Sixth Generation


381. Josiah Payne Skillman was born on 23 September 1807 in Bourbon Co., KY. In 1860 he was a farmer in Elizaville, Fleming, KY. In 1870 he was a farmer in Pleasant Hill, Cass, MO. Josiah died on 21 August 1871 at the age of 63 in Cass Co., MO. Find-a-Grave has death date as 31, not 21, but that part of the stone is hidden in the ground. He was buried at Pleasant Hill Cem. in Pleasant Hill, Cass, MO. His SOA Number is 79. He immigrated to Cass Co., MO at from Kentucky. From SOA:
Removed from Kentucky to Cass. Co., Mo.

Josiah Payne Skillman and Amanda Hutchinson were married on 7 November 1833 in Bourbon Co., KY. Amanda Hutchinson died about 1835.

Josiah Payne Skillman and Lavinia Thomas Wilson were married on 8 October 1840 in Bourbon Co., KY. They appeared in the census in 1860 in Elizaville, Fleming, KY. They appeared in the census in 1870 in Pleasant Hill, Cass, MO. Lavinia Thomas Wilson, daughter of Lewis Wilson and Sarah Anderson Thomas, was born on 20 March 1824 in Flat Rock, Bourbon Co., KY. She died on 23 November 1886 at the age of 62 in Pleasant Hill, Cass, MO. She was also known as Louvinia. Lavinia was buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Hill, Cass, MO.

Josiah Payne Skillman-1127 and Lavinia Thomas Wilson-2575 had the following children:

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William Christopher Skillman-2576.

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David Lewis Skillman-2577.

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James Polk Skillman-2578.

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John Harvey Skillman-2579.

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Isaac Harrison Skillman-2580.

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Henry Thomas "Harry" Skillman-2581.

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Amanda Lavinia Skillman-2582.

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viii.

Josiah Payne Skillman-2583.

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Mary Katharine "Mollie" Skillman-2584.

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Thomas Jonathan Skillman-2585.

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Richard Andrew Skillman-2586.