Re: SKELTON (or Shelton), James Franklin, born 1824
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In reply to:
Re: SKELTON (or Shelton), James Franklin, born 1824
Russell Jones 8/18/06
My husband Robert H Skelton, the Great Grandson of its owner, was the final recipient of the James Frank Skelton Bible just in time for Christmas 2005.
Mr. Jones and a Skelton cousin in Indiana are to be highly
commended for this 'act of genealogy kindness'. J F Skelton
died in Texas in 1896.It would be great to know where this
Bible has been for the last 110 years and how it found its
way into a Goodwill store in Ga. Without the honorable and
concerned man who found it and another just as compassionate family member, none of this could have taken
place. The odds of this would be near zero. Since that
time, I always look for Bibles in used book stores, flea
markets etc in hope of being able to return the favor to
another family. This was so special - we had nothing that
belonged to this man. How can we ever thank all of you?