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Ethel Skakel Genealogy



This is the Skakels genealogy, beginning in 1828 with Ethel Skakel (RFK's wife) 's great-grand-parents.

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The visual aspect of this page is a bit drabe but, with time, I will try to improve it.

So, here are the Skakel family members...




German Nicholas Jordan

August 20, 1828 - October 30, 1888

Mary Roach

circa 1838 - circa 1853



Wedding : circa 1853


No child




Sarah Virginia Hendricks

circa 1838 - 1869



Wedding : July 2, 1856


Child(ren)

Grace Mary Jordan : November 5, 1858 - 1???
***** Ethel's paternal grandmother

another girl : 18?? - 1???

a son : 1864 - 1???





Widow Mary Wootington Rodell Nolan

18?? - 1???



Wedding : 18??


No child






James Curtis Skakel

November 18, 1850 - 1???

Mary Grace Jordan

November 5, 1858 - 1???



Wedding : 1885


Child(ren)

William : November 30, 1888 - 1946

George : July 16, 1892 - October 3, 1955
***** Ethel's father

Margaret Virginia : October 18, 1894 - 1983

James Curtis Skakel Jr : 1899 - 1984





Joseph Brannack

18?? 1???

Margaret Hughes

18?? - 1???



Wedding : 18??


Child(ren)

(Big) Ann Brannack : 1892 - October 3, 1955
***** Ethel's mother





William Skakel (Ethel's paternal uncle)

November 30, 1888 - 19??

??????

1??? - 19??



Wedding : 19??


Child(ren)

Betty Skakel : 19?? - ????





George Skakel

July 16, 1892 - October 3, 1955

(Big) Ann Brannack

1892 - October 3, 1955



Wedding : autumn 1917


Child(ren)

(1.0) (Big) Georgeann : October 15, 1918 - August 25, 1983

(2.0) James Curtis Skakel III : 1921 - ????

(3.0) George Skakel Jr : 1922 - 1966

(4.0) Rushton Walter Skakel : 1923 - ????

(5.0) Patricia Sistine Skakel : 1926 - ????

(6.0) Ethel Skakel : April 11, 1928 -

(7.0) (Little) Ann Skakel : 1933 -





James Curtis Skakel Jr (Ethel's paternal uncle)

1899 - 1984

Doris ???

???? - ????



Wedding : 19??


Child(ren)

Robert Skakel : 19?? - ????





(1.0) (Big) Georgeann Skakel

October 15, 1918 - August 25, 1983

John Dowdle

1918 - November 10, 1957



Wedding : 19??


Child(ren)

(1.1.0) (Little) Georgeann Dowdle : 1950 -

(1.2.0) Alexandra Dowdle : June 21, 1952 - September 1991

(1.3.0) Ann Dowdle : 195? -

(1.4.0) John Dowdle : 1955 -

(1.5.0) Jimmy Dowdle : November 8, 1957 -





George Therrien

1923 - autumn 1992



Wedding : October 4, 1958*


Child(ren)

(1.6.0) DesNeiges Therrien : August 22, 1959 -

* Note : George Therrien adopted officially his wife's children, being orphans by their father. One may think that they took the Therrien name, in place of or added to the Dowdle name.





(2.0) James Curtis Skakel III

1921 - ????

Virginia Weiman

19?? - ????



Wedding : May 24, 1952


Child(ren)

(2.1.0)

(2.2.0)

(3.3.0)

(4.4.0)

(5.5.0)

One of them is called Earl and is Ethel's godchild.





(3.0) George Skakel Jr

1922 - August 1966

Pat Corroon

1928 - May 19, 1967



Wedding : 19??


Child(ren)

(3.1.0) Kick : 1950 -

(3.2.0) George Skakel III : 1951 -

(3.3.0) Mark : 1954 -

(3.4.0) Susan : 1956 -

After their mother's death, already orphans by their father, the 4 children were adopted by Pat Corroon's brother, Richard Corroon, and his wife Nancy.





(4.0) Rushton Walter Skakel

1923 -

Ann Reynolds

1932 - 1973



Wedding : 1955


Child(ren)

(4.1.0) Tommy Skakel : 19?? -
***** Married, in May 1989, to Anne Maitland Gillman.
***** They have children.

(4.2.0) Michael Skakel : 19?? -

(4.3.0) Julie Skakel : 19?? -
***** Married to a Mister Kracke.

(4.4.0)

(4.5.0)

(4.6.0)

(4.7.0)

Actually, they had 6 sons and a daughter. The order has not been yet established and the children here aforementionned are probably not in the right order.





??????

19?? -



Wedding : 1983


No child






(5.0) Patricia Sistine Skakel

1926 -

Luan Cuffe

19?? - 19??



Wedding : 19??


Child(ren)

(5.1.0)

(5.2.0)

(5.3.0)

(5.4.0)

(5.5.0)

(5.6.0)

(5.7.0)

(5.8.0) Sarah : 19?? -





(7.0) (Little) Ann Skakel

1933 -

John McCooey

19?? -



Wedding : October 2, 1954
Divorce : 196?
Annulment : 19??


Child(ren)

(7.1.0) John McCooey Jr : 1958 -





William M. Fine

19?? - ????



Wedding : none


Child(ren)

(7.2.0) Ann ??? : 1961 -





Peter Ryan

19?? - ????



Wedding : 19??
Divorce : 10 years later


No child






Betty Skakel (Ethel cousin, paternal side)

19?? -

George Medaille

19?? -



Wedding : 19??


Child(ren)

1 -

2 - Francis Michael Medaille : 19?? -

3 -

4 -

5 -

6 -

7 -

8 -

9 -