Joseph William Dayton Skeen

1871 - 1926  (55 years)

• Name	Joseph William Dayton Skeen
  Born	13 Jun 1871	West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Aug 1926	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	Death Record Name: Joseph W./Skeens Sex: Male Death Date: 02 Aug 1926 Death Place: Frame, Kanawha, West Virginia Age at Death: 55y 1m 20d Birth Place: W. Va. Marital Status: M Occupation: Foreman Father: Joseph W./Skeens Jackson County, WV Cemeteries, Vol 2, shows Joseph is buried in the Joseph Skeen Cemetery but a later reading of the cemetery does not include him. It is likely that since his wife, son and father are buried there, that he is as well.
  Person ID	I22404	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	Mary Catherine Harrison,   b. Sep 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Dec 1951  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1894	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 12/18/1894 at res of Wellie Harrison Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States Joseph Skeen, Jr, 23, Jackson Co, Goldtown Mary Catherine Harrison, 21, Jackson Co, Goldtown Informant - Genl Harrison 1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV Skeen, Joseph 6/1871 m 5y Mary C wife 9/1874 m 5y 3-3 children Orie J da 9/1895 Ora Genet 9/9/1895 Floyd I son 3/1897 Floyd Irwin 3/13/1897 Matilda H da 4/1899 4/12/1899 Henry C neph 12/1889 1910 Washington, Jackson, WV Skeen, Joseph D 38 m1- 16y Mary C 36 m1- 16y 7-5 children Oria da 14 Erwin son 13 Corda 8 Mary Cordelia 7/1/1901 Dayton son 6 Dayton Albert 10/11/1903 James A 2 3/30/1908 1920 Washington, Jackson, WV Skeen, Joseph D 49 WV VA WV Mary C 46 WVWVWV Corda M da 18 WVWWV Dayton A son 16 James A son 12 Okey L son 9 Okey Leonard 9/1/1910 Hansel K son 6 WVWVWV Hansel Kaye 3/11/1913 1930 Washington, Jackson, WV Skeen, Mary 56 wd md age 21 WVWVWV James son 22 WVWVWV Okey son 19 WVWVWV Hansel son 17 WVWVWV 1940 Kentuck, Washington, Jackson, WV alll born WV, 1935: lived rural Jackson Co, WV Skeen, Mary 66 w Marcella gd 13 Anderson, Ora da 44 wd Henry gs 21 s Dollie gd 19 Clinton gs 18 Clayton gs 9 Birth Record Name: Floyd Ervin Skeen Birth Date: 13 Mar 1897 Birth Place: Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia Sex: Male Mother: Mary Catherine Harison, 23, born Goldtown Father: Joseph Willie Dayton Skeen, 24, born Kentuck 2nd child, none had died before he was born Signed Mary Chathern Skeen These are the same cemetery, just different readings. Skeen Cemetery, East of Kentuck Row 4 Skeen, James B. 1908-1961 s/o Joseph W. D. & Mary C. Skeen Skeen, Mary (Harrison) 1873 - 1951 wife of Joseph W. D. Skeen Skeen, Joseph W. D. 1873 - 19__ s.o Joseph H. & Elizabeth (Fields) Skeen [incorrect data added by the person who read the cemetery] Joseph Skeen Cemetery Skeen, Mary Catherine Harrison Sept 1873- Dec 1, 1951 (dau of Franklin B. and Hannah (Bozzel) Harrison) Skeen, James B. May 31, 1908- Dec 25, 1961 (son of Joseph Willie Dayton and Mary Catherine Harrison Skeen Skeen, Joseph Sr. April 12, 1824-July 5, 1896
  Children	1. Ora Genet Skeen,   b. 9 Sep 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1966  (Age 70 years)   2. Floyd Ervin Skeen,   b. 13 Mar 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Matilda H Skeen,   b. 12 Apr 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Between 1900 and 1910  (Age 0 years)   4. Mary Cordelia Skeen,   b. 1 Jul 1901, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Dayton Albert Skeen,   b. 11 Oct 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Jan 1993  (Age 89 years)   6. James B Skeen,   b. 30 Mar 1908, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 Dec 1961  (Age 53 years)   7. Okey Leonard Skeen,   b. 1 Sep 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Jan 1878   8. Hansel Kaye Skeen,   b. 11 Mar 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Dec 1984  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F7092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.