2567. George Wilbert⁸ Skilling (Hiram⁷ Skillin, Sarah (Sally)⁶ Libby, Abigail⁵ Davis, Sarah⁴ Libby, William³, Elizabeth² Brown, Andrew¹) (#28733) was born in NJ 3 Feb 1865.⁽⁶⁷⁰⁰⁾ see 1900 census for Hardin Twp, Iowa Falls, IA p 142 George died 5 Jun 1941 in Berkeley, Alameda, CA, at 76 years of age.⁽⁶⁷⁰¹⁾ aged 76 years, 4 months, 2 days - at the time of his death, George was residing at 2960 Linden Street, Berkeley, Alameda, CA. He died at Fairmont Hospital, San Leandro, CA. Immediate cause of death was hypertrophy prostate due to scrotal abscess, due to bowel obstruction (autopsy confirmed cause). George was cremated at the Oakland Crematory on 10 Jun 1941 on 10 Jun 1941. Copy of death certificate (provided by descendant Nancy Haugen) in my Skillings files.

He married twice. He married Eunice Sarah Washburn in Lake Allie, Renville, MN, 9 Jul 1891.⁽⁶⁷⁰²⁾ at the farm of Eunice's parents, James Ayers and Catharine Ann (Davis) Washburn, "on the farm under an old hockberry tree ... near Lake Allie Renville Co. Minn. The minister was S.D. Kernerer. Witnesses - William Eynon and Ira S. Shephard." (Eunice Sarah Washburn is #37622.)

Eunice was born 8 Apr 1867 in Plainview, MN.⁽⁶⁷⁰³⁾ born as the fifth child Eunice was the daughter of James Ayers Washburn and Catharine Davis.

Eunice died 30 Jan 1951 in Portland, Multnomah, OR, at 83 years of age.⁽⁶⁷⁰⁴⁾ Her body was interred aft 30 Jan 1951 in Portland, Multnomah, OR, Rose City Cemetery.⁽⁶⁷⁰⁵⁾ Eunice was divorced from George Wilbert Skilling in Renville Co, MN, Dec 1899.⁽⁶⁷⁰⁶⁾ She resided in Omaha, Douglas, NB 1906. Eunice was divorced from Frank Lewis in NB, 1908/9.⁽⁶⁷⁰⁷⁾ Occupation: millinary. She graduated from high school in Kimball, New Brunswick, CAN, 1911. School: school unknown.

Transcript of biographical information written by Georgia Eunice Skilling Smith:

Sarah Eunice Washburn was the fifth child of Catharine Davis Washburn and James E. Washburn. She was born on April 8th 1867 at Plainview, Minnesota. She spent most ofher girlhood around Lakes Allie and Preston near Hutchinson, Minn on a farm. She taught school in this vicinity. On July 9, 1891 she was married on the farm under an old hockberry tree to George Wilbert Skilling near Lake Allie Renville Co, Minn. The minister was S.D. Kernerer. Witnesses - William Eynon and Ira S. Shephard. She lived at several small towns in Illinois and Iowa. At Galesburg, Ill on May 20, 1892 Georgia Eunice was born and on Dec 8, 1893 at Princeton, Ill a little boy Wilbert Washburn (unreadable). She was divorced from her husband in December 1899. She then took a business course and worked in offices. The relatives kept the children until 1906 when she took them. She married Frank Lewis of Superior in 1907 which was a mistake another. She went to Kimball took up a Kin(unreadable) it went into a millenary store, she moved to Wash. State where she married David Gregoire on Nov 14, 1915. THey lived in Portland, Ore from then on. Gregoire died on April 19 (unreadable). Mother had a stroke on 18th 1950 and lived in a paralyzed condition until she was taken on Jan 30, 1951.

He married Laura J. Akerman 1899/1900.⁽⁶⁷⁰⁸⁾ see 1900 Census for Hardin Twp, Iowa Falls, IA, p 142 (Laura J. Akerman is #37623.)

Laura was born Jan 1865 in IA.⁽⁶⁷⁰⁹⁾ Laura was listed as being 75 years old on the death certificate of her husband, George W. Skilling

see 1900 census for Hardin Twp, Iowa Falls, IA p 142

see 1920 census for Oakland Twp, Berkeley, CA p 270

Occupation: artist; art teacher.⁽⁶⁷¹⁰⁾ see 1900 census for Hardin Twp, Iowa Falls, IA p 142

both her parents b NY

Occupation: photographer; printer.⁽⁶⁷¹¹⁾ he owned a printing business for many years on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, CA

see 1900 census for Hardin Twp, Iowa Falls, IA p 142

George was divorced from Eunice Sarah Washburn in Renville Co, MN, Dec 1899.⁽⁶⁷¹²⁾ George was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census in Iowa Falls, IA. see 1900 census for Hardin Twp, Iowa Falls, IA p 142 - resided at 223 Washington Avenue, Hardin Twp, Iowa Falls, IA

George was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census in Berkeley, Alameda, CA. George was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census in Berkeley, Alameda, CA. see 1920 census for Oakland Twp, Berkeley, Alameda, CA p 270 - resided at 129 Linden Avenue

On 5 Jun 1999, I received a packet containing information (copies of death certificates, census copies, family group sheets, a biographical sheet, and a letter from George Skilling of Quebec) from Nancy Haugen, a descendant of George Wilbert Skilling. All of this information has been input into the Skillings database and my sincere thanks to Nancy for providing this information.

Some information was sent to Nancy Haugen by George Skilling who stated his information was compiled by Edgar Allen Poe Yates of Stoughten, MA in c1926, another descendant of Josiah and Sarah/Sally (Libby) Skilling. George is a great-grandson of Josiah and Sarah Skilling. George also stated that Glen B. Skilling, 168 Alfred St, Biddeford, ME 04005 was "recently active in the Skilling Family Org and may have more information."

George Wilbert Skilling and Eunice Sarah Washburn had the following children:

+ 3219 i. Georgia Eunice⁹ Skilling was born 20 May 1892.

+ 3220 ii. Wilbert Washburn Skilling was born 12 Aug 1893.

George Wilbert Skilling and Laura J. Akerman had the following children:

+ 3221 iii. Waldo C. Skilling was born 1903.

3222 iv. Donald F. Skilling (#37635) was born in CA 25 Jan 1905.⁽⁶⁷¹³⁾ see 1910 census

see 1920 census for Oakland Twp, Berkeley, CA p 270 Donald died Dec 1982 in CA, at 77 years of age.⁽⁶⁷¹⁴⁾

3223 v. Edward (Ned) Laurel Skilling (#37636) was born in CA 5 Sep 1907/8.⁽⁶⁷¹⁵⁾ see 1910 census

see 1920 census for Oakland Twp, Berkeley, CA p 270 Edward died Jun 1975 in CA, at 66 years of age.⁽⁶⁷¹⁶⁾

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