James Edmund Skillings (1875 - 1949)

Born 13 Jul 1875 in East Zorra, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 1 Oct 1949 at age 74 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

James was born in 1875. He was the son of John Skillings and Jemima Dougherty.^[1] He lived with his parents and siblings in Zorra East, Oxford North, Ontario in 1881^[2] and in 1891.^[3]

According to Contributors to “The Early Days of Innerkip District, “James went west and was unheard of afterwards”.^[4]

Research shows he served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in WWI. He enlisted in 1918 in Toronto, Ontario, but was a resident in Peoria, Illinois, United States. His occupation was as a grade foreman. He listed his brother, John, as his next of kin.^[5] He returned to the United States in 1920. He was now recorded as an electrician.

James is listed in a Directory in 1939 in Lincoln, Nebraska as a junk dealer.

He passed away in 1949. He is buried in Lincoln, Nebraska.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLL-VC8 : 16 July 2017), James Edmund Skillings, 13 Jul 1875; citing Birth, East Zorra, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,047.
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVDN-MC2 : 2 March 2021), James E Skilling in household of John Skilling, Zorra, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing John Skilling, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
3. ↑ ”Census of Canada, 1891”, Surname: Skillings, Given Name: James, Gender: Male, Age: 15, Birth Year: 1876, Marital Status: Single, Province: Ontario, District Name: Oxford North, District Number: 104, Sub-District Name: Zorra East, Sub-District Number: G, Division Number: 1, Family Number: 377, Page Number: 74-75, Microfilm: T-6360, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 2348175, Library and Archives Canada, 1891 Census
4. ↑ “The Early Days of Innerkip District”, Zella M Hotson, 1952, Page 113
5. ↑ Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; CEF Personnel Files; Reference: RG 150; Volume: Box 8962 - 6; Source Information Ancestry.com. Canada, World War I CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Ancestry Free Share
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/74738925/james-skillings : accessed 16 August 2021), memorial page for James Skillings (13 Jul 1875–1 Oct 1949), Find A Grave: Memorial #74738925, citing Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by Tony & Cindy Lloyd (contributor 47320243) .