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Marteny Skidmore

Birth	:	25 May 1825
Death	:	10 Oct 1891
Burial	:	Masonic Cemetery, Skidmore, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.2905998, -95.0875015
Description	:	From the St. Louis Republic, October 12, 1891, page 7: "St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 11. -- Morteny Skidmore died at the Sisters' Hospital here late last night. He was taken sick while en route from the Indian Territory to his home at Skidmore, Nodaway County, and at St. Joseph became so bad that he had to be taken from the train. He founded the town in which he resided and was its wealthiest citizen." According to Past and Present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 2, Indianapolis, Indiana: B. F. Bowen & Company, 1910, page 1111-1112, "Marteny Skidmore... Read More	From the St. Louis Republic, October 12, 1891, page 7: "St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 11. -- Morteny Skidmore died at the Sisters' Hospital here late last night. He was taken sick while en route from the Indian Territory to his home at Skidmore, Nodaway County, and at St. Joseph became so bad that he had to be taken from the train. He founded the town in which he resided and was its wealthiest citizen." According to Past and Present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 2, Indianapolis, Indiana: B. F. Bowen & Company, 1910, page 1111-1112, "Marteny Skidmore was born may 25, 1825 in Randolph county, Virginia, and his parents were both also natives of Randolph county, the father having been born in 1787 and the mother in 1795. They were married in 1816, and the father's death occurred in 1863, having been preceded to the silent land several years by his wife, whose death occurred in 1849. Marteny Skidmore was reared in his native country and secured his education in the common schools. In 1840 he started out life on his own account, boating on the Ohio river, which he continued until 1848, when he entered the employ of William Jessup, of Hamilton county, Ohio, who took a personal interest in the young man and encouraged him. In 1852 Mr. Skidmore caught the western fever and associated himself with P. D. Clark. They fitted out a train of traders at Leavenworth, Kansas, and proceeded westward, leaving the old trail at Carson City, Nevada, and making a new one to Walker's river. At the end of his trip Mr. Skidmore disposed of his wagons and teams and for a time devoted himself to the freighting business, which at that time was a profitable, though dangerous, occupation. In the winter of 1852 Mr. Skidmore returned to Ohio, by way of San Francisco and New York, and resumed farming operations, which he conducted with considerable success until 1864, when he came to Nodaway county, Missouri, and bought seven hundred acres of land in what is now Monroe township, for which he paid ten dollars an acre, the greater part of the land unimproved. He here took up the life of a western farmer and eventually added to his original purchase, until at one time he owned about a thousand acres of good land, all improved, though some of this was afterwards sold. He was energetic and a good manager of his business affairs and rapidly made money in his new home. In 1877 he built a fine, large residence just north of where Skidmore now stands, and this home is still one of the finest in this section of the county. In 1880 Mr. Skidmore platted the town which now bears his name, the plat being located just south of his home, and in July of that year the first lots were sold. From this inception the growth of the town has been steady, and today it is one of the solid and prosperous towns of Nodaway county."

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Marteny Skidmore's memorial is located at: Masonic Cemetery, Skidmore, Nodaway County, USA.
When did Marteny Skidmore death?
Marteny Skidmore death on 10 Oct 1891 in
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Latitude: 40.2905998
Longitude: -95.0875015

Family Members:

Spouse

Rebecca Ann Adams Skidmore

(1836 - 1922)

Children

George Skidmore

(1850 - 1871)

Samuel Skidmore

(1854 - 1884)

William Jessup Skidmore

(1857 - 1923)

(1859 - 1865)

(1861 - 1865)

(1863 - 1865)

(1866 - 1899)

(1870 - 1958)

(1872 - 1882)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Masonic Cemetery
Skidmore, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2905998, -95.0875015

2. Smith Cemetery
Skidmore, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2971992, -95.0702972

3. Hillcrest Cemetery
Skidmore, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2689018, -95.0860977

4. Burr Oak Church Cemetery
Skidmore, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2957300, -95.1600500

5. Groves Cemetery
Graham, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2369003, -95.0500031

6. Cameron Cemetery
Maryville, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3223700, -95.0128700

7. Squaw Creek Burial Site
Fairfax, Atchison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2912800, -95.1932700

8. Linville Cemetery
Graham, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2160988, -95.0261002

9. Maitland Cemetery
Maitland, Holt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2019196, -95.0847015

10. Prairie Home Cemetery
Graham, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2036018, -95.0488968

11. Quitman Cemetery
Quitman, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3824997, -95.0772018

12. IOOF Cemetery
Quitman, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3842583, -95.0793686

13. Nodaway County Cemetery
Maryville, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3483391, -94.9687271

14. Cain Cemetery
Maryville, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3656006, -94.9777985

15. North Bethel Cemetery
Mound City, Holt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2191307, -95.2010753

16. Swan Chapel Cemetery
Graham, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2449417, -94.9421692

17. Schooler Cemetery
Maitland, Holt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.1666985, -95.0903015

18. Morgan Cemetery
Maryville, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3003006, -94.9150009

19. Walkup Grove Cemetery
Atchison County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3203011, -95.2566986

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

21. Center District Cemetery
Mound City, Holt County, USA
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
Maryville, Nodaway County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2833390, -94.8923790