Luther Russell Skinner (1842–) • FamilySearch

Luther Russell Skinner

10 May 1842–
Lewis, West Virginia, United States

The Life of Luther Russell

When Luther Russell Skinner was born on 10 May 1842, in Lewis, West Virginia, United States, his father, Francis Skinner, was 48 and his mother, Nancy A Dennison, was 34. He married Amanda Jane Haymond about 1866, in West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Lewis, Virginia, United States in 1850.

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Heritage

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Luther Russell Skinner

1842–

Amanda Jane Haymond

1846–

Marriage: about 1866

Alice J Skinner

1858–1933

Florence Skinner

1867–1880

Rose Lee Skinner

1870–1952

Virginia Skinner

1873–

Spouse and Children

Luther Russell Skinner

Male1842–Male

Amanda Jane Haymond

Female1846–Female

MARRIAGE
about 1866
West Virginia, United States

children

(4)

Alice J Skinner

Female1858–1933Female

Florence Skinner

Female1867–1880Female

Rose Lee Skinner

Female1870–1952Female

Virginia Skinner

Female1873–Female

Parents and Siblings

Francis Skinner

Male1794–1886Male

Nancy A Dennison

Female1808–1895Female

siblings

(14)

Lewis L Skinner

Male1828–1909Male

James D. Skinner

Male1830–1897Male

John D. Skinner

Male1832–Male

John Skinner

Male1832–Male

Catherine Skinner

Female1833–Female

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World Events (8)

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

Age 2

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

1846

Age 4

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

Age 33

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

Skinner

Luther

Russell

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 an agent derivative of Middle English skin ‘hide’, ‘pelt’ (Old Norse skinn).

Possible Related Names

Shinn

Shinners

Sources (3)

Luther S Kinner in household of Francis Skinner, "United States Census, 1850"
L. Skinner in entry for Florence Skinner, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
Luther Skinner in entry for Rose Brainkley Henderson, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"

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