Sixth Generation

398. Abraham Skillman was born on 10 February 1796 in Loudoun Co., VA. He immigrated in 1821 to Breckinridge Co., KY. He died on 4 December 1878 at the age of 82 in Breckinridge Co., KY. Abraham was buried at Skillman Cemetery in Westview, Breckinridge, KY. He was a farmer. His SOA Number is 33 ii. His father gave him a farm near Westview, KY. It stayed in the Skillman family over 100 years. It is currently (2003) owned by E. L. Goodman of Hardinsburg, KY. The Skillman Family Cemetery is on this farm.

The 1960 Census for District 2, Breckinridge Co., KY lists Abram and B.B. Skillman as slave owners.

Abram has male slaves ages 40, 20 and 19. Female slaves 40, 35, 20, 19, 13, 12, 5, 5, 2, 2. He has two slave houses

B.B. has a male, 14, female 16.

Abraham Skillman and Julia Greer were married on 20 August 1827 in Breckinridge Co., KY. Julia Greer, daughter of Henry Greer and Susannah Hatcher, was born on 30 October 1801 in Franklin Co., VA. Possibly October 1802, according to KY Historical Soc. Catalogs & Databases. She died on 4 October 1841 at the age of 39. She was buried at Skillman Cemetery in Hardinsburg, Breckinridge, KY.

Abraham Skillman-1142 and Julia Greer-7002 had the following children:

1180	i.	Richard Skillman was born on 25 May 1829 in Breckinridge Co., KY. He died before 1929 at the age of 100.
+1181	ii.	Sarah Ann "Sally" Skillman-7009.
+1182	iii.	John Henry Skillman Sr.-6472.
+1183	iv.	Benjamin Franklin Skillman-7010.
+1184	v.	Nancy Jane Skillman-7011.
1185	vi.	Isaac Skillman was born on 4 October 1841 in Breckinridge Co., KY. Original date was 1842, but after mother's death, so deleted. He lived on the Grayson Co. Farm for the poor, North Point Precinct #1 in Grayson Co., TX in 1920. He died after 1920 at the age of 79. Information on "Living" from 1920 Census. He matches in age and father's birthplace. He was an "inmate" at this location. He was single in 1920.