Submitter's First Name
Barbara
Submitter's Last Name
Hammann-Deffley
Relationship to Honoree
daughter
Submitter's Phone Number
508-966-1222
Submitter's Email Address
thomasdeffley@live.com
Donation Amount
25.00
Mill Employee First Name
John
Mill Employee Middle Name
Joseph
Mill Employee Last Name
Skiffington
Mill Employee Birth Date
Mill Employee Birthplace
Woonsocket, RI
Mill Employee Workplace 1
Woonsocket Rubber Co.
Job Title 1
floor man - supplier
Mill Employee Start Date 1
1940
Mill Employee End Date 1
1960
Mill Employee End Date 2
1804
Mill Employee Photo
Mill Employee Nickname
Jack-Skiff
Mill Employee Ethnic Identity
Irish
Mill Employee School
Woonsocket High School
Mill Employee House Worship
Sacred Heart Church
Biography Text
My great grandfather, John worked in the Alice mill as did his son, my grandfather, John Sr. John Sr. played basketball for the Alice mill. John Jr. (John Joseph) started working at US Rubber in the 1940's and worked there for 20 years. He was a Union President and represented the best paid workers in Woonsocket at US Rubber.