John Dunbar Skinner I (1802 - 1874)

Born 23 Mar 1802 in Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 12 Feb 1874 at age 71 in Windsor Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan, United States

This profile is part of the Skinner Name Study.

Biography

John Dunbar SKINNER I was born 23 Mar 1802 in Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont, United States.

John died ^[1] 12 Feb 1874 in Windsor Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan, United States.

John Skinner, along with his brothers, Oramel and William were the second pioneers to settle in Windsor Twp. "Their journey from the State of Vermont (during a severe cholera epidemic) was slow and filled with many hardships. The brothers cut a road through from Spicerville to their land. They built log houses and in the spring of 1838 moved their families here from the southern part of the state. In all, the Skinner brothers owned 960 acres of land."^[2]

Children:

• Hannah Searles Skinner Hulce (1836 - 1911)
• Benjamin Harvey Skinner (1842 - 1928)
• Amos Strong Skinner (1847 - 1905)
• Calvin Clark Skinner (1854 - 1904)

Sources

1. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHGD-Y95 : accessed 2 April 2016), Hannah Skinner in entry for John D Skinner, 12 Feb 1874; citing Windsor Twp., Eaton, Mi, reference bk 1 p 82 rn 134; FHL microfilm 966,599.
2. ↑ "Windsor Township Heritage and Horizons" by Thelma Caruss.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWD5-3ZN : 30 December 2015), John D Skinner, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHJ-8Q5 : accessed 31 March 2016), John Skinner, Michigan, United States; citing p. 4, family 33, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,169.
• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHD9-CFF : accessed 31 March 2016), John Skinner in entry for Julia A. Skinner, 01 Mar 1909; citing Village Of Benzonia, Benzie, Michigan, reference v 1 p 151; FHL microfilm 941,963.
• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHX2-46V : accessed 31 March 2016), John O. Skinner in entry for Calvin C. Skinner, 22 Oct 1904; citing Windsor, Eaton, Michigan, reference bk 3 p 191 rn 444; FHL microfilm 966,600.
• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHX2-FQH : accessed 31 March 2016), John D. Skinner in entry for Amos Strong Skinner, 21 Apr 1905; citing Windsor, Eaton, Michigan, reference bk 3 p 202 rn 193; FHL microfilm 966,600.
• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHXP-QTG : accessed 31 March 2016), John D. Skinner in entry for Hanna S. Hulce, 14 Jan 1911; citing Grand Ledge, Eaton, Michigan, reference bk 3 p 332 rn 146; FHL microfilm 966,600.
• "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFH6-RRT : accessed 31 March 2016), John D Skinner in entry for Benjamin Skinner, 05 Jan 1928; citing Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,229.
• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNL-3H8 : accessed 31 March 2016), John Skinner in entry for Martha S. Joiner, 01 Sep 1917; citing Alma, Gratiot, Michigan, reference v B p 358; FHL microfilm 985,692.
• Find A Grave Memorial# 10876151

Acknowledgments

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