John S. SKINNER
Sources. THE TRIBE OF RAIL by Dorothy Taylor. Copy in possession of Ellis Charles Rail. "from Directory of Van Buren County, Iowa (1878) Union Township Skinner, John S., farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Birmingham; son of Addie Skinner; was born March 20, 1812, in Steuben Co., N.Y.; same year his parents moved to Seneca Co.; he remained at home until his father died, in April 1830; from that time, till he was married, followed boating on Seneca Lake and the canal. Married Catharine A. Rail, of Yates Co., N.Y., Feb. 22, 1836; December 1838 moved to Iowa; stopped at Fort Madison spring of 1839, came to his present farm; have five children living---Joseph B., Charles A., George N., Dick and Walrade A.; lost five---Peter, Samuel, Franklin, and two infants not named. His son Joseph served in Co H of the 1st Colo. V.I., and Charles A., in Co H of the 3rd I.V.C.--Republican---" Directory of Van Buren County, page 598 gives birth date of 20 March 1812 for son, John S. Skinner. IOWA PIONEERS: THEIR ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS. Contributed by members of Iowa Chapters, Daughters of the American Revolution. March 1, 1969. Thelma Gentry Shepherd, State Chairman of Genealogical Records. Pages 12 - 16, and 88 "The Skinner Kinsmen." Buried in Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA.
Sources: THE TRIBE OF RAIL by Dorothy Taylor. Copy in possession of Ellis Charles Rail. Daughter of Benjamin Riegle, but family changed name to Rail at some point in time.
Sources: THE TRIBE OF RAIL by Dorothy Taylor. Copy in possession of Ellis Charles Rail. Joseph went by Joe. 1900 censusGeorges Creek, Inyo, California
Sources: THE TRIBE OF RAIL by Dorothy Taylor. Copy in possession of Ellis Charles Rail. 1860 census Union, Van Buren, Iowa
Sources: THE TRIBE OF RAIL by Dorothy Taylor. Copy in possession of Ellis Charles Rail. 1860 census Union, Van Buren, Iowa
1880 census Birmingham, Van Buren, Iowa living with Randall widower
Sources: THE TRIBE OF RAIL by Dorothy Taylor. Copy in possession of Ellis Charles Rail.
The Tribe of Rail by Dorothy Taylor 1870 census Van Buren, Iowa
Sources: THE TRIBE OF RAIL by Dorothy Taylor. Copy in possession of Ellis Charles Rail. died young- age unknown but not listed in any census
Sources: THE TRIBE OF RAIL by Dorothy Taylor. Copy in possession of Ellis Charles Rail.
Sources: THE TRIBE OF RAIL by Dorothy Taylor. Copy in possession of Ellis Charles Rail.
From History of Van Buren county, Union twp, Iowa
He married Anna Catharine Rail (Riegle) 22 Feb 1836 . Anna Catharine Rail (Riegle) was born at Lower Paxton Twp, Dauphin, Pennsylvania 12 Jun 1816 daughter of Benjamin Rail (Riegle) and Susanna Mohler .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Joseph Vielie Skinner
born Feb 1839.
Charles A. Skinner
born 1840.
Mary H. Skinner
born Abt 1850.
Clarissa Jane Skinner
born Abt 1847.
George Newell Skinner
born 25 May 1854.
Richard "Dick" Skinner
born 29 Dec 1857.
Agnes Walrade Skinner
born Abt 1860.
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John S. Skinner died 10 Sep 1888 at Birmingham, Van Buren, Iowa .
Anna Catharine Rail (Riegle) died 11 Oct 1905 at Lone Pine, Inyo, California .