Background
Skinner, Charles Wilbur was born on July 12, 1864 in Troy, Ohio, United States. Son of Elias and Martha Jane (Orbison) Skinner.
Skinner, Charles Wilbur was born on July 12, 1864 in Troy, Ohio, United States. Son of Elias and Martha Jane (Orbison) Skinner.
Educated country schools.
June 18, 1895; children—Ella (Mistress Philip Clark Hanford), Charles Robert, Edna Kate, Henry Vance. Began as market gardener, 1874. Constructed crude system of overhead field irrigation lines in order to save crops during period of drought, 1896.
Worked on improvements and perfected systems first placed on sale, 1904.
Founder of Skinner Irrigation Company, Troy, O., 1904. Established firm of C.W. Skinner & Company, Newfield, New Jersey, 1912.
Married Elena M. Dougherty. Children: Ella (Mistress Philip Clark Hanford), Charles Robert, Edna Kate, Henry Vance.