1928 - 1988 (59 years)
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Name |
Charles Allen Skelton |
Birth |
01 May 1928 |
Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Census |
1930 (Age 2) |
Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas [1] |
He was recorded while living with his parents. |
History |
The following is from the Wikipedia article on Charles Skelton: "Charles Allan 'Skeeter' Skelton (May 1, 1928 – January 17, 1988) was an American lawman and firearms writer. After serving in the US Marine Corps from 1945-46 he began a law enforcement career which included service with the US Border Patrol, a term as Sheriff of Deaf Smith County, Texas, and investigator with both the US Customs Service and Drug Enforcement Administration. After his first nationally published article hit newsstands in September 1959, Skelton began writing part time for firearms periodicals. In 1974 he retired from the DEA and concentrated full time on his writing.
His periodical articles were collected in Good Friends, Good Guns, Good Whiskey: Selected Works of Skeeter Skelton and Hoglegs, Hipshots and Jalapeños : Selected Works of Skeeter Skelton. He was a contemporary of Bill Jordan, Charles Askins and Elmer Keith.
Skelton's work frequently poked fun at himself. His "Me and Joe" stories of his depression era youth, while including references to period firearms, were character oriented rather than technical pieces. His 'Dobe Grant' and 'Jug Johnson' short stories were perhaps the only fiction routinely published by a popular shooting magazine. His son Bart Skelton is also a gun writer." [5] |
Death |
17 Jan 1988 |
El Paso County, Texas [2, 3] |
- The Social Security Death Index gives his death as 15 January 1988
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Siblings |
2 Siblings |
| 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) ▻ unknown Garrett | + | 2. Catherine J. Skelton, b. Abt 1919, Texas d. 2020 (Age 101 years) ▻ Tom Parker; Owen | | 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) | |
Person ID |
I6738 |
| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Lucy |
Last Modified |
7 Dec 2014 |
Father |
Charles Allen Skelton, b. 31 Jan 1888, Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas d. 14 Feb 1939, Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas (Age 51 years) |
Mother |
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 |
Age at Marriage |
He : 27 years and 7 months - She : 18 years and 7 months. |
Family ID |
F2634 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 01 May 1928 - Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas |
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| Census - 1930 - Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas |
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| Death - 17 Jan 1988 - El Paso County, Texas |
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Pin Legend |
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: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
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: Not Set |
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Photos |
| 6738 Chharles "Skeeter" Skelton |
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Sources |
- [s509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002).
- [s47] Ancestry Member Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
- [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011).
- [S530] Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005).
- [S705] Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page).
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