| Home Surname List Name Index Sources GEDCOM File Email Us | Eighth Generation4176. Willett Runyon Skillman was born on 8 February 1866 in South Macon, Macon, IL. In 1907 he was a machinist in The Bronx, Bronx, NY. Given in father's letter to J. Earle Skillman, 10/22/1907 In 1920 he was a building contractor in The Bronx, Bronx, NY. Willett died on 28 September 1931 at the age of 65. Willett Runyon Skillman and Ada Ermina "Minnie" Harrison were married on 16 October 1895 in Orange, Essex, NJ. From New York Times Oct 17, 1895: Orange, N.J., October 16 - Ada Ermena Harrison of New York, daughter of Joseph O.B. Harrison of this city, and Willett Runyon Skillman of New York were married at the house of the bride's father, in Centre Street, this afternoon. The ceremony being performed by the Rev. James Taylor Dickinson, pastor of the North Orange Baptist Church, assisted by the Reverend William Skillman of Philadelphia, father of the bride-groom. The bride wore a gown of white satin brocade, with trimmings of pearl, and carried a bouquet of white roses and maidenhair fern. The maid of honor was Miss Alma Fuller Harrison, a sister of the bride, who wore a dress of white dotted Swiss, trimmed with yellow ribbons, and carried yellow roses, Alfred Hasbrouck of Johnstown, Penn., was the best man. The home was artistically decorated with palms, smilax, and potted plants. A reception followed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Skillman will live in New York. Ada Ermina "Minnie" Harrison, daughter of Joseph Oscar Baldwin Harrison and Adelia Diantha Fuller, was born on 22 May 1859 in Orange, Essex, NJ. She died on 17 November 1916 at the age of 57. She died on 18 December 1918 at the age of 59 in The Bronx, Bronx, NY. Willett Runyon Skillman-2879 and Ada Ermina "Minnie" Harrison-7992 had the following children:
Willett Runyon Skillman and Ellen Elsie Rose appeared in the census in 1920 in The Bronx, Bronx, NY. They were married. Ellen Elsie Rose was born on 15 July 1889 in New York. She died on 15 August 1970 at the age of 81 in North Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL. She had Social Security Number . Willett Runyon Skillman-2879 and Ellen Elsie Rose-9521 had the following children:
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