Oslee Skinner (1887 - 1958)

Born 10 Oct 1887 in Excelsior, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Ancestors

Died 1 Feb 1958 at age 70 in Bokoshe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

This profile is part of the Skinner Name Study.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Oslee /Skinner/^[2][3][4]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 10 OCT 1887

Place: Excelsior, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA^[5][6][7]

Death

Death:

Date: 01 FEB 1958

Place: Bokoshe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA^[8][9]

Cause: Train Wreck

Reference

Reference: 18J

Census

Census:

Date: 1910

Place: census age 22 AR/Sebastian, Arkansas, USA^[10]

Census:

Date: 1900

Place: census age 12 born AR/Sebastian, Arkansas, USA^[11]

Occupation

Occupation:

Place: Train engineer/^[12]

Occupation:

Date: 1917

Place: Railroad fireman for the Midland Valley Railroad/Muskogee Co., OK^[13]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1941

Place: Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA^[14]

Burial

Burial:

Date: 03 FEB 1958

Place: Forest Park Cemetery/Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA^[15]

Religion

Religion:

Place: Methodist/^[16]

Event

Event:

Type: Physical Characteristics

Place: Medium height and weight, light brown hair and eyes/^[17]

Note

Note: #N226

Object

Object: @M166@

Object: @M3523@

Marriage

Husband: Oslee Skinner

Wife: @I1283@

Marriage:

Date: 09 MAR 1928

Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA^[18]

Husband: John David Skinner

Wife: Saylor Hespa Albertin Hardin

Child: Mary Elizabeth Skinner

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Thomas Lorenzo Skinner

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John David Skinner

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Allen Lafayette Skinner

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Lonny B Skinner

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Rufus Dowd Skinner

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mattie Lou Skinner

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Willis Doss Skinner

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Gustus Olen Skinner

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Oslee Skinner

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Cordealy Skinner

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Minnie Sarah Skinner

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Edgar Louis Skinner

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 08 NOV 1866

Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA^[19][20][21]

Event:

Type: Death of one spouse

Date: 20 JUL 1926

Place: Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Note: #N2707

Object: @M798@

Sources

1. ↑ Skinner-2262 was created by Rene King through the import of MyFamily_wikitree.ged on Aug 10, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S2223
3. ↑ Source: #S2430
4. ↑ Source: #S2682 Page: Database online. Roll 1851889, DraftBoard 1. Data: Text: Record for Oslee Skinner Object: @M1128@
5. ↑ Source: #S2223
6. ↑ Source: #S2654
7. ↑ Source: #S2682 Page: Database online. Roll 1851889, DraftBoard 1. Data: Text: Record for Oslee Skinner Object: @M1128@
8. ↑ Source: #S2223
9. ↑ Source: #S2425
10. ↑ Source: #S843
11. ↑ Source: #S768 Page: 11
12. ↑ Source: #S2223
13. ↑ Source: #S2654
14. ↑ Source: #S2682 Page: Database online. Roll 1851889, DraftBoard 1. Data: Text: Record for Oslee Skinner Object: @M1128@
15. ↑ Source: #S2223
16. ↑ Source: #S2223
17. ↑ Source: #S2654 Abbreviation: World War I Draft Registration - Oslee Skinner.
18. ↑ Source: #S2223
19. ↑ Source: #S1904
20. ↑ Source: #S1904 Abbreviation: State of Alabama, Tallapoosa County, Marriage License - John Skinner and Sarah Hardin.
21. ↑ Source: #S1862 Page: 10 Data: Text: Year given. Aunt Sallie mentioned that they had 13 children. Abbreviation: Sallie Smith, Rt. 1 Box 5160, Stigler, OK 74462, Letter from Sallie Smith to Rene King April 1987, 10.

