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James Skidmore

Birth	:	3 Apr 1866
Death	:	2 Dec 1899
Burial	:	Masonic Cemetery, Skidmore, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.2905998, -95.0875015
Description	:	From the December 8, 1899 Skidmore Standard, page 1: "James Skidmore Dead Junior Publisher of the Standard Died Saturday Morning at 12:30 o'clock. The saddest duty which constantly confronts the local newspaper man is the chronicling of the deaths which occur among his friends. Thus it is with ineffable sadness that we write the words, announcing to our readers the death of one whom we have known from early childhood, and with whom we have been especially closely associated during the past year. James Skidmore, the junior publisher of the Standard, passed quietly out of the affairs of this world last Saturday morning... Read More	From the December 8, 1899 Skidmore Standard, page 1: "James Skidmore Dead Junior Publisher of the Standard Died Saturday Morning at 12:30 o'clock. The saddest duty which constantly confronts the local newspaper man is the chronicling of the deaths which occur among his friends. Thus it is with ineffable sadness that we write the words, announcing to our readers the death of one whom we have known from early childhood, and with whom we have been especially closely associated during the past year. James Skidmore, the junior publisher of the Standard, passed quietly out of the affairs of this world last Saturday morning at 12:30 o'clock, December 2, 1899. Bright's disease was the cause of his demise, but as the poet has said, "To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die." Then James Skidmore lives - lives not only in the hearts of his mother, sister and brother who loved him and now mourn for him, but he also lives in the hearts and memories of a legion of friends who knew him as a man - a true man in the fullest sense which the word implies. He was born in the home where he died, thirty-three years ago - April 3, 1866 - and was the youngest son of Marteny and Rebecca Ann Skidmore, pioneer settlers of Nodaway county and founders of our town which will perpetuate their name. Nearly the whole of his life was spent here, because of his fondness for his home and home-life. As a boy, he was quiet, studious, thoughtful; as a man, charitable, considerate, public spirited and the soul of honor. March 24, 1899, in company with George Gilliland, he went to Alaska and remained several months more for the uniqueness of the experience than because of any expectation of finding gold. It is thought by his friends that the exposure which he underwent while on this trip in that land of snow and ice brought on the disease which culminated in death last Saturday morning. Since the early part of last July until death came, he suffered much pain but endured it with stoic silence. A loving mother and sister and a fond brother are the only ones remaining of his immediate family, and their grief is almost inconsolable. The funeral service occurred at the grave in the Masonic cemetery, Sunday at 2 o'clock p.m. The band, of which he had been a member, led the funeral procession playing a solemn march, and songs were sung by four young men, Messrs. James Lawton, George Manchester, A. C. Dodds, and F. N. Campbell, and a short and impressive eulogy was delivered by Mr. William M. Howden, a long-time friend and neighbor." See the front page of the December 8, 1899 Skidmore Standard for the eulogy and for an additional obituary reprinted from the St. Joseph Gazette.

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James Skidmore's memorial is located at: Masonic Cemetery, Skidmore, Nodaway County, USA.
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Latitude: 40.2905998
Longitude: -95.0875015

Family Members:

Parent

Marteny Skidmore

(1825 - 1891)

Rebecca Ann Adams Skidmore

(1836 - 1922)

Siblings

(1859 - 1865)

(1861 - 1865)

(1863 - 1865)

(1870 - 1958)

(1872 - 1882)

(1850 - 1871)

(1854 - 1884)

William Jessup Skidmore

(1857 - 1923)

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Skidmore, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2905998, -95.0875015

2. Smith Cemetery
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3. Hillcrest Cemetery
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6. Cameron Cemetery
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7. Squaw Creek Burial Site
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Coordinate: 40.2912800, -95.1932700

8. Linville Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.2160988, -95.0261002

9. Maitland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.2019196, -95.0847015

10. Prairie Home Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.3824997, -95.0772018

12. IOOF Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.3842583, -95.0793686

13. Nodaway County Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.3483391, -94.9687271

14. Cain Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.3656006, -94.9777985

15. North Bethel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.2191307, -95.2010753

16. Swan Chapel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.2449417, -94.9421692

17. Schooler Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.1666985, -95.0903015

18. Morgan Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.3003006, -94.9150009

19. Walkup Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.3203011, -95.2566986

20. Kyle Cemetery
Graham, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1636009, -95.0307999

21. Center District Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.1743202, -95.1822891

22. Wilcox Cemetery
Wilcox, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4056015, -94.9813995

23. Shamberger Cemetery
Graham, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1652985, -94.9925003

24. Cox Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.2833390, -94.8923790