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James Whitmell Skinner 1847–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 OCT 1847

Birth Location: Wilcox County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 2 August 1927

Death Location: Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, United States of America

Father: James Skinner

Mother: Mary Calley

Spouse(s): Tempie Dawson

Children(s): Royce Skinner, Bethesda Skinner

In 1847, James Whitmell Skinner entered the world in Wilcox County, Alabama, USA, born to James Otis Skinner And Mary Calley. In 1870, James Whitmell Skinner resided in Snow Hill, Wilcox, Alabama, USA. James Whitmell Skinner married Tempie Ellen Eppie Dawson, and had children including Bethesda Skinner, Royce Lewis Skinner. James Whitmell Skinner passed away in 1927 in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1847, James Whitmell Skinner entered the world in Wilcox County, Alabama, USA, born to James Otis Skinner And Mary Calley.
  • In 1870, James Whitmell Skinner resided in Snow Hill, Wilcox, Alabama, USA.
  • James Whitmell Skinner married Tempie Ellen Eppie Dawson, and had children including Bethesda Skinner, Royce Lewis Skinner.
  • James Whitmell Skinner passed away in 1927 in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Skinner's Ancestors

Self
James Skinner
1847–1927
Birth Place: Wilcox County, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Otis Skinner
1818–1878
Kentucky, United States of America
Mary Calley
1818–1898
Dallas County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Woodham Skinner) Jr
1774–1823
Dobbs County, Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Eleanor (Esther) Kea
1784–1865
Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America
John (B.) Calley
1788–1873
York County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Colley
1790–1877
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Senior
1750–1828
Priscilla Woodham
1751–1816
Robert Kea
1750–1815
Rachel Kitchen
1752–1820
John I
1760–1858
John Blakley
1760–1827
Mary 🧡
1760–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1724–1786
Sarah Skinner
1727–1795
Albert Sr.
1708–1785
Eleanor Woodham
1720–1805
William Key
1718–1788
Sabra Kitchen
1720–
William Kitchen
1730–1793
Elizabeth Drake
1730–1797

James Skinner's Descendants

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James (Whitmell) Skinner (08 OCT 1847–2 August 1927) m. Tempie (Ellen "Eppie") Dawson (6 Mar 1868–11 Jun 1954)
  1. 1. Royce (Lewis) Skinner 1903–1974
  2. 2. Bethesda Skinner 1911–1998

James Skinner's Timeline

3 Records

1847
08 OCT 1847
Birth of James Whitmell Skinner in Wilcox County, Alabama, USA
Wilcox County, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 23
James Whitmell Skinner resided here in Snow Hill, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
Snow Hill, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
1927
2 August 1927
Age 80
Death of James Whitmell Skinner in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, United States of America
Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 OCT 1847
    Event Place: Wilcox County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Snow Hill, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 August 1927
    Event Place: Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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