Individual Details
Henry Skelly
(Jun 1856 - 2 Apr 1912)
"Find Contractor Was Murdered
Special to The Inquirer
TAMAQUA, Pa., April 3 -- The body found in the Schuylkill River south of here yesterday was today identified as that of Henry Skelly, a local contractor, who drew $100 from a bank on March 22, presumably to go to Philadelphia to be operated on. There was no water in the body, and marks about the head caused the coroner's jury to bring in a verdict that Skelly was murdered by persons unknown.
Events
| Birth | Jun 1856 | Pennsylvania, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1860 | Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Census | 1870 | Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States |  | | |
| Census | 1880 | Rosedale, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Census | 1900 | Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Census | 1910 | Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Death | 2 Apr 1912 | West Penn Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Burial | 5 Apr 1912 | Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Families
| Father | Daniel Skelly (1833 - ) |
| Mother | Mary Sweeney (1835 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Skelly (1855 - ) |
| Sibling | Daniel Edward Skelly (1859 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Edward J. Skelly (1864 - 1912) |
Notes
Census
He attended school within the census year.Census
He is a boarder in the household of Max M. Heller. His occupation is given as works at R.M.Census
His occupation is given as laborer [stuppy?]. He owns his home on Center Street free of mortgage.Census
His occupation is given as labor - cellars. He rents his home at 300 Elm St.Death
His occupation is given as labor and his marital status as single. A coroner's jury returned a verdict that he "was murdered and thrown into Schuylkill river."Endnotes
1. Daniel Scerey household, 1860 U.S. census, Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, page 978, household 794, family 760; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-653, Reel 1181..
2. Dennis Scally household, 1870 U.S. census, Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, page 538, household 992, family 1033; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 1448..
3. Max M. Heller household, 1880 U.S. census, Rosedale, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, E.D. 192, page 316, household 73, family 84; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-9, Reel 400..
4. Henry Skelley household, 1900 U.S. census, Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, E.D. 199, page 13B, household 172, family 172; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 1485..
5. Henery Skelly household, 1910 U.S. census, Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, E.D. 97, page 230B, household 329, family 329; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 1418..
6. Henry Skelly, death certificate 39710 (1912), Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennslvania Department of Health, New Castle, Pennsylvania.
7. Daniel Scerey household, 1860 U.S. census, Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, page 978, household 794, family 760; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-653, Reel 1181..
8. Dennis Scally household, 1870 U.S. census, Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, page 538, household 992, family 1033; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 1448..
9. Max M. Heller household, 1880 U.S. census, Rosedale, Wyandotte Co., Kansas, E.D. 192, page 316, household 73, family 84; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-9, Reel 400..
10. Henry Skelley household, 1900 U.S. census, Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, E.D. 199, page 13B, household 172, family 172; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 1485..
11. Henery Skelly household, 1910 U.S. census, Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, E.D. 97, page 230B, household 329, family 329; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 1418..
12. Henry Skelly, death certificate 39710 (1912), Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennslvania Department of Health, New Castle, Pennsylvania.
13. Henry Skelly, death certificate 39710 (1912), Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennslvania Department of Health, New Castle, Pennsylvania.