Ninth Generation

6874. Lester Josiah Skillman was born on 17 September 1882 in New York. In 1920 he was a retail merchant in Ellery Center, Chatauqua, NY. He died in May 1927 at the age of 44. Skillman, Lester Josiah. b. 1882. d. May 1927. bd. May 12, 1927 Lot 150 Section 4 G - 1. Age 44. s/o Rev. David Sylvester & Mary Ann (Daily) Skillman. md. Aug. 29, 1906 - Leah Hart of Genesee, Pa. PJ: 5/13/1927: Lester J. Skillman, proprietor of a general store at Bemus Point for the past nineteen years, died at 5:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon at his home at Bemus Point, aged 44 years, 6 months and 7 days. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leah Skillman; two sons, Lawrence and Lester, Jr.; two daughters, Genevieve and Elinor, all at home; his mother, Mrs. Mary Skillman of Bemus Point; two brothers, William Skillman of Canisteo and David Skillman of Warren, Pa.; three sisters, Mrs. Arvis Justice of Rochester, Mrs. Esther Carpenter of Spencerport and Miss Mary Skillman of Bemus Point. Mr. Skillman was a member of the Bemus Point Methodist Church, the Sylvan Lodge, F. & A. M. of Sinclairville, and the Odd Fellows Lodge at Bemus Point. The funeral will be held from the Methodist Episcopal Church at Bemus Point, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Mr. Skillman was the son of Rev. David S. Skillman of the Methodist Protestant Church, who passed on some years ago and of Mrs. Mary A. Skillman and was united in marriage with Miss Leah Hart of Genesee, Pa., on Aug. 29, 1906. ....Mr. Skillman was a member of the grocery firm of Frank and Skillman prior to his marriage and later the firm name was Skillman and Ingerson. Upon the death of Marion Ingerson of the firm the business was acquired by members of the family and the name changed to L. J. Skillman and Company and has been so known since 1916. The deceased was a member of the local Methodist Episcopal Church, a Mason and an Odd Fellow and a charter member of the Bemus Point Volunteer Fire Department and had served as superintendent of the Methodist Sunday School, as trustee of the village and of the public schools and at the time of his death was a trustee of the church. Always taking an active part in public affairs, especially the church and the schools, Lester Skillman will be sadly missed in the community where he had been also the leading merchant for so many years. The church was filled to capacity for the service, seldom has a funeral been so largely attended in the village, this again attesting the respect and esteem in which Mr. Skillman was held by all who knew him both in the village and the surrounding country districts. Lester was buried at Bemus Point Cemetery in Ellery Center, Chatauqua, NY.

Lester Josiah Skillman and Leah Blanche Hart appeared in the census in 1920 at 45 Main St. in Ellery Center, Chatauqua, NY. They were married. Leah Blanche Hart, daughter of Henry Delvin Hart and Jennie A. White, was born about 1886 in Genesee, PA. She died on 2 January 1948 at the age of 62 at at the home of her father in Genesee, PA. Skillman, Leah (Hart). b. 1886 Genesee, Pa. d. Jan. 2, 1948. bd. Jan. 6, 1948 Lot 150 Section 4 G - 3. Age 62. d/o Dr. Henry D. Hart. w/o Lester Josiah Skillman. PJ: 1/3/1948: Mrs. Leah Skillman, 62, formerly of Bemus Point, died at the home of her father, Dr. Henry D. Hart, Genesee, Pa., at 7:15 p.m. Friday. She is also survived by two sons, Lawrence Skillman, Cal., and Lester Skillman, Bemus Point; a daughter, Mrs. F. D. Costello, Boston, Mass; and a brother Owen J. Hart, Genesee, Pa. She was a member of Mecca Chapter O.E.S., Jamestown, Bemus Point Sunset Rebekah Lodge, W.S.C.S. of Bemus Point and an active member of the Bemus Point Methodist Church, where funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Rev. Dr. Lucius H. Bugbee officiating. Interment will be in Bemus Point Cemetery. She was buried on 6 January 1948 at Bemus Point Cemetery in Bemus Point, Chatauqua, NY. Leah was a member at Bemus Point Methodist Church in Bemus Point, Chatauqua, NY.

