) Plank (19 Feb 1884 – 30 March 1952) m. Ethel (May) Strausbaugh (27 September 1886 – 8 October 1956)
        1. 1. Aline (Gwendolyn) Plank (26 February 1907 – 27 March 1995) m. Victor (Glenn) Thompson (2 August 1907 – 25 December 1964)
        2. 2. Neal (Vernon) Plank (8 February 1909 – 9 April 1985) m. Lucille (V) Purdy (22 September 1908 – 16 March 2002)
      2. 2. Warren (Christian) Plank (22 Jan 1886 – 10 Jun 1960) m. Hattie Clark (abt 1885 – 1946)
        1. 1. Leland (J) Plank (18 February 1911 – 5 January 1967)
        2. 2. Harriet Plank (24 September 1912 – 11 June 1997)
        3. 3. Wayne (Warren) Plank (17 April 1914 – 28 February 1984)
      3. 3. Charles (Leo) Plank (16 May 1888 – 11 August 1966) m. Julia (Euretta) Fisher (27 February 1890 – 13 January 1981) m. Sarah (Jane) Plank (abt 1896 – )
        1. 1. Lucille (J) Plank (abt 1912 – )
        2. 2. Gwendolyn (Charlotte) Plank (2 February 1917 – 4 September 1982)
        3. 3. Virgil (Charles) Plank (15 May 1925 – 14 April 1993)
        4. 4. Cleo (E) Plank (9 Sep 1928 – )
      4. 4. Matilda (Ann) Plank (12 Oct 1891 – 24 Jun 1952) m. David (Benjamin) Branaman (29 Jul 1882 – 1 Jul 1962)
        1. 1. Gertrude (M) Branaman (10 Jan 1909 – 16 Feb 1975) m. Wallis (Lindsey) Bullock (21 May 1903 – 19 Oct 1957)
        2. 2. Ethel (Grace) Branaman (3 October 1910 – 16 October 1979) m. Ernest (Bertram) Westcott (11 September 1906 – 11 June 1978)
    2. 2. John (Albert) Skinner (22 Jul 1869 – 1954) m. Flora (May) Miller (8 Apr 1875 – 1960)
      1. 1. Earl (Blondin) Skinner (7 September 1897 – 30 Jul 1899)
      2. 2. John (Kenneth) Skinner (18 Mar 1908 – 1 Aug 1973) m. Ercel Pelham (24 Dec 1909 – 4 Mar 1978) m. Eleanore (J) Skinner (abt 1921 – )
        1. 1. Kenneth (J) Skinner (16 Nov 1939 – 15 Mar 1969)
      3. 3. Morton (Bartholomew) Skinner (23 Oct 1910 – 29 September 1990)
    3. 3. Rosa (Ellen) Skiner (10 Dec 1871 – )
    4. 4. Eva (May) Skinner (10 December 1871 – 29 October 1951) m. Perry (A) McFarland (25 August 1856 – 22 September 1922) m. Levi Bender (10 November 1866 – 17 January 1947)
      1. 1. Lloyd (A) McFarland (8 November 1892 – 7 February 1894)
      2. 2. Zoe (L) McFarland (1 Apr 1895 – 27 April 1987) m. Oscar (Milton) Hudson (22 October 1889 – 21 September 1972)
        1. 1. Lloyd (Maxwell) Hudson (19 Mar 1916 – 3 July 1976) m. Doris (J) Cloud (24 May 1918 – 2 Apr 2006)
        2. 2. Zola (Mae) Hudson (4 Oct 1917 – 28 February 2012)
        3. 3. Joy (Eudell) Hudson (15 Jun 1919 – 2 Jan 1999) m. Lois (Howard) Macklin (23 Mar 1912 – )
        4. 4. Jean Hudson (28 June 1926 – 10 February 2011) m. Dennis (George William Henry) Newell (2 November 1913 – 13 July 1986)
        5. 5. Lois (D) Hudson (24 Mar 1929 – )
      3. 3. Clara (Evelyn) McFarland (4 Feb 1910 – 15 Aug 1990) m. Robert (C) Fry (29 Jun 1908 – 25 Aug 1989)
        1. 1. Janis (Ann) Fry (4 Sep 1934 – 22 Apr 2022) m. Herman (Franklin) Zimmerman (abt 1934 – )
        2. 2. Judith (G) Fry (abt 1942 – )
    5. 5. Isaac (F.) Skinner (Abt 1873 – )
    6. 6. William (Leroy) Skinner (12 June 1873 – 10 April 1934) m. Martha Crawford (23 April 1871 – 18 May 1952)
      1. 1. Gladys Skinner (abt 1907 – )
    7. 7. Orla (R.) Skinner (Abt 1876 – )
    8. 8. James Skinner (25 Feb 1876 – )
    9. 9. Charlie Skinner (Abt 1878 – )
    10. 10. Harlow Skinner (23 Mar 1878 – )
    11. 11. Roxana Manuel (27 Sep 1881 – 1 Apr 1968)
  2. 2. George (W) Skinner (14 Feb 1832 – 7 Aug 1907) m. Harriet (A) Mull (21 January 1842 – 3 Apr 1908)
    1. 1. Frank Skinner (April 1867 – 5 October 1919) m. Adelaide (Frances) Mulley (12 March 1891 – 2 June 1960)
      1. 1. Frances (Harriet) Skinner (18 Apr 1919 – 10 Apr 2005)
  3. 3. Nancy (M) Skinner (Aug 1834 – 12 August 1902) m. Joseph Fickle (Feb 1836 – 6 March 1908)
    1. 1. Isaac (Harrison) Fickel (29 May 1858 – 17 January 1942)
  4. 4. Isaac (Van Buren) Skinner (1837 – 1918) m. Hannah Holdren (8 March 1839 – 3 July 1907)
    1. 1. David (Rittenhouse) Skinner (abt 1861 – 02 Mar 1920) m. Nancy Woodruff (16 July 1858 – 27 September 1951)
      1. 1. Lola (M) Skinner (1885 – 28 Mar 1957) m. Joseph (William) Date (19 Oct 1881 – 17 Oct 1954)
        1. 1. William (Edward) Date (11 September 1902 – 21 March 1911)
        2. 2. Richard (Foster) Date (17 Aug 1913 – 21 Mar 1997)
    2. 2. Maude (F) Skinner (abt 1862 – )
  5. 5. David Skinner (1839 – )

David Skinner's Timeline

3 Records

1802
17 Feb 1802
Birth of David Skinner in Lower Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Lower Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1850
1850
Age 48
David Skinner resided here in Jefferson, Noble, Indiana, USA
Jefferson, Noble, Indiana, USA
1879
17 Nov 1879
Age 77
Death of David Skinner in Van Wert County, OH, USA
Van Wert County, OH, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1802
    Event Place: Lower Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Jefferson, Noble, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jefferson, Noble, Indiana; Roll: 162; Page: 246a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1879
    Event Place: Van Wert County, OH, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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