John Leo Skipworth (1890 - 1964)

Born 6 May 1890 in Burkesville, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ella Ophelia (Shaw) Skipworth — married 2 Jan 1915 in Grayson, Texas, United States

Died 27 Feb 1964 at age 73 in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States

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Biography

John was born on May 6, 1890 in Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky.

He was the son of George Skipworth and Tanie Upchurch.

John married Ella Ophelia Shaw on January 2, 1915 in Grayson County, Texas.

George passed away on February 27, 1964 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas.^[1][2][3][4]

He is buried at the Van Alstyne Cemetery in Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas.^[5][6]

Family Search

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Census

1890 - destroyed

1900^[7]

1910^[8]

1920^[9]

1930^[10]

1940^[11]

1950

1960

Draft Cards

WWI^[12]

WWII^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLJ3-PMZ : 20 May 2014), John Skipworth, Feb 1964; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3XN-SKC : 13 March 2018), John Leo Skipworth, 27 Feb 1964; citing certificate number 09405, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,405.
3. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVYB-WZC : 5 December 2014), John Leo Skipworth Sr, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
4. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZXH-F2G : 24 May 2014), John Skipworth, 27 Feb 1964; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number , Grayson, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVF-LMD6 : 5 June 2019), John Leo Skipworth, ; Burial, Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States of America, Van Alstyne Cemetery; citing record ID 10589360, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
6. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23J-DZHY : 6 June 2016), John Leo Skipworth, died 27 Feb 1964; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Van Alstyne Cemetery, Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HT-LD8 : accessed 28 February 2020), John Skipworth in household of Ambrose Skipworth, Magisterial District 7, Point Precinct Burnside town, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 118, sheet 3A, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,549.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M293-LJW : accessed 28 February 2020), John Skipworth in household of George Skipworth, Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 96, sheet 6B, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1557; FHL microfilm 1,375,570.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHYS-K9Z : accessed 28 February 2020), J L Skipworth, Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing ED 105, sheet 8B, line 81, family 149, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1809; FHL microfilm 1,821,809.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYJB-SMM : accessed 28 February 2020), John L Skipworth, Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 7B, line 83, family 144, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2338; FHL microfilm 2,342,072.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWVY-MLJ : 6 February 2020), John Shipworth, Justice Precinct 3, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91-39, sheet 13B, line 72, family 278, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4044.
12. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX8-CQY : 24 August 2019), John L Skipworth, 1917-1918.
13. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPPT-NPK : 25 February 2020), John Leo Skipworth, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• *Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 May 2019), memorial page for John Leo Skipworth (6 May 1890–27 Feb 1964), Find A Grave Memorial no. 10589360, citing Van Alstyne Cemetery, Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by June (contributor 37744826) .

• Ancestry.com. Texas, Convict and Conduct Registers, 1875-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012., John Leo Skipworth.

• "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVYB-WZC : 5 December 2014), John Leo Skipworth Sr, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.

• Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015, John Leo Skipworth to Ella Ophelia Shaw, 2 January 1915.