Re: How many Skillman's are there???
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Re: How many Skillman's are there???
Linda Erickson 7/06/00
I am changing my own message. Martin Lambert Skillman married Abigail Shelp. The children I listed them as having are actually Abigail herself and her 4 brothers. Martin and Abigail had 3 daughters, Mildred D. b: 8-19-1896, Marrion b: iin 1900 and died when she was about 7 yrs old, and Avis b: 7-21-1909 and still living. I beleive Martin had 2 brothers: Frank J, and George. Frank and Martin lived in Hollywood, CA as adults. According to a very old, small, leather book of hymns Frank is the son of John Skillman, who is the son of Thomas Skillman, Jr. who is the son of Thomas Skillman Sr.. The notation says that "the book was handed doewn 166 years ago and I have had it 60 years." Unfortunately I don't know in what year Frank wrote that. My father, Bill Pattison, doesn't remember him going by the name Frank but can't remember what he did go by. Martin Skillman is my father's grandfather and my father was born in 1919 so this goes a ways back. Any links would be appreciated.