Joseph Skidmore spent his youth on the farm and received a common school education. He was married in 1865 to Mary A. Thompson, daughter of Joseph Thompson and Letitia Lower, of Nodaway county, and they began their married life on a portion of the old homestead in Washington township, near Guilford. Joseph is an excellent business man and is exceptionally well posted on current topics; he has been very successful as a farmer, and has taken more or less interest in the affairs of his county. For two years, 1879 and 1880, he was tax collector of the county. Since coming here he has accumulated considerable property. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is a Democrat in politics. During the Civil war he served in the state militia. He and his wife are the parents of eleven children, nine of whom are living. William D. and Ora E. being deceased. Those living are Charles D., Daniel, John, Lawrence, James, Florence M., Joseph L., Grover C. and Jacob E. (From PAST AND PRESENT of Nodaway Co. MO, 1910, Volume 2 - on file at the State Historical Society of MO - also on line).
Joseph died of Diabetes.
Joseph Skidmore spent his youth on the farm and received a common school education. He was married in 1865 to Mary A. Thompson, daughter of Joseph Thompson and Letitia Lower, of Nodaway county, and they began their married life on a portion of the old homestead in Washington township, near Guilford. Joseph is an excellent business man and is exceptionally well posted on current topics; he has been very successful as a farmer, and has taken more or less interest in the affairs of his county. For two years, 1879 and 1880, he was tax collector of the county. Since coming here he has accumulated considerable property. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is a Democrat in politics. During the Civil war he served in the state militia. He and his wife are the parents of eleven children, nine of whom are living. William D. and Ora E. being deceased. Those living are Charles D., Daniel, John, Lawrence, James, Florence M., Joseph L., Grover C. and Jacob E. (From PAST AND PRESENT of Nodaway Co. MO, 1910, Volume 2 - on file at the State Historical Society of MO - also on line).
Joseph died of Diabetes.
Family Members
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Charles D. Skidmore
1867–1951
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William H. Skidmore
1869–1877
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Daniel Skidmore
1871–1959
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John Franklin Skidmore
1873–1937
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Lawrence Skidmore
1875–1951
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James Gordon Skidmore
1877–1959
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Ora E. Skidmore
1879–1880
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Joseph Livingston Skidmore
1881–1952
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Grover Cleveland Skidmore
1887–1937
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Hazle Elizabeth Skidmore Gord
1909–1990
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