Cecile Virginia Skousen

Brief Life History of Cecile Virginia

When Cecile Virginia Skousen was born on 13 March 1889, in Colonia Juárez, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, her father, Daniel Skousen, was 23 and her mother, Melvina Clay Greer, was 21. She married Walter Ernest Young on 9 June 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to World in 1949. She died on 31 May 1979, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Ernest Young
1887–1982
Cecile Virginia Skousen
1889–1979
Marriage: 9 June 1915
Amy Melvina Young
1916–2013
Walter Ernest Young Junior
1918–1971
James Erwin Young
1920–1921
Caroline Young
1922–1923
Joseph CARL Young
1925–1985
Esther Cecile Young
1928–1928

Sources (30)

  • Cecil Virginia Skousen Young in household of Walter Ernest Young, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Cecile V. Skousen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Cecile Skousen Young, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1894 · The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed.

The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed. - A precursor society to FamilySearch, the GSU was organized on November 13,1894, in the Church Historian's Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

1913

Madero overthrown by coup d'état staged by Felix Díaz and Huerta. Madero assassinated. Carranza, Villa, and Álvaro Obregón lead northern rebellion.

Name Meaning

Danish: patronymic from Skou, a variant of Skov ‘forest’, a topographic name occasionally used as a personal name.

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

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Story Highlight

August 1935 Leonard's heart trouble

from Willmirth Skousen Journal--in possession & transcribed by Lorie Ann Allen Miller August 1935 When baby Melvina was 6 weeks old we moved to Mexico because of Leonard's health. He had to give up …

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