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Skelton, Robert Hodgson, Jr., 1863-1935

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1863 - 1935

Biography

Robert H. Skelton, Jr. (1863-1935) was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a printer, and a publisher from Utah.

Robert Hodgson Skelton, Jr. was born May 31, 1863, in Tooele, Utah, to Robert Hodgson Skelton and Eliza Angeline Gollaher. In 1891 he married Sarah Gee in Logan, Utah, and they had eight children together. They resided in Provo and Salt Lake City, Utah.

Skelton was a member of the 43rd Quorum of Seventies and served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kentucky and Tennessee from 1887-1890. He was employed as a printer, publisher, and manufacturer of blank books.

Robert H. Skelton, Jr. died October 22, 1935, in Los Angeles, California.

Citation:
UPB files (Robert H. Skelton, Jr., 1863-1935; b. May 31, 1863, in Tooele, Utah, to Robert Hodgson Skelton and Eliza Angeline Gollaher; in 1891 m. Sarah Gee in Logan, Utah; had eight children together; resided in Provo and Salt Lake City, Utah; member of the 43rd Quorum of Seventies; served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kentucky and Tennessee from 1887-1890; employed as a printer, publisher, and manufacturer of blank books)

Find-a-grave.com, via WWW, Aug. 12, 2016 (d. October 22, 1935, in Los Angeles, California)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Robert H. Skelton, Jr. missionary journal

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233616538]
Identifier: MSS 8865
Content Description

Digital copy on CD of missionary journal of Skelton while serving in Kentucky and Tennessee from 1887-1890. This is the second volume of Skelton's journal, and begins in March 1888. Files in PDF format.

Dates: 1888-1890