Mina Christina Skanchy (1877-1904)

This week is focused on Mina Christina Skanchy.

        Mina "Minnie" Christina Skanchy was the only daughter of Anthon Lorenzo Skanchy and Caroline Flygare, his second wife. 

Basic Sketch of her Life:

Mina was born on December 1st, 1877 in Logan, Utah. She grew up with her brothers, Lorenzo and Willard, and all of the other half-brothers in the house on South Main Street. Her and her brothers got along very well, and Minnie was well liked by much of the Logan community where she lived her entire life. She remained with the her parent's at their home until she was around 24. Around that time she had met and started courting Charles Larsen, a Swedish immigrant who was living in Fort. Bridger. They were soon receiving their marriage licenses to be married on April 16th, 1903:

Logan Nation, 1903-04-18- Marriage Licenses

After they were married, the couple moved out into another home in Logan. Soon Minnie was expecting a child. The delivery date came, but tragedy struck. Minnie passed away a few hours after giving birth to a healthy daughter on September 6th, 1904; leaving her husband Charles with their newborn child. The baby girl, named Minnie after her mother, was eventually raised by Charles's new wife, Laura Rebecca Walton. Her tragic passing was announced in the newspaper and she was laid to rest in the Logan Cemetery. She is eventually buried September 11th. Eventually, her husband and her mother, Caroline, join her on each side.

Logan Republican, 1904-09-10, Minnie Skanchy-Larsen

Death Certificate for Minnie Skanchy Larsen (1 Dec 1877- 6 Sept 1904)

Tombstone of Minna S. Larson, Logan Cemetery, Logan, Utah

Other Sources found on Mina Christina Skanchy Larson:

1880; Click for full-res image

 1880 U.S. Census, Cache County, Utah, population schedule, Logan Precinct, p. 153C (stamped), dwelling 341, family 386, Minnie Skankey; digital image, Familysearch.org (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11060-9252-87?cc=1417683 : accessed Oct 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T9.

1900; Click for full-res image

1900 U.S. Census, Cache County, Utah, population schedule, Logan City, p. 257 (stamped), ED 78, sheet 15B, dwelling 276, family 295, Minnie Skanchy; digital image, Familysearch.org (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12049-22556-36?cc=1325221 : accessed Oct 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T623.

Tune in next week for another Skanchy!

-Kirstin Skankey