- Volume 3 Number 1
- Winter 1986
- American Ethnicity
- Ancient Skinner Lines
- Myrtle S. Bohme Lineage
- Clan MacGregor
- Cook Co., IL Census
- Cook Co., IL Wills
- Thelma C. (Browning) Dalberg Lineage
- Dead Briton - KGB
- Debrett Update
- Elephant two-step
- Guild of One Name Studies
- History of Eugene, Oregon (Chapter 1)
- Letter From the Editor
- Medical Quirks
- miscSKlNNERlaneous
- New Jersey Settlers
- New Jersey Update
- Off Broadway
- Passages
- Queries
- Resources
- Skinner-Hope Family Record
- Jane Skinner Obituary
- John Skinner of Hoodbridge
- Josiah Skinner Will
- Robert Skinner Line
- William Skinner Lineage
- Skinner Places
- Skinner Variants
- Skinner's a hit
- Vision Quest
- Worshipful Company of Skinners
- Winter 1986
Thanks to William Weiler for transcription of this article.
Status Report
In the Fall `85 Issue of SKU, we had information regarding some of the places that had been named Skinner:
Skinnerton, AL (1)
Skinner, ME (1)
Skinner's Eddy, Wyoming Co., PA (see below)
Skinner, Bay Co., MI (2)
Skinner's, Bourbon Co., KY (1)
Skinnersburgh, Scott Co., KY (1)
Skinnersville, Washington Co., NC (1, see below)
Skinnerville, St. Lawrence Co., NY (2)
Skinner's Hill, Williamson Co., TN (see below)
Eugene, Oregon, the County Seat of Lane County, was named after Eugene
F. Skinner (1809-1864), pioneer and postmaster. We will be running a serialized history about this Skinner family and the founding of Eugene, OR.
(1) Awaiting reply from city.
(2) See page 2, SKU Volume 2 Number 4, Fall, 1985.
(4) Awaiting reply from state historical society.
(5) Awaiting reply from county historical society.
-Skinner's Eddy-
Skinner's Eddy is a small village in Wyoming County, PA. It has a population of about 60 people.
Ebenezer Skinner and his son, Wait S., located just below the mouth of the Tuscarora creek in 1792 or 1793, and subsequently opened a tavern. This used to be a favorite stopping place for raftsmen and boatmen, and soon came to be known as Skinner's Eddy. The principal part of the village originally stood on the flat near the river bank, but an unprecedented freshet in the spring of 1865 destroyed it, sweeping away twenty five or thirty buildings. This flat was originally cleared by Samuel Sturdevant, Jr., who built a sawmill here and a grist mill.
Drs. Royal Robinson and Edward Crandall located at Skinner's Eddy about 1823, and were the first resident physicians.
A school house was erected at Skinner's Eddy about 1829, nearly opposite Leon Smith's residence. The present two story school building, which accommodates Laceyville and Skinner's Eddy, was erected in 1864.
Benjamin Edwards was the first merchant, in 1826. In 1828 Bradley Wakeman became a partner with him. They were also engaged in the manufacture and sale of gloves and mittens to quite an extent. They remained until 1832, and were followed by John Sturdevant. Thomas Morley opened a store on the west side of the creek about 1835, and subsequently a foundry and machine shop. The "Tuscarora Iron Works" was founded in 1874 by John S. Peelis, the present proprietor. In 1863 Philip Thomas built a tannery, which he operated until November 19th, 1879, when it burned.
The village now contains two general stores, a church, a hotel and railroad station, the Tuscarora Iron Works, a blacksmith and wheel wright shop, and about 100 inhabitants.
M.E. Church at Skinner's Eddy. -
Meetings were held by itinerating Methodist preachers as early as 1810, and about 1812 a class was formed at the house of Joshua Keeney at Black Walnut, and stated preaching was had for a few years.
About 1828 a class was formed at the school house on Lacey Street, composed of Simon Z. Keeney and Louisa, his wife, Charles Keeney, Thomas Moreley, Clarissa Sturdevant, Betsy Smith and Mrs. Joshua Keeney. Revs. George Comfort and Vincent Coryell were the ministers on this circuit. The place of meeting was soon changed to Skinner's Eddy, being the dwelling of Major John Sturdevant, and afterwards the schoolhouse until 1838, when the present meeting house was built. Among the early preachers were Rev. Messrs. Comfort, Coryell, Bibbins, Barker, Torrey, Ellis and Lull.
-from the History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties, PA, W.W. Munsell & Co., NY, 1880. Thanks to Mrs. Margaret E. Craft, Librarian at the Wyoming (Co.) Historical and Geological Society, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
The community in Washington County, NC, called Skinnersville (or Skinner's Camp) is so called for General William Skinner of the Revolutionary War. There is also a Skinner's Canal and a Skinner's Point in that area.
-Thanks to William Thomas Skinner (215 Wilby Drive, Matthews, NC 28105) for the above information.
-Skinner's Hill-
There is a Skinner's Hill in Williamson County, Tennessee. So called for my great grandfather Griffin T. Skinner and his son William Laban Skinner who raised a brood of 14 offspring on the hill. Also, Skinner's Hollow nearby named after Griffin's brother John Marshall Skinner.