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William James Skipper

Born 12 Aug 1849 in Henry County, AL.

Ancestors

Son of James M Skipper and Anna Jane (Craddock) Skipper

Brother of Mary Jane (Skipper) Jernigan

Husband of Martha Ann (Lucas) Skipper — married 31 Jan 1871 in Henry county Alabama

Descendants

Father of Lizzie Neal (Skipper) Franklin, Maggie Skipper, James William Skipper, Annie J (Skipper) McCoy, Addie Mae (Skipper) Nettles, Mary Mollie (Skipper) Slack, Ada F (Skipper) Morrow and Mattie Adeline (Skipper) Bates

Died 28 Jan 1938 at age 88 in Bienville Parish, La.

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William James M Skipper and Mary Jane Skipper were born to James Madison Skipper and Anna Jane Craddock. James Madison Skipper died the same year William was born, 1849.

Sources

Alabama estate case files https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23266-59848-49?cc=1978117&treeref=LCJG-Q9Z%3Bhttps%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Ftree%2F%23view%3Dancestor%26person%3DLCJG-Q9Z%26spouse%3DLC6R-VV2%26parents%3DKVL5-1MR Catalog Record Item Number Film Note

Henry County, Alabama estate case files (1820-1916) and index (1820-1915) -- Estate case files ca. 1886-1904 box 22 folder 14-42 Sheppard, Margarette - Slack, Jessie

Citation

"Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23266-59848-49?cc=1978117 : accessed 27 October 2015), Henry > Skipper, James M (1849) > image 5 of 107; county courthouses, Alabama.

Mary Jane married Stephen D. Jernigan, 1869 and William married Martha Ann Lucas Jan. 1871 Henry County Alabama. Their first child, Lizzie Neal was born December 13, 1871 in Alabama.

The Skipper and Jernigan families migrated west and are listed on the 1880 Census in Rusk County Texas. William and Martha have two daughters, Lizzie Neal and Maggie.

This census also shows Mary Jane and Stephen Jernigan have five children. Tragically, Mary Jane Skipper Jernigan died August 17, 1882 at the young age of 34, four weeks after giving birth to twins girls. She is buried at Pirtle Baptist Cemetery, Pitner Junction Rusk County Texas along side the twins, another daughter and her husband, Stephen.

After the birth of their sixth child in 1886, the Skipper family left Texas and settled in Ringgold, Bienville Parish, La. On this 1900 census, Martha was shown to have given birth to 12 children, with 8 living. This infant, according to records provided, was born between 1887 and 1900. I know of the 8 children who lived to adulthood and one infant at Springhill cemetery. The other three children remain a mystery to me

In this 1900 census, we see that the oldest girls have married, are mothers and both without husbands. Lizzie "Neal" married Code Phennel/Fennell (Work in progress)

William J Skipper 51 1849 Al.

Martha A Skipper 45 1855 AL.

James W. Skipper 19 1880 TX.

Annie J Skipper 17 1882 TX.

Addie M Skipper 15 1884 TX.

Mary Mollie Skipper 13 1886 TX.

Ada F Skipper 11 1889 LA.

Mattie A Skipper 7 1892 LA.

Lizzie Neal Skipper Phennel 28 1871 AL. has married and now widowed

James Curtis Phennel 4 1895 LA.

Maggie Skipper Shepherd 21 1878 TX. has married and divorced

Charley Shepherd 2 1897 LA.

1900 Census, Bienville Parish,Ringgold La..

1850 Citation Information TranscriptBirth date: abt 1849 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Southern District, Henry, Alabama DetailYear: 1850; Census Place: Southern District, Henry, Alabama; Roll: M432_6; Page: 419B; Image: .

Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern District, Henry, Alabama; Roll: M432_6; Page: 419B; Image: 353

James Madison Died before this 1850 census was taken. His widow and children are numbered in the house with her parents, William Craddock and Charlotte Simpler Craddock. William James Madison Skipper is shown to be age one and his sister, Mary Jane is 3

Source Citation Year: 1860; Census Place: Hilliardsville, Henry, Alabama; Roll: M653_11; Page: 128; Image: 132; Family History Library Film: 803011

Anna J Skipper 32
Mary J Skipper 12
James M Skipper 10

Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 10 Range 28, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: M593_2; Page: 112B; Image: 599; Family History Library Film: 545501

Anna Jane Craddock Skipper is living with her daughter, Mary Jane Skipper who has married Stephen D. Jernigan. I haven't located William in 1870 but he married Martha Ann Lucas 1871.

Year: 1880; Census Place: Overton, Rusk, Texas; Roll: 1325; Family History Film: 1255325; Page: 73C; Enumeration District: 074; Image: 1880

Wm. Skipper 30
Martha Skipper 24
Lizzie Skipper 8
Maggie Skipper 2

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Ann (Skipper) Boykin

Death of W.J.M. Skipper

skippersgirl1added this on 21 Jan 2013

"Pa Skipper was a strong man, But like the rest of us Skipper men, he became weak in his knees and legs as he got older but his upper body remained strong as a mule. And he was that strong until Pneumonia got him. He was 88 years old. I remember the funeral and everything. Daddy (Roy Everett Skipper 1906-1979) bought me a pair of little knee "britches" and a white shirt. One thing I remember about Pa Skipper (great grandfather, William James Madison) was he grew a great big long beard. It was white just like Santa Clause. About twice a year he would ask Jimmy ( J.W.his son) to trim it for him. Boy, if Jimmy cut off to much, Pa would give him "what for"!!! He would say, "Jimmy !! Now you know you not supposed to cut off that much " !

But yes, we lived in the house with Ma and Pa and Momma took care of all of us".

Quote: William Everett "Bill" Skipper, son of Roy Everett Skipper, Grandson of William J. "Jimmy" Skipper, Great Grandson of W.J.M. Skipper Recorded: July, 2012 in Delhi, La. By Ann Skipper Boykin

posted 9 Aug 2015 by Ann (Skipper) Boykin [thank Ann]

Ann (Skipper) Boykin

William James Madison Skipper was born 8-12-1849 in Henry County Alabama. His father was James Madison Skipper and mother, Anna Jane Craddock. They married 3-11-1847. William's father, James M died in 1849. Henry County Probate records have his estate records for about 15 years. William Married Martha A. Lucas, 1-13-1871. His only sister, Mary Jane Skipper, married Stephen D. Jernigan in 1869, Barbour County, Alabama. Both started families AND BOTH FAMILIES MOVED TO OVERTON TEXAS by 1874. Both families had children born from 1874 thru' 1887 in Texas. Mary Jane skipper Jernigan died in 1882, age 34, after the birth of twins. She is buried at Pitner Baptist Church Cemetery. Her husband remarried and continued living in Texas but William J M Skipper and his family of 6 moved to Bienville Parish Louisiana. His last 2 children were born there. ALL his children married in the Bienville Parish Area. William died at the age of 88. He lived a long life. My father and uncle have told me many fond stories about the years "Pa and Ma Skipper" lived with them. Ann Skipper Boykin

posted 22 Mar 2013 by Ann (Skipper) Boykin [thank Ann]

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