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Robert Winfield Skelton 1874–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1874

Birth Location: , Hickman, TN, USA

Death Date: 31 Aug 1946

Death Location: Alamo, Crockett, TN, USA

Father: Brant Skelton

Mother: Mid None

Spouse(s): Emma Cotham

Children(s): Sparlin Skelton

Robert Winfield Skelton was born in 1874 in , Hickman, TN, USA, the child of Brant Skelton And Mid. Robert Winfield Skelton married Emma Liza Cotham, and had children including Sparlin Edward Skelton. Robert Winfield Skelton passed away in 1946 in Alamo, Crockett, TN, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Winfield Skelton was born in 1874 in , Hickman, TN, USA, the child of Brant Skelton And Mid.
  • Robert Winfield Skelton married Emma Liza Cotham, and had children including Sparlin Edward Skelton.
  • Robert Winfield Skelton passed away in 1946 in Alamo, Crockett, TN, USA.

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Robert Skelton's Ancestors

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Robert Skelton
1874–1946
Birth Place: , Hickman, TN, USA
Parents
Brant Skelton
1842–1920
Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Mid
1846–1920
Lewis, TN, USA
Grandparents
Amos (Andrew) Skelton
1798–1878
, Elbert, GA, USA
Charity Reeves
1800–
, Williamson, TN, USA
Elijah (Lazarus) Hinson
1815–1895
NC, USA
Eveline (M) Davidson
1822–1911
, , TN, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Skelton
1766–1850
Annis DePriest
1782–1850
George Reeves
1780–
George Hinson
1786–1860
Elizabeth Upton
1781–1853
Sarah Davidson
1801–
Sarah Davidson
1801–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Skelton
1710–1778
Randolph DePreist
1755–1830
Amy Mims
1760–1853
Jonathan Reeves
1760–
Anna Land
1762–
Charles Hinson
1736–
Elizabeth McAlester
1741–
George Davidson
1769–1838
Lucretia McDearmon
1769–1861
Daniel Davidson
1753–1837

Robert Skelton's Descendants

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Robert (Winfield) Skelton (31 Oct 1874–31 Aug 1946) m. Emma (Liza) Cotham (23 Sep 1886–23 Mar 1969)
  1. 1. Sparlin (Edward) Skelton 1906–1992 m. Golden (Gertrude) McCaig 1911–2004
    1. 1. Homer (Dee) Skelton 1931–2020 m. Edythe (Carol) Hopper 1933–2004
    2. 2. Franklin (Edward) Skelton 1934–2016

Robert Skelton's Timeline

3 Records

1874
31 Oct 1874
Birth of Robert Winfield Skelton in Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Hickman, Tennessee, USA
1946
31 Jul 1946
Age 72
Death of Robert Winfield Skelton in Alamo, Crockett, TN, USA
Alamo, Crockett, TN, USA
1946
31 Aug 1946
Age 72
Death of Robert Winfield Skelton in Alamo, Crockett, TN, USA
Alamo, Crockett, TN, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1874
    Event Place: Hickman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: , Hickman, TN, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1946
    Event Place: Alamo, Crockett, TN, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1946
    Event Place: Alamo, Crockett, TN, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

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