2904. Thomas Jefferson⁸ Skillings (Thomas P.⁷, Eunice⁶ Libby, Pvt John Skillings⁵, Mark⁴, Sarah³, Elizabeth² Brown, Andrew¹) (#19925) was born in Portland, Cumberland, ME 31 Oct 1843.⁽⁷⁵³³⁾ age 3y in 1845 church census; age 7y in 1850 USC Gray, Cumberland, ME; age 17y in 1860 USC Gray, Cumberland, ME Thomas died 17 Aug 1895 in Oak Park, Cook, IL, at 51 years of age.⁽⁷⁵³⁴⁾

He married Abby Fives Deering 25 Dec 1866.⁽⁷⁵³⁵⁾ (Abby Fives Deering is #19926.) Abby was born 1844.⁽⁷⁵³⁶⁾ Abby was the daughter of William Deering and Betsey Larrabee. Libby No. 11-7-2-6-4-1-2

Thomas Jefferson Skillings and Abby Fives Deering had the following children:

+ 3565 i. Edgar Eugene⁹ Skillings was born 25 Jul 1868.

3566 ii. Annie Belle Skillings (#19927) was born in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, ME 18 Dec 1869.⁽⁷⁵³⁷⁾ DAR Member #73264 Individual flags: DAR Mbr. She married John C. Beye 1906.⁽⁷⁵³⁸⁾ (John C. Beye is #19928.) The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 74 page 101:

Mrs. Belle Skillin Beye. DAR ID Number: 73264 Born in Cumberland County, Me. Wife of John C. Beye. Descendant of John Skillings Libby, of Maine. Daughter of Thomas Jefferson Skillin (b. 1843) and Abby F. Deering (b. 1844), his wife, m. 1866. [p.101] Granddaughter of Thomas Skillin (1815-95) and Eliza A. Libby (1822-75), his wife, m. 1841. Gr-granddaughter of Edward Skillin (b. 1784) and Eunice Libby (b. 1791), his wife, m. 1812. Gr-gr-granddaughter of John Skillings Libby and Rhoda Cummings (1763-1849), his wife, m. 1787. John Skillings Libby (1761-1807) enlisted 1779, in Capt. Roger Libby's company, Col. Nathaniel Jordan's regiment. He was born and died in Scarboro.

3567 iii. Zeta May Skillings (#91701) was born in Portland, Cumberland, ME 20 Jan 1872.⁽⁷⁵³⁹⁾ Zeta died 25 Nov 1936 at 64 years of age.⁽⁷⁵⁴⁰⁾

3568 iv. Florence Bessie Skillings (#91702) was born in Deering, Cumberland, ME 13 May 1873.⁽⁷⁵⁴¹⁾ Florence died 11 Nov 1939 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, at 66 years of age.⁽⁷⁵⁴²⁾ She married Chester Madison Echols 2 Jun 1900.⁽⁷⁵⁴³⁾ (Chester Madison Echols is #91703.)

3569 v. Abbie Eola Skillings (#91712) was born in Deering, Cumberland, ME 5 Apr 1875.⁽⁷⁵⁴⁴⁾ She married George Marshall 25 Dec 1897.⁽⁷⁵⁴⁵⁾ (George Marshall is #91713.)

3570 vi. Alice Valletta Skillings (#91704) was born in Deering, Cumberland, ME 24 Nov 1877.⁽⁷⁵⁴⁶⁾ She married John D. Rawls.⁽⁷⁵⁴⁷⁾ (John D. Rawls is #91705.)

3571 vii. Cora Dell Skillings (#91706) was born in Oak Park, Cook, IL 10 Dec 1879.⁽⁷⁵⁴⁸⁾ Cora died 26 Sep 1897 at 17 years of age.⁽⁷⁵⁴⁹⁾

3572 viii. Thomas Chester Skillings (#91707) was born in Oak Park, Cook, IL 10 May 1882.⁽⁷⁵⁵⁰⁾ Thomas died 16 Jun 1912 at 30 years of age.⁽⁷⁵⁵¹⁾

3573 ix. Ralph Wendell Skillings (#91708) was born in Oak Park, Cook, IL 6 May 1886.⁽⁷⁵⁵²⁾ He married three times. He married Diana Niehoff 1924.⁽⁷⁵⁵³⁾ (Diana Niehoff is #91709.) He married Mar Carlton c1944.⁽⁷⁵⁵⁴⁾ (Mar Carlton is #91710.) He married Ruth (Skillings) 1954.⁽⁷⁵⁵⁵⁾ (Ruth (Skillings) is #91711.)

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