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Richard Benard (Red) Skelton 1913–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 July 1913

Birth Location: Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 17 September 1997

Death Location: Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: Joseph Skelton

Mother: Ida Soderstrom

Spouse(s): Edna Stillwell, Georgia Davis

Children(s): Richard Jr, Valentina Skelton

In 1913, Richard Benard (Red) Skelton entered the world in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America, born to Joseph Elmer Skelton And Ida Mae Soderstrom. Richard Benard (Red) Skelton married Edna Marie Stillwell, Georgia Maureen Davis, and had children including Richard Freeman Skelton Jr, Valentina Marie Skelton. Richard Benard (Red) Skelton passed away in 1997 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1913, Richard Benard (Red) Skelton entered the world in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America, born to Joseph Elmer Skelton And Ida Mae Soderstrom.
  • Richard Benard (Red) Skelton married Edna Marie Stillwell, Georgia Maureen Davis, and had children including Richard Freeman Skelton Jr, Valentina Marie Skelton.
  • Richard Benard (Red) Skelton passed away in 1997 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Richard Skelton's Ancestors

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Richard Skelton
1913–1997
Birth Place: Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Elmer Skelton
1878–1913
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, United States of America
Ida (Mae) Soderstrom
1883–1966
Harvard, Clay County, Nebraska, United States of America
Grandparents
Newton (Elmer) Skelton
1836–1880
Great-Grandparents
Mary Montgomery
1802–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1776–1841

Richard Skelton's Descendants

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Richard (Benard (Red)) Skelton (18 July 1913–17 September 1997) m. Edna (Marie) Stillwell (25 May 1915–15 November 1982) m. Georgia (Maureen) Davis (17 September 1921–10 May 1976)
  1. 1. Richard (Freeman Skelton) Jr 1948–1958
  2. 2. Valentina (Marie) Skelton 1947–2022

Richard Skelton's Timeline

2 Records

1913
18 July 1913
Birth of Richard Benard (Red) Skelton in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
1997
17 September 1997
Age 84
Death of Richard Benard (Red) Skelton in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, United States of America
Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 July 1913
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1997
    Event Place: Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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