Lester Josiah Skillman-8649 and Leah Blanche Hart-8677 had the following children:

+9350	i.	Lawrence Delvin Skillman Sr.-8678.
9351	ii.	Doris Blanche Skillman was born in 1910. She died inf..
9352	iii.	Genevieve Blanche Skillman was born about 1911. She died on 17 December 1935 at the age of 24 at Jamestown General Hospital in Jamestown. Skillman, Genevieve. d. Feb. 1936. bd. Feb. 29, 1936 Lot 150 Section 4 G - 2. Skillman, Genevieve Blanche. d. Dec. 17, 1935 Jamestown General Hospital where she had been a patient for several months. Age 25. d/o Lester J. & Leah Hart Skillman. PJ: 12/17/1935: Miss Genevieve Blanche Skillman, 25 year old, eldest daughter of Mrs. Leah Skillman of Bemus Point, and the late Lester J. Skillman, died this afternoon at the Jamestown General Hospital where she had been a patient for several months. She is survived by a sister, Miss Elinor Skillman; two brothers, Lawrence and Lester Skillman, her maternal grandfather, Dr. H. D. Hart of Genesee, Pa., and several uncles and aunts. The funeral will be held Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the Methodist Episcopal Church here, Rev. Dr. L. H. Bugbee officiating, assisted by Rev. E. V. Rupert. Burial will be at Bemus Point. Miss Skillman had been ill for five years and was in training at the WCA Hospital, when she was taken sick. She lacked a year of completing her training. Miss Skillman had also taken special training in New York City. She attended the local school and was graduated from the Chautauqua High School. She had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church here since childhood......Bearers for the funeral of Genevieve Blanche Skillman were: Frank, Sherman, Elmer and David Skillman. Those from away were David Skillman of Warren, Pa., Dr. H. G. Hart and Olan Hart of Genesee, Pa. She was buried at Bemus Point Cemetery in Bemus Point, Chatauqua, NY.
+9353	iv.	Eleanor Mary Skillman-8680.
9354	v.	Lester Josiah Skillman Jr. was born on 7 April 1922 in Jamestown, MA. He lived in Bemus Point, Chatauqua, NY on 2 January 1948. He lived at Brigham Hill Nursing Center in North Grafton, MA before 20 December 1997. Lester died heart attack on 20 December 1997 at the age of 75 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, MA. Paper: Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) Deceased: LESTER SKILLMAN, 75 Date: December 21, 1997 GRAFTON - Lester Skillman, 75, of Brigham Hill Nursing Center, North Grafton, died yesterday in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, following a heart attack. He leaves cousins in the Jamestown, N.Y., area; and his caregivers at the nursing center. He was born in Jamestown, son of Lester J. and Leah (Hart) Skillman, and lived in North Grafton 26 years. Mr. Skillman was a member of North Grafton United Methodist Church and its choir. He was associated with Alternatives Unlimited, Whitinsville, for many years in their Sheltered Workshop and Senior Enrichment programs. A funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Robert C. Roney Funeral Home, 152 Worcester St., North Grafton. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery, N.Y. A calling hour will be 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Flowers may be sent or memorial contributions made to Resident Activity Fund, Brigham Hill Nursing Center, 23 North Brigham Hill Road, North Grafton 01536, or to Alternatives Unlimited, 58 Douglas Road, Whitinsville 01588. Section: DEATHS, Page: B6 Copyright (c) 1997 Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp. He was a member at North Grafton United Methodist Church in North Grafton, MA. He was buried at Bemus Point Cemetery in Ellery Center, Chatauqua, NY. Lester had Social Security Number 119-16-1451.