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184. EVANDER7

188. THOMAS F.9

192. WILBUR C.9

185. FRANCIS E.8

189. CLAYTON L.9

193. GRANVILLE S.9

186. STEPHEN P.8

190. GEOFFREY R.9

194. EDWARD F.10

187. BESSIE F.9

191. SHIRLEY C.9

195. ROBERT F.10

 

The next 12 family groups were supplied by Roger Ward Surdahl, No. 187 iv 2, son of Alfred Edwin Surdahl and grandson of Bessie Frances Skillman, No. 187.

184. EVANDER7 SKILLMAN (Ref. at No. 160)

(Francis M.,6 Thomas,5 Thomas,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. May 12, 1838; d. 1918; enlisted in 1861 in Co. G., 3d Minn. V.I., then was 1st. Lieut. and Q.-M. in 113th U. S. Col. Inf.; discharged April 10, 1866; m. Aug. 1, 1865, Wabasha, Minn., Electa Cassie Lont, dau. of Elijah Lont and Martha Conick; d. Mar. 15, 1878. Home, Livingston, Mont. Had:

185

i.

Francis Elijah8, b. Apr. 28, 1867, Mazeppa, Minn.; d. Jan. 8, 1934, Livingston, Mont.

 

ii.

Murray Evander, b. Feb. 10, 1871, d. 1942; had: 1. Opal Coral; m. Richard Richtmeyer, b. Dec. 23, 1900, d. May 24, 1968; had: i. Ray Richtmeyer.

186

iii.

Stephen Philander, b. June 22, 1873, Mazeppa, Minn; d. 1947.

 

iv.

Foster Lont, b. May 10, 1875.

 

v.

Dwight Bryant, b. Dec. 23, 1877.

185. FRANCIS ELIJAH8 SKILLMAN

(Evander7, Francis M.,6 Thomas,5 Thomas,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Apr. 28, 1867, Mazeppa, Minn.; d. Jan. 8, 1934, Livingston, Montana; m. Mar. 10, 1897, Park Co., Mont., Fatima Adel Bruffey, dau. of George Alexander Bruffey and Matilda Jane Ridlen; b. Sep. 15, 1878, father's stage station, Fish Creek, Mont.; d. June 7, 1947. Children: Bessie and Edna born Beaver Creek, Mont., the rest in Boulder, Mont.,

187

i.

Bessie Frances9, b. Dec. 29, 1899; d. Aug. 11, 1976

188

ii.

Thomas Foster, b. Nov. 4, 1901; d. June 20, 1994, Livingston, Mont.

 

iii.

Theodore Martin, b. Mar. 5, 1904; d. Jan. 21, 1979; m. Nov. 30, 1951, Ethel Collie, b. Apr. 1, 1911.

 

iv.

Fredrick Franklin, b. Dec. 23, 1905; d. Apr. 3, 1994, Stevensville, Mont.; m. Mar. 13, 1948, Clarice Henrietta King, b. May 5, 1923, St. John, N.D.; had: 1. Elizabeth Ann, b. Aug. 16, 1946, Livingston, Mont.; m. Feb. 22, 1965, Marshall Dan Cromwell, b. Dec. 25, 1945, Clinton, Mont.

2. Jerold Cologne, b. Aug. 15, 1949, Livingston, Mont.

 

v.

Elsie Emma, b. Aug. 15, 1907; d. Mar. 17, 1912, Boulder.

 

vi.

Nellie Lora, b. May 13, 1909; d. May 9, 1987, Livingston, Mont.; m. June 1, 1926, Baptist Ch. Livingston, Mont., Valen Charles Reynolds, b. Sep. 22, 1905, Silver Lake, Wisc.; d. Sep. 13, 1978, Livingston; son of Charles Reynolds and Nellie Wilcox; had 4 ch.

 

vii.

Edith Cassie, b. Mar. 15, 1911; d. Mar. 17, 1912, Boulder.

 

viii.

Benjamin Alexander, b. Mar. 24, 1913; m. (1) Hilda Verworn; m. (2) Wave Brunkhorst; m. (3) Marjie Cole.

 

ix.

Ethel Marion, b. Feb. 24, 1915; m. Sep. 15, 1936, Livingston, Mont., Roy Sam Alt, b. Apr. 10, 1910, Francesville, Ind., son of Sam Alt and Mary McMahan; had 4 ch.

 

x.

Celia Adel, b. Dec. 25, 1916; d. Feb. 12, 1924.

 

xi.

Edna Alice, b. Sep. 13, 1921; m. (1) 1936, Edward William Clark; had 5 ch.; m. (2) Roy R. Oates, had 1 ch.

