Carey, Charles Henry.  "History of Oregon." Vol. 2. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer
Historical Pub. Co., 1922.  p. 615.
 
MARVIN WILLITT SKIPWORTH

     Marvin Willitt Skipworth, a veteran of the World war and member of the
Prineville bar, is a member of one of Oregon's best known families.   For many
generations the family has been represented in the three learned professions and
have won widespread prominence and success. His father, Eugene R. Skipworth, was
one of the best known lawyers in Oregon and practiced in Eugene for a number of
years, passing away In 1904, a most honored citizen. The mother of Mr. Skipworth
was Annie Willitt and she was a descendant of one of Oregon's old pioneer
families who came to this state in 1852. His paternal grandfather was a member
of a distinguished pioneer family of Georgia and came to Oregon from Louisiana.
     Marvin Willitt Skipworth is indebted to the schools of Eugene for his
education and in later life took up the study of law in the office of his uncle,
Circuit Judge G. F. Skipworth, and completed the study of law and began the
practice in the office of A. C. Woodcock in Eugene, who is one of Oregon's best
known pioneer lawyers. He was admitted to the bar in the spring of 1917 and soon
afterward entered the military service in the World war and was sent to Camp
Lewis, Washington. where he was assigned to office work and was promoted to
sergeant. Immediately after his discharge he Joined the legal staff of the
Seattle chapter of the Red Cross and there he remained for eleven months. the
last seven months of the time being in charge of the legal department. In 1920
he went to Prineville and became associated with Senator Jay H. Upton in the
practice of law.
     Mr. Skipworth is city attorney of Prineville and a member of the American
Legion and adjutant of the Crook County Post and as a delegate represented his
post at the 1921 state convention.  He is also former chairman of the Red Cross
for Crook county. He has no fraternal affiliations. Mr. Skipworth is a young man
of much ability, with keen intellect and laudable ambition and before him lies a
vast and unlimited future and noteworthy success is assured him.
 
 
 
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2007 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.