Published as it appeared on May 10, 1889, in the Corvallis Gazette, Page 2, Column 3.
SKIPTON. — At her home near Corvallis, on Tuesday, May 7th, 1889, Miss Skipton, daughter of E. Skipton, county assessor, aged 16 years, of consumption.
Published as it appeared on May 10, 1889, in the (Albany) Daily Democrat, Page 3, Column 4.
Prof. J.B. Horner went to Philomath this morning to attend the funeral of Miss Columbia Skipton, Mrs. Horner’s sister. Mrs. Horner was called to the bedside of her sister several days ago and was with her at the time of her death. — Roseburg Review.
Editor’s notes: Columbia Skipton was born in Oregon and lived with her family as a 7-year-old in 1880. In the census record for that year, she is listed as the daughter of Elijah and Mary Skipton with two sisters and three brothers. Her parents had moved from Iowa to Oregon via wagon train in 1862. The death age of 16 could be determined from the 1880 census, which was enumerated in June of that year and showed that she had not yet reached her eighth birthday (and thus, since she died in May 1889, she would’ve not yet been 17). Her death was attributed to consumption, which is an antiquated term for tuberculosis.