Following was contributed by Sherry:
During World War I, J.V. was stationed with the army at Love Field and he remained in Dallas the rest of his life. On March 20, 1920 he and Zula were married. Zula had graduated from Oak Cliff High School and attended SMU and was active in a number of charitable, social, and women�s organizations in Dallas. Both Zula and J.V. were very active in the Oak Cliff Methodist Church and J.V. served as a leader of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church and also as president of the Methodist Hospital Board.
J.V. worked with his brothers in Dallas during the 1920s and thirties at the Folsom Company, manufacturing attic fans and space heaters. The company also represented small national manufacturers as sales representatives in the southwest. In 1940 the organization was divided into two separate companies: brother Al took the manufacturing business and J.V. took the sales represen-tative business. J.V. founded the J.V. Folsom Company, a manufacturer�s representative company for housewares and garden equipment.
J.V. died on November 18, 1976 and Zula died on September 16, 1983. Both are entombed in the Hillcrest Mausoleum.
J.V. and Zula had two sons, John, Jr. and Robert Skillern. J.V., Jr. was born on July 20, 1924 and attended SMU. He was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps and died in December 1944 while serving in the Pacific area during World War II. Robert Skillern was born in Dallas on February 15, 1927. By 1954 real estate was a full-time job. He be-came a major developer of shop-ping centers, office buildings, apartments, individual areas, and residential subdivisions. His interest in golf led him to build Bent Tree and Gleneagles Country Clubs.
During World War I, J.V. was stationed with the army at Love Field and he remained in Dallas the rest of his life. On March 20, 1920 he and Zula were married. Zula had graduated from Oak Cliff High School and attended SMU and was active in a number of charitable, social, and women�s organizations in Dallas. Both Zula and J.V. were very active in the Oak Cliff Methodist Church and J.V. served as a leader of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church and also as president of the Methodist Hospital Board.
J.V. worked with his brothers in Dallas during the 1920s and thirties at the Folsom Company, manufacturing attic fans and space heaters. The company also represented small national manufacturers as sales representatives in the southwest. In 1940 the organization was divided into two separate companies: brother Al took the manufacturing business and J.V. took the sales represen-tative business. J.V. founded the J.V. Folsom Company, a manufacturer�s representative company for housewares and garden equipment.
J.V. died on November 18, 1976 and Zula died on September 16, 1983. Both are entombed in the Hillcrest Mausoleum.
J.V. and Zula had two sons, John, Jr. and Robert Skillern. J.V., Jr. was born on July 20, 1924 and attended SMU. He was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps and died in December 1944 while serving in the Pacific area during World War II. Robert Skillern was born in Dallas on February 15, 1927. By 1954 real estate was a full-time job. He be-came a major developer of shop-ping centers, office buildings, apartments, individual areas, and residential subdivisions. His interest in golf led him to build Bent Tree and Gleneagles Country Clubs.
Following was contributed by Sherry:
During World War I, J.V. was stationed with the army at Love Field and he remained in Dallas the rest of his life. On March 20, 1920 he and Zula were married. Zula had graduated from Oak Cliff High School and attended SMU and was active in a number of charitable, social, and women�s organizations in Dallas. Both Zula and J.V. were very active in the Oak Cliff Methodist Church and J.V. served as a leader of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church and also as president of the Methodist Hospital Board.
J.V. worked with his brothers in Dallas during the 1920s and thirties at the Folsom Company, manufacturing attic fans and space heaters. The company also represented small national manufacturers as sales representatives in the southwest. In 1940 the organization was divided into two separate companies: brother Al took the manufacturing business and J.V. took the sales represen-tative business. J.V. founded the J.V. Folsom Company, a manufacturer�s representative company for housewares and garden equipment.
J.V. died on November 18, 1976 and Zula died on September 16, 1983. Both are entombed in the Hillcrest Mausoleum.
J.V. and Zula had two sons, John, Jr. and Robert Skillern. J.V., Jr. was born on July 20, 1924 and attended SMU. He was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps and died in December 1944 while serving in the Pacific area during World War II. Robert Skillern was born in Dallas on February 15, 1927. By 1954 real estate was a full-time job. He be-came a major developer of shop-ping centers, office buildings, apartments, individual areas, and residential subdivisions. His interest in golf led him to build Bent Tree and Gleneagles Country Clubs.
During World War I, J.V. was stationed with the army at Love Field and he remained in Dallas the rest of his life. On March 20, 1920 he and Zula were married. Zula had graduated from Oak Cliff High School and attended SMU and was active in a number of charitable, social, and women�s organizations in Dallas. Both Zula and J.V. were very active in the Oak Cliff Methodist Church and J.V. served as a leader of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church and also as president of the Methodist Hospital Board.
J.V. worked with his brothers in Dallas during the 1920s and thirties at the Folsom Company, manufacturing attic fans and space heaters. The company also represented small national manufacturers as sales representatives in the southwest. In 1940 the organization was divided into two separate companies: brother Al took the manufacturing business and J.V. took the sales represen-tative business. J.V. founded the J.V. Folsom Company, a manufacturer�s representative company for housewares and garden equipment.
J.V. died on November 18, 1976 and Zula died on September 16, 1983. Both are entombed in the Hillcrest Mausoleum.
J.V. and Zula had two sons, John, Jr. and Robert Skillern. J.V., Jr. was born on July 20, 1924 and attended SMU. He was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps and died in December 1944 while serving in the Pacific area during World War II. Robert Skillern was born in Dallas on February 15, 1927. By 1954 real estate was a full-time job. He be-came a major developer of shop-ping centers, office buildings, apartments, individual areas, and residential subdivisions. His interest in golf led him to build Bent Tree and Gleneagles Country Clubs.
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