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Chapter 13

(Continued from Vol. XXXIX, p. 292, of THE RECORD.)

165. WILLIAM J7

167. WILLIAM N8

169. WILBUR N9

166. THOMAS7

168. FREDERICK T8

170. WILLIAM A10

[ed. Now we enter on the seventh generation of the Skillmans in this country. The author's family has been moved from No. 143 to its own family group. Rev. 11/14/00]

165. WILLIAM JONES7 SKILLMAN

(Jacob R.,6 William H., 5 George, 4 Jacob,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. April 19, 1835; grad. of Rutgers College, 1860, and of N. B. Theo. Sem., 1863; for ministry, see Church Records (Ref. Dutch). Editor Journal, Sioux Falls, S. D., and City and State, Philadelphia; m. June 4, 1863, Susie Eleanor, dau. of Hartshorne Willett Gilliland (son of David Gilliland and wife, Eleanor Perine Willett, of South River region, N. J.) and Ann, dau. of Manuel Brown and wife, Susan Early; home at 44 Bowery in 1st N. Y. Directory, 1811. Children:

 

i.

Mary,8 b. 1864; m. 1884, Frank M. Hatch, South Bend, Ind.

 

ii.

Willet Runyon, b. 1866; m. 1895, Ada Harrison, Orange, N. J.; home, Bedford Park, Bronx. Two boys.

 

iii.

Ernest Dumont, b. 1867; m. 1892, Marie Schaetzel, Sioux Falls, S. D. Two children.

 

iv.

Herbert, b. 1869; d. inf.

 

v.

Regner, b. 1871

 

vi.

Anna Francesca, b. 1873; d. April 27, 1895

 

vii.

Arthur D., b. 1875; m. 1906, Julia Early; home, Los Angeles, Cal. One child.

 

viii.

Lionel Gilliland, b. 1877; m. 1902, Anna Watson Stone, Philadelphia (Wissahickon); home, East Elmhurst, N. Y. City (Queens).

 

ix.

Edith, b 1879; d. inf.

Now we begin new material supplied by the editor and others. Brackets will not be used henceforth.

166. THOMAS7 SKILLMAN

(Joseph6, Abraham,5 Thomas,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1 ), b. Jan. 24, 1840, Blawenburg, N. J.; d. Feb. 12, 1911, Blawenburg; m. Dec. 19, 1866, Harlingen, N. J., Emily Schomp, dau of Tunis Schomp and Margaret Hoagland; b. Oct. 16, 1843, Scrabletown, N.J.; d. Nov. 11, 1929, Bound Brook, N. J. Children:

 

i.

Joseph8 A., b. 1868, Harlingen; d. Jan. 28, 1949, Trenton, N. J. m. Ella Staats, Oct. 17, 1893.

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ii.

William Newton, b. Jul. 8, 1869.

 

iii.

Charles Elwood, b. Jan. 12, 1873, Skillman; m. Nov. 1, 1899, Muzetta Spencer.

 

iv.

Anna M., b. Feb. 18, 1875, Skillman; m. Oct. 26, 1899, Arthur Bergen.

 

v.

Mary Bogert, b. Oct. 23, 1877, Skillman; m. Oct. 15, 1902, Hugh Bertram Ten Eyck.

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Frederick Thomas, b. Jul. 30, 1880, Skillman; d. 1956; m. Oct. 10, 1907, Blawenburg, Elva M. Stryker, b. Nov 27, 1887, Skillman; d. Feb. 22, 1982, Neshanic, N. J.

167. WILLIAM NEWTON8 SKILLMAN

(Thomas7, Joseph6, Abraham,5 Thomas,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1 ), b. Jul. 8, 1869, Skillman, N. J.; d. Oct. 9, 1938, Hopewell; m. Jun. 1, 1893, Skillman, Adaline Lord Albertson, b. Nov. 28, 1872, Troy, N. Y.; d. Dec. 2, 1971, Toms River, N. J.; dau. of John Parker Albertson, b. Jun. 7, 1844; d. Jun. 13, 1873; lawyer and Caroline Amanda Ford, b. Sep. 8, 1849; d. Sep. 2, 1928; m. Oct. 26, 1869. John's mother, Adaline Lord, is the 5th great-granddaughter of William Brewster, spiritual guide of the Pilgrims, passenger on the Mayflower, 1620. The Mayflower Compact was signed on the lid of his clothes chest. William was first station agent at Skillman Station on Reading R. R. (See No. 109.) Children:

 

i.

