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William Skinner 1778 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1778

Birth Location: Woodbridge, , Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 08 Nov 1865

Death Location: Hopewell, Perry, Ohio

Father: John Skinner

Mother: Rebecca Todd

Spouse(s): Mary Oatley

Children(s): Mary Skinner, Smith Skinner, Sarah Skinner, Ruel Skinner, William Skinner, Catharine Skinner, Phoebe Skinner, Jane Skinner, George Skinner

The story of William Skinner began in 1778 in Woodbridge, , Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA. In 1820, William Skinner resided in Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, United States. William Skinner married Mary Oatley, and had children including Mary Skinner, Smith Goodin Skinner, Sarah Ann Skinner, Ruel M. Skinner, William T. Skinner, Catharine Skinner, Phoebe Skinner, Jane Elizabeth Skinner, George G. Skinner. William Skinner passed away in 1865 in Hopewell, Perry, Ohio.

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Biography

  • The story of William Skinner began in 1778 in Woodbridge, , Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1820, William Skinner resided in Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, United States.
  • William Skinner married Mary Oatley, and had children including Mary Skinner, Smith Goodin Skinner, Sarah Ann Skinner, Ruel M. Skinner, William T. Skinner, Catharine Skinner, Phoebe Skinner, Jane Elizabeth Skinner, George G. Skinner.
  • William Skinner passed away in 1865 in Hopewell, Perry, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Skinner
1739 – 1832
Birth Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Rebecca Todd
1744 – 1824
Birth Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Oatley
1793 – 1868
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Children(s)

Mary Skinner
1805 – 1837
Birth Location: –
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Smith Skinner
1814 – 1879
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
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Sarah Skinner
1816 –
Birth Location: Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, United States
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Ruel Skinner
1818 – 1895
Birth Location: Perry County, Ohio, United States of America
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William Skinner
1821 – 1885
Birth Location: –
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Catharine Skinner
1823 –
Birth Location: Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, United States
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Phoebe Skinner
1827 – 1892
Birth Location: Perry County, Ohio, United States of America
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Jane Skinner
1831 – 1862
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
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George Skinner
1835 – 1907
Birth Location: Hopewell Township, Perry County, Ohio, United States of America
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William Skinner's Ancestors

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William Skinner
1778 – 1865
Birth Place: Woodbridge, , Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA
Parents
John Skinner
1739 – 1832
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Rebecca Todd
1744 – 1824
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Skinner
1707 – 1801
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Elizabeth Rolfe
1718 – 1799
United States of America
Joseph Todd
1712 – 1745
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Finney
1707 – 1781
Tacony, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Skinner
1668 – 1767
Sarah Moore
1663 –
Joseph Todd
1667 – 1721
Martha Edwards
1670 – 1748
Charles Finney
1682 – 1750
Elizabeth Tregony
1682 – 1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Skinner
1639 – 1688
Susana Poulain
1644 – 1714
Matthew Moore
1638 – 1691
Sarah Savory
1640 – 1691
Joseph Todd
1645 – 1699
Joanna Swift
1650 – 1700
Captain Finney
1642 – 1712
Mary Evans
1642 – 1700
Henry Tregany
1642 – 1704
Elizabeth Braine
1662 – 1733

