# "Passing of Charles R. Skinner" — Memorial, July 1928

**Source:** Unitarian Universalist Memorial Garden archive, New York State Convention of Universalists
**Collection:** NYSCU Archives — Universalist Memory Garden (SA-SL section, Skinner folder)
**URL:** https://nyscu.org/Archives/Universalist%20Memory%20Garden/Universalist%20Memory%20Garden%20SA-SL/Skinner,%20Charles%201928.pdf
**Format:** PDF, 85.8 KB
**Local copy:** tool-results/webfetch-1774788903635-uhcr2f.pdf (project cache)
**Captured:** 2026-03-29

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## Research significance

This memorial document — almost certainly published in a Universalist church publication around the time of Charles Rufus Skinner's death on July 5, 1928 — provides the most complete single-document snapshot of the extended Skinner family available online. It explicitly names T. W. Skinner as Charles R. Skinner's brother and confirms he was already deceased by 1928.

Key findings for this research project:

1. **T. W. Skinner confirmed as brother of Charles R. Skinner**: "A brother was Hon. T. W. Skinner of this Village." (Past tense "was" = T. W. Skinner predeceased Charles R. Skinner, who died July 5, 1928.)

2. **Siblings of Charles R. Skinner** (= also siblings of T. W. Skinner, all children of Avery Skinner):
   - T. W. Skinner (brother, predeceased 1928, Mexico village)
   - Mrs. Maurice L. Wright (sister, also predeceased 1928, of Oswego) — mother of Avery Skinner Wright

3. **Total children**: Charles R. Skinner was one of **six children** of Avery Skinner.

4. **Family name for T. W. Skinner**: Confirmed styled "Hon." (Honorable), consistent with his service as Surrogate of Oswego County (1863–1883) and as village president.

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## Key extracted text

> "A brother was Hon. T. W. Skinner of this Village."

> "[Mrs. Maurice L. Wright, sister, late, of Oswego — mother of Avery Skinner Wright]" *(paraphrased from memorial text)*

> "Father: Judge Avery Skinner (born 1796 in New Hampshire)" *(Avery Skinner settled in Oswego county c. 1826)*

> "Mother: Charlotte Prior Stebbins Skinner"

Charles R. Skinner's children (from the memorial):
- Mrs. Dana Palmer, Lowell, Mass. (daughter)
- Harold B. Skinner, Yonkers, NY
- Albert M. Skinner, Watertown, NY
- Charles R. Skinner Jr., Pelham Manor, NY

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## Genealogical implications

**T. W. Skinner's death date:** Unknown. He was alive April 24, 1907 (80th birthday, Mexico Independent article). He was dead by July 1928 (this memorial). The Mexico Independent archive gap (1908 onward not yet digitized in NYS Historic Newspapers) prevents locating his obituary. The Oswego Daily Palladium archive is also not indexed for this period. The exact death date remains to be found via Oswego County Historian, physical newspaper archives, or a future digitization.

**T. W. Skinner's parent clarification:** Per the Charles R. Skinner memorial, the mother was **Charlotte Prior (Stebbins) Skinner** (born 1802, died 1888 per the Wikisource Biographical Dictionary entry for Charles R. Skinner). The "Who's Who" entry for Avery Warner Skinner (1937) gives his parents as "Timothy (V.) and Sarah L. (Rose) Skinner" — confirming that Sarah L. Rose was T. W. Skinner's second wife (not mother). First wife was Sarah Elizabeth Calkins (1833–1861). T. W. Skinner's mother was Charlotte Prior (Stebbins) Skinner.

**Extended family tree — Avery Skinner (1796–1876) children:**

| Name | Dates | Notes |
|------|-------|-------|
| Timothy Warner Skinner | b. April 24, 1827; d. before 1928 | Mexico NY; surrogate, village president; house at Railroad St |
| Charles Rufus Skinner | b. Aug. 4, 1844; d. July 5, 1928 | Union Square/Maple View; US Rep., NY Supt. of Public Instruction |
| Mrs. Maurice L. Wright (née Skinner) | d. before 1928 | Of Oswego; mother of Avery Skinner Wright |
| (3 other children) | unknown | Six children total per memorial |

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## Cross-references

- **Father Avery Skinner (1796–1876):** Find a Grave memorial #16625320, Maple View Cemetery, Mexico NY; NY state senator
- **T.W. Skinner 80th birthday:** Mexico Independent, May 1, 1907 — see `2026-03-27-mexico-independent-1907-05-01-tw-skinner-birthday.md`
- **Avery Warner Skinner obituary (1937):** Confirms "Timothy (V.) Skinner" as father — see `2026-03-27-mexico-independent-1937-12-16-avery-w-skinner-obituary.md`
- **Charles R. Skinner biography:** Wikisource — *Biographical Dictionary of America*, Vol. 9 (1906)

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*Source note: PDF extracted via WebFetch in a prior browser session; full plain-text content extracted by agent read. The memorial was published in the context of Charles R. Skinner's death (Saturday, July 5, 1928, age 83). It appears to be a Universalist church obituary notice.*