William Harold,9 b. Aug. 29, 1896; d. inf.

 

ii.

Jessie Adaline, b. Feb 13, 1898; d. inf.

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iii.

Wilbur Newton, b. May 31, 1900.

 

iv.

Elsie Marion, b. Apr. 14, 1903, Hopewell; d. Apr. 27, 1950, Hopewell; m. Oct. 15, 1927, Richard E. Reed, b. Jun 17, 1903; d. Apr. 5, 1962; carpenter.

 

v.

John Albertson, b. Aug. 8, 1910, Hopewell; d. Oct 10, 1916, Hopewell.

  168. FREDERICK THOMAS8 SKILLMAN

(Thomas7, Joseph6, Abraham,5 Thomas,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1 ), b. Jul. 30, 1880, Skillman; d. 1956; m. Oct. 10, 1907, Blawenburg, Elva M. Stryker, b. Nov 27, 1887, Skillman; d. Feb. 22, 1982, Neshanic, N. J.

 

i.

Reba10; m. Walter Baird.

 

ii.

Harold.

 

iii.

Anna, b. 1907, Skillman, N. J.; d. 1988

 

iv.

Alfred Dix, lawyer.

 

v.

Mary Bogert.

 

vi.

Thomas Stryker, b. Oct. 20, 1911, Skillman; m. Jun. 20, 1936, Skillman, Beatrice Smalley, b. May 20, 1914, Middlebush, N.J.; d. Feb. 6, 1993, Somerville, N. J.; machinist, GM plant, Trenton, N. J. Had: 1. Frederic Thomas, b. Jun. 18, 1939, New Brunswick 2. Carol, b. Apr. 17, 1942, Princeton, N.J.

169. WILBUR NEWTON9 SKILLMAN

(William N.8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Abraham,5 Thomas,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1 ), b. May 31, 1900, Hopewell, N. J.; d. Aug. 20, 1985, Toms River, N. J.; m. Apr. 16, 1927, Elkton, MD, Greta Alfrida Ekman, b. Feb. 6, 1901, Stockholm, Sweden; d. Oct. 24, 1980, Miami, FL. Administrator, U. S. Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, 192?-??. One child:

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William Alfred10, b. Jan. 22, 1928; editor of this document

170. WILLIAM ALFRED10 SKILLMAN

(Wilbur N.,9 William N.8, Thomas7, Joseph6, Abraham,5 Thomas,4 Isaac,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1 ), b. Jan. 22, 1928, Lakehurst, N. J.; m. Sep. 19, 1948, Toms River, N. J., Anna Marie, dau. of Carl Cavender, b. Apr 5, 1907, Big Cove Tannery, PA; d. Nov. 18, 1977, Sebring, FL. and Helen Anna Elbert, b. Apr 6, 1902, New York, N. Y.; d. Aug. 14, 1980, New Brunswick, N. J. Served in U.S. Navy 1946-48, Electronic Technician; B.S. Eng. Physics, Lehigh Univ. 1952; M.S. Physics, Univ. of Rochester, N. Y., 1954. Westinghouse Radar Engineer 1954-93. Witnessed, with parents, Hindenburg disaster, May 6, 1937. Fellow, IEEE-AES; Phi Beta Kappa, 1952; IEEE-AES Pioneer Award, 1995;3 patents. Anne, Medical Lab. Technician, Franklin Inst. of Science & Arts, 1948. Writer, Maryland Gazette 1967-94. Children:

 

i.

Thomas Richard11, b. Jun. 15, 1951, Allentown, PA.

 

ii.

Gregory Allan, b. Nov. 27, 1954, Baltimore, MD; d. Feb. 14, 2000, Fallston, MD; m. Jan. 13, 1979, Baltimore, MD, Patricia Mulligan, dau. of Helen Widomski; b. May 27, 1950, Baltimore. Greg, U. S. Navy photographer, 1974-76; color printer, Baltimore, 1976-2000. Patricia, B. S., M. S.

 

iii.

Karen Lee, b. Apr. 19, 1957, Baltimore, MD; m. (1) Lee Phelps, Jun. 1980, Linthicum, MD; m. (2) (2nd w.) Richard Christian Brash, b. Apr. 5, 1963, Washington, D.C.; Strayer Business School, 1973. Had: 1. Sarah Elizabeth, b. Feb. 8, 1996, Columbia, MD. 2. Eli Jacob, b. Aug. 11, 1999, Baltimore, MD.

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