Cummins
Luther
(Luther C.)
Skidmore
Born in Braxton, WV
Ancestors 
Son of Isaac Levi Skidmore
and Lucinda (Cogar) Skidmore
Brother of
Francena (Skidmore) Lough, Samuel K. Skidmore, Mary (Skidmore) Morton, Margaret S. Skidmore, Jonathan Skidmore, Theodore G. Skidmore, Felix Skidmore, Phebe Jane Skidmore and Pierson Burbeck Skidmore
Husband of
Francena Elizabeth (Carpenter) Skidmore
— married
18 Feb 1892 in Braxton, WV
Father of
Elza E. Skidmore and Hallie Skidmore
Died
at age 77
in Park, Harrison, WV
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jul 2018
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Biography
Luther was born in 1865. He was the son of Levi Skidmore and Lucinda Cogar. He passed away in 1942.
Spouse: Francena Carpenter
Sources
"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1PC-7VS : 10 February 2018), Cummins Luther Skidmore, 13 Jun 1865; citing Braxton, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 573,797.
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1GM-QQ9 : 11 February 2018), Luther C. Skidmore, 06 Nov 1942; citing Park, Harrison, West Virginia, County Records, v 13 p 237a, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,175.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHQ-KY4 : 12 April 2016), Cumings L Skidmore in household of Isaac Skidmore, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 20, family 122, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,184.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RV-81H : 15 July 2017), Luther C Skidmore in household of Isaac Skidmore, Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 7, sheet 425D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1400; FHL microfilm 1,255,400.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9C8-XCF : accessed 10 July 2018), Luther C Skidmore, Holly district (south side, excl. Sutton town), Braxton, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 6B, family 101, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,756.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPN7-D5S : accessed 11 July 2018), Luther C Skidmore, Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 12A, family 213, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1677; FHL microfilm 1,375,690.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNK5-ZX1 : accessed 11 July 2018), Luther Skidmore, Portland, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 137, sheet 1B, line 73, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1969; FHL microfilm 1,821,969.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM4G-4J6 : accessed 11 July 2018), Luther Skidmore, Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 11A, line 8, family 234, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2534; FHL microfilm 2,342,268.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7CZ-Z4M : accessed 11 July 2018), Luther Skidmore, Nutter Fort, Clark Magisterial District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17-32, sheet 13B, line 48, family 267, 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 4408.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLL-XHXW : 13 December 2015), Luther C Skidmore, ; Burial, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States of America, Greenlawn Cemetery; citing record ID 96510291, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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