William Skinner

William was born on November 17th, 1800 in Tennessee.¹   William's father was Josiah S. Skinner and his mother was Letitia ??.  His paternal grandparents were Emanuel Skinner and Elizabeth Moore. He had a brother and eight sisters, named Chaurstory, Letitia, Shany, Rebecca, Pamela, Lydia, Martha, Bathsheba and Elizabeth.  He was the fourth oldest of the ten children. He had three half-brothers and a half-sister, named Washington Lee, Josiah Washington, James John and Mary Ann.  He died at the age of 75 in 1875 in Kentucky.¹