William Skinner's Descendants

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William Skinner (2 Dec 1778 – 08 Nov 1865) m. Mary Oatley (7 February 1793 – 13 October 1868)
  1. 1. Mary Skinner (February 1805 – 3 July 1837) m. George Kishler (12 January 1799 – 12 February 1881)
  2. 2. Smith (Goodin) Skinner (14 January 1814 – 13 May 1879) m. Belinda Watson (3 December 1813 – 24 October 1877)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Skinner (1836 – 15 May 1870) m. Levi (J) Lundy (10 July 1834 – 7 November 1917)
      1. 1. Columbus (W) Lundy (20 February 1857 – 1 March 1916) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hall (8 October 1862 – 8 July 1935)
        1. 1. Ethel (Cora) Lundy (19 Feb 1881 – 1953) m. James (Ira) Bowman (Oct 1878 – 29 August 1957)
        2. 2. Ralph (Raymond) Lundy (30 May 1884 – 3 May 1932)
        3. 3. Donald (Carlton) Lundy (10 December 1889 – 25 June 1960)
        4. 4. Omer (Oliver) Lundy (14 April 1894 – 4 Jul 1963) m. Frieda (Katherine) Diener (26 Apr 1900 – Aug 1972)
      2. 2. Elmira Lundy (29 October 1859 – 7 March 1950) m. Ardell (Monroe) Thornton (23 October 1852 – 11 October 1919)
        1. 1. Mintie (R) Thornton (26 August 1880 – 17 August 1885)
        2. 2. Clarence (E) Thornton (10 October 1882 – 25 Jan 1959) m. Alice (E) Smith (January 1885 – 1975)
        3. 3. Lillie Thornton (11 Feb 1886 – 13 Aug 1966)
        4. 4. Guy (B.) Thornton (1 May 1888 – 4 May 1934)
        5. 5. Gurney (M) Thornton (14 March 1900 – 1954)
      3. 3. Alice (Ruth) Lundy (26 August 1863 – March 1946) m. Sylvanus (Cockran) Thornton (11 May 1857 – 13 September 1935)
        1. 1. Lulu Thornton (1 September 1883 – 21 December 1883)
        2. 2. Bessie (J.) Thornton (9 September 1884 – 15 August 1953) m. Frank (Leslie) Witmer (5 September 1883 – 10 May 1970)
        3. 3. Delbert (J) Thornton (30 October 1885 – 20 March 1958) m. Elma Wood (7 April 1888 – 31 Jul 1923) m. Lois Thornton (abt 1895 – ) m. Martha Thornton (abt 1887 – )
        4. 4. Jessie Thornton (6 December 1890 – 6 Dec 1954) m. Henry (Ralph) Winslow (5 May 1890 – 27 April 1968)
      4. 4. Lucy (Melinda) Lundy (3 Aug 1868 – 8 Jun 1951)
    2. 2. Martin (Franklin) Skinner (27 May 1839 – 2 Feb 1915) m. Maria (Margaret) Skinner (1 Dec 1832 – 26 March 1886)
      1. 1. Osmer (Lewis) Skinner (12 September 1874 – 3 March 1948) m. Helen Sweanger (14 January 1880 – 7 March 1975)
        1. 1. Mabel (Margaret) Skinner (8 September 1903 – 8 March 1975)
    3. 3. Martha (Jane) Skinner (25 Jan 1844 – 19 Apr 1878)
  3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Skinner (ABT 1816 – ) m. Wm (Joseph) Keys (2 March 1811 – 17 March 1895)
    1. 1. Emily (J) Keys (abt 1836 – )
    2. 2. Mary (J) Keyes (abt 1839 – )
    3. 3. Anna (Eliza) Keys (7 December 1839 – 12 February 1907) m. Newton (N.) McCloud (13 December 1844 – 25 May 1904)
      1. 1. Mabel McCloud (Abt 1864 – )
    4. 4. Sarah (Isabel) Keyes (abt 1841 – )
    5. 5. Rebecca (Adelaid) Keyes (3 May 1846 – 11 Jul 1918) m. Jasper (Mc) Cloud (1843 – )
    6. 6. Mariah (L) Keys (abt 1848 – )
    7. 7. John (Franklin) Keyes (29 June 1853 – 11 November 1912)
    8. 8. Alice (Caroline) Keyes (abt 1858 – )
  4. 4. Ruel (M.) Skinner (10 September 1818 – 31 January 1895) m. Mariah Fickle (20 June 1817 – 14 March 1886)
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Skinner (25 February 1846 – 28 September 1885) m. Jasper (Newton) Hartman (27 April 1847 – 13 June 1906)
      1. 1. Ada Hartman (8 January 1868 – 23 October 1950)
      2. 2. Franklin (M.) Hartman (1870 – 16 April 1957)
      3. 3. Rosa (June) Hartman (1 Jun 1872 – 23 February 1936)
      4. 4. Mary (E.) Hartman (29 July 1876 – 5 October 1937)
      5. 5. John (VanHorn) Hartman (10 March 1877 – 16 February 1953)
      6. 6. Zella Hartman (March 1880 – 3 November 1960)
      7. 7. Infant (Daughter) Hartman
    2. 2. Stewart (F) Skinner (18 July 1846 – 9 July 1916)
    3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Skinner (abt 1848 – 24 August 1865)
    4. 4. Rachel Skinner (1850 – 9 February 1856)
    5. 5. Lydia Skinner (1853 – 1932)
