SKELTON, Dollie W., service number 777, was inducted on 23 October 1917, private. He died 2 Jan 1918 at Camp Jackson, SC. His body was brought back to Wayne County, TN and he was buried at Phillips Chapel Cemetery, located on the Lawson BUNDRANT Farm just south of mile 5 on Green River. Dollie SKELTON was born 26 Oct 1895, the son of William Grant SKELTON and Martha Savannah BROWN. [see photograph of Dollie SKELTON on following page].

The following genealogical information was submitted with the sketch.

Isaac SKELTON, b. ca. 1766, GA, d. after 1862, Hickman Co., TN. Had lived in Elbert Co., GA, and Hickman Co., TN. Married ca. 1794 to Annis DePRIEST, who was born 29 May 1782 in South Carolina and died December 1850 in Hickman Co., TN. She was the daughter of Randolph DePRIEST and Amy MIMS. Children of Isaac and Annie DePRIEST SKELTON:                                                                                                     1. Hiram SKELTON, b. ca. 1795-97, Elbert Co., GA, married Elizabeth______?                2. Amos Andrew Skelton, b. 1798, GA, d. 26 April 1878, m. Charity REEVES                  3. Daughter name unknown                                                                                                4. James H. SKELTON?, b. 1819, TN, m. Elizabeth ______?

Amos Andrew SKELTON, b. 1798, Georgia, son of Isaac and Annis DePRIEST SKELTON, d. 26 April 1878, Hickman Co., TN, buried at Bethel Cemetery, Hickman Co., TN. He married ca. 1818-1819 to Charity REEVES, b. ca. 1800, daughter of George REEVES and granddaughter of Anna LAND REEVES.                          Children:                                                                                                                                  a. Isaac Reeves SKELTON, b. ca. 1820, d. May 1850, m. Martha Ann SALMON           b. Manerva SKELTON, b. 30 Jan 1821, d. 30 July 1899, m. 22 March 1849, to G. M. GARNER                                                                                                                                    c. Mary “Polly” SKELTON, b. ca. 1824, d. before 1870, m. _____AMMONS                       d. Catherine “Cassie” SKELTON, b. ca. 1826, m. Nicholas H. EDWARDS                       e. Garland R. SKELTON, b. ca. 1829, m. Nancy E. _____?                                                     f. George Whitfield SKELTON, b. ca. 1831, d. 17 May 1899, m. 1854 to Sarah TATUM.                                                                                                                                     g. Ruth T. SKELTON, b. 27 April 1833, Farmer’s Exchange, Hickman Co., TN, m. 11 Aug 1857/8 to James Harvey HINSON.                                                                                  h. Green F. SKELTON, b. ca. 1835, m. Sarah R. _____?                                                        i. Washington SKELTON, b. ca. 1837                                                                                     j. Melinda SKELTON, b. ca. 1839, d. 1920 m. James M. LYNCH                                         k. Samuel Moore Skelton, b. 29 Aug 1840, Hickman Co., TN, d. 6 May 1928, m. 2) on 18 July 1886 to Amanda E. SHARP                                                                                         l. William Brantley SKELTON, b. 8 Jan 1842, Hickman Co., TN, d. 7 April 1920, m. 19 Nov 1868 to Permelia C. HINSON.                                                                                      m. Sarah Jane SKELTON, b. 11 May 1844, Hickman Co., TN, d. 23 Jan 1913, m. David “Dave” LYNCH.

Samuel Moore SKELTON, b. 29 Aug 1840, Hickman Co., TN, d. 6 May 1928, Moccasin, Wayne Co., TN, buried Skelton or Moccasin Cemetery, son of Amos Andrew and Charity REEVES SKELTON. Married about 1859 to Manerva KELLY, born 1838, Maury Co., TN, died between 1881 and 1886, dau. Of Thomas and Malinda HOWELL KELLY.      Children:                                                                                                                                  1. G. Washington “Wash” SKELTON, b. July 1860, TN, m. Susan B. _____.                     2. Sarah F. SKELTON, b. 1862, d. Jan 1880, m. 1 April 1879 to Newton J. HINSON      3. Isaac Thomas SKELTON, b. Jan 1864/7, m. 12 Aug 1886 to Ida Catherine PEGRAM.                                                                                                                                   4. William Grant Skelton, b. 2 Feb 1865 or 26 March 1867, d. 25 Feb 1936, m. M. Savannah BROWN                                                                                                                   5. S. R. (Male) SKELTON, b. 1868, d. between 1870-1880.                                               6. Melinda Ann SKELTON, b., ca. 1870, d. ca. 1899, m. 3 Jan 1889, Bedford C. SHARP.                                                                                                                                      7. James Reeves SKELTON, b. 11 April 1871, d. 10 Dec 1928, m. 1 July 1906 to Minnie C. CLAYTON.                                                                                                               8. John H. SKELTON, b. April 1874, died in Alabama.                                                       9. Amos Andrew SKELTON, b. 5 Feb 1876, d. 10 Oct 1940, m. 22 Oct 1899, Ada BLACKWELL                                                                                                                             10. M. Janie SKELTON, b. ca. 1877, m. 24 Aug 1890 to Will A. JAMES.                          11. Harvey Wilson “Dock” SKELTON, b. 16 Jan 1879, d. 22 Dec 1952, m. M. Fanny BLACKWELL.                                                                                                                          12. Elbert Marvin SKELTON, b. 23 May 1881, d. 4 Oct 1937, m. 9 Feb 1908 to Bessie BEATTY

William Grant SKELTON, b. 2 Feb 1865 or 26 March 1867, son of Samuel M. SKELTON and Manerva KELLY, d. 25 Feb 1936, buried Napier Cemetery, Lewis Co., TN, married ca. 1893 to Martha Savannah BROWN, b. 16 Feb 1877, d. Oct 1973, buried Napier Cemetery, Lewis Co., TN.                                                                       Children:                                                                                                                                  a. James Edgar “Edd” SKELTON, b. 29 March 1894, d. 21 March 1950, m. 4 July 1915, to F. Pebble EDWARDS.                                                                                                             b. Dollie W. Skelton, b. 26 Oct 1895, d. 2 Jan 1918 ( subject of sketch)                         c. Everett SKELTON, b. 18 June 1898, d. 14 July 1975, m. 12 March 1922 to Maggie SHARP.                                                                                                                                     d. Claud C. SKELTON, b. 5 April 1901, d. 2 Feb 1962, m. 10 Dec 1922 to Gladys P. WALKER                                                                                                                                    e. Arthur SKELTON, m. 24 Dec 1931 to Mattie PENNINGTON.                                          f. Lee Grady SKELTON, b. 6 Oct 1905, d. 23 Aug 1977, m. 6 April 1929 to Ara RASBURY.                                                                                                                                        g. Era SKELTON (twin)                                                                                                               h. Eva SKELTON (twin), d. 4 April 1987, m. Harold MOORE.                                              i. Alva SKELTON, m. 9 March 1929 to Earl McDONALD.                                                    j. Laura SKELTON, m. Harold QUILLEN.                                                                              k. Infant boy, b.& d. 19 Feb 1920, buried at Salem Cemetery, Wayne Co., TN.             l. Christine SKELTON, m. 2) Roy HOEL.m. Zebedee SKELTON, b. 3 Jan 1922, m. Jean HINSON.

Additional information submitted by Mattie GIBBS, 9 Walnut Circle, Hohenwald, TN