U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Skidmore, Jennings (b. 1848) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Page Jennings Skidmore was a son of Benjamin and Mary Skidmore, and was born in March, 1848. He was formerly one of Sutton's most prosperous citizens, but met with financial reverses in the 90's, and left Sutton twelve years ago, moving first to Centralia and then to Clarksburg, at both of which places he conducted a boarding house. He was an honest, industrious and well-liked citizen, and his friends here were shocked and grieved when they learned of his sudden death. He was married first in 1870, to Margaret Skidmore and the following named children of this union survive: Johnson, of Huntington; Edward, Charles and Jack, of Beaumont, Texas; Jennings, of Weston; Amos and Harry, of Clarksburg; Mrs. Rena Davis, of Harrison county, and Mrs. Sallie Rogers, of near Buckhannon. His latter wife was Miss Kate Davis of West Milford, Harrison county, and four children by this marriage — Esther, Anna Lee, Nadine and Gordon — are living. He was a brother of Franklin Skidmore of Menlo, Ga., and Mrs. T. M. Daly of Webster Springs, the only members of his immediate family now living. He was one among the last survivors of the grandchildren of Andrew Skidmore who was a soldier in the Revolution. His widow now has the old Skidmore Bible. ------------------------------------------------------------------- (2nd wife of Jennings Skidmore) From Death Certificate, Taylor County, WV #5321 FULL-NAME: Kate Lee Skidmore BIRTH-DATE: July 30, 1866 BIRTH-PLACE: West Milford, W.Va. DEATH-DATE: March 29, 1956 DEATH-PLACE: Flemington, Taylor County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: widow OCCUPATION: Housewife FATHER: John W. Davis MOTHER: Louisa Jane Wolfe CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Hares pneumonia / broken hip / senile osteoporosis BURIAL: Masonic Cemetery, Shinnston, W.Va. Marriage Certificate, Harrison County, WV, Page 252 Jennings Skidmore (W), age 47-years, born in Braxton, WV son of Benj. & Mary Simore Kate Lee Davis (S), age 29-years, born in Harrison, WV daughter of John W. & Louisa Davis were married July 22, 1896 at Clarksburg, WV by E. C. Switzer, a Minister of the M.D. Church, South ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------