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John Kenneth Skinner 1908 – 1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1908

Birth Location: South Boardman, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 1 Aug 1973

Death Location: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

Father: John Skinner

Mother: Flora Miller

Spouse(s): Ercel Pelham, Eleanore Skinner

Children(s): Kenneth Skinner

In 1908, John Kenneth Skinner entered the world in South Boardman, Michigan, USA, born to John Albert Skinner and Flora May Miller. In 1910, John Kenneth Skinner resided in Boardman, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA. In 1920, John Kenneth Skinner resided in Cedar Creek, Wexford, Michigan, USA. John Kenneth Skinner married Ercel Pelham, Eleanore J Skinner, and had children including Kenneth J Skinner. John Kenneth Skinner passed away in 1973 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.

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Biography

  • In 1908, John Kenneth Skinner entered the world in South Boardman, Michigan, USA, born to John Albert Skinner and Flora May Miller.
  • In 1910, John Kenneth Skinner resided in Boardman, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1920, John Kenneth Skinner resided in Cedar Creek, Wexford, Michigan, USA.
  • John Kenneth Skinner married Ercel Pelham, Eleanore J Skinner, and had children including Kenneth J Skinner.
  • John Kenneth Skinner passed away in 1973 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Skinner
1869 – 1954
Birth Location: Terry, Michigan, USA
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Flora Miller
1875 – 1960
Birth Location: Defiance Township, Defiance, Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Ercel Pelham
1909 – 1978
Birth Location: Cadillac, Michigan
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Eleanore Skinner
1921 –
Birth Location: Michigan
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Children(s)

Kenneth Skinner
1939 – 1969
Birth Location: Michigan
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John Skinner's Ancestors

Self
John Skinner
1908 – 1973
Birth Place: South Boardman, Michigan, USA
Parents
John Albert Skinner
1869 – 1954
Terry, Michigan, USA
Flora (May) Miller
1875 – 1960
Defiance Township, Defiance, Ohio
Grandparents
Reason (Erastus) Skinner
1829 – 1900
Ohio, United States of America
Matilda Smith
1841 – 1892
Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
David Skinner
1802 – 1879
Abigail Bewley
1800 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pvt. Skinner
1781 – 1838
Mary Goodin
1781 – 1831

John Skinner's Descendants

1.
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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)

John Skinner's Timeline

10 Records

1908
18 Mar 1908
Birth of John Kenneth Skinner in South Boardman, Michigan, USA
South Boardman, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
John Kenneth Skinner resided here in Boardman, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA
Boardman, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
John Kenneth Skinner resided here in Cedar Creek, Wexford, Michigan, USA
Cedar Creek, Wexford, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
John Kenneth Skinner resided here in Manton, Manton, Wexford, Michigan, USA
Manton, Manton, Wexford, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
John Kenneth Skinner resided here in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
1937
1937
Age 29
John Kenneth Skinner resided here in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
1940
1940
Age 32
John Kenneth Skinner resided here in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
John Kenneth Skinner resided here in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 43
John Kenneth Skinner resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1973
1 Aug 1973
Age 65
Death of John Kenneth Skinner in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1908
    Event Place: South Boardman, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1105
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01900; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 86-92
    [3] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [4] Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993
    [9] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 1268; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 87-43

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boardman, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cedar Creek, Wexford, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Manton, Manton, Wexford, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01900; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 86-92

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01900; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 86-92

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 1268; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 87-43

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1105

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Manton, Michigan
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1973
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
    [2] Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
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