Benjamin Allen Skinner [Parents] 1 died unknown. He married Mary Alice Jones.
Mary Alice Jones 1 died unknown. She married Benjamin Allen Skinner.
They had the following children:
M i Napoleon Bonaparte Skinner
Benjamin Russell Skinner 1 died 2 in 1871 in [Wilcox co, AL]. He married Penelope Ann Albritton.
Penelope Ann Albritton 1 died 2 after 1880. She married Benjamin Russell Skinner.
They had the following children:
M i Benjamin Allen Skinner M ii Abijah Wilford Skinner F iii Mary Elizabeth Skinner
Abijah Wilford Skinner [Parents] 1 died unknown. He married Mary Jane Vernon.
Other marriages:, Eugenia B. "Jeannie" (2nd w/o Abijah Skinner)
"Abijah and wife Mary Jane Vernon, along with their first two children, came to TX about 1878 from Wilcox Co, AL following the death of Abijah's father in 1871 and the final settlement of the estate in 1877. They appear to have moved with brother Benjamin Allen Skinner, his family, and their mother Penelope Ann Albritton (widow of Benjamin Russell Skinner). Mary Jane died about [1851?] after the birth of her fourth child John Albritton Skinner. The infant was sent to live with Vernon or Albritton relatives in Navarro Co, TX, but died about a year later. The other three children apparently went to live with relatives in Fannin Co (Texas) since Abijah couldn't care for them by himself.
"Abijah left TX sometime after his wife died and is known to have remarried in 1885 in Meridian, Lauderdale Co, MS. He must have carried the kids with him there or sent for them, because some TX Skinner family history reports the youngest boy William Lee didn't like his new stepmother and went back to live in Fannin Co. TX either with his aunt and uncle Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Patillo, or ( as reported by some) with his step-uncle Trenton A. Patillo (Thomas' brother)."
(from Les Tate)
Mary Jane Vernon [Parents] 1 was born about 1850. She died 2 after 28 Mar 1881 in TX. Mary married Abijah Wilford Skinner.
"Mary Jane died about 1881 after the birth of her fourth child John Albritton Skinner. The infant was sent to live with Vernon or Albritton relatives in Navarro Co, TX, but died about a year later. The other three children apparently went to live with relatives in Fannin Co. since Abijah couldn't care for them by himself."
from Les Tate
They had the following children:
M i Joseph Russell Skinner ii William Lee Skinner 1 was born 2 in AL. William died unknown. F iii Lizzie M. Skinner M iv John Albritton Skinner 1 was born 2 on 28 Mar 1881 in TX. He died 3 prob abt 1882 in Navarro co, TX.
"Mary Jane died --- after the birth of her fourth child John Albritton Skinner (Mar 1881). The infant was sent to live with Vernon or Albritton relatives in Navarro Co, TX, but died about a year later.".
from Les Tate
Joseph Kearns 1 died 2 in 1876/1880 in Fannin co, TX. He married 3 Mary Elizabeth Skinner in 1867 in Wilcox co, AL.
" Joseph Kearns (a dentist) died in TX after 1876 (when his daugher Josephine was born), perhaps in the F4 tornado that destroyed much of the town in 1880 about a month before the 1880 census."
from Les Tate
Mary Elizabeth Skinner [Parents] 1 died unknown. She married 2 Joseph Kearns in 1867 in Wilcox co, AL.
Other marriages:Patillo, Thomas
" -- Mary Elizabeth had married Joseph Kearns in Wilcox Co, AL in 1867 and were included in the 1870 census there with daughter A.E.. They moved shortly afterward to Fannin Co, TX, apparently to the town of Savoy. Joseph Kearns died in TX after 1876 (when his daugher Josephine was born), perhaps in the F4 tornado that destroyed much of the town in 1880 about a month before the 1880 census. A note in that census indicates Elizabeth was a widow, their oldest daughter is missing from the household, and she has a "wound in hand"."
from Les Tate
They had the following children:
F i A. E. Kearns 1 was born 2 in 1867/1870 in Wilcox co, AL. She died 3 posb 1880 in Fannin co, TX. F ii Marie Kearns 1 was born 2 in 1871 in AL. She died unknown. F iii Josephine Kearns 1 was born 2 in 1876 in Fannin co, TX. She died unknown.
