, m Hoping that debra anderson (or anyone)would contact me at my email address with any information of my family. Walter and pearl (Kidwell) skiens were my paternal grandparents. Walter franklin skiens JR (BUD)is my father.....His sisters are jessie skiens (married to al richey) ruby skiens (married avery richey/dutch pearson) norabell skiens (married richard emel) hilda skiens(married claude ward jr. (Bud)...) Hazel skiens (married Elwin germer (speedy)..) and the baby..walter franklin skiens jr (BUD) al and avery were cousins. My great grampa was andrew jackson skiens. his sons were walter franklin skiens jr, toby,and one they called the kid...Dad said that he never knew his name because that is all they ever called him. Roy skiens was great grampa andrews brother and that great grampa andrews cousin was a plemen skiens ( I think I miss spelled his name).My dad is still alive , just turned 81, aunt jessie passed with lung cancer,aunt ruby with a cerribal hemorige, aut nora bell and aunt hilda are still alive. they have both lost there husbands. Uncle Richard just recently. and aunt hazel is still living.. I live in springfield,oregon with my husband tommy and we have 2 children tom jr and trina. my brother roger bill lives in eugene about 10 miles from us.. Uncle toby was mentioned in a book (Rankin Crow and the Oregon Country.. )he helped take a herd of cows up north..Hope to hear from you soon or any one that knows us or about us.. thanks linda (skiens) ankrom..contact me at... ankrom6385@comcast.net