West Virginia Pioneers
Family: Joseph Willie Skeen / Matilda Casto (F1339)
m. 12 Mar 1861-
Father | Male
Joseph Willie Skeen
Born 12 Feb 1824 Russell County, Virginia, USA 
Died 5 Jul 1896 Buried Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Married 12 Mar 1861 [1] Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1] Other Spouse Mary 'Polly' Hamon | F4563 Married Other Spouse Mary Rebecca 'Polly' Garrett | F4562 Married 15 Mar 1849 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Father Stephen Skeen | F1338 Group Sheet Mother Susannah Kiser | F1338 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Matilda Casto
Born 24 Jul 1834 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Died 17 Jan 1908 Buried Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Father Rev George Casto, Sr | F586 Group Sheet Mother Sarah Ours | F586 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Male
Joel Skeen
Born Jan 1862 West Virginia, USA Died 1919 Buried Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Spouse Virginia Lucy Mays | F7088 Married 31 May 1883 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Spouse Sylvia Smith | F7089 Married 8 Oct 1891 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 2 | Male
David L Skeen
Born 5 Mar 1864 Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Died 12 Nov 1922 Buried Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Spouse Cordelia A Winter | F2739 Married 14 Nov 1882 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 3 | Female
Telitha Skeen
Born 3 Dec 1866 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Died 22 Nov 1898 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Buried Spouse Thomas Jefferson Lee Kiser | F8476 Married 17 Aug 1883 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 4 | Male
Stephen Progler Skeen
Born 1869 West Virginia, USA Died 1928 Buried Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Spouse Nancy Ann Mays | F7090 Married 17 Aug 1887 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 5 | Male
Joseph William Dayton Skeen
Born 13 Jun 1871 West Virginia, USA Died 2 Aug 1926 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Buried Spouse Mary Catherine Harrison | F7092 Married 18 Dec 1894 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
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Notes
1870 Washington, Jackson, WV # 172
Skean, Joseph 44 VA
Matilda 37 VA
James H 18 Va
Jasper H 16 V
Margaret 14 Va
Sarah J 11 Va
Jewell 8 Va [Joel]
Talitha 6 WV
Stephen 4 WV
David 7 Va
# 173
Skean, Charles 19 KY Mar [another son???]
Cynthia 20 Ky Mar
1880 Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia
Joseph SKEEN Self M M W 55 VA
Matilda SKEEN Wife F M W 42 WV
Joel SKEEN Son M S W 18 WV
David L. SKEEN Son M S W 16 WV
Telitha SKEEN Dau F S W 14 WV
Stephen SKEEN Son M S W 12 WV
Joseph SKEEN Son M S W 9 WV
1900 Washington, Jackson, WV # 99
Joel Skeen 1/1862 m 19y WVVAWV
Silvie 3/1857 m 19y 4-3 children WV VAVA
Virgil L son 7/1884 WV
Lillie M da 5/1893
Arthur B son 5/1896
Georgia da 3/1899
Matilda mother 7/1836 wd 5-4 children WVWVWV
George W neph 3/1888 WVWVWV
Matilda is third wife
The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume III,
pg. 468
Jackson
HERBERT SKEEN is in his second term of efficient service as Circuit Court clerk of Jackson County.. . . .
Mr. Skeen was born at Kentuck, in Jackson County, August 3, 1887. His grandfather, Joseph Skeen, was born in West Virginia and was an early day hunter and farmer at Kentuck, where he lived out his life. The grandmother was his third wife, Matilda Casto, a native and life-long resident of Jackson County. David L. Skeen, father of the Circuit Court clerk, was born at Kentuck in 1864, and has spent all his life there. He owns a large farm, is a cattle raiser, a timber man, and for two years was road surveyor of Washington District. His political affiliation is with the republican party. David L. Skeen married Cordelia Winter, who was born in Jackson County in 1863. . .
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