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Dr. Henry Skinner1,2,3

#2572, (1785 - 1819)
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  • Father: Frederick Skinner
  • Mother: Betty Stuart

Key Events:

  • Dr. Henry Skinner was born on 12 Aug 1785 in Calvert Co., Maryland.4,5,6
  • Henry married Aurelia Lyon, daughter of Matthew Lyon and Beulah Chittenden, on 17 Dec 1809 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, after receiving her father's consent because of her age. They had become acquainted at Washington while her father was a member of Congress there.7,8,9
  • Henry died on 23 Jun 1819 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, at age 33, of "a pulmonary complaint" contracted on the Canadian frontier.10,11,12
  • He was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.13
Henry also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Aurelia Lyon:

Citations

  1. Loose Marriage papers, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, Henry Skinner and Aurelia Lyon bond, 17 Dec 1809; consent note, M. Lyon 17 Dec 1809, shows name as Doctor Henry Skinner.
  2. Dr. Henry Skinner, Dr. Henry obituary, American Farmer.
  3. Wills, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, A:332-3, Henry Skinner will, 10 Jun 1819.
  4. "Maryland Letter Box," letter from Mrs. J. H. C., Beacon Ridge, The Sun, 24 Nov 1907, shows date and family lived in Calvert Co.
  5. Dr. Henry Skinner, Dr. Henry obituary, American Farmer, shows in his 34th year at death 23 Jun 1819, a native of Calvert Co.
  6. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 864, shows he was a native of Baltimore.
  7. Loose Marriage papers, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, Henry Skinner and Aurelia Lyon bond, 17 Dec 1809; consent note, M. Lyon 17 Dec 1809.
  8. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 864, shows town and how they met.
  9. Lyon, Chittenden letter to Witherell, James, 5 Apr 1828, shows married.
  10. Dr. Henry Skinner, Dr. Henry obituary, American Farmer, shows date, as 23, town, state, and cause of death.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 26582043, Dr Henry Skinner, shows date, as 23rd, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  12. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 864, shows date, as 22nd.
  13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 26582043, Dr Henry Skinner, includes tombstone photo.

Beulah Lyon Skinner1,2,3,4

#2573, (1811 - 1899)
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Key Events:

  • Beulah Lyon Skinner was born in 1811 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.5,6,7
  • Beulah died on 10 May 1899 in 4247 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri, at age ~88, at the home of her niece, and her husband.8,9
  • She was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Lyon Co., Kentucky.10
Beulah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. Wills, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, A:332-3, Henry Skinner will, 10 Jun 1819, shows name as Bulah Lyon Skinner.
  2. Wills, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, A:392, Aurelia Skinner will, 15 Sep 1821, shows name as Beaulah Lyon Skinner.
  3. F. H. Skinner household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows name as Bulah L. Skinner.
  4. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 864, shows name as Beula L.
  5. F. H. Skinner household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 38, county, and state.
  6. Frederich H. Skinner household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows age 49 and state.
  7. "Maryland Letter Box," letter from Mrs. J. H. C., Beacon Ridge, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, The Sun, 13 Oct 1907, shows year.
  8. Beulah Skinner, Beulah, death register, shows date and address.
  9. Lyon County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Lyon County, pg 276, shows at age 88.
  10. Lyon County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Lyon County, pg 276.

Frederick Henry Skinner1,2

#2574, (1815 - 1893)
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Frederick also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Helen M. Catlett:

  • Thomas Catlett Skinner
  • Isabella Skinner
  • Aurelia Skinner+
  • Marion Skinner
  • Helen M. Skinner
  • Giles L. Skinner
  • Hylan Lyon Skinner

Citations

  1. Wills, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, A:392, Aurelia Skinner will, 15 Sep 1821, shows name as Frederick Henry Skinner.
  2. Lyon County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Lyon County, pg 276, shows name as Frederick Henry Skinner.
  3. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 864, shows date, town, and state.
  4. F. H. Skinner household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 34, county, and state.
  5. Wills, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, B:30-1, Mathew Lyon Will, 18 Feb 1839, in an attached request to his brother Chittenden regarding closing his accounts as gardian of the Skinner children, states Freric will be of age on 22 Jun 1836.
  6. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 865, shows date, as 16 Jun 1842.
  7. "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," FamilySearch.org, citing FHL #851644, shows date, as 26 Jul 1843, county, and state.
  8. F. H. Skinner household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. Will Book, Lyon Co., Kentucky, 1:84-6, will of Thomas W. Catlett, 28 Jun 1880, shows her name as Mrs. Helen Skinner.
  10. Lyon County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Lyon County, pg 276.

Helen M. Catlett1,2,3

#2577, (1822 - 1902)
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Key Events:

  • Helen M. Catlett was born in Jun 1822 in Woodford Co., Kentucky.4,5,6
  • Helen married Frederick Henry Skinner, son of Dr. Henry Skinner and Aurelia Lyon, on 26 Jul 1843 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.7,8,9,10
  • Helen died on 2 Feb 1902 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 79, having been send to the hospital there from St. Louis three months before.11,12
  • She was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Lyon Co., Kentucky.13,14
Helen also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Frederick Henry Skinner:

  • Thomas Catlett Skinner
  • Isabella Skinner
  • Aurelia Skinner+
  • Marion Skinner
  • Helen M. Skinner
  • Giles L. Skinner
  • Hylan Lyon Skinner

Citations

  1. Will Book, Lyon Co., Kentucky, 1:84-6, will of Thomas W. Catlett, 28 Jun 1880, shows name as Mrs. Helen Skinner and her as his daughter.
  2. F. H. Skinner household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows name as Helen M. Skinner.
  3. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 865, shows name as Helen Catlett.
  4. Aurelia Bartley household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri, shows month, year, age 78, and state.
  5. F. H. Skinner household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 26, county, and state.
  6. Frederich H. Skinner household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows age 38 and state.
  7. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 865, shows date, as 16 Jun 1842.
  8. "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," FamilySearch.org, citing FHL #851644, shows date, as 26 Jul 1843, county, and state.
  9. F. H. Skinner household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. Will Book, Lyon Co., Kentucky, 1:84-6, will of Thomas W. Catlett, 28 Jun 1880, shows her name as Mrs. Helen Skinner.
  11. Helen Skinner, Helen, Report of Death in Hospital, shows date, at Halmemaun hospital, in Illinois 3 mo, and removed to hospital from St. Louis, Mo.
  12. Lyon County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Lyon County, pg 276, shows at age 80.
  13. Lyon County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Lyon County, pg 276.
  14. Helen Skinner, Helen, Report of Death in Hospital, shows burial in Eddyville, Ky.

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