186. STEPHEN PHILANDER8 SKILLMAN

(Evander,7 Francis M.,6 Thomas,5 Thomas,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. June 22, 1873, Mazeppa, Minn.; d. 1947; m. Dec. 18, 1895, Livingston, Mont., Almeda Ione Bruffey, dau. of George Alexander Bruffey and Matilda Jane Ridlen, b. Mar. 22, 1873, Fish Creek, Mont.; d. Nov. 28, 1954, Livingston. Children all born in Little Mission Creek, Mont.:

 

i.

Clarence Bruffey9, b. Oct. 3, 1896; d. Feb. 1, 1981, Jacksonville, Or.; m. (1) 1938, Ruth Anna Eyman, b. Dec. 17, 1899; m. (2) July 5, 1954, California, Bernice Sylvia Anderson.

189

ii.

Clayton Lont, b. Mar. 25, 1898; d. Jan. 1985, Oregon.

190

iii.

Geoffrey Ridlen, b. Feb. 11, 1900; d. July 5, 1978.

191

iv.

Shirley Chappell, b. Dec. 30, 1901; d. Feb. 4, 1989, Livingston.

 

v.

Eleanor, b. Sep. 19, 1906; d. Mar. 31, 1994; m. John Dodge, b. May 26, 1886; d. June 27, 1970.

 

vi.

Mabel Augusta, b. Nov. 15, 1909; m. (1) Karl Austin, had 2 ch.; m. (2) Clyde Barkley.

192

vii.

Wilbur Caul, b. Apr. 19, 1914; d. May 8, 1956, Livingston, Mont.

193

viii.

Granville Stuart, b. Apr. 23, 1918; m. June 17, 1944, June Bergval.

187. BESSIE FRANCES9 SKILLMAN

(Francis E.,8 Evander7, Francis M.,6 Thomas,5 Thomas,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Dec. 29, 1899; d. Aug. 11, 1976, Bozeman, Mont.; m. May 22, 1921, Beaver Creek, Rolf John (Larson) Surdal, son of Lars Surdal and Anna Kristiansen; b. July 17, 1889, Moi, Norway; d. July 20, 1955, Bozeman. Had:

 

i.

Anna Adel Surdal,10 b. Mar. 10, 1922, grandma's house on Beaver Cr., Livingston; m. Sep. 5, 1948, Mellville, Mont., Leo James (Jim) Dorgan, b. Dec. 10, 1924, Seattle, Wa.; had: 1. Lonnie Jim, 2. Judith LeAnn. 3. Hazel Jean. 4. David Vaughn.

 

ii.

Francis Lars Surdal, b. Nov. 30, 1923, Park Co., Mont.; m. Sep. 1, 1946, Stanford, Mont., Marie Lorraine Ludeman, b. Apr. 14, 1928, Moore, Mont.; had: 1. Ralph Edward. 2. Kelvin Ray. 3. Denise Kay. 4. Marcia Dayle.

 

iii.

John Christian Surdal, b. Oct. 26, 1925, Big Timber, Mont.; m. May 6, 1951, College Place, Wa., Dolores Jean Allaway, b. Dec. 15, 1930, Missoula, Mont.; had: 1. Linda Christine. 2. Nancy Renee. 3. Peggy Jean.

 

iv.

Alfred Edwin Surdahl, b. Aug. 4, 1927, Big Timber, Mont.; m. Jan 25, 1958, Bozeman, Ferna May Allen, b. Apr. 24, 1933, Chickasha Okla.; had: Martin Dean. 2. Roger Ward. 3. Jerold Alan. 4. Della Rae. 5. Dora Lee.

 

v.

Victor Sevren Surdal, b. Apr. 15, 1929, Livingston, Mont.; m. July 8, 1952, Bozeman, Eloise Margaret Page; had: 1. Jeannita Lynne. 2. Kendall Lee. 3. Karen Jo.

 

vi.

Henry James Surdahl, b. Jan 22, 1935, Big Timber, Mont.; m. June 14, 1959, Omaha, Neb.; Mary Lou Byers, b. Nov. 28, 1935, Omaha; had: 1. Heidi Joy. 2. Wendie Kay.

 

vii.

Alice Marie Surdahl, b. Feb. 7, 1937, Moss Place, Big Timber, Mont.; m. Aug. 26, 1962, Seventh-day Adventist Ch., Bozeman., Eldro Normen (Norm) Anderson, b. Aug. 21, 1924, Boone Co., Neb.; had: 1. Joelyn Marie. 2. Milan Leon.

