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SKILLMANS of AMERICA Hosted by: William Alfred Skillman - My Home page 719 Maiden Choice Lane, Apt. BR630, Catonsville, MD 21228Seventh Great Grandson of Thomas SkillmanJune 2, 2010 |
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Interesting Links New Links: This just in: read about a rear-end train collision that occurred at the SKillman station in 1893 where my grandfather was the station agent. Click here HELL-DEVIL SKILLMAN: No, not
me, but probably Arthur Augustus Skillman (#6411), born 10/23/1882, who lived in
Princeton, NJ in the early 20th century and owned an express company. The New
York Times of 11/6/1915 reported that Hell-Devil Skillman had predicted the
score of the Princeton-Harvard football game. Earlier "The Bookman"
reported in 1911 that he was known as an ancient prophet and correctly predicted the score
of another game. Ancestry.com has a page that shows the distribution of a surname in the U.S. in the 1920 Census. Click here to view the Skillman page. It lists a total of 554 Skillman families. NJ had 85, NY and Ohio had 50, all others were below 44. Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War by Wm. S. Stryker (#6702), published 1872, Trenton, N.J. The link is to the search page for several books. Click on the title, enter the surname to search, for then click "Submit." A search for Skillman gets 8 hits. Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861-1865, Wm. S. Stryker, published 1876, Trenton, N.J. The link is to page one of the index where you can search for any person. Twenty-four Skillmans are listed on page 143 of the index. The book is online courtesy of the New Jersey State Library. Becky Skillman, Lt. Governor of Indiana, Republican, now in her second term. Probably the highest elected office achieved by a Skillman. See her at http://www.in.gov/lg/ Her husband, Stephen (Steve) #30875, is an 8th great grandson of Thomas. The English Conquest of New York- (1664) Describes the 1664 takeover of New Amsterdam from the Dutch, becoming New York under the English. Thomas Skillman was a soldier in the force under Col. Nicholls. This is a chapter of the book History of New York by John R. Brodhead, published in two volumes 1853, 1871, New York, NY, Harper & Brothers. Mike Skillman (England) - Mike is one of our English cousins; he has supplied numerous pictures that may appear on this site eventually. Skillman Forum on GenForum - Numerous threads here, including info on Thomas. Descendants of Thomas Skillman - Darwina Michael Hall, Skillman, Einstein - Barry Hall's (#6022) Family Genealogy page. His mother was Helen Skillman, and he is a 7th great grandson of Thomas. GenForum for: Somerset Co., N.J. : Mercer Co., N.J. Mercer Co., N.J. Genealogy Web Site - has hundreds of queries, a huge surname list, references and lookup volunteers. Kingston, N.J. history site. It is in the general area settled by Skillmans. From the site: "Jacob Skillman rebuilt a mill on an earlier mill site at the Millstone River." Franklin Township, N.J. - Many Skillmans lived/live in central northern New Jersey. Auten (Aten) Home Page - T. Schulte - Annetje Aten was the wife of Thomas II, so we are all descended from the Atens, too. The earliest known Aten is Hendrick, born in Holland about 1590. His son Adriaen, the father of Annetje, came to America in 1651. History of the Beekman Family - Phyllis Smith-Noah - Thomas II's (#18) son Isaac (#14) married Magdelena Beekman, so about one-of-seven Skillmans are descended from Beekmans. The earliest known Beekman is Cornelius, born in Germany in early 1500s. His great grandson Wilhelmus came to America in 1647 and founded the town of Rhinebeck, N.Y. Magdelena was the great granddaughter of Wilhelmus. Alice Stipak's Page - (#28182) Stryker, Skillman, Hageman, click on Second Generation for Randall Skillman. Skillman Foundation - From web site: "The Skillman Foundation is a resource for improving the lives of children in metropolitan Detroit. The Foundation applies its resources to foster positive relationships between children and adults, support high quality learning opportunities and strengthen healthy, safe and supportive homes and communities." Rose Pilhasky Skillman(1887-1983), widow of Robert Henry Skillman (#5939)(c.1884-1945), a 3M executive, and 5th great grandson of Thomas, started the Foundation. The History page of the Skillman Foundation site has more information on the Skillmans including pictures/sketches. Robert H. and Rose P. Skillman