Re: great grandfather Alva Skeens
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In reply to:
great grandfather Alva Skeens
7/05/99
Hi!I'm your distant cousin.My ggf Emmet Skeens was your ggf's brother.If you look down the list on the Skeens forum, you'll see my posting.There may be some info there.
Emmet's daughter Elizabeth (Betty) Skeens Deatherage is my maternal gma.I think Emmet & Alva's parents were George & Nancy Skeens.There may be some info at the Macoupin Co. Courthouse, but I haven't had the chance to go research.
I live in Taylorville, IL.Where are you?Are your parents still alive that they might have some info?My Mom has Alzheimers so she can't help me anymore, but my Uncle Earl Deatherage is working on the Deatherage and Burch families.Emmet was married to Eulah Burch and they were estranged or perhaps divorced when my gma was a baby.I can tell you that Alva's DOB was 12/4/1882 (Macoupin Co) and died 11/1970 in Morgan Co.Hope this helps.Keep in touch!