Louis Smith SKELTON

1856 - 1934  (77 years)

• Name	Louis Smith SKELTON
  Born	26 Jan 1856	Pottawattamie County, Iowa   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1934	Pottawattamie County, Iowa   [3]
  Buried	Branson Cemetery, Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, U.S.A.   [4]
  Notes	1870 census: found On 24 June 1870, Josiah (57, farmer) and America (41, keeping house) Skelton lived in Rockford Twp. (Pottawattamie) IA with their children J. L. (16, male), Lous (14, male), Josiah (11), A. P. (7, male), Allen (3), Elisabeth (9), America (6), and Margaret (10 mos, born Sep. 1869). Josiah Skelton owned $3500 in real estate and had a personal estate worth $200. All children except Margaret attended school within the year. America’s sister Leanna and family lived adjacent. 1915: living in IA.
  Person ID	I17453	Complete
  Last Modified	6 May 2008

  
  

  Father	Josiah W. SKELTON,   b. 29 Sep 1812, TN ,   d. 24 May 1885, Honey Creek, Boomer Twp. (Pottawattamie) IA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	America Jones,   b. 14 Jun 1829, Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. ,   d. 4 May 1917, Loveland (Pottawattamie) IA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1852/3	Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A.
  Family ID	F7002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ella Ardith WRIGHT,   b. 1865, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 1934  (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Freddie B. SKELTON,   b. 1879
  Family ID	F7098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 26 Jan 1856 - Pottawattamie County, Iowa Died - 1934 - Pottawattamie County, Iowa Buried - - Branson Cemetery, Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S153] 1870 Federal Census, Iowa, Pottawattamie Co., Rockford Twp., p. 11., b. abt 1856 IA. [S200] Cemetery data for Branson Cemetery from IAGenWeb., b. 1856. [S200] Cemetery data for Branson Cemetery from IAGenWeb., d. 1934. [S200] Cemetery data for Branson Cemetery from IAGenWeb., bur. Branson Cem.