Ninth Generation


5005. Raymond Skillman was born on 15 December 1901 in Winchester, Randolph, IN. He served in the military from 1920 to 17 January 1923 in U.S. Army. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Jaqua Road, Randolph, IN. He is living with his grandfather, James Brumley, and family. Raymond died on 26 April 1933 at the age of 31 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI. Cause of death: tuberculosis. He was buried at Reese Cemetery in Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI. The grave has a WW I military stone. He was a farmer, truck driver. Eighteen days old when mother died. Spent boyhood on a farm with his grandparents and Aunt Orilla Cook near Winchester, Ind.

Raymond Skillman and Georgia Marie Reed were married on 21 August 1920 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI. Georgia Marie Reed, daughter of Frank Reed and Laura Jeannette Shackleford, was born on 13 September 1902 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI. Ancestry has birthplace as Winchester, Randolph, IN. Between 1927 and 1967 she was a laundry operator. She died on 19 February 1988 at the age of 85 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI. Member of the Salvation Army Citadel, where she had been a Sunday School teacher, secretary and Home League sunshine lady.

Raymond Skillman-5825 and Georgia Marie Reed-5828 had the following children:

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Dora May Skillman-5827.

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Laura Marie Skillman-5829.

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William Lee Skillman-5830.