Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin & Kniffin, 3rd ed. 1886.
Lyon Co.

FREDERICK H. SKINNER was born in Eddyville, Ky., where he still resides,
June 22, 1815.  He descends from and is connected by marriage with
distinguished Kentucky families, and some of her most renowned historic
characters.  His father, Henry Skinner, was a native of Baltimore, Md.,
and was there educated for the medical profession.  He was appointed
surgeon in the regular army, and about 1810 was stationed at Fort Massac,
Ill.  At Eddyville, Ky., he married Aurelia Lyon, a daughter of Matthew
Lyon (whose sketch is published in connection with that of Gen. Hylan B.
Lyon elsewhere), having made her acquaintance at Washington City, whilst
her father was a member of congress, and became a resident of Eddyville,
Ky.  He retained his army position up to the time of his death, which
occurred June 22, 1819.  His widow survived him but two years.  This union
had given two children - Beulah L. and F. H., the subject of this sketch. 
The father of Henry Skinner was Frederick, a native of England, born in
1750.  He came to America in his youth and married a Miss Stuart, of
Virginia, and afterward located in Baltimore, Md., in the vicinity of
which he engaged in agricultural pursuits and was also connected with
business enterprises in the city.  His family consisted of six children,
three daughters and three sons; one of the latter, John S. Skinner, rose
to positions of eminent trust and distinction; he edited various
agricultural and stock journals at different times, in Baltimore, and for
many years was postmaster of that city.  In 1856 he was appointed first
assistant postmaster general, which position he occupied until his death,
two years later.  F. H. Skinner, the subject of this sketch, was four
years old at his father's death; he was taken charge of and reared by his
uncle, Matthew Lyon, who sent him to the country schools, and afterward to
Princeton, where the youth obtained a competent business education, and
thereafter, until becoming of age, filled the position of book-keeper and
salesman for the firm of Lyon & Cobb.  At twenty-one he went East and
purchased a stock of goods for the new firm of Lyon & Skinner - the senior
member being Chittenden Lyon.  The firm continued a successful business
until the death of Mr. Lyon, when Mr. Skinner assumed control of the
entire business, together with its heavy mail contracts.  Mr. Skinner gave
the people a daily instead of a tri-weekly mail, as called for in the
contract, running very successfully a line of four-horse coaches on the
route between Smithland and Nashville, Tenn., and controlled this route,
besides many other mail contracts throughout the First Congressional
District, until selling out at the completion of the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad, in 1860.  In 1854 Mr. Skinner began the study of law,
and was admitted to the bar the following year; and the same year was
elected county judge, a position he held for sixteen years.  Upon his
retirement from the judgeship he gave his attention to business
enterprises, doing a general brokerage business and dealing in
agricultural implements.  He has served the people as town trustee, and
was a justice of the peace when the county was first organized.  He is a
member in high standing of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the Royal
Arch Chapter.  His influence is actively given in behalf of prohibition,
and enterprises calculated for the good of the general masses received his
willing and material support.  He possesses fine farm property in the
county to the extent of 1,200 acres, and owns a large amount of town
property.  June 16, 1842, he married Helen Catlett, a daughter of Thomas
and Isabella (Helm) Catlett.  Her father was a farmer but interested
himself also in mercantile business.  The union of Mr. and Mrs. Skinner
has been blessed with four children, of whom three are living:  Thomas C.
(in business at Kuttawa, whose sketch is published), Aurelia, wife of W. T.
Bartley, of St. Louis, Mo., and Hylan.  Their daughter, Isabella Skinner,
deceased wife of G. V. Bryan, died a year after her marriage. 

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