Laura Emma (Creamer) Skinner (1909 - 1982)

Born 26 Aug 1909 in Kansas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Alan Arthur Skinner — married 26 Jul 1931 (to 1953) in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States

Died 19 May 1982 at age 72 in Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Kent Creamer [send private message]

Biography

from "History of Wilson County, Kansas", p303:

Their [John & Eva (Martin) Creamer] only child other than Lyle, a daughter named Laura Emma (usually called Sue), married Alan Skinner. They lived in Lamar, Colorado, until his death. Later she moved to Fort Myers, Florida, where she died in 1984 or 1985."

from Descendants of Phillip Phelps, p39:

120. Laura Emma⁶ Creamer (John Rossmore⁵, Emma Bell⁴ Phelps, John Wallace³, David², Philip¹) was born August 26, 1909, in Kansas. She died May 19, 1982, in Fort Meyers, Lee County, Florida. She married Alan Arthur Skinner after 1931 in Kansas or Colorado. He was born March 5, 1887, in Jonesville, Montgomery County, Missouri. He died January 28, 1953, in Colorado. He was the son of Charles A. Skinner and Nancy Bell Taylor."

Burial: Fairmount Cemetery Lamar Prowers County Colorado, USA

Sources

• History of Wilson County, Kansas: People of the South Wind, Vol I, Compiled by Lela J. McBride Brockway Tindle, ISBN: 0-88107-110-2, Copyright Curtis Media Corporation -- 1988; p303, Family Entry: F153 "CREAMER, JOHN AND EVA (MARTIN)", entry written by Louise Moulton
• Creamer/Hedrick Family History, by father of Kent Creamer, p18-24 "Reverend John Ross Creamer, Eva May Martin Creamer, And Family"
• Descendants of Phillip Phelps, compiled by Don Hagstrom, p17, p39
• Autobiography of Eva Martin Creamer, written December 2, 1941
• Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 - 1915 - Dwight, Morris, Kansas; Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Roll: ks1915_162; Line: 1; Township or Location : Dwight; Ancestry.com. Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.; Original data: 1855 Kansas Territory Census. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.1856, 1857, and 1858 Kansas Territory Censuses. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.1859 Kansas Territory Census. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.1865 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-8. Kansas State Historical Society.1875 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-20. Kansas State Historical Society.1885 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-146. Kansas State Historical Society.1895 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-169. Kansas State Historical Society.1905 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 - K-181. Kansas State Historical Society.1915 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-271. Kansas State Historical Society.1925 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-177. Kansas State Historical Society.; This database contains state censuses for Kansas from 1855-1925. Information available in this database includes: name, age, gender, race, relationship to head of household, birthplace, marital status, and place of enumeration. Additional information about an individual may be listed on the original record. Ancestry image; line 9 - John Creamer, line 10 - Eva (Martin) Creamer, line 11 - Lyle Creamer, line 12 - Sue (Creamer) Skinner: - part 1: image on WikiTree; - part 2: image on WikiTree
• Find A Grave memorial https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66116201
• Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current; Name: Laura Skinner; Age at Death: 72; Birth Date: Abt 1910; Death Date: abt 1982; Death Place: Ft Myers FL; Publication or Record Date: 20 May 1982; Publication or Record Place: United States; Ancestry.com. Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.; Original data: The Obituary Daily Times. The Obituary Daily Times. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obituary [1]
• 1910 United States Federal Census; Year: 1910; Census Place: Bird City, Cheyenne, Kansas; Roll: T624_434; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1374447; Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.; Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. [2]; image on WikiTree [3]
• 1920 United States Federal Census; taken 9 Jan 1920; Year: 1920; Census Place: Altoona, Wilson, Kansas; Roll: T625_554; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 223; Image: -136; Enumeration District : 0223; Description: Altoona city; Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.; Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). [4]; also database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFXR-4S6 : accessed 15 September 2017), Eva M Cramer in household of John R Cramer, Altoona, Wilson, Kansas, United States; citing ED 223, sheet 7B, line 55, family 176, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 554; FHL microfilm 1,820,554. [5]; image on WikiTree [6]
