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Mary Elizabeth (Gordon) Skidmore (1804 - 1887)

Mary Elizabeth Skidmore formerly Gordon
Born in Moorefield, Hardy, West Virginia, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 83 in Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mary Elizabeth Gordon was born on 1 December 1804, in Moorefield, Hardy, West Virginia, United States, to Josiah and Elizabeth (Newhouse) Gordon. She married Benjamin Franklin Skidmore in 1824. They were the parents of Johnson, Hilliard, George, John, Sarah, Salina, Sabina, Carolina, James, Benjamin, Jennings, Mary, and Andrew. The family lived in Virginia, which later became West Virginia throughout her life. She died on 2 December 1887, in Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Skidmore Cemetery, Belfont, Braxton, West Virginia, United States.
  • Fact: Residence (1850) Braxton, Braxton, Virginia, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1860) Braxton, Virginia, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1870) Lincoln, West Virginia, United States
  • Fact: Residence (1880) Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, United States
  • Fact: Burial (December 1887) Skidmore Cemetery, Belfont, Braxton, West Virginia, United States

Research Note

Although Mary is not enumerated in the 1850 census, the family is living in Braxton, Virginia.

Sources

  • 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RV-HZ3 : 20 February 2021), Mary Skidmore in household of Jennings Skidmore, Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 7, sheet 416B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,400.




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