One of Norfolk County's
best-known citizens, Ebenezer C. Skirrow of Bloomsburg, will quietly
mark his 84th birthday on Friday.
Mr. Skirrow was born in Townsend
Township, the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William P. Skirrow
of Bloomsburg. The later was, prior to her marriage, Catharine Culver,
a member of a pioneer Norfolk family. Mr. Skirrow is now the only
surviving member of the family of seven children.
He was married in January, 1886,
by the veteran minister of the Baptist denomination, Rev. Aaron Slaght,
familiarly known to his people as Elder Slaght, to Margaret, only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Taylor, the latter of whom was
Cynthia Kniffen of Woodhouse, later of Townsend.
Their first home was upon a farm
two miles from the present Skirrow farm, to which they removed in the
spring of 1893, and there they lived together until Mrs. Skirrow's death
eight years ago.
To them were born three sons,
William A. Skirrow, high school teachers of Toronto, formerly a member
of the staff of Simcoe High School; Cecil of Waterford, and Stanley of
Townsend.
Mr. Skirrow, as was his wife in
her lifetime, has been a faithful member of Bloomsburg Baptist Church.
For many years he was financial secretary of the church.
