Eighth Generation

2541. Cassius M. Skillman was born on 5 December 1860 in Lockland, Hamilton, OH. Cassius M. Skillman, attorney at law, residence Lockland, Ohio, office, room, No. 51, Carew building, Cincinnati, was born in Lockland December 5, 1860, son of Isaac and Martha A. (Bachelor) Skillman, the former of whom was born near Lockland October 16, 1827, and the latter at Manayunk, Pennsylvania, April 9, 1829. Six children were born to them, of whom are living: Theodore, Mrs. Hannah R. Buchanan; Belle, Grant, and Cassius M. The senior Mr. Skillman is proprietor of the Lockalnd Packet Line.

Our subject graduated from Chickering Institute, Cincinnati, with honors, June 10, 1880, from the law school of that city May 28, 1885. In 1881 and 1882 he was entry clerk in the wholesale department of Robert Clarke and Company book store at Cincinnati. Immediately after completing his legal studies he entered on the practice of his profession, which he has pursued with fair success. He was solicitor of Lockland from December, 1885, to April, 1888, at which time he was elected mayor, and has served as such up to the present time. He was married, October 16, 1889, to Clara L., daughter of Washington M. and Emma C. (Witham) Park, of Clermont County, Ohio. Mr. Skillman is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and the Knighs of Pythias; politically he affiliates with the Republican party. He was elected as mayor between 1880 and 1890 in Lockland, Hamilton, OH. He was educated Chickering Institute with honors on 10 June 1880 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. Cassius was elected as mayor between 1885 and 1893 in Lockland, Hamilton, OH. He was educated Law Degree, Cincinnati Law School on 28 May 1885 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. In 1920 he was an office manager for piano company in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. Cassius died on 5 March 1933 at the age of 72 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. Obit: NYT 3/7/1933 He was buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Withamsville, OH. He was Presbyterian. Cassius was a Lawyer in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. Solicitor of Lockland 12/1885-4/1888. Then elected mayor. Member Knights of Pythias, Republican

Cassius M. Skillman and Clara L. Park were married on 16 October 1889 at Rev. A.M. Dawson in Lockland, Hamilton, OH. They appeared in the census in 1910 in Springfield Twp., Mount Healthy, Hamilton, OH. They appeared in the census in 1920 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. Clara L. Park, daughter of Washington M. Park and Emma C. Witham, was born about 1869 in Ohio. She died about 5 April 1953 at the age of 84. Obit in Cleveland Press, Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #156. She was buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, 686 Mt. Moriah Dr. in Withamsville, OH.

Cassius M. Skillman-2945 and Clara L. Park-6808 had the following children: