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Husband: Reverend Joseph Russell Skinner (1 2 3 4 5)
3rd Great Grandfather
Born: 08 Sep 1832 in Onandago, New York
Died: 02 Feb 1902 in Coldwater, Branch, Michigan
Father: Zeri Skinner
Mother: Mary Cornell
Spouses: Amanda Brill
Wife: Marinda Baughman
Born: Jul 1841 in Ohio
Died:
Father: David Baughman
Mother: Mrs Hetta Bauchman
Spouses:
Children
01 (F): Carrie A Skinner (6)
Born: 06 Sep 1861 in Michigan
Died: 26 May 1910 in Galien, Berrien, Michigan
Spouses: Theron Nichols Chilson
02 (M): Augustus J Skinner (7)
Born: 26 Aug 1867 in Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan
Died:
Spouses: Mrs Nellie E Skinner
Additional Information

Reverend Joseph Russell Skinner:

Notes:

Joseph made his living as a clergyman. He performed the wedding for his daughter Theressa.He Enlisted in Company A, Michigan 3rd Cavalry Regiment on 03 Oct 1861. He deserted on 10 May 1862 at Saint Louis, Missouri. Through acts of congress may deserters were given a honorable discharge. This must have applied to him as he and his widow marinda collected a Civil War pension.

Marriage Notes

Married: about 1860

Footnotes
  1. U.S. Census 1870, Pg 2 Lines 30-36.
    (31 Aug 1870)
  2. Census: 1900 Michigan, Sheet 10 Lines 42-47.
    (13 Jun 1900)
  3. U.S. Census: 1860, Pg 33 Lines 28-31.
    (19 Jun 1860)
  4. U.S. Census: 1880, Pg 25 Lines 40-44.
    (17 Jun 1880)
  5. Legal Document Other.
  6. Death Certificate.
  7. Return of Deaths, Van Buren, Michigan.
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