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Herbert Lee SKIDMORE

Herbert Lee SKIDMORE

Male 1902 - 1960  (58 years)


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  • Name Herbert Lee SKIDMORE
    Birth 7 Mar 1902  Harding, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Occupation 1922  [2] 
    miner 
    Residence 1922  Star City (Morgantown), Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1930  Cass District, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [3] 
    motor brakeman in coal mine 
    Residence 1935  Leadsville District, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Leadsville District, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation machine operator  [1] 
    Occupation 1940  [4] 
    coal miner 
    Residence Bobtown, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 28 Nov 1960  Dunkard, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Coffman Cemetery, US Route 250 near Harding, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I113634  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 May 2017

    Father William M. SKIDMORE,   b. 1869   d. 1956 (Age 87 years)
    Mother Arminda G. BOSERMAN,   b. 1869   d. 1946 (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F48114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pearl V. (Phoebe) BENNETT,   b. 22 Dec 1903, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1940, Weaver, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
    Marriage 23 Dec 1922  Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Monongalia Co, WV (Cass District), enumerated on Apr 11 1930:
      Herbert Skidmore, 28, motor brakeman in coal mine; wife Pearl, 25; son Herbert Jr, 6; son Donald K, 5; Romaine R, 4y 5m; Wanda L, 11 mo.

      1940 Census, Randolph Co, WV (Leadsville District), enumerated on Apr 29 1940:
      Herbert Skidmore, 38, coal miner; wife Pearl, 36; son Herbert Jr, 16; son Donald, 15; dau Romaine, 14; dau Wanda Lee, 10; son William, 9; dau Norma Jean, 8; son Robert, 7; dau Charlene, 3; dau Betty Lu, 1. Family resided in the same house in 1935.
    Children 
    >1. Herbert "Jake" SKIDMORE, Jr.,   b. 22 Oct 1923, Star City (Morgantown), Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1976, Elkins, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    >2. Donald Keith SKIDMORE,   b. 23 Nov 1924, Harding, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1990 (Age 65 years)
    >3. Romaine Rae SKIDMORE,   b. 13 Oct 1925, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1993, Carroll Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    >4. Wanda Lee SKIDMORE,   b. 29 May 1929, Pursglove, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 2009, Point Marion, Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    >5. William Paul SKIDMORE,   b. 24 Sep 1930, Star City (Morgantown), Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 2014, Sewickley, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    >6. Norma Jean SKIDMORE,   b. 15 Feb 1932   d. 14 Nov 1973 (Age 41 years)
     7. Charles Robert SKIDMORE,   b. 10 Jun 1933, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 2008 (Age 74 years)
    >8. Sharleen F. SKIDMORE,   b. CA 1937
    >9. Betty Lu SKIDMORE,   b. CA 1939
    Family ID F48113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2744] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1970 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2263] Monongalia County Marriage Records, Morgantown, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11341688&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S2332] 1930 Census, Monongalia County, WV.

    4. [S2714] 1940 Census, Randolph County, WV.