Eighth Generation

4449. Arthur Albert Skillman Sr. was born on 11 June 1870 in Joppa, Harford, MD. Find-a-Grave has b. Jun. 9, 1869. In 1920 he was a farmer in Harford Co., MD. He died on 11 October 1927 at the age of 57 in Joppa, Harford, MD. Arthur was buried at St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church Cemetery in Abingdon, Harford, MD.

Arthur Albert Skillman Sr. and Elizabeth E. Handel were married about 1911 in Joppa, Harford, MD. They appeared in the census in 1920 at 369 Hookers Mill Rd. in Abingdon, Harford, MD. The 1920 Census lists his children as sons Joseph, Herman and Arthur, Jr.
Also Catherine Handel, sister-in-law. Elizabeth E. Handel, daughter of Andrew Handel and Elizabeth Russ, was born on 11 July 1877 in Baltimore (Independent City), Baltimore, MD. She died on 25 May 1920 at the age of 42. She was buried in Joppa, Harford, MD. Both of her parents were born in Germany, according to the 1920 Census.

Arthur Albert Skillman Sr.-206 and Elizabeth E. Handel-207 had the following children:

+6971	i.	Joseph Andrew Skillman-13685.
+6972	ii.	Herman Alfred Skillman-13714.
+6973	iii.	Arthur Albert Skillman Jr.-13715.
6974	iv.	John Skillman was born on 28 February 1916. He died on 22 November 1916 at the age of 0. He was buried at Saint Francis DeSales Catholic Church Cemetery in Abingdon, Harford, MD.

Arthur Albert Skillman Sr. and Josephine Victoria Mach were married about 1922. Josephine Victoria Mach, daughter of Joseph Victor Mach and Sophia Josephine Unknown, was born about 1902 in Maryland. She appeared in the census in 1930 at Cresswell Rd. in Abingdon, Harford, MD. Both her parents were born in Maryland (1930 Census)

Arthur Albert Skillman Sr.-206 and Josephine Victoria Mach-208 had the following children:

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Robert Eugene Skillman was born about 1923 in Maryland. He died on 27 March 1946 at the age of 23. From "The World War II Honor Roll":
Entered Service from Maryland
Listed as "Missing in Action" or "Buried at Sea".
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart. He served in the military Radarman 3c USNR. Robert E. Skillman
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea

ID: 08265025
Entered the Service From: Maryland
Rank: Radarman, Third Class

Service: U.S. Navy, United States Naval Reserve

Died:Wednesday, March 27, 1946
Memorialized at: Honolulu Memorial
Location: Honolulu, HI, USA

Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart
WWII Memorial Robert was buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Oahu, HI.

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ii.

William M. Skillman-29103.

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iii.

Lucretia Alphonsa Skillman-29102.