Samuel Augustus Skelton (1846 - 1926)

Born 12 Apr 1846 in Anderson, SC

Ancestors

Son of Archibald Brown Skelton and Mary Ann (Williford) Skelton

Descendants

Died 9 May 1926 at age 80 in Polk County, GA

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Biography

Private Gus Skelton served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Apr 14, 1864
Mustered out: Sep 1864
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. K, 1st Reg't. South Carolina Cavalry

Born on 12 Apr 1846 in Anderson County, South Carolina, Gus was a son of Archibald Skelton and Mary Williford.^[1]

He fought for the Confederacy, enlisting at the age of 18. As a private in 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Company K, he spent most of his time driving cattle. ^[2][3]

He lived most of his life as a farmer, like his father before him. On 27 Jan 1870, Gus married Susannah Elizabeth Roof^[4], and they had nine children: five sons and four daughters.

1. Claud Eugene (1871-1945)
2. George B. (1873-1886)
3. Lena M. (1875-1903)
4. Annie Talula (1878-1954)
5. Wallie B. (1881-1902)
6. Joseph Augustus (1885-1969)
7. John Calhoun (1888-1943)
8. Sudie M. (1891-1979)
9. Samuel Fant (1894-1960)

Gus and Susan lived all of their lives in Anderson County, living first in Fork, then Varennes (where the present-day town of Starr is located).^[5]

In his last years, Gus may have lived with various family members. In 1920, he was living with his daughter, Annie Norris, and her family in Rock Mills Township, Anderson County.^[6]

Gus died in Polk County, Georgia, perhaps at the home of another one of his children. He died on 9 May 1926; he and Susan are both buried in Roberts Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Anderson, S.C.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 U.S. Federal Census Ancestry.com Year: 1850; Census Place: Western Division, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M432_848; Page: 229B; Image: 464
2. ↑ Service Roll Fold3 NARA M267. Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from South Carolina
3. ↑ Application for Veteran Headstone Ancestry.com U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
4. ↑ Skelton-Roof Marriage Newspapers.com - The Intelligencer - 3 Feb 1870 - Page 2
5. ↑ 1880 U.S. Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fork, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 1219; Page: 139D; Enumeration District: 025
6. ↑ 1920 U.S. Federal Census Ancestry.com Year: 1920; Census Place: Rock Mills, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1685; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 57
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23179708

• 1900 U.S. Federal Census Ancestry.com

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Betty Skelton and her third cousin, D.Z. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great-great grandparents, Archibald Brown Skelton and Mary Ann "Polly" Williford. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousins, based on sharing 49 cM across 3 segments; Confidence: High.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Betty Skelton and her third cousin, D.Z. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great-great grandparents, Archibald Brown Skelton and Mary Ann "Polly" Williford. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousins, based on sharing 49 cM across 3 segments; Confidence: High.