the skillet family

Two tintypes of Bill and Anna Skillet are in very poor shape.  They are extremely dark; here are two lightly retouched copies.  Their eyes may have been the victims of an attempt to retouch the tintype, very unfortunate to say the least.  Photos 1441 & 1442.

According to Bill's obituary (lower on this page), he and Anna were born and married in England, came to American in 1851 (when they were about 21 and 22), and came to Nebraska in 1860.  It does not say when they came to Table Rock, whether it was 1860 or thereafter.

a skillet?
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Back of Bill Skillet tintype
Who is this lovely young woman?  This tintype of her was posted in the Argus museum between tintypes of William and Anna Skillet.  If there had been a name tag, it was long gone.  Is she a relative, perhaps a daughter?   Or was her image grouped with Bill and Anna merely because they are tintypes?  It is a mystery.  Photo 1439. 

Circa 1910 -- district 40, bush country school

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Mae Skillet
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Dennis Skillet
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Emma Skillet Wren
Photo 261 includes four Skillet children at the Bush school, Mae, Hazel, Dennis, and Emma. This photo is in a bound album that appears to be a photographer's samples circa 1910.  

​Read more about this photo and Bush School in our country school pages:
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Hazel Skillet Huert

the class of 1932

Clarence Skillet graduated from Table Rock in 1932.  He's 1st in the 5th row of Photo 689.
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Clarence Skillet

more!

Look up the Skillet's phone number!
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Tablet to the left, for Bill
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Tablet to the right, for Anna

At the table rock cemetery

This grave is in the Table Rock cemetery.  William's obituary in the Table Rock Argus says that he was buried in the "Mount Zion Cemetery."  The date of death is the same; there is no Mount Zion Cemetery in present day. Perhaps the grave was moved.

a grandchild of bill & anna?

leo eddie skillet
son of william & sarah skillet
March 10 to 30, 1890
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a line of graves with old "temporary" markers includes Sarah Skillet,
who presumably was baby leo eddie's mother

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These graves include Sarah Skillet. [This information will be updated to include all of the names.  Are they family members, or simply four people whose temporary markers were saved?]

jasper skillet

​Jasper and Ella Skillett.  They were the parents of Elsie Skillett Wopata, grandparents of Norma Wopata Binder. They also are probably the parents of Ralph Jasper Skillet, who died in the influenza pandemic, in 1919 at age 19.  Thank you to Norma's son Richard for sharing this family photo.  
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OBITUARY-THE PAWNEE CHIEF
FEBRUARY 21, 1919

Ralph Jasper Skillett was born near Table Rock on January 8, 1900, and passed away on Wednesday morning, February 5, 1919. His death was caused by contracting the influenza which developed into pneumonia.

In 1916 this young man graduated from Elk Creek high school and about a year ago moved to Baileyville, Kansas, where he made his home until the time of his death.

He leaves to mourn his demise his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Skillett of Baileyville, Kansas, two brothers, Elmer Skillett of Table Rock, Bert Skillett of Baileyville, Kansas, and three sisters, Carrie Morton, Table Rock, Mrs. Goldie Roberts, Elk Creek and Mrs. Elsie Wopata, Table Rock.

Funeral services were held at the Table Rock cemetery on Friday afternoon, Feb. 7th, at 3:30, conducted by Rev. Dunning. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved parents and relatives of the deceased in their sorrow.-Table Rock Argus. 
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