Eighth Generation


3560. Ezekiel van Voorhees Skillman was born on 2 November 1850 in Trenton, Mercer, NJ. Fred. C. Sk. Jr. SAR Application has b. Skillman, NJ. In 1870 he was a clerk in a store in Harlingen, Montgomery Twp., Somerset, NJ. In 1880 he was a wall paper hanger in Kings Co., NY. In 1890 Ezekiel was a president at Skillman-Simms Hardware Co. in Denver, CO. Ancestry.com in San Francisco, Ca. directories, 1889-91 has for 1890: "Skillman, Simms & Co. merchandise brokers, San Francisco, CA He lived 1234 York in Denver, Adams, CO in 1890. He died on 15 July 1903 at the age of 52 in Trenton, Mercer, NJ. Died at home of parents at 134 E. Hanover St. Obit from Trenton Times and Daily State Gazette (7/17/1903) Ezekiel was buried on 17 July 1903 at Greenwood Cemetery in Trenton, Mercer, NJ.

Ezekiel van Voorhees Skillman and Elizabeth Genevieve Cameron were married on 8 July 1875 in New York, Kings, NY. Possibly 1875. They appeared in the census in 1880 in Kings Co., NY. They were divorced on 1 June 1891 in Denver, Adams, CO. She was awarded custody of her two children, and resumed her maiden name. Her alimony was $200 per month.. Elizabeth Genevieve Cameron, daughter of William D. Cameron and Elizabeth Genevieve Baucher, was born on 22 August 1858 in New York, Kings, NY. She died Cardio-vascular renal disease; generalized arterio-sclerosis. on 6 July 1945 at the age of 86 at Saint Monica Hospital in Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ. She was buried on 7 July 1945 at Greenwood Cemetery in Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ.

Ezekiel van Voorhees Skillman-867 and Elizabeth Genevieve Cameron-3955 had the following children:

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Mabel Cameron Skillman-13152.

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Frederic Cameron Skillman-3956.

Ezekiel van Voorhees Skillman and Jessie Miles were married on 10 November 1892 in Columbia, Clark, OH. Marriage license obtained Nov 9, 1892, marriage next day officiated by I.H. deBruin, minister. They were divorced. Jessie Miles, daughter of Thomas Yearsley Miles and Minerva A. Fitzwater, was born on 24 January 1871 in Columbus, Franklin, OH. She died on 21 October 1935 at the age of 64 in Columbus, Franklin, OH. She was a stenographer.