Ernest McElvane "Ernest Mac" Skeeles

1859 - 1930  (70 years)

• Name	Ernest McElvane "Ernest Mac" Skeeles
  Birth	5 Nov 1859	New Cumberland, OH
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Jan 1930	Carroll Co., OH; burial: Roxford M.E. Cem., Union Twp., Tus. Co., OH
  Person ID	I6476	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas B. Skeeles,   b. 29 Jan 1824, Tuscarawas Co., OH d. 19 Mar 1889, Union Twp., Tuscarawas Co., OH; burial: Roxford M.E. Cem., Union Twp.,Tus.Co.,OH (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Ann Rebecca Smith,   b. 21 Apr 1825, Tuscarawas Co., OH d. 23 Apr 1916, Carroll Co., OH (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1846	OH
  Family ID	F2587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zipporah Lula Page,   b. 21 Aug 1881, Canton, OH d. 5 Mar 1960 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1910
  Children	1. Maxine Rebekah Skeeles,   b. 1914, Carroll Co., OH   2. Thomas William Skeeles,   b. 8 May 1916, Carroll Co., OH d. 2 Oct 1997, Carroll Co., OH (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F2588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Belch, John (1788-1873) & Elizabeth Barnes Belch (1788-1851) & Louella B. Herron Skeeles (1887-1940) & Zipporah Lula Page Skeeles (1881-1960) & Ernest McElvane "Ernest Mac" Skeeles (1859-1930) & Harriet E. Skeeles & Portius C. Skeeles (1884-1935) & Thelma L. Skeeles (1904-1915) & Thomas B. Skeeles (1824-1889) Photograph of Roxford M.E. Cemetery Church, Union Twp., Tuscarawas Co., OH was taken by Richard Hughes Belch, M.D., in the late 1960s or early 1970s and came from the Belch/ Ziemke Collection by Nancy Belch Ziemke.

  
  

  Headstones

  Skeeles, Ernest McElvane "Ernest Mac" (1859-1930) Ernest McElvane "Ernest Mac" Skeeles (1859-1930); Roxford M.E. Cemetery, Union Twp., OH, USA. Photo came from the John Page Collection.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: John Page: Name, dates, & places and the following information which may be found at: The Tuscarawas County Ohio USGenWeb page (A part of the USGenWeb Project) http://web.tusco.net/tuscgen/ http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Tuscarawas/TuscarawasIndex.htm http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Tuscarawas/TuscarawasBUnion.htm Administrator: Peggy Ann Tissot Brown: THE HISTORY OF TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, OH (CHICAGO: WARNER, BEERS & CO., 1884), p.957. THOMAS B. SKEELES, farmer, P. O. Sherodsville, Carroll County, Ohio, was born in Carroll County December 27, 1823, and is a son of Isaac and Harriet (Belknap) Skeeles, the former a native of Maryland, the latter from near Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio. His father was a farmer and came to Ohio in an early clay, dying at the age of eighty years. Our subject obtained his education at the common and the high schools of Carroll County, and was a teacher for several years. In 1846, he was united in marriage with Miss Ann Rebecca Smith; she was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, April 21, 1825. Her father. H. W. Smith, was a native of Maryland and a pioneer of this county; his occupation was farming and merchandising. To Mr. and Mrs. Skeeles have been born eight children, of whom five have survived-C. M., born May 25, 1848, married to Ann, daughter of Dr. Willingman, of New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County; Thomas William, married to Maggie, daughter of James Cotter. of Carroll County: Luella J., wife of J. F. Leggett: Oreta S., married to S. A. Lamasters; and E. M., at home. Our subject has resided in this county for about fifty years. He was raised in a family of eight children: his brother David, now a resident of Idaho, was a Captain and subsequently a Major during the late war. Mr. Skeeles has served his township as Trustee, and was Enrolling Officer of Warren Township. In politics, he is a Republican, and, with his wife, is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, where he has been a class-leader and steward for years. He owns 124 acres of well-improved land in Union Township. which he has brought under a high state of cultivation. Source: John Page: Obituary of Ernest McElvane "Ernest Mac" Skeeles: The Free Press Standard-Carroll Co., OH: Ernest McElvane Skeeles, 72, Sherrodsville druggist, died Wednesday night, January 15, at his home after an illness of several years. He was born November 5, 1857, near New Cumberland, [Ohio], a son of Thomas and Anna Skeeles. He was a life-long resident of the community and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Skeeles was united in marriage to Zipporah Page on November 15, 1910, and to this union were born two children, Maxine Rebekah and Thomas William. Besides these children he is survived by one brother, Thomas, of New Cumberland and two sisters, Mrs. Ella Leggett, of New Philadelphia, and Mrs. John Beamer of Sherrodsville. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Sherrodsville with Rev. J. B. McGee officiating, assisted by Rev. J. H. Longsworth. The Knights of Pithias Lodge, of which Mr. Skeeles was a member, rendered their service at the church. Interment was made in Roxford Cemetery. Source: US 1880 Census of Union, Tuscarawas, Ohio: Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Thomas B. SKEELS Self M Male W 56 OH Farmer MD OH Ann R. SKEELS Wife M Female W 53 OH Keeping House MD OH Thomas W. SKEELS Son S Male W 24 OH At Home OH OH Mcillvain SKEELS Son S Male W 22 OH At Home OH OH Oreta SKEELS Dau S Female W 16 OH At Home OH OH