William "Uncle Billy" Skeels, III

1804 - 1885  (80 years)

• Name	William "Uncle Billy" Skeels
  Suffix	III
  Birth	15 Aug 1804	Jefferson Co., OH
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Apr 1885	Cloud Co., KS
  Person ID	I2319	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William Skeels, II,   b. Maryland d. 1824
  Mother	Rachel Herron   d. ABT. 1854, Noble Co., IN, at 84 y/o
  Marriage	Near Baltimore
  Family ID	F0911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna "Aunt Susie" Turner,   b. 29 Feb 1812, Brandywine, PA d. 26 Feb 1888 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1831	Smithfield, Jefferson Co., OH
  Children	1. Sarah Skeels,   b. 15 Apr 1832, Jefferson Co., OH d. AFT. 1903 (Age > 72 years)   2. Rebecca Skeels,   b. 19 Feb 1833, Huron Co., OH d. 1910 (Age 76 years)   3. Rachel Skeels,   b. 15 Apr 1835, Huron Co., OH   4. Mary A. Skeels,   b. 6 Aug 1838, Huron Co., OH d. 14 Sep 1894 (Age 56 years)   5. Elizabeth Skeels,   b. 27 Apr 1840, Huron Co., OH   6. David Skeels,   b. 21 Mar 1848, Noble Co., IN   7. William Skeels, IV,   b. 22 Jul 1849, Noble Co., IN
  Family ID	F1583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Skeels, William "Uncle Billy" III (1804-1885) & Susanna "Aunt Susie" Turner (1812-1888) & Sarah Skeels (1832-after 1903) & Rebecca Skeels (b. 1833) & Rachel Skeels (b. 1835) & Mary A. Skeels (1838-1894) & Elizabeth Skeels (b. 1840) & David Skeels (1848) & William Skeels IV (b.1849) This particular copy of the sketch of the Skeels family home came from Marilyn Andersen. The sketch originally appeared in Skeels Family History 1720-1980 (which includes the text of a hard back bound book, compiled and printed by George W. Roof in 1903 in Albion, IN). Important contributors to Section II of the above text were: Hazel Brown McCollough & Mrs. J. Harry Kidwell & Mrs. Edmund Schafer & Col. Mortimer Bennet. Kenton M. Kidd organized and compiled the combined three book edition of Skeels Family History 1720-1980. Part of the earlier books were set in type at South Side Press by Wayne Favinger, aged 15 yrs. Family members who may have lived in this home are William "Uncle Billy" Skeels III & Susanna "Aunt Susie" Turner Skeels & Sarah Skeels Storey & Rebecca Skeels Brown & Rachel Skeels Arthur & Mary A. Skeels Busz & Elizabeth Skeels Roof & David Skeels & William Skeels IV.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Information came from Richard E. Skeels. It originally appeared in Skeels Family History 1720-1980 (which includes the text of a hard back bound book, compiled and printed by George W. Roof in 1903 in Albion, IN). Important contributors to Section II of the above text were: Hazel Brown McCollough & Mrs. J. Harry Kidwell & Mrs. Edmund Schafer & Col. Mortimer Bennet. Kenton M. Kidd organized and compiled the combined three book edition of Skeels Family History 1720-1980. Part of the earlier books were set in type at South Side Press by Wayne Favinger, aged 15 yrs: Name, dates, & places