| Home Surname List Name Index Sources GEDCOM File Email Us | Eighth Generation3652. James Elmer Skillman was born on 1 December 1866 in Canton, Fulton, IL. On 5 January 1920 he was a laborer. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Canton, Fulton, IL. James appeared in the census on 14 April 1930 in Canton, Fulton, IL. He was a boarder with Charles Conlin. He died on 19 December 1940 at the age of 74 at home, 1007 E. Walnut St. in Canton, Fulton, IL. He was found dead in bed by his step-daughter, Mrs. Harriett Stafford, with whom he made his home at 1007 E. Walnut St. James Elmer Skillman and Marietta "Mary" Churchill were married on 23 December 1922 in Canton, Fulton, IL. Marietta "Mary" Churchill, daughter of Martin Lafayette Churchill and Harriet J. Woods, was born on 15 September 1854 in Canton, Fulton, IL. She died on 15 July 1940 at the age of 85 in Limestone, Peoria, IL. She was buried on 17 July 1940 in Canton, Fulton, IL. James Elmer Skillman and Minnie K. Layton were married on 11 April 1894 in Fulton Co., IL. Minnie K. Layton, daughter of William H. Layton and Phoebe A. Potter, was born on 28 February 1869 in Orion Twp, OH. She was born on 28 February 1869 in Illinois. She died from a complication of diseases on 4 May 1918 at the age of 49 at home, 159 N. Third Ave. in Canton, Fulton, IL. Minnie was buried on 6 May 1918 at Greenwood Cemetery in Canton, Fulton, IL. She was at Baptist Church in Canton, Fulton, IL. James Elmer Skillman-9477 and Minnie K. Layton-9478 had the following children:
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