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Christian County, Kentucky, painter. Native of Leicestershire, England. Married to Rebecca Skerritt. Father of Therese Skerritt, Rebecca Skerritt, Curtis Skerritt, Elizabeth Skerritt, and Harry Skerritt. Painter in Middlesex, England, in 1851. Painter in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville, p. 684.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville, p. 395B.

1851 England Census, Middlesex, Marylebone Registration District, Rectory Sub-registration District, Enumeration District 14, England, The National Archives of the UK (Kew, Surrey, England), Class HO107, piece 1488, folio 744, roll: 87814, page 17.

Citation

Skerritt, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204229 (November 12, 2026).

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George D. McGowan et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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