188. THOMAS FOSTER9 SKILLMAN

(Francis E.,8 Evander7, Francis M.,6 Thomas,5 Thomas,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Nov. 4, 1901, Boulder, Mont.; d. June 20, 1994, Livingston, Mont.; m. Feb. 12, 1926, Livingston, Esther Cora Reynolds, b. Sep. 3, 1908, Silver Lake, Wisc., dau. of Charles Reynolds and Nellie Wilcox. Children all born in Livingston:

 

i.

Ruth Esther10, b. Dec. 1, 1926; m. (1) Gordon Emery Palmer, b. Apr. 23, 1921; d. Nov. 24, 1964; had 3 ch.; m. (2) Thinnius Oliver Ysen.

 

ii.

Helen Irene, b. May 17, 1930; m. Harold C. Milam, b. Aug. 14, 1925; d. Mar. 15, 1994; had 3 ch.

 

iii.

Joan Hazel, b. Oct. 5, 1933; m. Dec. 14, 1950, Livingston, Wayne Maurice King, b. June 11, 1925, Hansboro, N. D.; son of Henry King and Elsie Thuner; had 3 ch.

 

iv.

Kenneth Thomas, b. July 27, 1937; m. Rochelle Marie Edwards, b. Dec. 2, 1941; had:

1. Richard Allen, b. Apr. 29, 1958.

2. Kathleen Geneva, b. Mar. 31, 1959.

3. Karen Sue, b. Oct. 28, 1961.

4. Rodney, b. Apr. 21, 1963.

189. CLAYTON LONT9 SKILLMAN

(Stephen P.,8 Evander,7 Francis M.,6 Thomas,5 Thomas,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Mar. 25, 1898, Little Mission Creek, Mont.; d. Jan. 1985, Oregon; m. June 12, 1924, Pendleton, Or., Elva Pearl Porter, b. June 24, 1905, Pendleton, dau. of William Porter and Sarah Horn. Children all born in Swingley, Mont.:

 

i.

Sarah Almeda10, b. May 24, 1925; d. Dec. 1980; m. L. C. Dodge; had 2 ch.

 

ii.

Barbara Rose, b. Sep. 21, 1926; m. (1) Seattle, Wash., E. Burnham; had 1 ch.; m. (2) -- Meats; had 2 ch.

 

iii.

Steve Philander, b. Oct. 20, 1928; had: 1. Susan. 2. Stephen. 3. Carol.

 

iv.

Clayton "Bud" Luther, b. Jan. 13, 1931; m. Margaret --; had: 1. Brian. 2. Nicholas.

 

v.

David Warren, b. Aug. 22, 1933; m. Dorla Chase; had 1. Douglas. 2. Donald. 3. Dorleen. 4. Dan.

190. GEOFFREY RIDLEN9 SKILLMAN

(Stephen P.,8 Evander,7 Francis M.,6 Thomas,5 Thomas,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Feb. 11, 1900, Little Mission Creek, Mont.; d. July 5, 1978; m. Aug. 1935, Rosa Edythe Graham, dau. of John, "Jock", D. Graham and Rosa Edythe Stumbo, b. Feb. 16, 1905, Livingston, Mont. Children all born in Livingston:

 

i.

Allan Geoffrey,10 b. Feb. 4, 1937; m. 1964, Julie Scherer; had: 1. Anne. 2. Geoffrey.

 

ii.

Rosa Jean, b. Dec. 15, 1939; m. 1993, Ernest Reinhardt.

 

iii.

Bernice Ann, b. Mar. 29, 1942; m. 1968, Jacob Karnop; had: 1. Jill. 2. Steven.

191. SHIRLEY CHAPPELL9 SKILLMAN

(Stephen P.,8 Evander,7 Francis M.,6 Thomas,5 Thomas,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Dec. 30, 1901, sod roofed log house, Little Mission Creek, Mont.; d. Feb. 4, 1989, Livingston, Mont.; m. Sep. 25, 1930, Livingston, Florence Hulda Rahn, dau. of Albert A. Rahn and Anna E. Wodtke, b. Apr. 23, 1908, Albert Rahn homestead, Chicken Creek, E. of Livingston; d. Dec. 26, 1991, Livingston. Children all born in Livingston:

 

i.

Albert Roy,10 b. Dec. 19, 1931; d. Oct. 31, 1984, Helena, Mont.

194

ii.

Edward Foster, b. Nov. 16, 1936.

195

iii.

Robert Floyd, b. Aug. 16, 1938.

 

iv.

