Charles Allen Skelton

1888 - 1939  (51 years)

• Name	Charles Allen Skelton
  Birth	31 Jan 1888	Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Census	1920 (Age 32)	Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas   [3]
  Census	1930 (Age 42)	Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas   [4]
  History	According to his obituary,"C A Skelton claimed to be the only man in the company who sold combines in a five and ten cent store. That was in 1920 when he was operating a variety store here and took over the Case Implement dealership, selling them in connection with his already-established variety store. He had operated the Skelton Variety Store, in the third block on the east side of Main Street, for about 20 years when he sold it to Sam Saunders in February, 1936. Skelton came here from Clovis, NM in 1911 to become manager of Kemp Lumber Company. After operating it for almost five years, he left that business, he opened an implement house and at one time estimated he had sold half a million dollars worth of Case implements. Miss Gladys Johnston and CA Skelton were married in Amarillo in 1915. They were the parents of Sally (Mrs Pete) Garrett, Alamogordo; Catherine (Mrs Tom) Parker, San Berardino, Calif.; and Charles Skelton (Sally Small), Hereford. They were members of the Methodist Church, and Skelton was a Mason. He died here on Feb. 14,1939 and she in 1957. Charles Skelton is a former Deaf Smith County Sheriff and is currently devoting his time to the feed lot business and writing. He is had gun editor of the "Gunsport" magazine and publishes free lance articles on guns regularly. The Charles Skelton's have one son."  [1]
  Death	14 Feb 1939	Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I6735	| Spouse of a Delvee
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	James Robertos Skelton,   b. 12 Dec 1860, Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas d. 23 May 1920, Frost, Navarro County, Texas (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Sally Ophelia Lattimore,   b. 12 Mar 1867, Earles Chapel, Cherokee County, Texas d. 25 Nov 1912, Frost, Navarro County, Texas (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	03 Dec 1895	Cherokee County, Texas
  Age at Marriage	He : 35 years - She : 28 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F2635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gladis Mary Johnson,   b. 20 Jan 1897, Iola, Allen County, Kansas d. 29 Jan 1957, Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1915	Deaf Smith County, Texas   [1, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 7 months - She : 18 years and 7 months.
  Children	1. Sally M. Skelton,   b. 10 Oct 1916, Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas d. 9 Jan 2001, Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico (Age 84 years) + 2. Catherine J. Skelton,   b. Abt 1919, Texas d. 2020 (Age 101 years)   3. Charles Allen "Skeeter" Skelton,   b. 01 May 1928, Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas d. 17 Jan 1988, El Paso County, Texas (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F2634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 31 Jan 1888 - Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas Marriage - 26 Aug 1915 - Deaf Smith County, Texas Child - Sally M. Skelton - 10 Oct 1916 - Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas Child - Catherine J. Skelton - Abt 1919 - Texas Census - 1920 - Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas Child - Charles Allen "Skeeter" Skelton - 01 May 1928 - Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas Census - 1930 - Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas Death - 14 Feb 1939 - Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [s47] Ancestry Member Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S510] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). [s499] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). [s509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002). [S702] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (www.Ancestry.com ). [S659] Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002, (www.Ancestry.com ).