William Earnest Skinner

1883 - 1962  (78 years)

• Name	William Earnest Skinner  [1]
  Birth	30 Nov 1883	Gaylord, Smith, Kansas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Aug 1962	Concordia, Cloud, Kansas   [1, 2]
  Burial	4 Aug 1962	Pine Grove Cemetery, Cawker City, Mitchell, Kansas   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I66561	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	William Hascall Skinner,   b. 26 May 1847, Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio d. 21 Dec 1917, Cawker City, Mitchell, Kansas (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Emma Jane Rhodes,   b. 12 Aug 1850, Manchester, ..., England d. 22 Oct 1917, Cawker City, Mitchell, Kansas (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1873	Cawker City, Mitchell, Kansas   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F31150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Unknown newspaper August 9, 1962 William Ernest Skinner, son of Emma and William H. Skinner, was born Nov. 30, 1883, on a homestead 2 and 1/2 miles east of Gaylord. William's mother homesteaded there in 1871 and the family lived there for 21 years. After spending several years on a small farm in Benton Co., Arkansas, the family moved to Cawker City. "Bill" as he was better known, lived in the south part of town until he became ill and was taken to the Concordia hospital where he passed away on Wednsday, aug 1, at the age of 78 years, 8 months and 1 day. He is survived by a sister, May Carson, Wichita Falls, Texas and a number of nieces and nephews. His parents, a brother Albert and a sister, Mrs. Ally Wright preceded him in death. Bill loved to help others by doing odd jobs for anyone who asked him. He lived the outdor life of hunting and fishing and carried on his brother Al's hobby of collecting guns, which he enjoyed talking about. Burial was at Prairee Grove cemetery, Cawker City.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22741] Descendants of Squire Hascall and Elizabeth Chandler/Russell, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S36074] Obituary, Cawker City Newspaper for William Ernest Skinner. [S11843] Correspondence with Linda Stengele.