Gerald E. (Jake) Skelley

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Gerald E. "Jake" Skelley, 52, of McMullen Highway, Cresaptown, died Wednesday in Sacred Heart Hospital. Born at Cresaptown, he was a son of the late William M. Skelley and the late Mary F. (Grant) Skelley Liller. A member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Mr. Skelley was employed as a construction operating engineer. He was a member of Operating Engineers Local 37, the Loyal Order of Moose 271, and fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2883. Surviving are his widow, Jean F. (Harmison) Skelley; his stepfather, Chelsie A. Liller, Cresaptown; two daughters, Mrs. Jerilyn M. Smith of Romney and Miss Kerry F. Skelley, at home; one son, Michael E. Skelley, Cresaptown; two sisters, Mrs. Erma M. Neuner, Plant City, Fla., and Mrs. Phyllis L. Densock, Potomac Park; two half-sisters, Mrs. Colleen Ginniman of Barton and Mrs. Carolyn Faye Fisher of Millerdale, Ridgeley; two brothers, William M. Skelley Jr. of Cumberland, and Harold F. Skelley of Thayer, Mo., and four grandchildren. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m. today at the George Funeral Home. A Christian wake service will be conducted today at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated tomorrow at 10 as.m. in St. Ambrose Catholic Church. Interment will be in St. Ambrose Cemetery. Pallbearers will be James Skelley, Boyd K. Powell Sr., Bradley J. Densock, Terry M. Skelley, David Detrick and Harry Skelly. The family requests that memorials take the form of donations to the Gerald E. Skelley Memorial Fund c/o the Hospice Unit of Sacred Heart Hospital. The Cumberland News, Friday, September 26, 1980

Gerald married Jean F. Harmison in Private. Jean (daughter of Chilton Harmison and Carrie Rebecca McKenzie) was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jerilyn Skelley was born in Private.
2. Michael E. Skelley was born in Private.
3. Kerry Frances Skelley was born on 26 Oct 1964 in Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 30 Jan 2018 in Wheelersburg, Scioto County, Ohio.

William + Mary Frances Grant. Mary (daughter of Joseph Thornton Grant and Caroline Virginia Winters) was born on 7 Sep 1903 in Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 29 Dec 1964 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Mary Frances Liller, 61, wife of Chelsie A. Liller, Graddock Drive, Cresaptown, died yesterday at Miners Hospital, Frostburg, where she was admitted December 21. She had been in failing health the past several months. Bornnin Cresaptown September 7, 1903, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Carrie (Winters) Grant. Mrs. Liller formerly operated the Greene Street Tea Room. Besides her husband, she is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Grace Parker, Baltimore; Mrs. Regina Toohey, Green Belt; Mrs. Erma Genevie, Temple Terrace, Fla.; Mrs. Phyllis Dunsock (Sic: Densock), Mrs. Coleen Ginniman, Potomac Park; and Mrs. Faye Fisher, Ridgeley; three sons, William Skelley, city; Gerald Skelley, Cresaptown; and Harold Skelley, Thayer, Mo.; three brothers, Charles Grant, Frostburg; Roy Grant, Lebanon, Pa.; Marshall Grant, Rawlings; three sisters, Mrs. Lena Robinette, Cresaptown; Mrs. Ethel Parker, Fairgo; and Mrs. Lillian Beck, Lebanon; 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The body is at the George Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. The Cumberland News, December 30, 1964.

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Joseph GRANT (Charles-1) was born on 4 Sep 1854. He died on 13 Jan 1935. A card of thanks appeared in the January 20, 1935 Cumberland Evening Times from Mrs. Grant and Children.

Joseph + Caroline Virginia Winters. Caroline (daughter of John Smith Winters and Harriett S. Sigler) was born on 29 Nov 1863 in Cresaptown, Allegheny County, Maryalnd; died on 5 May 1952 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Carrie Virginia Grant, 88, native of Cresaptown, died today at Sacred Heart Hospital. She resided in Fairgo with a daughter, Mrs. Isaac Parker. Mrs. Grant was a daughter of the late John and Harriet (Sigler) Winters. She was a member of the Cresaptown Assembly of God Church. She is survived by three other daughters, Mrs. Sanford Robinette, and Mrs. Chelsie Liller, both of Cresaptown, and Mrs. Lester Beck, Lebanon, Fa.; four sons, Leonard and Ray Grant, both of Lebanon, Pa.; Charles Grant, Cresaptown; and Marshall Grant, Brunswick; 40 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, and 20 great-great-grandchildren. The body will remain at the Hafer Funeral Home, where services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p. m., with Rev. Ira Moore, pastor of the Cresaptown Assembly of God Church, officiating. Interment will be in Eckhart Cemetery.

The Cumberland Evening Times, May 2, 1952

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Per the research of Col. G.T. MacKenzie (Ret.) collected from elderly ancestors beginning in 1929, after Charles Grant died in 1856, James Moses McKenzie raised the four children of Charles Grant and Mary Ann McKenzie until all reached the age of 21.

Charles married Mary Anna McKenzie on 22 Feb 1847 in Allegany County, Maryland. Mary (daughter of James Moses McKenzie and Margaret Agnes Porter) was born on 1 Mar 1826 in Allegany County, Maryland; died in May 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth recorded in Western Maryland Catholics, Koch and Davidson, page 88.

May Anna McKenzie was baptized on March 11, 1827.

John + Harriett S. Sigler. Harriett was born on 29 Jul 1828 in Allegany County, Maryland; died on 24 May 1920 in Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]