Richard Skees

22 May 1807–13 September 1882 (Age 75)
Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of Richard

When Richard Skees was born on 22 May 1807, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Richard Skees, was 39 and his mother, Ann Durbin, was 38. He married Mary Martha Hill about 1833, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in White Mills, Hardin, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 13 September 1882, in Hardin, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Harcourt, Hardin, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Skees
1807–1882
Mary Martha Hill
1813–1884
Marriage: about 1833
Catharine Ann Skees
1836–1917
Sarah Elizabeth Skees
1837–1920
Benedict Joseph Skees
1838–1897
James Thomas Skees
1840–1920
John Lewis Skees
1842–1922
Hettie Eliza Skees
1844–1917
Mary Malinda Skees
1846–1879
Juliet Magdalene Skees
1850–1900
Margaret E. Skees
1853–1855
Martha Jane Skees
1855–1905
Teresa Ellen Skees
1857–1944

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1833Kentucky, United States
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1808
    Age 1
    Atlantic slave trade abolished.
    1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
    Age 5
    During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 23
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    Name Meaning

    Origin undetermined.

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

    Sources (15)

    • Richard Skees, "United States Census, 1880"
    • Richard Skees in entry for Sarah Pearl, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
    • Richd Skees, "United States Census, 1870"

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