Andrew William Skidmore

Andrew Skidmore, Jr BIRTH 20 Mar 1786 DEATH 21 Mar 1870 (aged 84) BURIAL Bealls Mill Cemetery Gassaway, Braxton County, West Virginia,

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Andrew settled three miles below Sutton, in Braxton County, on a tract of one-hundred and forty acres of good land, bought from John D. Sutton. He paid for the land principally by his labor. He built a post and rail fence on the bottom where the town of Sutton stands. He was a man of remarkable stength and endurance.

The story was told; he once killed a yearling bear on Wolfcreek in Braxton County and carried it home. As well as his gun, shot pouch, and knapsack, only laying his load down once or twice to rest, the distance of seven miles to his home.

The old hewn log house which he built, was also occupied by his son James in which he reared his children. And, from the shelter of which they married and went out into the world.

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Andrew Jr. enlisted for six months service in the Sixth Regiment, Virginia Militia. He settled on a tract of land three miles below Suttonville, (which according to John Sutton), he paid for by splitting and building a rail fence around the bottom that is now the town of Sutton. It is said Andrew Jr. was a man of extraordinary strength and endurance and weighed 180 lbs. The tale is told of how he killed a yearling bear on Wolf Creek and carried it seven miles home on his shoulders, along with his gun and knapsack, pausing only twice to rest.

In his daily journal, the Rev. R.L.Woodyard on February 12, 1854 made an entry..."This morning, I did not feel well as usual. I preached in the morning and in the afternoon in town to a good congregation.

That night I spent with Andy Skidmore. The family is very kind but neither the Ol Gentleman nor James are religious."" I draw from this, the Skidmore family were God fearing and kind but maybe not participants in church services.

Andrew Jr. and Margaret are buried in the Beall's Mill Cemetery along with several of their descendants.

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Andrew enlisted in the Sixth Regiment of VA Militia September 3,

1814 for six months service.

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Andrew Skidmore, Jr. was a private in the War of 1812. . He is buried in the Bealls Mills Cemetary in Gassaway, WV

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Andrew Jr. enlisted for six months service in the Sixth Regiment, Virginia Militia. He settled on a tract of land three miles below Suttonville, (which according to John Sutton), he paid for by splitting and building a rail fence around the bottom that is now the town of Sutton. It is said Andrew Jr. was a man of extraordinary strength and endurance and weighed 180 lbs. The tale is told of how he killed a yearling bear on Wolf Creek and carried it seven miles home on his shoulders, along with his gun and knapsack, pausing only twice to rest.

In his daily journal, the Rev. R.L.Woodyard on February 12, 1854 made an entry..."This morning, I did not feel well as usual. I preached in the morning and in the afternoon in town to a good congregation. That night I spent with Andy Skidmore. The family is very kind but neither the Ol Gentleman nor James are religious."" I draw from this, the Skidmore family were God fearing and kind but maybe not participants in church services.

Andrew Jr. and Margaret are buried in the Beall's Mill Cemetery along with several of their descendants.

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