• 1930 United States Federal Census; taken 13 April 1930; Year: 1930; Census Place: Lamar, Prowers, Colorado; Roll: 248; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 796.0; FHL microfilm: 2339983; Enumeration District : 0001; Description: LAMAR CITY, ELECTION PRECINCT 1, BOUNDED BY (N) RAILROAD TRACKS; (E) MAIN; (S) CITY LIMITS; (W) CITY LIMITS.; Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls [7]; image on WikiTree: [8]
• 1931 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #908120773 (accessed 20 June 2023)
  Name: Laura E Creamer; Residence Year: 1931; Street Address: 212 Broom; Residence Place: Trinidad, Colorado, USA; Publication Title: Trinidad, Colorado, City Directory, 1931.
• Colorado, County Marriages and State Indexes, 1862-2006; Ancestry.com. Colorado, County Marriages and State Indexes, 1862-2006 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.; Original data: Marriage Records. Colorado Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.; This collection consists of county marriage records from various counties in Colorado. [9]
• Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KNQG-3RN : 8 December 2017), Allan A Skinner and Laura Emma Creamer, 26 Jul 1931, Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, United States; citing no. 7726, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,134. [10]
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Lamar, Prowers, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00474; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 50-1
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #39020364 (accessed 20 June 2023)
  Laura Skinner (30), wife, in household of Allan Skinner (53) in Lamar, Prowers, Colorado. Born in Kansas. [11]; image on WikiTree: [12]
• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lamar, Prowers, Colorado; Roll: 1035; Sheet Number: 13; Enumeration District: 50-2
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #18791456 (accessed 20 June 2023)
  Laura E Skinner (40), wife, Deputy District, in household of Allen A Skinner (63) in Lamar, Prowers, Colorado, USA. Born in Kansas.
• 1957 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #673295962 (accessed 20 June 2023)
  Name: Laura E Skinner; Gender: Female; Residence Year: 1957; Street Address: 530 Poinciana av; Residence Place: Fort Myers, Florida, USA; Occupation: Office Secretary; Spouse: Allan Skinner; Publication Title: Fort Myers, Florida, City Directory, 1957.
• 1960 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #671027666 (accessed 20 June 2023)
  Name: Laura E Skinner; Gender: Female; Residence Year: 1960; Residence Place: Fort Myers, Florida, USA; Occupation: Office Secretary; Spouse: Allan A Skinner; Publication Title: Fort Myers, Florida, City Directory, 1960.
• Death: "Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998"
  State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998
  Ancestry Record 7338 #3252256 (accessed 20 June 2023)
  Laura Skinner death 19 May 1982 (born 26 Aug 1909) in Lee, Florida, United States.
• U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Name: Laura E Skinner; Birth Date: 26 Aug 1909; Address: 1530 Poinciana Ave, Fort Myers, FL, 33901-5929; Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.; Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings. [13]
• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Number: 523-26-3436; Issue State: Colorado; Issue Date: Before 1951; Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [14]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.; Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. [15]
• Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  News-Press; Publication Date: 20 May 1982; Publication Place: Fort Myers, Florida, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/213460999/?article=c2b50518-d34b-4a90-835a-b1429287d334&focus=0.04249557,0.33797377,0.20642765,0.3605857&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 61843 #580438009 (accessed 20 June 2023)
  Name: Laura Skinner; Death Age: 72; Birth Date: abt 1910; Residence Place: 1530 Poinciana Ave., Fort Myers; Death Date: Abt 1982; Burial Place: Lamar, Colo.; Obituary Date: 20 May 1982; Obituary Place: Fort Myers, Florida, USA; Newspaper Title: News-Press.
• FamilySearch profile [16]
• CREAMER FAMILY TREE - Laura Emma Creamer [17]
• 6 Ancestry Member Trees [18]

Acknowledgements

Creamer-373 was created by Raymond Kent Creamer through the import of 45w8t7_575192t051j7z2f45680b4.ged on Oct 14, 2016.