Luella J. "Ella" Skeeles

1860 - 1938  (78 years)

• Name	Luella J. "Ella" Skeeles
  Birth	31 Mar 1860	Tuscarawas Co., OH
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Nov 1938	NewPhiladelphia,TuscarawasCo.,OH;burial:EastAve.Cem.,NewPhiladelphia,Tusc.Co.,OH
  Person ID	I6483	forneyclark
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  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	F2591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joshua F. Leggett,   b. 17 Oct 1854, Union Twp., Tuscarawas Co., OH d. 15 Dec 1927, NewPhiladelphia,TuscarawasCo.,OH;burial:EastAve.Cem.,NewPhiladelphia,Tusc.Co.,OH (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1879	Tuscarawas Co., OH
  Family ID	F2594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Source: SEE ANNE LEGGETT MCDONALD'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=annefamily&id=I1860 Ancestors of Anne Leggett: ID: I1860 Name: Luella J. Skeeles 1 Sex: F Birth: 31 MAR 1860 in Tuscarawas County, OH 2 3 Death: 7 NOV 1938 in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, OH 4 Burial: East Avenue Cemetery, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, OH 5 Event: Change Date 18 MAR 2006 Father: Thomas B. Skeeles b: 27 DEC 1823 in Carroll County, OH Mother: Ann Rebecca Smith b: 21 APR 1825 in Tuscarawas County, OH Marriage 1 Joshua F. Leggett b: 17 OCT 1854 in Union Township, Tuscarawas County, OH Married: 30 MAR 1879 in Tuscarawas County, OH 6 Anne Leggett McDonald's sources: Title: The History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio Author: ------ Publication: Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884 Title: Tuscarawas County, Ohio Cemeteries Author: ------ Publication: Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society Text: 1861 Title: 1860 federal census Title: Tuscarawas County, Ohio Cemeteries Author: ------ Publication: Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society Text: Ella Title: Tuscarawas County, Ohio Cemeteries Author: ------ Publication: Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society Title: Tuscarawas County, Ohio Marriages Author: Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society, Inc.; reprint Publication: PO Box 141, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663 Source: John Page: 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.