West Virginia Pioneers

Mary Catherine Harrison

Female 1873 - 1951  (~ 78 years)


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  • Name Mary Catherine Harrison 
    Born Sep 1873  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 1 Dec 1951  [2
    Buried Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22414  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Franklin B Harrison,   b. Mar 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Hannah Boswell,   b. 30 Apr 1847, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 9 Sep 1869  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • 1870 Mill Creek Dist, Jackson, WV # 277
      Frank B, 24
      Hannah, 23

      1880 Census Place: E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia
      Franklin B. HARRISON Self M M W 34 VA
      Hannah HARRISON Wife F M M 33 VA
      Albert HARRISON Son M S W 9 WV
      Elizabeth HARRISON Dau F S W 7 WV
      Mary HARRISON Dau F S W 5 WV
      Annetta HARRISON Dau F S W 3 WV
      George HARRISON Son M S W 1 WV

      1900 JC Ripley Dist
      Franklin B, 3/1846, ed
      Joseph W A, son, 8/1870
      Sarah A, da, 12/1871, wd? 2-2
      George F, sn, 9/1878
      Arizona J, da, 2/1881
      Hannah L, da, 5/1883
      Thomas B, sn, 3/1885
      David T, sn, 8/1886
      Elvie A, gs, 5/1894
      Bessie A, gd, 3/1896
      Mary M, cousin, 12/1832, 67, sing

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV
      Harrison, Franklin B 63 m2- 7y
      Mary E 63 m2- 7y 2-2 children
      Townsend B son 23 s
      David R son 21 s
      Boggess, Greely M sil 26 m1- 7y
      Lucretta C da 26 m1- 7y 3-3 children
      Sherlie M gs 6
      Viva M gd 3
      Georgiana gd 1 ?/12
    Family ID F3652  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph William Dayton Skeen,   b. 13 Jun 1871, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1926, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1894  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 70 years)
     2. Floyd Ervin Skeen,   b. 13 Mar 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Matilda H Skeen,   b. 12 Apr 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1900 and 1910  (Age 0 years)
     4. Mary Cordelia Skeen,   b. 1 Jul 1901, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Dayton Albert Skeen,   b. 11 Oct 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1993  (Age 89 years)
     6. James B Skeen,   b. 30 Mar 1908, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1961  (Age 53 years)
     7. Okey Leonard Skeen,   b. 1 Sep 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1878
     8. Hansel Kaye Skeen,   b. 11 Mar 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1984  (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F7092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

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