Della Virgie Skinner

Brief Life History of Della Virgie

When Della Virgie Skinner was born in June 1893, in West Virginia, United States, her father, Joseph Francis Skinner, was 25 and her mother, Effie May Riffle, was 20. She married Vincent Luther "David" Aylor on 24 May 1911, in Lewis, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1920 and Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States in 1930. She died on 11 March 1975, in Orange, California, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Vincent Luther "David" Aylor
1889–1978
Della Virgie Skinner
1893–1975
Marriage: 24 May 1911
Francis Luther Aylor
1913–1989
Paul Obie Aylor
1915–1916
Lillian Opal Aylor
1917–1995
Charles Willard Aylor
1923–1987

Sources (11)

  • Della V Taylor, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Della Virgie Skinner - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Della Virgie Skinner
  • Vergie Della Skinner, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

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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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