  5. 5. William (T.) Skinner (20 November 1821 – 7 October 1885) m. Catharine (E.) Olinger (13 June 1831 – 27 January 1911) m. Pheobe Skinner (abt 1825 – )
    1. 1. Rebecca (Jane) Skinner (5 October 1852 – 6 September 1854)
    2. 2. John (Melick) Skinner (8 October 1854 – 10 May 1937) m. Sarah (E.) Ford (Nov 1855 – )
      1. 1. Homer (C) Skinner (13 Jan 1885 – )
    3. 3. Isaac (O) Skinner (15 January 1858 – 27 February 1858)
    4. 4. Mary (Catherine) Skinner (10 August 1860 – 12 March 1864)
    5. 5. George (W.) Skinner (24 February 1863 – 7 October 1880)
    6. 6. Ernest (William) Skinner (May 1866 – 17 June 1935) m. Mary (Anna) Kendall (14 Jul 1870 – 2 March 1913)
      1. 1. Inez (M) Skinner (13 March 1892 – 10 November 1966)
      2. 2. Martha (Catherine) Skinner (10 January 1894 – 6 September 1972) m. Jacob (Orland) Friley (abt 1902 – )
      3. 3. Rachel (Z) Skinner (25 Aug 1897 – 17 January 1988)
      4. 4. Ruth (Hazel) Skinner (28 May 1900 – 22 July 1973) m. Miles (S) Lattimer (22 Jan 1898 – 23 Jul 1984)
        1. 1. Harold (Eugene) Lattimer (17 May 1924 – 12 Apr 1975) m. Dorothy (Leone) Hoover (12 July 1924 – 18 Nov 1953) m. Doris (L) Foucht (3 April 1924 – 30 June 2017)
        2. 2. Annabelle Lattimer (10 March 1928 – 5 June 2017)
        3. 3. Mary (Lee) Lattimer (22 Jan 1930 – )
    7. 7. Rezin (B) Skinner (May 1868 – 13 May 1954) m. Bessie (May) Storts (abt 1890 – )
      1. 1. Gerald (S) Skinner (abt 1917 – )
      2. 2. Carlos (M) Skinner (abt 1918 – )
  6. 6. Catharine Skinner (ABT 1823 – )
  7. 7. Phoebe Skinner (15 September 1827 – 1 December 1892) m. Noah Funderberg (23 Oct 1827 – 20 October 1905)
    1. 1. Elva (Mary) Fundeburg (1854 – 1923) m. David (Perry) Jones (September 1845 – 1930)
    2. 2. George (C) Fundeburg (1856 – 26 Nov 1932) m. Cora (Bell) Brehm (13 Oct 1874 – 4 May 1945)
      1. 1. Carmen (F) Fundaberg (1905 – 23 Dec 1918)
    3. 3. Laura (C) Funderburg (9 February 1858 – 28 August 1883)
    4. 4. Minerva (Bell) Fundeburg (16 March 1860 – 16 June 1913) m. Thomas (J.) Berry (Sep 1858 – 6 October 1925)
    5. 5. William (Tod) Funderburg (1861 – 21 Feb 1932)
    6. 6. Jacob (Ruel) Fundaberg (8 Sep 1864 – 25 Aug 1940) m. Rachael Leavitt ( – 1931)
      1. 1. Robert (William) Fundaberg (26 Jan 1895 – 14 Oct 1931) m. Margaret (C.) Heckman (10 December 1896 – 5 February 1976)
        1. 1. Betty (M) Funderberg (abt 1919 – )
        2. 2. Jean (C) Funderberg (abt 1921 – )
      2. 2. Charles (F.) Fundaberg (10 Feb 1904 – 8 Aug 1940)
      3. 3. Florabelle Fundaberg (8 Jun 1909 – 20 August 1978) m. Bernard (Dorrington) O'Neill (12 October 1906 – 31 October 1972)
        1. 1. Albert (Michael) O'Neill (28 Jul 1938 – 10 Jun 2003)
        2. 2. Kathleen (M) Oneill (abt 1942 – ) m. John (Walter) Chadwick (7 Dec 1942 – )
    7. 7. John (H) Fundaberg (1867 – 24 mar 1928)
    8. 8. Rachel (C) Funderburg (May 1867 – 20 Apr 1922) m. Jefferson (Monroe) Spangler (19 January 1849 – 1 July 1920)
      1. 1. Noah (J) Spangler (1902 – 1983)
      2. 2. Thomas (David) Spangler (13 June 1909 – 23 June 2010)
    9. 9. Ellis (Noah) Funderberg (1870 – 13 Aug 1951) m. Ella (C.) Bash (1 Dec 1872 – Abt 1959)
      1. 1. Rhea (I) Fundsberg (4 Jul 1905 – 1 November 1996) m. Floyd (Edwin) Strate (21 Nov 1905 – 29 April 1988)
        1. 1. John (E) Strate (12 Jun 1931 – 8 Sep 1998)
        2. 2. Linda (L.) Strate (14 December 1934 – 17 November 2020) m. Robert (Burton) Ashbrook (9 July 1928 – 10 Jun 2009)
        3. 3. Wanda Strate
        4. 4. David (Allan) Strate m. Edith Averitt (8 Jul 1950 – )
        5. 5. Edith Strate
  8. 8. Jane (Elizabeth) Skinner (December 1831 – June 1862) m. Obed Dick (13 May 1819 – April 1875)
    1. 1. William (Harry) Dick (abt 1856 – )
    2. 2. Minerva Dick (1858 – 17 February 1884)
    3. 3. Cedora (“Dora”) Dick (abt 1860 – ) m. Charles (M.) Fiery
  9. 9. George (G.) Skinner (29 October 1835 – 30 July 1907) m. Eliza (Jane) Baker (11 April 1843 – 21 February 1926)
    1. 1. Ida Skinner (20 September 1864 – 4 August 1920)
    2. 2. Emma Skinner (15 December 1866 – 26 May 1935)
    3. 3. Myrtle (J) Skinner (1870 – 6 March 1948)

