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Mahala (Webber) Skinner (1802 - 1880)

Mahala Skinner formerly Webber
Born in Mainemap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 23 Dec 1819 in Richland, Ohiomap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 78 in Michiganmap
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Biography

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Mahalia was born on 30 Jan 1802. She was the daughter of John Webber and Lucy Ballard.[1]

She married Joseph Skinner on 23 Dec 1819 in Richland, Ohio.[2]

Mahala's husband Joseph appeared in the 1840 census [3] in New Haven, Huron, Ohio. The household had two adults and five children including two boys and three girls. Given what can be seen on the FindAGrave Memorial, one might expect three boys, but one of the boys who appears on that site Ezra Skinner (1828-1861) does not appear to be the son of Joseph. Instead, he is seen in the 1850 census with father, Alfred. That said, the two adults in this census report are both in the 20-29 year old range, with one being male and one female. This is consistent with the ages of Joseph who may have been 29 and turned 30 during the year, and Mahala who would have been 28 that year. The children were:

  • Male, under 5, consistent with Joseph Jr., born 1827
  • Male, 5-9, consistent with Wealthy T., b. 1824
  • Female, under 5, consistent with Hila or Ellen, b. 1830
  • Female, 5-9, consistent with Sarah Ann, b. 1821
  • Female, 5-9, consistent with Lucy, b. 1822

According to the 1880 census,[4] Mahala was living with her daughter Ellen Morse and seven children ranging in age from 18 to 16. Both women were widowed at the time.

Mahala died on 6 Sep 1880 at the age of 78 years, 7 months and 7 days in Lasalle, Monroe, Michigan. Cause of death is listed as old age.[1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Death: "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952"
    Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record MichiganDeaths #2740778 (accessed 20 January 2023)
    Mahala W Skinner death 6 Sep 1880 (age 78), daughter of John Webber & Lucy Webber, in Lasalle, Monroe, Michigan, USA.
  2. "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch ( : 25 March 2020), Mehaly Webbar in entry for Joseph Skinner, 1819.
  3. "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 14 August 2015), Ohio > Huron > New Haven > image 3 of 10; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  4. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 14 January 2022), Mahala W. Skinner in household of Ellen Morse, La Salle, Monroe, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL
  • US Federal Census, 1870
  • Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed 20 October 2022), memorial page for Mahala Webber Skinner (30 Jan 1802–6 Sep 1880), Find A Grave: Memorial #174105938, citing La Salle Township Cemetery, La Salle, Monroe County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Rachel Joanisse (osiria) (contributor 49494104) .




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