Individual Details
John Hiram Skeels
(22 Mar 1852 - 17 Apr 1938)
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJD2-JTX : 8 March 2016), Silvester Skeels in entry for John M. Skeels and Nancy E. Kaviostinson, 1881.
Name John M. Skeels
Event Type Marriage
Event Date Oct 1881
Event Place Jones County, Iowa, United States
Gender Male
Age 27
Marital Status S
Birth Year (Estimated) 1854
Father's Name Silvester Skeels
Mother's Name Eliza Loofbower
Spouse's Name Nancy E. Kaviostinson
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1862
Spouse's Father's Name M. Kaviostinson
Spouse's Mother's Name Agnes Merrett
Events
| Birth | 22 Mar 1852 | Skeels Crossroads, Mercer, Ohio, United States | |||
| Residence | 1870 | Residence Post Office: Celina - Liberty, Mercer, Ohio, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1880 | Nancy Ellen Houstman | | ||
| Residence | 1880 | Houston, Smith, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1885 | Jackson, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | Jones, Iowa, United Statesjones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1925 | Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Death | 17 Apr 1938 | Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Burial | Olin Cemetery, Olin, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |||
| FIND-A-GRAVE | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94643336/john-hiram-skeels | |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy Ellen Houstman (1862 - 1923) |
| Child | Ellsworth Merritt Skeels (1883 - 1972) |
| Child | Chauncey Leroy Skeels (1889 - 1975) |
| Father | Sylvester L. Skeels (1822 - 1880) |
| Mother | Eliza Dorcas Loofbourrow (1816 - 1875) |
| Sibling | William Henry Skeels (1841 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Clary Skeels (1843 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Mary Samantha Skeels (1845 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Angeline E. Skeels (1846 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Samuel Webster Skeels (1850 - 1913) |
| Sibling | Emeline E. Skeels (1855 - 1912) |
| Sibling | Phebe Emeline Skeels (1856 - 1912) |
| Sibling | Veniah Sylvester Skeels (1858 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Elmer E. Skeels (1863 - 1913) |
| Sibling | Minnie Bell Skeels (1878 - 1964) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Mercer, Ohio; Roll: M593_1243; Page: 143A; Family History Library Film: 552742.
2. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJD2-JT6 : 8 March 2016), John M. Skeels and Nancy E. Kaviostinson, 1881..
3. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF5G-CDS : 14 July 2016), John W Skeels, Houston, Smith, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 307, sheet 422D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0397; FHL microfilm 1,254,397..
4. "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/H8F4-96Z : 15 November 2014), John Skeels, Jackson, Jones, Iowa; citing p. 4, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,485..
5. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M92X-3X1 : accessed 31 March 2017), John H Skeels, Jackson Township, Jones, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 1A, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,440..
6. "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QKQC-QY23 : 24 August 2016), John H Skeels in household of C Leroy Skeels, Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States; citing Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,396..
7. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLF-F2MN : 9 December 2019), John Hiram Skeels, ; Burial, Olin, Jones, Iowa, United States of America, Olin Cemetery; citing record ID 94643336, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..
8. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLF-F2MN : 9 December 2019), John Hiram Skeels, ; Burial, Olin, Jones, Iowa, United States of America, Olin Cemetery; citing record ID 94643336, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..