Peter O. Skiles

Brief Life History of Peter O.

When Peter O. Skiles was born on 23 March 1857, in Dent, Missouri, United States, his father, Peter Joseph Skiles, was 44 and his mother, Martha Ann Maples, was 32. He married Sarah C. Van Hooser on 27 April 1882, in Texas, Missouri, United States. He lived in Dent, Texas, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Texas Township, Dent, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 5 December 1917, in Texas, Missouri, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Montauk, Dent, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Peter O. Skiles
1857–1917
Ada Thompson
1883–1902
Dora Bell Skiles
1902–1996

Sources (7)

  • Peter Skyles in household of Peter Skyles, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Peter Skyles, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Peter O. Simon Skiles, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1860

Historic Information: 1830: Wayne, Missouri, United States 1831: Ripley, Missouri, United States 1837: Shannon, Missouri, United States 1843: Ashley, Missouri, United States 1845: Texas, Missouri, United States 1860: Dent, Missouri, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Skoyles (see Scholes ). Compare Skyles .

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

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