Eighth Generation


2208. Walter Thomas Skillman was born on 11 April 1870 in Alabama. Possibly born 1873. In 1920 he was a farmer on general farm in Campbell, Blount, AL. He died on 5 April 1951 at the age of 80 in Boaz, Etwah, AL. Walter was buried on 6 April 1951 at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in near Altoona, AL.

Walter Thomas Skillman and Emma Cordelia Gunnells were married on 19 September 1895 in Etowah Co., AL. They appeared in the census in 1920 at Altoona Boaz Rd. in Campbell, Blount, AL. Emma Cordelia Gunnells, daughter of William W. Gunnells and Sarah Elizabeth Bridges, was born on 22 October 1877 in Alabama. In 1920 she was a laborer on home farm in Campbell, Blount, AL. She died on 17 December 1952 at the age of 75 in Etowah Co., AL. Emma was buried at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in Pleasant Site, Franklin, AL. She was adopted. Adoption information from Danny Skillman #30338.

Walter Thomas Skillman-13828 and Emma Cordelia Gunnells-13829 had the following children:

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Ocie Skillman-28930.

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Josie Skillman-28931.

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William Clarence Skillman-13832.

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Ottis Richard Skillman-13833.

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Etta Lee Skillman-13831.

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Willie Bell "Bill" Skillman-13834.

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Fletcher Lee Skillman-13835.

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Mildred Eulean Skillman-13836.

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Irene "Rena" Skillman-13837.

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Reba Jo Skillman-28932.