MIAMI COUNTY OHIO
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File contributed for use in the Ohio Biographies Project by:
Karin Lange
klange@nque.com
August 28, 2000
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Andreas History of the State of NE, pub 1882 


Nuckolls co, NE: J. B. SKINNER, merchant, was born in Miami County, Ohio,
in
1840. In 1844, his parents located in Elkhart County, Ind., where he
remained until 1860, and , in 1866, went to Warsaw and began reading law
with Judge Carpenter two years: after he was admitted to the bar, and
remained there in the practice of law until 1871. From there he went to
Nebraska, and took a homestead in Thayer County, one-half mile from
Carleton. He improved the place by planting 50,000 forest trees and 2,000
fruit trees. In 1875, he opened a hardware store in Carleton. At that
time
there were but two in the county. The railroad company contested Mr.
Skinner's claim, but after a three years' fight, he succeeded in getting
his
certificate of entry and in time a patent. In 1879 his store was burned
out,
and he sold his place and came to Hardy, Nuckolls County, in 1881, and
bought out a stock of general merchandise. Mr. Skinner has been
publishing
the Hardy Clipper since October, 1881. He was connected with the Hebron
Journal with Mr. Hill two years, and published the Carleton Advertiser
one
year. In 1875, was appointed Judge of Thayer County, and served one year.
He
was then elected to fill the office one term. He was married in 1860, to
Miss Sarah Richardson of Noble County, Ind. They have one son--Morris.
Mr.
S. is a member of the Hebron Lodge, No. 43, A., F. & A. M., and of the I.
O.
O. F.