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Robert Eugene Skinner 1851–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 April 1851

Birth Location: Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 Nov 1899

Death Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Father: John Skinner

Mother: Esther Hill

Spouse(s): Lucy Wilkerson

Children(s): Ella Skinner, Leila Skinner, Albert Skinner, Mary Skinner, Sarah Skinner, Fraser Skinner, Robert Skinner, Lucy Creighton

Robert Eugene Skinner was born in 1851 in Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Wesley Skinner And Esther Ann Hill. In 1870, Robert Eugene Skinner resided in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. In 1880, Robert Eugene Skinner resided in Swift Creek, Darlington, South Carolina, USA. Robert Eugene Skinner married Lucy Ethel Wilkerson, and had children including Albert Newton Skinner, Ella Jane Skinner, Fraser Skinner, Leila Skinner, Lucy Ethel Skinner Creighton, Mary Zinnia Skinner, Robert Carl Skinner, Sarah Elizabeth Skinner. Robert Eugene Skinner passed away in 1899 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Eugene Skinner was born in 1851 in Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Wesley Skinner And Esther Ann Hill.
  • In 1870, Robert Eugene Skinner resided in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, Robert Eugene Skinner resided in Swift Creek, Darlington, South Carolina, USA.
  • Robert Eugene Skinner married Lucy Ethel Wilkerson, and had children including Albert Newton Skinner, Ella Jane Skinner, Fraser Skinner, Leila Skinner, Lucy Ethel Skinner Creighton, Mary Zinnia Skinner, Robert Carl Skinner, Sarah Elizabeth Skinner.
  • Robert Eugene Skinner passed away in 1899 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA.

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Robert Skinner's Ancestors

Self
Robert Skinner
1851–1899
Birth Place: Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Wesley Skinner
1810–1880
North Carolina, USA
Esther (Ann) Hill
1829–
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (William) Skinner
1750–1828
Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
Priscillia Woodham
1750–1820
Dobbs County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Skinner's Descendants

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Robert (Eugene) Skinner (23 April 1851–6 Nov 1899) m. Lucy (Ethel) Wilkerson (Abt. 1855–1901)
  1. 1. Ella (Jane) Skinner 1873–1927 m. Henry (Thomas) Hancock 1869–
    1. 1. Robert (Thomas) Hancock 1895–1967 m. Georgia (Anna) Cobia 1898–1996
      1. 1. Robert (Carl) Hancock 1921–1991 m. Arlene (Selma) Nilson 1942–2020
      2. 2. Eleanor Hancock 1924–
      3. 3. Thomas (E) Hancock 1926–
    2. 2. Ethel Hancock 1896–
    3. 3. Marie Hancock 1900–
    4. 4. Edward (M) Hancock 1902–
    5. 5. John (W) Hancock 1904–
  2. 2. Leila Skinner 1875–1963 m. Harvey Windham 1870–
    1. 1. Charlie Windham 1895–
    2. 2. James (McD) Windham 1897–
  3. 3. Albert (Newton) Skinner 1877–1923
  4. 4. Mary (Zinnia) Skinner 1879–1974 m. Will (S) Rogers 1868–
  5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth) Skinner 1882–1905 m. Benjamin (D) Trapp 1871–
  6. 6. Fraser Skinner 1885–1971
  7. 7. Robert (Carl) Skinner 1894–1989
  8. 8. Lucy (Ethel Skinner) Creighton 1892–1921

Robert Skinner's Timeline

5 Records

1851
23 April 1851
Birth of Robert Eugene Skinner in Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
Robert Eugene Skinner resided here in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
Robert Eugene Skinner resided here in Swift Creek, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Swift Creek, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
1899
3 Nov 1899
Age 48
Death of Robert Eugene Skinner in Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
1899
6 Nov 1899
Age 48
Burial of Robert Eugene Skinner in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 April 1851
    Event Place: Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Swift Creek, Darlington, South Carolina; Roll: 1227; Page: 333a; Enumeration District: 047
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Charleston Ward 6, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1487; Page: 545B
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Charleston Ward 6, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1487; Page: 545B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Swift Creek, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Swift Creek, Darlington, South Carolina; Roll: 1227; Page: 333a; Enumeration District: 047

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1899
    Event Place: Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1899
    Event Place: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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