Eighth Generation

3152. Abraham Voorhees "Abe" Skillman was born on 11 September 1847 in Harlingen, Montgomery Twp., Somerset, NJ. Find-a-Grave has birth year as 1848. He immigrated in 1865 to Seward Co., NE. He died on 22 July 1902 at the age of 54 at Lincoln Creek in Seward, Seward, NE. SKILLMAN, Abraham Voorhees, husband of Lucinda A. (MORTON), son of Randall SKILLMAN (ca 1815-23 Feb 1849, NJ) and Magdalena Voorhees (STRYKER) SKILLMAN HAGEMAN, stepson of William Brown HAGEMAN. This biography, transcribed and photo-scanned by half great-great grandniece Pat Ryan White, is from W. W. Cox, History of Seward County Nebraska and Reminiscences of Territorial History, Part Two: Biographical, 1905, pages 159-160:
[Surnames: HAGEMAN, MORTON, SKILLMAN]
One of the brave lads who came to Seward County in 1865 with his elder brother, Thomas, when but a lad of sixteen years. Grew to manhood in the wilderness and schooled in the ups and downs of pioneer life. As years rolled on he developed many traits of character worthy of emulation. He became an energetic and successful business man, respected by all who knew him. Abe, so everybody called him, was born at Harrington (sic: Harlingen), New Jersey, September 11, 1848 [sic? gravestone says 1847]. His father died when the boy was but two years old. Two years later his mother was married to William Hageman and the family moved to Fulton county, Illinois, where Abraham was educated in the common schools and in the fields of his stepfather. The lad longed for the freer air of the west and sought the first opportunity to break away from his old environment. In 1872 he wooed and won the heart and hand of Miss Lucinda Morton. This estimable young lady was born and raised in Green [p.160] County, Wisconsin, and with her parents came to Seward County but a short time before Lucinda was born, in 1854.
Mr. and Mrs. Skillman were both in poor health for many years and yet each of them displayed a degree of courage and ambition most remarkable. They helped nobly to build Nebraska and earned and saved quite a competency. After much suffering Mr. Skillman finished his work and was called up higher on July 22, 1902. His remains are resting in the beautiful Seward Cemetery.

http://www.sewardne.info/Bios-Obits/Sa-Sz.htm Abe was buried at Seward Cemetery in Seward, Seward, NE.

Abraham Voorhees "Abe" Skillman and Lucinda A. Morton were married on 31 December 1872 at Lincoln Creek in Seward, Seward, NE. Lucinda A. Morton, daughter of Francis Morton and Drucilla Divan, was born on 24 October 1854 in Monroe, Green, WI. She immigrated in March 1871 to Seward Co., NE. In 1871 she was a school teacher in Seward Co., NE. Lucinda died after a long illness on 11 April 1931 at the age of 76 at her home in Wellington, CO. SKILLMAN, Lucinda A. (MORTON), wife of 1) Abraham Voorhees SKILLMAN, and 2) Edmund P. WILLIAMS, daughter of Francis and Drucilla (DIVAN) MORTON, obituary from unnamed, undated newspaper article on file at Seward County Genealogical Society, Seward, Nebraska. Submitted by great-great grandniece Pat Ryan White. Photos courtesy of Susie Carroll Summers. [view photo of older Lucinda]
[Surnames: BOYES, FUQUA, MORTON, SKILLMAN, WILLIAMS]

OBITUARY
Lucinda Morton was born in Green County Wisconsin, October 24, 1854, and passed away at her home in Wellington, Colo., on April 11, 1931 at the age of 76 years, 5 months and 18 days, after an illness extending over a long period of years.
She moved with her parents to Seward County, Nebraska in March 1871, where she taught school until her marriage with Abraham V. Skillman, Dec. 31, 1872. To this union were born three children all of whom died in infancy. Mr. Skillman passed away, July 22, 1902.
On November 21, 1907 she was united in marriage with Edmund P. Williams, removing from Seward, Nebr. to Wellington, Colo., where she resided until the time of her death.
Mrs. William was a member of the Presbyterian church while living in Seward, and after moving to Wellington, she united with the Congregational church. The deceased leaves to mourn her death, her husband, one sister and four brothers. They are Mrs. Addie Boyes, of Wray, Colo., Urias Morton of Wray, Colo., Charles Morton of Lexington, Nebr., Thomas Morton of Seward, Nebr., and Ira Morton of West Plains, Mo.
Her parents, two sister, and two brothers preceded her in death.
Services were held in Fort Collins, Sunday.
The body was brought to Seward for burial on Tuesday morning at ten o'clock at the Chain and Wood chapel. Rev. Leonard C. Fuqua conducting the services. Interment was made in the Seward cemetery.

http://www.sewardne.info/Bios-Obits/Sa-Sz.htm She was buried at Seward Cemetery in Seward, Seward, NE.

Abraham Voorhees "Abe" Skillman-6339 and Lucinda A. Morton-6345 had the following children: