West Virginia Pioneers

Henry Beecher Skeen

Male 1896 - 1963  (66 years)


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  • Name Henry Beecher Skeen 
    Born 23 Nov 1896  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Apr 1963  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Name: Beecher Skeen
      Address: Fletcher
      County: Jackson
      State: West Virginia
      Birthplace: West Virginia
      Birth Date: 23 Nov 1895
      Race: White
      Age: 21
      Occupation: farmer
      Nearest Relative: wife
      Height/Build: mediium/stout
      Color of Eyes/Hair:light brown/dark

      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      Name: Henry Beecher Skeen
      Birth Date: 23 Nov 1895
      Birth Place: Fletcher, West Virginia, USA
      Residence: Jackson, West Virginia, USA
      Age: 46
      Occupation: General machinery Ordnance Corp, S Charleston
      Nearest Relative: Mildred Skeen, Fletcher WV
      Height/Build: 5' 10 1/2" 200lb
      Color of Eyes/Hair: gray/gray

      U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
      Name: Henry Skeen
      SSN: 234-34-8746
      Last Residence: West Virginia
      BORN: 23 Nov 1895
      Died: Apr 1963
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

      Findagrave.com:
      Henry Beecher Skeen
      Birth: Oct. 23, 1895
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Apr., 1963
      West Virginia, USA

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Joshua Skeen (1854 - 1944)
      Nancy Ann Kiser Skeen (1858 - 1928)
      Spouse:
      Ora M Hamon Skeen (1895 - 1928)*
      Children:
      Roy Raymond Skeen (1917 - 1917)*
      Siblings:
      William Kenna Skeen (1878 - 1936)*
      Joshua Mark Skeen (1883 - 1972)*
      Thomas Bayard Skeen (1885 - 1984)*
      Roscoe Roy Skeen (1887 - 1917)*
      Abednego Canaan Skeen (1889 - 1975)*
      Henry Beecher Skeen (1895 - 1963)
      Mary Mae Skeen Hamon (1898 - 1991)*
      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Hamons-Skeens Cemetery
      Kentuck
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Pj
      Record added: Nov 10, 2012
      Find A Grave Memorial# 100492410
    Person ID I54550  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Joshua Skeen,   b. 28 Dec 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1944  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Nancy Amanda Kiser,   b. 14 Nov 1858, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1928, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 6 Sep 1877  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1880 Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia
      Joshua SKEEN Self M M W 25 WV VA VA
      Nancy SKEEN Wife F M W 21 WV VA VA
      Wm. K. SKEEN Son M S W 2 WV
      Parker SKEEN Son M S W 9M WV

      1900 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Skeen, Joshua 12/1854 m 23y WV VAVA
      Nancy A 11/1858 m 23y 11-11 children WV VAVA
      Loreing P 8/1879 s
      Virgie G 12/1880
      Hoyt C 4/1882
      Joshua M 12/1883
      Thomas B 12/1885
      Rosco R 9/1887
      Abedigo C 10/1889
      Joseph D 10/1891
      Henry B 11/1895
      Mary M 8/1898

      1910 Washington, Jackson, WV #92
      Skeen, Joshua 55 m1- 32y WV VA VA
      Nancy A 51 m1- 32y 11-9 children WV VA VA
      Joshua M son 26 s WV WV WV
      Rosco R son 22 s WV WV WV
      Abednago C son s 20 WV WV WV
      Joseph D son 18 WV WV WV
      Henry B son 14 WV WV WV
      Mary M da 11 WV WV WV

      1920 Washington, Jackson, WV # 16
      Skeen, Joshua 65
      Nancy A 61
      J M son 36 s
      Joseph D son 28 s

      1930 Washington, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV
      Skeen, William K 52 md age 22
      Cleary S 49 md age 19
      Doy B son 29 s
      Orel J son 18
      Joshua father 75 wd md age 22 WV VA WV
      Robert H neph 11
      Mildred L niece 9
      Ruby M niece 2 5/12
    Family ID F12321  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ora M Hamon,   b. 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1928  (Age 33 years) 
    Married 16 Sep 1916  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • 1910, Ora lived at # 89, Beecher at # 91

      Marriage Record
      Date: 9/16/1916 nearly Greely Polings
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Beecher Skeen, 20, Jackson County, Fletcher
      Ora M Hamon, 21, Jackson co, Fletcher

      1920 Washington, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV
      Skeen, Henry B 24
      Ora M 24
      Robert H 1 4/12

      1930 Charleston, Kanawha, WV all born WV WV WV
      Skeen, Joseph B 38 md age 29
      Ruth 28 md age 19
      Wanda da 8
      Wilda da 6
      Waleveen da 3 6/12
      Beecher bro 34 wd md age 20
      Philis niece 7
      Ward neph 4 6/12

      1930 Washington, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV
      Skeen, William K 52 md age 22
      Cleary S 49 md age 19
      Doy B son 29 s
      Orel J son 18
      Joshua father 75 wd md age 22 WV VA WV
      Robert H neph 11
      Mildred L niece 9
      Ruby M niece 2 5/12 f 11/4/1928

      1940 Washington, Jackosn, WV
      all born WV, 1935: all lived same house
      Skeen, Beecher 44
      Mildred da 19
      Phyllis da 17
      Ward son 14
      Maxine da 12

      1940 Charleston, Kanawha, WV
      all born WV, 1935: all lived same house
      Skeen, Hoyt C 57 teacher
      Pheobe G 50
      J Andrew son 22
      H Wendall son 8
      Robert H nephew 21 s WV 1935: rural Jackson Co, WV
    Children 
     1. Roy Raymond Skeen,   b. 5 Sep 1917, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1917, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Robert H Skeen
     3. Mildred L Skeen
     4. Phyllis Skeen
     5. Ward Skeen
     6. Ruby Maxine Skeen
    Family ID F26943  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

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