Martha Awilda Scoville

1898 - 1956  (58 years)

• Name	Martha Awilda Scoville  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Alt. Birth	Dec 1897	Kansas, USA   [2]
  Birth	25 Jan 1898	Strong City, Chase Co., Kansas, USA   [3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Chase Co., Kansas, USA   [2]
  		1900 U.S. census, Falls, Chase Co., Kansas, USA p. 6
  Census	1905	Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas, USA   [9]
  		1905 Kansas state census, Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas, USA p.
  Census	1910	Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [7]
  	Alia Scovill, daughter, F-W-12, single, KS, KS, MO
  		1910 U.S. census, Vermillion Twp., Marshall Co., KS, p. 8A
  Census	1915	Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [8]
  		1915 Kansas state census, Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA p.
  Census	1920	Vermillion Twp., Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [10]
  	Alva Skillen, wife, M-W-22, married, KS, United States, United States
  		1920 U.S. census, Vermillion Twp., Marshall Co., KS, p. 4A
  Census	1925	Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [11]
  	Alvia Skillin, wife, F-W-27, married, KS
  		1925 Kansas census, Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., KS, p. 2
  Census	1930	Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [1]
  	Martha A. Skillin, wife, F-W-32, married, KS, NE, NE
  		1930 U.S. census, Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., KS, p. 2A
  Census	1940	Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [12]
  	Martha Skillin, wife, F-W-42, married, KS, lived at same house in 1935
  		1940 U.S. census, Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., KS, p. 3B
  Death	17 Oct 1956	Irving, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [3, 4]
  Burial	20 Oct 1956	Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [3, 4]
  		Headstone of Robert E. Skillin and Martha A. Skillin
  Obituary	25 Oct 1956	Marysville, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [4]
  	Marysville Advocate
  	Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Skillin, 58, Irving resident, who died October 17, 1956, were held Saturday at the Methodist church in Blue Rapids with the Rev. T. F. Rudisill, Methodist pastor conducting the service. Burial was in Frankfort cemetery. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Scovill, Martha Alwilda was the fifth child of 13 children, was born January 25, 1898 at Strong City. She grew up in Frankfort where she was a member of the Methodist church and was educated in Frankfort public schools. She was married to Robert Skillin May 18, 1916 and five children were born to this union. Survivors are her husband, three children, Ruth Leona Padgett, Blue Rapids, Esther Fay Adkins, Irving and William Skillin, Irving and seven grandchildren. Also five sisters, Mrs. Pearl Pittman, Hastings, Neb., Mrs. Grace Skillin, Salina; Mrs. Clara Brown, Atchison; Mrs. Ruby Porter, Bellingham, Wash., Mrs. Nellie Pauley, Grand View, Wash., Earl Scovill, North Platte, Neb., and Robert Scovill.
  		Obituary of Martha (Scoville) Skillin 25 Oct 1956, Marysville Advocate
  Person ID	I4698	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	George Franklin Scoville,   b. 28 Nov 1861, Wisconsin, USA d. 28 Nov 1933 (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Martha Ann Cass,   b. Jul 1873, La Plata, Macon Co., Missouri, USA d. 21 Feb 1934 (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1889  [2, 7]
  Family ID	F243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Ellsworth Skillin,   b. 12 Jan 1889, Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA d. 30 Jan 1957, Irving, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	18 May 1916	Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA   [4, 13, 14]
  Children	+ 1. Ruth Leona Skillin,   b. 1 Oct 1917, Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA d. 10 Oct 1987, Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA (Age 70 years) + 2. Esther Fay Skillin,   b. 18 Jan 1919, Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA d. 16 May 1997, Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA (Age 78 years)   3. Martha Skillin,   b. 15 Aug 1920   d. 30 Apr 1923 (Age 2 years) + 4. William G. Skillin,   b. 22 Sep 1922, Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA d. 17 Jan 1973, Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, USA (Age 50 years)   5. Harold Skillin,   b. 21 Jul 1930   d. Stillborn
  Family ID	F1714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Alt. Birth - Dec 1897 - Kansas, USA Birth - 25 Jan 1898 - Strong City, Chase Co., Kansas, USA Census - 1900 - Chase Co., Kansas, USA Census - 1905 - Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas, USA Census - 1910 - Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Census - 1915 - Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Marriage - 18 May 1916 - Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Census - 1920 - Vermillion Twp., Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Census - 1925 - Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Census - 1930 - Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Census - 1940 - Blue Rapids, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Death - 17 Oct 1956 - Irving, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Burial - 20 Oct 1956 - Frankfort, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA Obituary - Marysville Advocate - 25 Oct 1956 - Marysville, Marshall Co., Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  George Scoville and family

  
  

• Sources

  [S493] Ancestry.com, 1930 U.S. census, 22 Sep 2008, sheet 2A. citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 710 [S355] Ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. census, 11 Jun 2008, sheet 6A, p. 314. citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 473 [S354] Frankfort Cemetery, Robert E. and Martha A. Skillin marker. [S592] Marysville, (Kansas), 2 Feb 2020, Funeral Rites For Mrs. Robert Skillin At Blue Rapids. [S592] Marysville, (Kansas), 2 Feb 2020, Heart Attack takes Wm. G. Skillin, 50 Former Irving Man. [S538] Ancestry.com, 1905 state census, 20 Sep 2008, p. 37. [S495] Ancestry.com, 1910 U.S. census, 20 Sep 2008, sheet 8A, p. 225 (stamped). citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 447 [S494] Ancestry.com, 1915 state census, 20 Sep 2008, p. 11. citing Kansas State Historical Society microfilm reels K-1 through K-271 [S538] Ancestry.com, 1905 state census, 13 Dec 2019, p. 37. citing Kansas State Historical Society microfilm reels K-1 through K-181 [S348] Ancestry.com, 1920 U.S. census, 30 January 2020, sheet 4A. citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 540 [S849] Ancestry.com, 1925 state census, 11 Jul 2012, p. 2. [S856] Ancestry.com, 1940 U.S. census, 19 Aug 2012, sheet 3B. citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1245 [S103] Robert Skillin, Skillin marriage announcement. [S945] Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935, (FamilySearch), 2 Feb 2020, Robert Skillin and Alva Scovill, 18 May 1916.