Individual Details
Orris Skeels
(1812 - 25 Nov 1895)
Cannot find a grave for either Orris Skeels of New York, nor his wife Susan Van Fleet. A probate record exists but the children do not match those of Orris of New York, Is it possibly the children of Orris of Ohio, and fixing the children will fix why we have two Orris's???
Parents
Silas and Nancy Dickerman
Benjamine Skeels and Sarah Dumand
If we solve the parents who also seem to be out of place, as both are in Ohio, why was Orris Skeels born in New York???
Events
| Birth | 1812 | Venice, Cayuga, New York, United States | |||
| Marriage | 27 Apr 1844 | Seneca, Ohio, United States - Susan Jane Van Fleet |  | ||
| Residence | 1850 | Scipio, Seneca, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1860 | York Township, Fulton, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1870 | York Township, Fulton, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1880 | Bigelow, Holt, Missouri, United States | |||
| Death | 25 Nov 1895 | ||||
| Alt name | Hoarce Skeels | ||||
| Alt name | Onas Skeels | ||||
| Alt name | Orras Skeels | ||||
| Burial | ?, Mound City, Holt, Missouri, United States | ||||
| FIND-A-GRAVE | ? | ||||
| Probate | |
Families
| Spouse | Susan Jane Van Fleet (1818 - 1895) |
| Child | Orin Skeels (1845 - 1929) |
| Child | Anna Elizabeth Skeels (1849 - ) |
| Child | Alice Skeeles (1853 - ) |
| Child | Emma Skeeles (1859 - ) |
| Child | Effie Skeels (1870 - ) |
| Father | Benjamin Skeels (1789 - 1859) |
| Mother | Sarah Dumond (1791 - 1879) |
| Sibling | John A. Skeels (1814 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Lucius D. Skeels (1820 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Jerusha "Mary" Skeels (1835 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah S. "Sally" Skeels (1835 - 1915) |
Endnotes
1. "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDVF-Z3Y : 25 March 2020), Susan Jane Van Fleet in entry for Orris Skeel, 1844..
2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7W-F3X : 4 April 2020), Horace Skeels, Scipio, Seneca, Ohio, United States; citing family 289, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)..
3. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCL6-TVZ : 19 March 2020), Onas Skeels, 1860..
4. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62Q-9SX : 19 March 2020), Orris Skeeles, 1870..
5. "Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99QK-XSQB?cc=1992421&wc=S2CH-ZJM%3A266320201%2C266460201 : 1 July 2014), Seneca > Wills 1828-1863 vol 1-2 > image 482 of 545; county courthouses, Ohio..