John Harrison Skinner (1890 - 1980)

Born 5 Jul 1890 in Wood, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Nov 1980 at age 90 in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States

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Biography

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Born in Ravenswood, West Virginia to the late William and Hattie Boyce Skinner, John Harrison Skinner, of 948 Mercer Avenue, died on Nov. 17, 1980 following an extended illness. He was 90 years old.

An Akron resident for 65 years, he was a member of Coventry Lodge No. 665 F & AM, Valley of Akron Consistory, Tadmor Shrine, Akron Turner Club and the Sons of Herman. He was a self-employed plastering contractor since 1916 in Akron.

He married the former Nora E. Daugherty in Beaver, Pennsylvania on June 15, 1914. She preceded him in death in February of this year. He is survived by four sons, Brady A. Skinner, Harry Noal Skinner, James H. Skinner and Robert E. Skinner; and a daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Basil (Estelle Mae) Witwer; 15 grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and sisters, Mrs. Augusta Cox and Mrs. Edith Thorne, both of Parkersburg, West Virginia.

Interment in Greenlawn Memorial Park following service in Billows Chapel in Fairlawn.

Name

Name: Harry /Skinner/^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: Jul 1890

Place: West Virginia^[2]

Residence

Residence: Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Step SonRelation to Head of House: Stepson

Date: 1900

Place: Grant, Jackson, West Virginia, USA^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-379035562 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Grant, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: 1760; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1241760 APID: 1,7602::37670972
2. ↑ Source: #S-379035562 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Grant, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: 1760; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1241760 APID: 1,7602::37670972
3. ↑ Source: #S-379035562 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Grant, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: 1760; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1241760 APID: 1,7602::37670972

• Source: S-379035562 Repository: #R-945392322 Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Note:
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• "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMM1-338 : 18 March 2020), John Harrison Skinner, 1890; citing Jackson, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,213.

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• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9C2-F4M : Fri Oct 06 14:28:14 UTC 2023), Entry for George Stallings and Hattie Stallings, 1900.

• "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKGS-QWS : 30 June 2021), John H Skinner, 1980.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #197101298

• Akron Beacon Journal