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Wesley Okley Skelton 1894–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1894

Birth Location: Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 Jul 1958

Death Location: Ripley, Chautauqua County, New York, United States of America

Father: Ernest Skelton

Mother: Mary Hecker

Spouse(s): Lena Gordon

Children(s): Carl Reynolds

Wesley Okley Skelton was born in 1894 in Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Ernest Monroe Skelton And Mary Ann Minnie Hecker. In 1900, Wesley Okley Skelton resided in Venango, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1910, Wesley Okley Skelton resided in Tonkawa, Kay, Oklahoma, USA. Wesley Okley Skelton married Lena Brown Gordon, and had children including Carl Reynolds. Wesley Okley Skelton passed away in 1958 in Ripley, Chautauqua County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wesley Okley Skelton was born in 1894 in Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Ernest Monroe Skelton And Mary Ann Minnie Hecker.
  • In 1900, Wesley Okley Skelton resided in Venango, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1910, Wesley Okley Skelton resided in Tonkawa, Kay, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Wesley Okley Skelton married Lena Brown Gordon, and had children including Carl Reynolds.
  • Wesley Okley Skelton passed away in 1958 in Ripley, Chautauqua County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ernest Skelton
1871–1952
Birth Location: Venango, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Hecker
1875–1943
Birth Location: Cussewago Twp., Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lena Gordon
1905–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Carl Reynolds
1919–
Birth Location: New York
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Wesley Skelton's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Skelton
1894–1958
Birth Place: Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Ernest Monroe Skelton
1871–1952
Venango, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Ann "Minnie") Hecker
1875–1943
Cussewago Twp., Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (Watts) Skelton
1831–1904
Skeltontown, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Harned
1839–1895
Cussewago twp., Crawford co., Pa.
Great-Grandparents
William Skelton
1793–1870
Saloma Cummings
1800–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dr Cummings
1764–1854
Phebe Cummings
1778–1859

Wesley Skelton's Descendants

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Wesley (Okley) Skelton (16 Dec 1894–15 Jul 1958) m. Lena (Brown) Gordon (6 Aug 1905–)
  1. 1. Carl Reynolds 1919–

Wesley Skelton's Timeline

7 Records

1894
16 Dec 1894
Birth of Wesley Okley Skelton in Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Wesley Okley Skelton resided here in Venango, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Venango, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Wesley Okley Skelton resided here in Tonkawa, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
Tonkawa, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Wesley Okley Skelton resided here in Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
Wesley Okley Skelton resided here in Greensboro, Alabama
Greensboro, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 46
Wesley Okley Skelton resided here in Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, USA
1958
15 Jul 1958
Age 64
Death of Wesley Okley Skelton in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1894
    Event Place: Edinboro, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of New York; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 565
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ripley, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02512; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 7-125
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ripley, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: T625_1092; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 185
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Venango, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1241400
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tonkawa, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1257; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1375270
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Venango, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Venango, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1241400

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Tonkawa, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tonkawa, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1257; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1375270

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ripley, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: T625_1092; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 185

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Greensboro, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ripley, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02512; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 7-125

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ripley, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02512; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 7-125

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ripley, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of New York; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 565

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1958
    Event Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ripley, Chautauqua County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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