Here's the info about the Skinner house. I believe the mill was probably nearby: If you are driving north on Scenic Highway, wen you get to the intersection of Olive Road & Scenic Highway you will see the entrance to an upscale subdivision on your left. It is named Rosemont. According to Mrs. Eunice Renshaw Thompson Geiger (widow of Marine General Roy Geiger), her widowed mother bought the house on that property c. 1900 from Emory Fiske Skinner who was moving to CA. Eunice grew up on the property. In the 1920s, the house burned, but the carriage house survived. It was converted into suitable living quarters and that was where I interviewed Mrs. Geiger in 1971. Mrs. Geiger's descendants sold the property and it was developed sometime in the 1980s or 1990s. I believe the original carriage house has been torn down or renovated to the extent that it is not recognizable. Jacki ____________________________________________________________ Groupon™ Official Site 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your city's best! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4dc1595cc5ebe232845st01vuc
For anyone who IS pursuing the Skinner's Mill, his house, or other memories, please include a question about a Skinner's Mill **CEMETERY**, also. There have been several references to that cemetery, and wouldn't it be exciting to find such a place?? Evan Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: <jackiw@juno.com> To: <fl-wfgs@rootsweb.com> Cc: <fl-wfgs@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 8:48 AM Subject: Re: [FL-WFGS] Cemetery help needed > Here's the info about the Skinner house. I believe the mill was probably > nearby: > > If you are driving north on Scenic Highway, wen you get to the > intersection of Olive Road & Scenic Highway you will see the entrance to > an upscale subdivision on your left. It is named Rosemont. According to > Mrs. Eunice Renshaw Thompson Geiger (widow of Marine General Roy Geiger), > her widowed mother bought the house on that property c. 1900 from Emory > Fiske Skinner who was moving to CA. Eunice grew up on the property. In > the 1920s, the house burned, but the carriage house survived. It was > converted into suitable living quarters and that was where I interviewed > Mrs. Geiger in 1971. Mrs. Geiger's descendants sold the property and it > was developed sometime in the 1980s or 1990s. I believe the original > carriage house has been torn down or renovated to the extent that it is > not recognizable. > > Jacki > > ____________________________________________________________ > Groupon™ Official Site > 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your city's best! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4dc1595cc5ebe232845st01vuc > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message