June of 1895, In what some called the social event of the year, John Deere's granddaughter Alice Mabel Deere Cady and Charles Porter Skinner were wed in the house (John Deere House; called Red Cliff). The family had the house and the grounds wired for electric lights for the special occasion.
A house was built next door at 1231 11th Ave, for Charles Porter Skinner family.
In 1903, Charles Skinner was elected Mayor of Moline at age 32, the youngest Mayor to have ever served. He was a Republican, and was President of Moline Paint Manufacturing Company, and Secretary-Treasurer of the Cady Stone Quarry. In 1919, he was re elected Mayor, and again in 1921. He lost the office in 1923.
June of 1895, In what some called the social event of the year, John Deere's granddaughter Alice Mabel Deere Cady and Charles Porter Skinner were wed in the house (John Deere House; called Red Cliff). The family had the house and the grounds wired for electric lights for the special occasion.
A house was built next door at 1231 11th Ave, for Charles Porter Skinner family.
In 1903, Charles Skinner was elected Mayor of Moline at age 32, the youngest Mayor to have ever served. He was a Republican, and was President of Moline Paint Manufacturing Company, and Secretary-Treasurer of the Cady Stone Quarry. In 1919, he was re elected Mayor, and again in 1921. He lost the office in 1923.
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In the John Deere Family Plot
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