• Source: S2223 Author: Anita Munn Sheline and Dortha Milam McDonald Title: Three Branches of the Dodson Tree Publication: Name: 1993; Repository: #R205 NOTESource Medium: Book CONT Source Quality: Very Good - secondary CONT
• Repository: R205 Name: Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City, UT Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S2425 Author: J. B. Calvert Title: Train Order Accidents Repository: #R253 NOTESource Medium: Internet CONT Source Quality: Very good - secondary CONT
• Repository: R253 Name: www.du.edu/~jcalvert/railway/trainord.htm Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S2430 Author: United States Census Title: Unnamed Newspaper Publication: Name: 1941 or 42; Repository: #R256 NOTESource Medium: Newspaper CONT Source Quality: Good - secondary CONT
• Repository: R256 Name: Haskell Co., OK Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S2654 Title: World War I Draft Registration - Oslee Skinner
• Source: S2682 Author: Ancestry.com Title: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; Repository: #R6 NOTEUnited States, Selective Service System, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration
• Repository: R6 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S768 Author: United States Census Title: 1900 Sebastian Co., AR census - John Skinner, Head Publication: Name: Little Bass Township; Repository: #R2 Call Number: E.D. 117 NOTESource Medium: Census CONT Source Quality: Excellent - Primary CONT
• Repository: R2 Name: Cincinnati Library Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S843 Author: United States Census Title: 1910 Sebastian Co., AR census - John D. Skinner, Head Repository: #R2 Call Number: Dwelling No. 232, Family No. 233 NOTESource Medium: Census CONT Source Quality: Excellent - primary CONT

Notes

Note N226From Train Order Accidents:

Bokoshe

A more fatal accident occured on the Midland Valley at Bokoshe, Oklahoma on 1 Feb 1958. The Midland Valley ran from Wichita to the vicinity of Fort Smith, and was operated in three subdivisions, Western, Middle and Eastern. The Eastern Subdivision ran from Muskogee to Fort Smith, with entry to Fort Smith over 15.4 miles of joint track with the Frisco. This was a single track, operated by time table and train order, with day offices at Porum, Stigler, Panama and Rock Island. The office at Muskogee was open continuously, since the dispatcher was located here at the headquarters of the company. Trains originated at Shopton, 1.1 miles east of Muskogee, but called for orders at Muskogee. The speed limit was 30 mph.

Eastward trains were superior to westward trains of the same class on the Eastern Subdivision. The only scheduled trains were No. 42, eastward, and No. 41, westward, both local freight trains, scheduled to leave their initial stations in the morning and complete their 100-mile runs a little after noon. 1 February 1958 was a Saturday, so normally there would be no open offices, except Panama for a couple of hours around noon. However, the dispatcher had notified the operator at Stigler to go on duty at 10 am to handle some paperwork there.

No. 41 had departed Rock Island at 9.35 am, 2 hours and 20 minutes late, and arrived Panama at 9.55 am. The time table meet with No. 42 was at Stigler, but No. 41 could not leave Panama because it could not clear at Keota in time. No. 42 left Shopton at 8.30 am, 30 minutes late, with work to do at Warner, Briartown and Keota. Stigler was the next station west of Keota, and this morning the dispatcher had an operator there, so he decided to restrict No. 42 at Keota so that No. 41 could leave Panama. Order No. 27 said: "No 41 Eng 152 meet No 42 Eng 153 at Keota No 41 hold main track at Keota." The order was made complete at 10.34 am at Panama and No. 41 left at 10.35.

Of course, before this occurred, the dispatcher asked the operator at Stigler if No. 42 had arrived. The operator said he had not seen it. The operator had gone on duty at 10 am, so all he could say is that it had not passed in the last half hour. In fact, No. 42 had passed Briartown (the station next west of Stigler) at 9.40 am, Stigler at 9.55 am, and arrived in Keota at 10.20 am. After doing its work, it left at 10.30 am. No. 42 was almost to Panama before No. 41 left there! The lack of open offices meant that the dispatcher had no idea of what progress the trains were making, and he made an incorrect assumption.

The Fort Smith and Van Buren crossed the Midland Valley at Bokoshe, which had no siding, only a station sign. The crossing was gated against the FS&VB, so MV trains could cross at restricted speed without stopping. No 41 and No 42 collided on a curve 1213' west of the station sign, No. 41 moving at 30 mph and No. 42 at 25 mph. No. 41 had 4 cars and a caboose, No. 42 12 cars and a caboose. The collision split the diesel tanks of both locomotives, and ruptured a tank car loaded with gasoline. The fire destroyed both locomotives and several cars of their trains. The engineman and front brakeman of No. 42, and the fireman of No. 41 were killed. [Ed. note: The engineman was Uncle Oslee.]

Ironically, the accident occurred just 11 months before his scheduled retirement.