Brief Life History of Lewis Bernard
When Lewis Bernard Skinner was born on 30 March 1873, in Macon, Macon Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States, his father, Nelson Lewis Skinner, was 32 and his mother, Mary Paradise, was 26. He married Bertha E. Allen on 18 December 1901, in Clinton, Clinton Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States in 1950. He died in 1955, at the age of 82, and was buried in Macon Cemetery, Macon Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States.
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- Lewis B Skinner, "United States 1950 Census"
- Lewis Bernard Skinner, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Lewis B. Skinner, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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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.
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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