Eleanor Skinner

Brief Life History of Eleanor

When Eleanor Skinner was born on 11 March 1799, in Prince William, Virginia, United States, her father, Walter M. Skinner, was 39 and her mother, Salina Ann Davis, was 35. She married Anderson Dennison on 12 March 1818, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Harrison, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 3 August 1883, in Ten Mile District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Pleasant Grove Methodist Cemetery, Bristol, Harrison, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anderson Dennison
1795–1875
Eleanor Skinner
1799–1883
Marriage: 12 March 1818
Sarah Dennison
1819–1869
John Wilson Dennison
1825–1900
Walter McWhorter Dennison
1827–1910
Salina Ann Dennison
1830–1902
James Lewis Dennison
1832–1854
Nancy Emiline Dennison
1834–
Jemima Dennison
1837–1914
Edmond Lewis Dennison
1839–1912
Joshua Smith Dennison
1842–1917

Sources (58)

  • Ellen Dennison, "United States Census, 1880"
  • C, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
  • Eleanor "Nellie" Skinner Dennison, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for someone who stripped the hide from animals to be used in the production of fur garments, or to be tanned for leather, from Middle English skinner ‘skinner’, an agent derivative of Middle English skin(n) ‘hide, pelt’ (Old Norse skinn).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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