West Virginia Pioneers
Joel Skeen
1862 - 1919 (~ 56 years)-
Name Joel Skeen Born Jan 1862 West Virginia, USA [1] Gender Male Died 1919 [2] Buried Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Person ID I22401 WVPioneers Last Modified 12 Jul 2017
Father Joseph Willie Skeen, b. 12 Feb 1824, Russell County, Virginia, USA , d. 5 Jul 1896 (Age 72 years) Mother Matilda Casto, b. 24 Jul 1834, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 17 Jan 1908 (Age 73 years) Married 12 Mar 1861 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [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 , d. 1891 (Age 24 years) Married 31 May 1883 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [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 , d. 12 Mar 1958, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 73 years) Family ID F7088 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Sylvia Smith, b. Mar 1857, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1921 (Age ~ 63 years) Married 8 Oct 1891 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [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 , d. 6 Dec 1918 (Age 25 years) 2. Arthur B Skeen, b. May 1896, West Virginia, USA , d. Bef 1900 (Age ~ 3 years) 3. Georgia Skeen, b. 29 Mar 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F7089 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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