Skinner Cemetery
From Denton, take US 380 east to US 377 exit. North on US 377 to Pilot Point and to Debbie Lane. Right on Debbie Lane 0.3 miles; the cemetery is on the left side of the road - the cemetery is so overgrown with weeds, briers, etc. that you have to really look close to see the cemetery.Skinner Cemetery has been destroyed by a bulldozer that was used to clear the cemetery of growth since the 1930's. The group doing the cleaning did so with no intent to destroy any tombstones, just clean the cemetery. Many stones were removed from their burial sites and stacked in one area to allow the bulldozer to enter the cemetery. The stones have never been replaced and some were even found in a burn pile the group was using to burn rubbish. Fortunately a survey had been accomplished in 1974 before the damage to the stones occurred in May 1987. In one area of the cemetery is the burial site for numerous babies born to unwed mothers. There was a home close by that unwed mothers stayed until their babies were born. It is not known how many babies are buried there.
Note: Besides the numerous burials of babies there are many places marked with field stones; footmarkers - N.M.C.; P.C.; L.A.H. and J.T.
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes/Inscriptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn, W.H. | Jan 8, 1845 | Mar 9, 1894 | |
| Baldwin, J.H. | Jul 8, 1888 | Aug 3, 1888 | |
| Baldwin, Melie | Jan 10, 1880 | Jun 6, 1881 | |
| Baldwin, N.C. | Apr 3, 1852 | May 20, 1898 | |
| Bates, Daniel N. | Mar 15, 1827 | Nov 23, 1886 | |
| Bell, Bluford | May 5, 1809 | Jan 27, 1863 | |
| Black, Molly Ann | Sep 27, 1860 | Mar 21, 1862 | d/o R.F. & L.E. Black |
| Chastain, James C. | Jun 1, 1876 | Mar 11, 1877 | s/o S.H. & V.H. Chastain |
| Crites, Polly | Jul 1820 | Sep 29, 1877 | |
| Fortenberry, O.R. | Dec 21, 1821 | Apr 19, 1874 | |
| French, Joseph C. | Mar 28, 1873 | Sep 9, 1874 | s/o J.L. & A.E. French |
| Graham, James | Apr 5, 1808 | Sep 9, 1867 | h/o Mary Graham |
| Graham, Mary | Jun 14, 1808 | Aug 1, 1889 | w/o James Graham |
| Gist, Minnie L. | Jan 2, 1870 | Sep 12, 1870 | d/o J.N. & R. Gist |
| Hill, Daniel | 1809 | 1884 | aged 75 yrs |
| Hill, Louisa C. | Feb 28, 1897 | aged 57 yr; only date | |
| Hill, William E. | May 27, 1880 | May 8, 1883 | s/o L.A. & L.C. Hill |
| Holford, Harriet | Feb 2, 1812 | Aug 7, 1870 | w/o Matthew Holford |
| Holford, Matthew | Mar 13, 1808 | Nov 2, 1869 | h/o Harriet Holford |
| Hughes, Mary | 1872 | Oct 29, 1872 | d/o H.A. & M.A. Hughes; aged 1 month, 12 days |
| Hughes, Mary A. | Oct 19, 1872 | w/o H.A. Hughes; aged 19 yrs, 8 mos, 23 dys; only date | |
| Inmon, Isaac | Jan 10, 1809 | Jul 24, 1873 | |
| Ives, Lizzie B. | Nov 6, 1847 | Sep 10, 1875 | |
| Merchant, Infant | . | c/o C.W. & M.F. Merchant; no dates; stone broken | |
| Merchant, J.S. Sr. | Aug 24, 1800 | Dec 8, 1876 | |
| Phipps, Joe Mylo__ B. | Apr 16, 1928 | Apr 27, 1928 | |
| Rea, Arie Belle Coleman | Feb 25, 1851 | May 22, 1879 | w/o David Neil Rea; no headstone |
| Rudd, Fufus L. | Jun 12, 1842 | Mar 14, 1900 | |
| Russell, Jane | Apr 4, 1816 | Jul 8, 1866 | w/o John Russell |
| Russell, John | Jan 26, 1797 | Jun 11, 1879 | h/o Jane Russell |
| Saling, Ida May | Sep 7, 1877 | Jun 29, 1901 | w/o H.P. Saling |
| Saling, J. | May 20, 1901 | Aug 13, 1901 | c/o H.P. & I.M. Saling |
| Shelton, James L. | Jan 5, 1863 | Feb 15, 1862 | s/o J.L. & S.E. Shelton |
| Taylor, Catherine | Nov 17, 1820 | Aug 18, 1900 | w/o Josiah Taylor |
| Taylor, Josiah | Jan 23, 1814 | Jul 30, 1858 | h/o Catherine Taylor |
| Taylor, Josiah Jr. | Mar 6, 1858 | s/o Josiah & Catherine Taylor; aged 5 years | |
| Turner, Pocahontas | Jan 9, 1830 | Jan 7, 1873 | |
| Vanderslice, Bell Z. | Feb 8, 1866 | Dec 16, 1882 | d/o J.A. & R.M. Vanderslice |
| Vanderslice, J.S. | Jun 3, 1869 | Oct 16, 1895 | |
| Vanderslice, Rebeca | Apr 26, 1835 | Apr 26, 1895 | w/o J.A. Vanderslice |
| Wellborn, Frances Annable | Jul 14, 1811 | Dec 4, 1893 | w/o John C. Wellborn; no headstone |
| Wellborn, John C. | Feb 20, 1893 | aged 85 yrs, 1 mo, 16 dys; no headstone | |
| Wellborn, Leonia | Jun 18, 1893 | w/o Thomas Wellborn; aged 23 years; no headstone | |
| West, Martha J. | Jul 27, 1848 | Sep 26, 1872 | w/o Robert West |
| West, Mary B. | Jun 20, 1871 | Sep 28, 1872 | s/o Martha West |
| Wilson, Juda | Dec 26, 1818 | Apr 7, 1873 | w/o N. Wilson |
| Wilson, Nathanniel | Sep 1, 1813 | Oct 18, 1885 | h/o Juda Wilson |
| Wilson, Prissie | Aug 1, 1848 | Sep 12, 1873 | d/o S.B. & M.A. Wilson |
| Wilson, Sarah E. | Feb 18, 1854 | Jul 15, 1873 | d/o S.B. & M.A. Wilson |