Shirley Anne, b. July 13, 1942; d. Nov. 10, 1983, Livingston; m. Jan. 17, 1962, Charles Leroy Gardner, son of Woodrow Gardner and Dorothy Watkins, b. Oct. 20, 1936, Pukwana, S.D.; d. Mar. 9, 1984; had:

1. Roger Lee Gardner, b. May 22, 1962, Ipswich, S.D.

2. Penny Ann Gardner, b. June 20, 1963, Miller, S.D.

3. Troy Ray Gardner, b. May 2, 1969, Livingston.

192. WILBUR CAUL9 SKILLMAN

(Stephen P.,8 Evander,7 Francis M.,6 Thomas,5 Thomas,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Apr. 19, 1914, Little Mission Creek, Mont.; d. May 8, 1956, Livingston, Mont.; m. 1942, Joyce Groth. Children all born in Livingston:

 

i.

Eloise,10 b. Mar. 17, 1944.

 

ii.

Charles R., b. Aug. 19, 1945; m. Sharon Seeley; had: 1. Jonathon. 2. Justin.

 

iii.

John Theodore, b. Apr. 10, 1948; m. Sharon Seely; had: 1. Jonathon. 2. Justin.

 

iv.

Charlotte, b. Sep. 27, 1950; m. Bill Pilon; had: 1. Bradley Pilon. 2. Nathan Pilon.

Note that Charles and John have same wife and children, need to resolve which is correct. Jonathon should probably be Jonathan.

193. GRANVILLE STUART9 SKILLMAN

(Stephen P.,8 Evander,7 Francis M.,6 Thomas,5 Thomas,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Apr. 23, 1918, Little Mission Creek, Mont.; m. June 17, 1944, June Bergval. Children:

 

i.

Stuart10, b. May 28, 1945.

 

ii.

Margaret Marie, b. Oct. 15, 1948; d. Aug. 25, 1970.

 

iii.

Janice Rose, b. June 19, 1952.

 

iv.

Rosemary Almeda, b. Feb. 23, 1963.

194. EDWARD FOSTER10 SKILLMAN

(Shirley C.,9 Stephen P.,8 Evander,7 Francis M.,6 Thomas,5 Thomas,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Nov. 16, 1936, Livingston, Mont.; m. July 10, 1960, Pine Creek Meth. Ch., Livingston; Neada Hanks, dau. of Watson Hanks and Anna Winters, Mount Union, Pa, b. Feb. 9, 1942. Children all born in Livingston:

 

i.

Betty Jean,11 b. July 12, 1961; m. Apr. 23, 1981, Ed Skillman's Ranch, Clyde Park, Mont., Dennis Lee Long, b. Apr. 7, 1962, Red Lodge, Mont., son of Eric Long and Grace McGillen; had:

1. Daniel Lee Long, b. Dec. 18, 1985, Billings, Mont.

2. Rachael Amelia Long, b. Mar. 19, 1991, Billings.

 

ii.

Linda Marie, b. June 25, 1962; m. May 25, 1985, First Baptist Ch., Livingston, Russell Bird, b. Oct. 20, 1963, Billings, Mont., son of Arthur Bird and Mildred Overturf; had:

1. Jayme Bird, b. Oct. 27, 1986, Livingston.

2. Jennifer Bird, b. Mar. 1, 1988, Denver, Colo.

 

iii.

Clarence Edward, b. Dec. 26, 1963.

 

iv.

Samuel Foster, b. Mar. 30, 1965.

 

v.

Roberta Anita, b. Nov. 17, 1970; m. Jeffery Asper; had:

1. Brandon Jeffery Asper, b. Nov. 30, 1990, Livingston.

 

195. ROBERT FLOYD10 SKILLMAN

(Shirley C.,9 Stephen P.,8 Evander,7 Francis M.,6 Thomas,5 Thomas,4 Joseph,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Aug. 16, 1938, Livingston, Mont.; m. (1) June 26, 1962, Clyde Park Meth. Ch., Clyde Park, Mont., Peral (Pearl?) Irene Carr, dau. of James Carr and Pauline Vennes; b. abt 1944, Livingston; m. (2) Jan. 31, 1970, Livingston, Karol Lou Kaiser, dau. of Edward Kaiser and Inez McPherson; b. Mar. 30, 1936, Livingston. Robert and Peral had:

 

i.

William B.11 , b. Nov. 1, 1963. Livingston, Mont.; m. Feb. 2, 1984, Calif., Dee Ann Blevins, b. June 6, 1961, dau. of Howard Blevins and Barbara Bain; had: Jessica Lynn, b. Aug. 7, 1985, Palm Springs, Calif.

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