17. John Walter³ Skinner (Sophia Catherine² Clevenger, James R.¹) (#56) was born in Delaware County, IN on November 22, 1870.⁽¹⁹³⁾ John died on April 4, 1933 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN, at age 62.⁽¹⁹⁴⁾ His body was interred in the Beech Grove Cemetery Section B, Lot 59 after April 4, 1933 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽¹⁹⁵⁾ The gravestone reads: "J. Walter Skinner, 1870-1933."

He married twice. He married Hattie Ann Ogle on September 5, 1906 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽¹⁹⁶⁾ (Hattie Ann Ogle is #58.) Hattie was born on October 31, 1886 in Delaware County, IN.⁽¹⁹⁷⁾ Hattie was the daughter of William Ogle and Emma Howell. Hattie died on June 7, 1907 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN, at age 20.⁽¹⁹⁸⁾ Cause of death: Puerperal Peritonitis attended by: J. F. Julian, M. D.

Her body was interred in the Beech Grove Cemetery Section B, Lot 59 on June 10, 1907 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽¹⁹⁹⁾ The gravestone reads: "Hattie A. Skinner, 1886-1907."

He married Grace B. Eden on June 5, 1916 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽²⁰⁰⁾ (Grace B. Eden is #65.) Grace was born on August 16, 1878 in Fleming County, KY.⁽²⁰¹⁾ Grace was the daughter of S. W. Eden and Mary L. Story. Grace died on April 26, 1968 in Delaware County, IN, at age 89.⁽²⁰²⁾ Her body was interred in the Beech Grove Cemetery Section B, Lot 59 after April 26, 1968 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽²⁰³⁾ The gravestone reads: "Grace E. Skinner, 1878 (Eastern Star Emblem) 1968."

Grace was divorced from H. Earl Ruppert in 1902 in Delaware County, IN.⁽²⁰⁴⁾ Grace was listed as John Walter Skinner's wife on the 1920 Census in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽²⁰⁵⁾

John was listed as Calvin W. Skinner's son in the 1880 Census in Harrison Township, Delaware County, IN.⁽²⁰⁶⁾ John was employed at job sites as a Day Laborer in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on June 16, 1900.⁽²⁰⁷⁾ John was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census in Delaware County, IN.⁽²⁰⁸⁾ He resided 208 East 8th Street, in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on June 5, 1916.⁽²⁰⁹⁾ John worked as a salesman in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on June 5, 1916.⁽²¹⁰⁾ John was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.⁽²¹¹⁾ He resided 734 N. Jefferson, in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on September 1, 1926.⁽²¹²⁾

John Walter Skinner and Hattie Ann Ogle had the following child:

62 i. Dorothy Pearl⁴ Skinner (#601) (living status unknown).

John Walter Skinner and Grace B. Eden had the following child:

63 ii. Gladys Skinner (#69) (living status unknown).

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