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Skinner died in Morrow/Richland Co. OH in 1854. He was buried there but his headstone was damaged and the family brought it back to IN to have it repaired and placed beside the grave of his wife Elizabeth Edgar Bloomfield. Just last week-end, I located the grave and headstones in a tiny Kendallville IN cemetery. Her stone was cracked and then patched and Skinner's stone is broken off at the base. I'm going back to take pictures and to see if I can repair the headstone to make it stand. As for Rueben, I just have the copy of the abstract of his father's will. Then I have records of Rueben in Middlesex Co, Woodbridge NJ for tax years 1785-1790. Then he is no longer found in any records that I know of. There are several Ruebens and different spellings of it in KY. One was a bondsman but I'm not sure of his identity. Also, Skinner named one of his sons Rueben, b. abt 1816 or so. Yes, I know the feeling...I have searched for Skinner without any links to anything certain and I have ignored all other lines while working on this. I am pulling my hair out! I could write to Rutgers University to see if the Archives Dept. has anything-I've already tried the marriage/birth record aspect and got nowhere because of the lack of record keeping at the time. Familytree Maker shows Skinner referenced in MN land records1790-1799 on CD 255 but I haven't found that CD yet. As for Polly, Dean Speakman has sent some msgs. about Polly who married Henry Barker and another Polly (Mary) who married John Royster (Rister) in Lewis Co. KY and this Polly apparently has a son she named Skinner so maybe we're on the right track since Skinner was the maiden name of Skinner's grandmother Elizabeth.. He also stated that Skinner, b. 1832 had a brother named Rueben b. 1852. The Skinner I am researching was b. abt. 1785.. I will e-mail you later to give more details on what I have. Thanks for your perserverance!
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