James Audley “Ed” SkillernAge: 69 years1840–1910
- Name
- James Audley “Ed” Skillern
- Given names
- James Audley
- Surname
- Skillern
- Nickname
- Ed
 Birth | February 28, 1840 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Marriage | Rebecca Caroline “Callie” Hinch — View this family May 2, 1867 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 26 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 26 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a son#1 | James Ross Skillern May 24, 1868 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 28 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Curtis Skillern February 28, 1870 (Age 30 years) |
 Census | July 12, 1870 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Nealious Brown Skillern April 13, 1872 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Lether Franklin Skillern April 5, 1874 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #5 | Mathew Marvin Skillern July 18, 1879 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Annie Jane Skillern January 14, 1882 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Nealious Brown Skillern — Mary Elizabeth Hinch — View this family June 30, 1888 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a son | James Ross Skillern October 23, 1898 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | June 21, 1900 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Charles Wheeler Skillern December 27, 1901 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William Ralph Skillern July 20, 1904 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Helen Frances Skillern about 1906 (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Boggus McReynolds — Annie Jane Skillern — View this family March 24, 1907 (Age 67 years) |
 Death | February 10, 1910 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wesley Chapel Cemetery |
| Family with Rebecca Caroline “Callie” Hinch |
| himself |
James Audley “Ed” Skillern Birth: February 28, 1840 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 10, 1910 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Rebecca Caroline “Callie” Hinch Birth: August 19, 1843 39 42 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: March 13, 1933 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: May 2, 1867 — Tennessee, United States |
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13 months son |
James Ross Skillern Birth: May 24, 1868 28 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 23, 1898 — Tennessee, United States |
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21 months son |
John Curtis Skillern Birth: February 28, 1870 30 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 2, 1918 — Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Nealious Brown Skillern Birth: April 13, 1872 32 28 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: August 10, 1921 — Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Lether Franklin Skillern Birth: April 5, 1874 34 30 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: April 11, 1963 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years son |
Mathew Marvin Skillern Birth: July 18, 1879 39 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 26, 1942 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Annie Jane Skillern Birth: January 14, 1882 41 38 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 5, 1964 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Audley “Ed” Skillern - Household
Bledsoe, Tennessee
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Audley “Ed” Skillern - Household
Bledsoe, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Audley “Ed” Skillern - Household
Bledsoe, Tennessee
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