Permelia Cox
b. 1800 TN, daughter of Richard and Fannie Cox
d. 21 March 1868 Cass Co., IN
bur. Skinner Chapel Cemetery, Cass Co., IN

Permelia Cox

Permelia Skinner gravestone

m. 7 September 1820 at Montgomery Co., OH
Thomas Skinner
b. 11 March 1795 at Rockingham Co., NC, son of Thomas and Sarah (Pickrell) Skinner
d. 3 April 1880 Cass Co., IN
bur. Skinner Chapel Cemetery, Cass Co, IN
(Thomas m2. Mary Bockover on 24 May 1870.)

Children with Thomas Skinner:

• John Calvin Skinner (1821–1896), m. Hannah Crooks, Sarah Han, and Fannie Bell
• Daniel Pickrel Skinner (1824–1882) m. Rebecca Belew and Amanda Bell
• Samuel Edwards Skinner (1826–1884) m. Mary Johnson
• Richard Cox Skinner (1827–1905) m. Elizabeth Conrad
• Caroline Skinner (1830–1920) m. Joseph Young Belew/Ballou
• Margaret Jane SKinner (1832–1917) m. George W. Coil
• Ira Hollingsworth Skinner (1834–1919) m. Nancy Ann Arthahultz
• Thomas Harrison Skinner (1836–1927) m. Sarah A. Bockover
• Sarah Ann Skinner (1838–1873) m. Tipton Clary

According to Thomas B. Helm’s History of Cass County, Indiana, Thomas and Permelia were among the founding members of the Twelve Mile Christian Church and donated land for the first church building.

Submitted by:
Kathy Jones Stickney
Ormond Beach, FL
kstickney2@cfl.rr.com