William Cecil Skinner (1914 - 2007)

Born 18 Mar 1914 in Hunter, Carter, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Verbinia Charlotte (Teague) Skinner — married 11 Jan 1941 in White, Arkansas, United States

Died 24 Apr 2007 at age 93 in White, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Cecil Skinner served in the United States Army in World War II
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William Cecil Skinner was born in Carter County, Missouri on 18 March 1914.^[1] He was the son of William Skinner and Rosa Pea. His family moved from Missouri to Arkansas when he was a young child.

Cecil married Verbinia Teague on 11 January 1941 in White County, Arkansas.^[2] They raised two sons, Don and Bill, and two daughters, Deloris Jo and Bonnie.

Cecil served in the United States Army during WWII.^[3] Afterwards, he was employed by First Electric Company as a groundsman for 23 years. He was also an avid hunter and fisherman.

He died at his home in Judsonia, Arkansas on 24 April 2007. He was 93 years old.^[4] He and Verbinia, who died in 2019 at age 98, were buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Judsonia, White County, Arkansas.^[5]

Census

1920 Francis, Cleburne, Arkansas^[6]

William F Skinner...Head... Male...37...Illinois...farmer

Rosie E Skinner... Wife....Female...36....Illinois

Clovis L Skinner...Son...Male...16....Illinois

Bessie M Skinner...Daughter...Female...13...Missouri

Edna B Skinner....Daughter....Female...11...Missouri

William C Skinner...Son...Male...5...Missouri

1930 Red River, White, Arkansas^[7]

Freeman Skinner...Head...Male....48.....farmer

Rosa Skinner...Wife...Female...46 .

Cecil Skinner...Son...Male...16...farm labor

Dortha Skinner...Daughter...Female...10

Vernon Skinner...Son...Male...5

1940 Harrison Township, White, Arkansas^[8]

William Freeman Skinner...Head...Male...56...Illinois...farming

Rosa Skinner...Wife...Female....55...Illinois

William Cecil Skinner...son...Male....26...Missouri....farm labor

Freeman Vernon Skinner...Son...Male...15...Arkansas

Sources

1. ↑ "Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLQT-3SD : 2 March 2020), William Cecil Skinner, from 1940 to 1945; citingDraft Registration; citing , NARA Record Group 147 (Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas: National Archives and Records Administration, 2013).
2. ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4NS-1Y4 : Sat Oct 21 16:01:33 UTC 2023), Entry for W Cecil Skinner and Verbinia Tigue, 11 Jan 1941.
3. ↑ Veterans Administration Grave locator, William C Skinner, PFC, U S Army, WWII.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5VR-FW1 : 12 January 2021), William C Skinner, 24 Apr 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79749283/william-cecil-skinner: accessed 20 January 2024), memorial page for William Cecil Skinner (18 Mar 1914–24 Apr 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79749283, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Judsonia, White County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Larry (contributor 47097746).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDN7-T4G : 31 January 2021), William F Skinner, White, Arkansas, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMG5-VK3 : accessed 20 October 2022), Freeman Skinner, Red River, White, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 52, sheet 8B, line 55, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 98; FHL microfilm 2,339,833.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ2V-RW5 : 8 January 2021), William Freeman Skinner, Harrison Township, White, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 73-33, sheet 14B, line 76, family 263, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 180.

• "William Skinner Obituary," Powel Funeral Home, Bald Knob, Arkansas, online version (https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/william-skinner-obituary?id=8622619).
• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K7C-MH6L : 10 February 2023), William C Skinner, .