William Skinner's Timeline

9 Records

1778
02 Dec 1778
Birth of William Skinner in New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
1778
2 Dec 1778
Birth of William Skinner in Woodbridge, , Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA
Woodbridge, , Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA
1820
1820
Age 42
William Skinner resided here in Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, United States
Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, United States
1830
1830
Age 52
William Skinner resided here in Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, USA
Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, USA
1850
1850
Age 72
William Skinner resided here in Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, USA
Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, USA
1860
1860
Age 82
William Skinner resided here in Hopewell, Somerset, Perry, Ohio, USA
Hopewell, Somerset, Perry, Ohio, USA
1865
8 Nov 1865
Age 87
Death of William Skinner in Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, United States
Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, United States
1865
08 Nov 1865
Age 87
Death of William Skinner in Hopewell, Perry, Ohio
Hopewell, Perry, Ohio
1865
24 Jan 1865
Age 87
William Skinner - Probate in Warren, Ohio, USA
Warren, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Dec 1778
    Event Place: New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1778
    Event Place: Woodbridge, , Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Hopewell, Perry, Ohio; Page: 6; NARA Roll: M33_95; Image: 19

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Hopewell, Perry, Ohio; Series: M19; Roll: 137; Page: 415; Family History Library Film: 0337948

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Hopewell, Perry, Ohio; Roll: 719; Page: 381a

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Hopewell, Somerset, Perry, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Hopewell, Perry, Ohio; Roll: M653_1022; Page: 406; Family History Library Film: 805022

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Hopewell, Perry, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Hopewell, Perry, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1865
    Event Place: Warren, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, Will Records 1803-1931; Will Index 1804-1895; Probate Place: Warren, Ohio
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