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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-123............Sarah Fletcher Skinner, b. July, 1877, Georgia............Annie Jefferson Skinner, b. April, 1880, Georgia............Emory Shelton Skinner (2.3.1.4.6), b. 1881, Georgia............Augusta Josephine Skinner (2.3.1.4.7), b. June, 1882, Muscogee County, Georgia............Isham Wilkins Skinner, b. August, 1885, Muscogee County, Georgia............Orgia Pauline Skinner, b. July 26, 1887, Muscogee County, GeorgiaIn 1880, Thomas and Amanda Skinner were living in Muscogee County, Georgia.Thomas Skinner died prior to 1900. In 1900, Amanda (Brooks) Skinnerwas still living in Muscogee County, Georgia. Amanda (Brooks) Skinner diedon September 20, 1929 and was buried in the Westview Cemetery in Atlanta.Sidney Skinner married Willie Cobb from Cusseta, Georgia. Sidney Skinnerdied on June 16, 1943 and was buried in the Westview Cemetery in Atlanta,Georgia. Asa Skinner married Lalah Bell Long of Philadelphia, Mississippi.Sarah Skinner married John W. Osteen from Cusseta, Georgia. Annie Skinnermarried Howell Homer Revell and they had several children. Annie later marriedJames Walter Foster. Isham Skinner married Lucile Cobb, sister of WillieCobb and lives in Archer, Florida. Orgia Skinner never married and lived in Atlanta,Georgia. Orgia Skinner died on January 16, 1970 and was buried in theWestview Cemetery in Atlanta.References: 1) 1880 and 1900 Censuses, Muscogee County, Georgia; 2) “Brooks FamilyHistory,” by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., June 12, 1980; 3) Interview, Ethel (Player)Thornton by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., March 24, 1965; 4) Obituary, Mrs. AugustaPlayer, “The Columbus Ledger,” April 4, 1966; 5) Letter, Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. toRobert Casey, July 24, 1982ADDIE AMANDA SKINNER (2.3.1.4.1) is the daughter of Thomas JeffersonSkinner and Amanda Vandalia (Brooks) Skinner. Addie was born in April of1873 in Georgia. Addie Skinner married Henry Iverson Boland. Henry wasborn on January 12, 1870 and is the son of John Wesley Boland and Esther Jane(Fussell) Boland. Henry’s brother, Jeremiah Boland married Addie Skinner’saunt, Adelaide Brooks (2.3.1.8). Henry and Addie Boland were the parents ofeight children:............Irene May Boland (2.3.1.4.1.1) , b. May, 1892............Lurline Van Boland (2.3.1.4.1.2), b. November, 1893............John Wesley Boland, b. June, 1894............Bessie Ophelia Boland, b. June, 1896............Sid Boland............Orgie Boland............Flossie Boland............Sarah Albertine BolandIn 1900, Henry and Addie Boland were living in Chattahoochee County, Georgia.John Wesley Boland and his first wife, Mary Boland, had no children butadopted a son: - John Wesley Boland, Jr. who married and serves in the UnitedStates Navy. John Wesley Boland, Sr. married a second time to a woman namedRuby. John and his third wife, Viola, live in Tyrone, Georgia. Bessie Bolandmarried Ismas Island and they had twelve children: - Osborn Island, - GlennIsland, - Malcolm Island who married and had two sons, - Jarvis Island, -Louise Island, - Lucille Island, - Addie Pearl Island, - Annie Margaret Is-