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William Skinner

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Birth	:	14 Nov 1824 London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death	:	28 Feb 1902 Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	Walnut Hills Jewish Cemetery, Evanston, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.1403700, -84.4731300
Plot	:	Section L
Description	:	History of Skinner Silks, courtesy of Wistariahurst Museum: William Skinner was born and raised in London and was trained in the silk dying trade. He immigrated to the United States in 1843 and secured work in Northampton at the Valentine Dye Works. When the Valentine business failed in 1848, Skinner went into business with Joseph Warner. Skinner eventually went into business for himself in Haydenville, MA. Skinner's company, The Unquomonk Silk Co. was located on the Mill River. The company produced organzine, sewing silk and twist for buttonholes. On May 16, 1874, the Mill River Dam gave... Read More	History of Skinner Silks, courtesy of Wistariahurst Museum: William Skinner was born and raised in London and was trained in the silk dying trade. He immigrated to the United States in 1843 and secured work in Northampton at the Valentine Dye Works. When the Valentine business failed in 1848, Skinner went into business with Joseph Warner. Skinner eventually went into business for himself in Haydenville, MA. Skinner's company, The Unquomonk Silk Co. was located on the Mill River. The company produced organzine, sewing silk and twist for buttonholes. On May 16, 1874, the Mill River Dam gave way and destroyed the villages of Williamsburg, Haydenville, and Leeds, including the village around the Unquomonk Mills known as Skinnerville. The Unquomonk Silk Co. was destroyed, but The Skinner family home survived the flood with minor damage. Soon after, the Holyoke Water Power Company offered Skinner a prime canal site to rebuild his mill. They gave him a mill site rent-free for five years and an entire city block to build his house for one dollar. William Skinner moved his operation and home to Holyoke the same year. Not long after moving to Holyoke, the firm began expanding the product line by manufacturing many types of silk braid and cloth. William Skinner's move to Holyoke in 1874 was fortiutous for Skinner and the City of Holyoke. With an unlimited source of power and inexpensive immigrant labor in Holyoke, the manufacturing business grew to have sales of $6.5 million in the year 1902 with 2,500 employees. Silk and satin were the earliest fabrics and the mainstay business for 87 years. In 1848 William Skinner married Nancy Edwards Warner (1825-1854), the younger sister of his future partner, Joseph Warner (1817-1877). They had two childred, Eleanor ("Nellie") (1850-1929), and Nancy ("Nina") (1853-1922) before Nancy Edwards died in 1854. Four years later, William Skinner married again, to Sarah Elizabeth Allen (1834-1908) of Leeds. Together they had six children: William Cobbett (1857-1947), Elizabeth Allen ("Libbie") (1859-1927), Joseph Allen (1862-1946), Ruth Isabel ("Belle") (1866-1928), Mary Emma (1868-1872), and Katherine (1873-1968). William Skinner's house, Wistariahurst, was constructed about 1848 in Williamsburg and moved on blocks to its present location in Holyoke in 1874. Substantial additions were made in 1913 and 1927. The house is today the Wistariahurst Museum.

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Where is William Skinner's memorial?
William Skinner's memorial is located at: Walnut Hills Jewish Cemetery, Evanston, Hamilton County, USA.
When did William Skinner death?
William Skinner death on 28 Feb 1902 in Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Where are the coordinates of the William Skinner's memorial?
Latitude: 39.1403700
Longitude: -84.4731300

Family Members:

Spouse

Sarah Elizabeth Allen Skinner

(1834 - 1908)

Children

Eleanor “Nellie” Skinner Warner

(1850 - 1929)

William Cobbett Skinner

(1857 - 1947)

Elizabeth Allen “Libbie” Skinner Hubbard

(1859 - 1927)

Joseph Allen Skinner

(1862 - 1946)

Ruth Isabelle “Belle” Skinner

(1866 - 1928)

Katherine “Kitty” Skinner Kilborne

(1873 - 1968)

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