William Alexander Skaife b. 6 Oct 1880 Ponca, Dixon Co., Nebraska, USA d. 12 Mar 1951 Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA: SKAIFE One Name Study

SKAIFE One-Name Study

William Alexander Skaife

William Alexander Skaife

Male 1880 - 1951  (70 years)

Personal Information    |    Media    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name William Alexander Skaife 
    Born 6 Oct 1880  Ponca, Dixon Co., Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 9 Jun 1900  Silver Creek, Dixon Co., Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Military 1917/1918  Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    registered for WWI Draft 
    Residence Sep 1918  Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    2815 Center Street 
    Residence Jan 1920  Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    1815 Riverside Avenue 
    Census 6 Jan 1920  Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    head-of-household, Stock Salesman 
    Census 1940  Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    head-of-household 
    Residence 1940  Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    owns his house at 1126 Hughes Street, value $1,000 
    Census 1950  Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    head-of-household, resides at 1125 Hughes Street 
    Occupation 1950  Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Distributor, Broom Factory 
    Died 12 Mar 1951  Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Buried Portland (Rose City Cem.), Multnomah Co., Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Person ID I128  Skaife
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2022 

    Father John Edward Skaife,   b. 11 Feb 1858, Potosi, Grant Co., Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1932, Frederic, Polk Co., Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Caroline `Carrie` Josephine Maury,   b. 21 Sep 1851, Utica, Oneida Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1892, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married Apr 30 1876  Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F14  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mae Lorena Murfin,   b. 19 Jul 1882, Mercer Co., Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1953, Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
     1. Thelma Evelyn Skaife,   b. 24 Aug 1902, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1926, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     2. Richard William Skaife,   b. 18 Jan 1908, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1972, Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2016 
    Family ID F56  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Oct 1880 - Ponca, Dixon Co., Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 9 Jun 1900 - Silver Creek, Dixon Co., Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - registered for WWI Draft - 1917/1918 - Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2815 Center Street - Sep 1918 - Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1815 Riverside Avenue - Jan 1920 - Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - head-of-household, Stock Salesman - 6 Jan 1920 - Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - head-of-household - 1940 - Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - owns his house at 1126 Hughes Street, value $1,000 - 1940 - Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - head-of-household, resides at 1125 Hughes Street - 1950 - Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Distributor, Broom Factory - 1950 - Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Mar 1951 - Oregon City, Clackamas Co., Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Portland (Rose City Cem.), Multnomah Co., Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    William Alexander Skaife (1881-1951) and wife Mae Murfin (1882-1953)
    William Alexander Skaife (1881-1951) and wife Mae Murfin (1882-1953)
    xxx
    John Edward Skaife (1858-1932) and his five children by his first wife 'Carrie' Maury
    John Edward Skaife (1858-1932) and his five children by his first wife 'Carrie' Maury
    Ida May (1877-1919), Edna Marie (1878-1929), William A. (1881-1951), Lillie Adeline (1882-1961) and John R. (1884-1935)

    Documents
    Ida May (Skaife) Armstrong (1877-1919)
    Ida May (Skaife) Armstrong (1877-1919)
    Influenza Claims Another Victim - Obituary of wife of David Charles Armstrong
    John Edward Skaife (1858-1932)
    John Edward Skaife (1858-1932)
    John E. Skaife Died Monday At Home In Village
    John Edward Skaife (1858-1932)
    John Edward Skaife (1858-1932)
    Obituary of former president of the Village of Frederic

    Headstones
    William A. Skaife (1880-1951), his wife Mae L. Skaife (1882-1953) and their daughter Thelma E. Skaife (1902-1926)
    William A. Skaife (1880-1951), his wife Mae L. Skaife (1882-1953) and their daughter Thelma E. Skaife (1902-1926)
    The family migrated from Nebraska to Oregon.

  • Sources 
    1. [S13113284] Descendants of Caroline Maury and John Skaife, Philip Maury Maley, (2002) (Reliability: 1), Oct 06 1881.

    2. [S13108689] 1900 U. S. Census Dixon Co. Nebraska, Silver Creek Twp., "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3YG-X6V : accessed 2 February 2016), John E Skaife, daily & Silver Creek Townships, Dixon, Nebraska, United States; citing sheet 4B, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,922.

    3. [S13203710] WWI Draft Registration Card, Ancestry.com.
      birth 6 Oct 1880

    4. [S13203710] WWI Draft Registration Card, Ancestry.com.
      his brother John Rellmon Skaife's WWI Draft Registration Card

    5. [S13247496] 1920 U. S. Fed. Census, T625_520 pg 8A ED 199.

    6. [S13112643] 1940 U. S. Census Marion Co., Silverton, Oregon, Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon; Roll: T627_3355; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 3-60.

    7. [S291] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon; Roll: 1961; Sheet Number: 16; Enumeration District: 3-111.

    8. [S13113284] Descendants of Caroline Maury and John Skaife, Philip Maury Maley, (2002) (Reliability: 1), Mar 12 1951.

    9. [S20] Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998.

    10. [S13113284] Descendants of Caroline Maury and John Skaife, Philip Maury Maley, (2002) (Reliability: 1).