branch of the Detroit Public Library. "The Rose and Robert Skillman Branch of the Detroit Public Library, formerly called the Downtown Library (opened January 4, 1932), was renamed the Rose and Robert Skillman Branch Library to honor a generous gift from the Skillman Foundation." Guide to Skillman, N.J. Just for fun, here's a site run by "Beachcomber" that has links to information about Skillman, N.J. Henry Howson Skillman, Sr. (#774) is a patent attorney in Philadelphia, PA. He is also Tom's 7th great grandson and my 5th cousin. This is his page on his employer's site. Skillman Library, Lafayette College, Easton, PA was recently renovated and modernized. Read about it here. It should be noted that Lafayette is the gridiron arch rival of my alma mater, Lehigh Univ. in Bethlehem, PA. The library is named after another attorney, David Bishop Skillman (#752), 1887-1965, a 6th great grandson of Thomas, who received his Law Degree from Lafayette in 1913. Early New Netherlands Settlers by Robert Gordon Clarke. Descendancies of Thomas and many early settlers who intermarried with Skillmans. Nationwide Gravesite Locator; Veteran's Administration site listing veterans and a few spouses buried in National and other cemeteries. Search for Skillman gets 67 hits, but I can only identify 15 of them (as of 4/16/2006). Can you identify any? Let me know. Trish Macdonald Skillman's home page, author of Writing the Thriller, Buried Secrets, Someone to Watch Over, and Quick Reference Rules for English Grammar. Her husband, Jerry Skillman (#30384), is an 8th great grandson of Thomas. Judith Skillman Poetry, Judith (#11079) is the author of eleven books of poems. She has won numerous awards, including the Eric Mathieu King Fund from the Academy of American Poets. She has received grants from the Centrum Foundation, King County Arts Commission, and the Washington State Arts Commission. Her poems have appeared in The Iowa Review, Northwest Review, Poetry, Southern Review, Prairie Schooner, Malahat Review, JAMA, and many other journals. She lives in Bellevue, WA with her husband Thomas Lee Skillman, Jr., (#11070) an 8th great grandson of Thomas, and her three children. Liz Skillman's biography: Liz is a singer and songwriter. "She has a New York City based trio, Joaquim, whose melodic alt-rock songs have been described as "great modern pop" using "haunting, lyrical imagery." The Eureka (Nevada) Sentinel newspaper was edited by three generations of Skillmans: Archibald (#2952), Edward (#6083) and Willis (#6088). Read about the Eureka Sentinel Museum here . The building now sports State Historic Marker No. 170. Skillman Associates is an association of former team players, alumni, parents and friends of Yale Squash, whose purpose is to provide financial support and improvement of Yale's squash program. Members of Skillman Associates pay annual dues, get regular updates on the teams' progress and are invited to attend matches, to cheer their teams, and to participate in various squash initiatives, such as in Alumni Day at the Courts which coincides with a major Home match. The name honors John Frosch Skillman (#7217), son of John Gulick and Katherine Frosch Skillman, Yale's first head coach, whose teams won 16 national titles and had just one losing season during his 41-year tenure from 1934-1975. Tornado Victims Mr & Mrs Columbus Skillman and Barbara. The afternoon of April 3, 1974 a large series of tornados killed 315 people and injured over 5000 in the mid-West. This link is to the obituaries of people killed in the Brandenburg, KY area where 31 people died. Scroll down to the 5th obit to find out how this Skillman family was wiped out. I have been told that these Skillmans are descended from slaves. For What It's Worth Department: The Wright Brothers are my 7th cousins, twice removed, thanks to my 4th great grandfather, Thomas Skillman marrying Mary Beekman, great great granddaughter of Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, 6th great grandfather of the Wrights. RootsMagic, my genealogy program is available here. I prefer it to Family Tree Maker because it tracks the Record Number which is discussed on the Online Trees page. Besides, I have been using it since it began as Family Origins many years ago. The latest version 4 has many improvements over version 3. I got started in genealogy when a cousin gave me a copy of the genealogy program, Brother's Keeper, available today in version 6.3. It also tracks Record Numbers.
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