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SKINNER FAMILY Layman Houston Skinner Sr. Born 11/05/1905 -- Reborn 02/05/1994 -- 89 Years Last updated on 01/28/02. |
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Layman's Photo Gallery 1 Layman's Photo Gallery 2 Layman's Photo Gallery 3 Skinner Family Photo Gallery 1
If any one knows more about these pictures, please advise. Email Derry Click on picture for enlargement.
This rattlesnake is seven feet long, has 15 rattlers. The fellow in the picture is Layman H. Skinner Sr. and was taken on January 16th, 1934. The dog's name is Lady. He was Uncle Rube's dog. The pictures were taken before he married Colera Dean Pigg. The last picture is him again in front of a pile of pop corn, circa 1935-37.
Layman H. Skinner Sr. standing in front of house (left) and in back of house (right), the pictures are around 1938-40. The house is located in Edinburg Texas at 501 West Van Week street. He purchased it in 1937-38. The house had 3 bedrooms, a bath, living room, dining room, breakfast room and a small room off the breakfast area used as a wash room. It's on the north west corner of Van Week street and only a couple of blocks north of the old High School. Layman and Colera and children Lasche, Laydean and Layman Jr. lived here until they bought another house South of Edinburg in 1943 on old Highway 281, later they rerouted 281 and named this road Tourist Drive.
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