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Jimmy wrote:West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1856.
SKIDMORE Benjamin. HODGKINS Betsey. West Bromwich, All Saints. Sandwell Register Office. 22/7/365.

Got this for a Look up now
and most of it on Bcc

Dunno who he married need a certif for one of the kids
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =657178755

I think Betsy dies 1864 and so Lucy looks a good bet
for seeing who mother is

1870 SKIDMORE Lucy West Bromwich South West Sandwell Register Office WBSW/52/273

If I get it I will update Bcc

anyone need any more on this pending look ups

Proof that Zilla is the daughter of Benjamin and ELizabeth (Betsey) Hodgkins.

She in Winconsin till she moves to Washington about 1910 where she own her own farm. He brother Benjamin is with her.

Other census says she arrived in abt 1872 which fits in. Benjamin came first. His family after.

Name: Zillah Skidmore
Death Date: 23 May 1922
Death Place: Langley, Island, Washington
Gender: Female
Race (Displayed on Form):
Age at Death: 63 years 3 months 11 days
Estimated Birth Year: 1859
Birth Date:
Birth Place:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Benjamin Skidmore
Father's Birth Place:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Hodgekins
Mother's Birth Place:
Occupation:
Street Address:
Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 1992888
Digital GS Number: 4221143
Image Number: 726
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: 13

Edward is also Betsey's child. I think he cam back to England for a while then lived with is sister and borther in Washington.

Name: Edward Skidmore
Death Date: 21 Jul 1926
Death Place: Langley, Island, Washington
Gender: Male
Race (Displayed on Form): White
Age at Death: 57 years 7 months 6 days
Estimated Birth Year: 1869
Birth Date:
Birth Place:
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Brian Skidmore
Father's Birth Place:
Mother's Name: Betsy Hodgekins
Mother's Birth Place:
Occupation:
Street Address:
Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2022313
Digital GS Number: 4222315
Image Number: 38
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: 27

Lucy's wedding give no clue...that is why I love Australian records. We get the mother's maiden name on marriages!

Groom's Name: Ira Stephen Hawks
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace: Sextonville, Richland, Wis
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Lucy Jane Skidmore
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 04 Apr 1890
Marriage Place: Hoard, Clark, Wisconsin
Groom's Father's Name: Milo Hawks
Groom's Mother's Name: Lettice Eliza Hawks
Bride's Father's Name: Benjamin Skidmore
Bride's Mother's Name: Maria Skidmore
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00339-0
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1275835
Reference Number: cn 01662

Finding all their marriages and deaths but still no clue on Maria's surname.....

Helped a few Americans out though...."Ohhh, is that where her parents came from..." is one reply I had.

Ok lets brick wall this for moment

we may get lucky on those certifs someone may have them for
Priscilla / Edward and Lucy

the lucy one would be really interesting to get I really want Marias name

Ok Marias name is Pugh

info on Lucys certif
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =873064733

so Maria Pugh

is there a marriage for Benjamin Skidmore and Maria PUgh?
anywhere

familysearch
Groom's Name: Edward M Green
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace: Bethel, Ohio
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Minnie Skidmore
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace: Bayview, Wisconsin
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 22 Feb 1905
Marriage Place: Holway, Taylor, Wisconsin
Groom's Father's Name: George P Green
Groom's Mother's Name: Lucy E Mason
Bride's Father's Name: Benjamin Skidmore
Bride's Mother's Name: Maria Pugh
Groom's Race: White

I wonder if Marias death information would name parents as Benjamins did?

There is this not, on WMBMD,

Marriages Mar 1873.
FISHER Anne. West Bromwich. 6b. 904.
Marston Edward. W. Bromwich. 6b. 904.
PUGH Mary Ann. W. Bromwich. 6b 904.
Skidmare. Benjamin. West Bromwich. 6b. 904.
Skidmore. Benjamin. W. Bromwich. 6b. 904.

Jimmy wrote:There is this not, on WMBMD,

Marriages Mar 1873.
FISHER Anne. West Bromwich. 6b. 904.
Marston Edward. W. Bromwich. 6b. 904.
PUGH Mary Ann. W. Bromwich. 6b 904.
Skidmare. Benjamin. West Bromwich. 6b. 904.
Skidmore. Benjamin. W. Bromwich. 6b. 904.

No good,
Benjamin Skidmore.
Groom's Birth Date: 1852.
Groom's Age: 21.
Bride's Name: Anne Fisher.
Bride's Birth Date: 1853.
Bride's Age: 20.
Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1873.
Marriage Place: Moxley,Stafford.
Groom's Father's Name: John Skidmore.
Bride's Father's Name: William Fisher.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M16725-2.
System Origin: England-ODM.
Source Film Number: 1040772.

They had gone to Wisconsin by then unless of course they came back to marry?

Arrival Date: 16 Feb 1871
Ship Name: City of Washington
Ben Skidman, 37, labourer


Arrival Date: 9 Oct 1871
Ship Name: City of New York
Maria Skedmore, 28, wife,
Zilah, 14, servant
Ben, 10, child
Edwin, 7, child
Lucy, 1 i/2, child

Maria was naturalised in 1877. Looking for her paperwork....

I thought the census said na but listed her husbands as 1877??

http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/cemet ... indexS.htm
co Skidmore, Ann Maria Jan 30 1842 May 21 1929 Benjamin Skidmore 1865

cno Skidmore, Elizabeth Mar 2 1875 Aug 26 1953 D. rcd 25-281 Single Benjamin & Marie (Pugh) Skidmore
co Skidmore, Josiah 1882 10-Jan-1926 Benjamim & Maria Skidmore
cny Skidmore, Mabel Constance Feb 26 1883 Jan 5 1967 D. rcd 34-343 Single Unknown


Message #:
3514
Date Posted:
01-20-2002
Subject:
Skidmore, Josiah (1882 - 1926)
Posted by:
Stan
Email:
posted4u@charter.net
Surnames:
SKIDMORE HAWKS GREEN

Source: THE OWEN ENTERPRISE 01/14/1926

Skidmore, Josiah (1882 - 1926)

Josiah Skidmore, son of Benjamin and Maria Skidmore, was born in Holway, Taylor County, Wis., Sept., 13, 1882. Nearly all his life was spent on the old homestead where the parents have made their home for fifty years.


His sudden death, Sunday morning, Jan. 10, 1926, due to apoplectic seizure, came as a great shock to his relatives and friends.


He leaves to mourn his loss, his aged mother, who is in her 84th year, four sisters, Elizabeth and Mabel who are at home, Mrs. Ira Hawks of Withee and Mrs. Minnie Green of Curtiss, and two brothers, Benjamin and Edward of Langley, State of Washington.


A service was held at the home and at the Congregational Church at Curtiss, Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 13th with Rev. W. P. Powell officiating. Interment was made at Pine Hill Cemetery.