B. S. Skiff
B. S. Skiff, farmer, P. O. Shalersville, was born December 30, 1820, in Sheffield Township, Berkshire Co., Mass., son of Benjamin and Martha (Brown) Skiff, who came to Ohio in 1833. They settled in Freedom Township, two miles northwest of the Center, where they resided until the death of the mother, after which the father made his home with his only son living, in Hiram, where he died. Our subject has been twice married; on first occasion to Miss Louise Fuller, who died without issue; and on second occasion to Mrs. Sarah H. (Wolcott) Everett. At the beginning of the war Mrs. Skiff (then Mrs. Everett) was a resident of Missouri, where her husband enlisted, in 1861, and died in the service. She then removed to Ohio with her two children, Francis and Zuella (deceased September 13, 1884), settled in Shalersville Township, this county, and married as above stated. Our subject, who is an enterprising farmer, is the owner of a well-improved farm here, which he carries on with the help of his step-son. He is a F. & A. M.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885