Ninth Generation


5726. William Cooper Skillman was born about 1875 in Springtown, NJ. He died on 16 December 1946 at the age of 71 in New Jersey. He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Lambertville, Hunterdon, NJ.

William Cooper Skillman and Cora Belle Sherman were married. Cora Belle Sherman, daughter of Thomas Benton Sherman and Rohama Slack, was born on 8 August 1877 in Hunterdon Co., NJ. She died on 30 April 1897 at the age of 19. She was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Lambertville, Hunterdon, NJ.

William Cooper Skillman-80884 and Cora Belle Sherman-85483 had the following children:

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Orville T. Skillman was born in 1897. He died on 13 December 1915 at the age of 18 in Camden, Camden, NJ. Orville Skillman, died 13 December 1915; place of death, NJ Homeopathic, Camden, Camden County; single; born --;age 18 years; occupation, Waiter, birthplace, Lambertville, NJ; father, William Skillman, born Springtown, NJ; mother, Cora Sherman, born Norton, NJ; cause of death, Pneumonia Bronchial, burial, Evergreen.

William Cooper Skillman and Adeline E. "Addie" Keeler lived Housewife. at 607 South Warren in Trenton, Mercer, NJ on 29 September 1925. They were married. Adeline E. "Addie" Keeler, daughter of Samuel Keeler and Margaret Ann Wiley, was born on 27 February 1877 in Hunterdon Co., NJ. She died Tuberculosis of the Lungs. on 29 September 1925 at the age of 48 at Municipal Colony in Hamilton Square, Mercer, NJ. Adeline Skillman, died 29 September 1925; place of death, 607 South Warren Street, 4th Ward, Municipal Colony, Hamilton Township, Mercer County; married; husband, William C. Skillman; born 27 February 1877; age 48 years; 7 months; 2 days; occupation, Housewife; birthplace, Hunterdon County, NJ; father, Samuel Keeler; born NJ; mother, Margaret Ann Wiley, born NJ; cause of death, Tuberculosis of Lungs; burial, Mount Hope Cemetery, Lambertville, NJ; informant, William C. Skillman, 607 South Warren Street. She was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Lambertville, Hunterdon, NJ.

William Cooper Skillman-80884 and Adeline E. "Addie" Keeler-80888 had the following children:

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Raymond Henry "Ray" Skillman-80891.

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Harold H. Skillman was born on 16 August 1903 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. He died on 26 August 1904 at the age of 1 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. He was buried on 27 August 1904 at American Mechanics Cemetery in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

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Russell Edgar Skillman was born on 20 September 1908 in Freehold, Monmouth, NJ. He died on 11 February 1997 at the age of 88 at VA Medical Center in East Orange, Essex, NJ. He was an electrician at Electrical Workers Union Local in Newark, Essex, NJ. Russell served in the military WWII in U.S. Army. He had Social Security Number 136-16-3559 NJ.

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William Lloyd Skillman-80890.

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Burtis Franklin "Burt" Skillman-80892.