Thomas Patillo [Parents] 1 died unknown. He married 2 Mary Elizabeth Skinner in 1881.
"Elizabeth remarried in 1881 to Thomas Patillo, a well-to-do farmer (Patillo is a Scotch name, not Spanish as I had initially thought).
from Les Tate
Mary Elizabeth Skinner [Parents] 1 died unknown. She married 2 Thomas Patillo in 1881.
Other marriages:Kearns, Joseph
" -- Mary Elizabeth had married Joseph Kearns in Wilcox Co, AL in 1867 and were included in the 1870 census there with daughter A.E.. They moved shortly afterward to Fannin Co, TX, apparently to the town of Savoy. Joseph Kearns died in TX after 1876 (when his daugher Josephine was born), perhaps in the F4 tornado that destroyed much of the town in 1880 about a month before the 1880 census. A note in that census indicates Elizabeth was a widow, their oldest daughter is missing from the household, and she has a "wound in hand"."
from Les Tate
Joseph Russell Skinner [Parents] 1 was born 2 before 1878 in Wilcox co, AL. He died unknown. Joseph married 3 Josephine Smith about 1891 in Jefferson co, AL.
"Joseph Russell Skinner is the oldest child of Abijah. Abijah and wife Mary Jane Vernon, along with their first two children, came to TX about 1878 from Wilcox Co, AL following the death of Abijah's father in 1871 and the final settlement of the estate in 1877. They appear to have moved with brother Benjamin Allen Skinner, his family, and their mother Penelope Ann Albritton (widow of Benjamin Russell Skinner)."
from Les Tate
Josephine Smith 1 died unknown. She married 2 Joseph Russell Skinner about 1891 in Jefferson co, AL.
They had the following children:
F i Beulah Mae Skinner
John Foster Tate 1 died unknown. He married Beulah Mae Skinner.
Beulah Mae Skinner [Parents] 1 died unknown. She married John Foster Tate.
They had the following children:
M i John Foster Tate ,Jr
John Foster Tate ,Jr [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Leslie Ross "Les" Tate
Abijah Wilford Skinner [Parents] 1 died unknown. He married 2 Eugenia B. "Jeannie" (2nd w/o Abijah Skinner) in 1885 in Meridian, Lauderdale co, MS.
Other marriages:Vernon, Mary Jane
"Abijah and wife Mary Jane Vernon, along with their first two children, came to TX about 1878 from Wilcox Co, AL following the death of Abijah's father in 1871 and the final settlement of the estate in 1877. They appear to have moved with brother Benjamin Allen Skinner, his family, and their mother Penelope Ann Albritton (widow of Benjamin Russell Skinner). Mary Jane died about [1851?] after the birth of her fourth child John Albritton Skinner. The infant was sent to live with Vernon or Albritton relatives in Navarro Co, TX, but died about a year later. The other three children apparently went to live with relatives in Fannin Co (Texas) since Abijah couldn't care for them by himself.
"Abijah left TX sometime after his wife died and is known to have remarried in 1885 in Meridian, Lauderdale Co, MS. He must have carried the kids with him there or sent for them, because some TX Skinner family history reports the youngest boy William Lee didn't like his new stepmother and went back to live in Fannin Co. TX either with his aunt and uncle Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Patillo, or ( as reported by some) with his step-uncle Trenton A. Patillo (Thomas' brother)."
(from Les Tate)
Eugenia B. "Jeannie" (2nd w/o Abijah Skinner) 1 died unknown. She married 2 Abijah Wilford Skinner in 1885 in Meridian, Lauderdale co, MS.
Marion Tatum 1 died unknown. He married 2 Lizzie M. Skinner in MS.
Lizzie M. Skinner [Parents] 1 was born 2 about 1878 in TX. She died unknown. Lizzie married 3 Marion Tatum in MS.
"Abijah's daughter Lizzie M. is known to have married in MS and is found there in the 1910 & 1920 censuses"
from Les Tate
