West Virginia Pioneers

Joel Skeen

Male 1862 - 1919  (~ 56 years)


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  • Name Joel Skeen 
    Born Jan 1862  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 1919  [2
    Buried Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22401  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Joseph Willie Skeen,   b. 12 Feb 1824, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1896  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Matilda Casto,   b. 24 Jul 1834, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1908  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 12 Mar 1861  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    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. . .
    Family ID F1339  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Virginia Lucy Mays,   b. 1867, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1891  (Age 24 years) 
    Married 31 May 1883  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 5/31/1883
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Joel Skeen, 21, Jackson Co, (Kentuck PO)Jackson Co
      Virginia L Mays, 16, Monroe Co WV, Jackson co

      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
    Children 
     1. Virgil Lee Skeen,   b. 7 Jul 1884, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1958, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F7088  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sylvia Smith,   b. Mar 1857, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1921  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 8 Oct 1891  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 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

      1910 Washington, Jackson, WV #11
      Skeen, Joel 48 m-2 18y WV VA WV
      Silva 53 m1- 18y 4-2 children WV VAVA
      Lilly da 16
      Georgie da 10

      1920 Washington, Jackson, WV #18 all WVWVWV
      Skeen, Sylva 62 wd
      Georgia A da 19
      Kern, Arthur O sil 28 wd
      Glenver O gs 6
      Clifton C gs 4 9/12
      Dorna/Doma G gd 2 10/12
      Glada F gd 1 9/12

      Joseph Skeen Cemetery
      Skeen, Joel 1862-1919 (son of Joseph Willie Dayton, Sr. and Matilda Casto Skeen)
      Skeen, Sylvia Smith 1861-1921 (wife of Joel Skeen, dau of Samuel and Bethany Kiser Smith)
    Children 
     1. Lillie Mae Skeen,   b. 19 May 1893, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1918  (Age 25 years)
     2. Arthur B Skeen,   b. May 1896, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900  (Age ~ 3 years)
     3. Georgia Skeen,   b. 29 Mar 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F7089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S867] Cemetery Reading found on Jackson County WVGenWeb Site.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.