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John (Nekhemia) SKYLER

John (Nekhemia) SKYLER

Male 1874 - 1888  (14 years)

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  • Name John (Nekhemia) SKYLER  [1] 
    News Death    		 News Death
    Born 23 Mar 1874  Vilna, Vilniaus, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    News Death    		 News Death
    Shkliar Births    		 Shkliar Births
    Gender Male 
    Address Aug 1888  825 Biddle St, St Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 8 Aug 1888  Age: 14, St Louis, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    News Death    		 News Death
    John Skylar - Coroner's Inquest    		 John Skylar - Coroner's Inquest
    Coroner's Inquest into the death by drowning of John Skylar
    Inquest held at Coroner    		 Inquest held at Coroner
    Exact transcription of original.
    John Skyler Headstone    		 John Skyler Headstone
    Translation from the Hebrew: Here lies a young man "Nechemia the son of Ben Tzion" he did not see good in the place of life because the hand of a murderer flew over him and he was drowned and died in the water. He passed away in his 15th year of life.
    Buried 9 Aug 1888  Bnai Amoona Cemetery (Old Section), University City, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    John Skyler Headstone    		 John Skyler Headstone
    Translation from the Hebrew: Here lies a young man "Nechemia the son of Ben Tzion" he did not see good in the place of life because the hand of a murderer flew over him and he was drowned and died in the water. He passed away in his 15th year of life.
    Person ID I3379  Rofheart-Jones Ancestry.com Current Tree
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 

    Father Benjamin SKYLER,   b. 1835, Ponevezh, Panevezio, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1921, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Matilda (Matka Chaya) ROFHEART (ROFES),   b. Jan 1854, Vilnius, Vilnius City Municipality, Vilnius, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1922, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 28 Jun 1870  Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    John Skyler Headstone    		John Skyler Headstone
    Translation from the Hebrew: Here lies a young man "Nechemia the son of Ben Tzion" he did not see good in the place of life because the hand of a murderer flew over him and he was drowned and died in the water. He passed away in his 15th year of life.
    Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910    		Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910
    A BOY DROWNED
    Johnnie Skyler, a boy 15 years of age, residing with his parents at 825 Biddle Street, was swiming in the river at the foot of Carr street yesterday when he was seized with cramps and drowned. Several people saw the boy trying to reach the shore, but his strength failed him and before assistance arrived he disappeared. The body of a boy was found at the foot of Soulard street yesterday afternoon and it is thought to be that of young Skyler. The remains were removed to the morgue.
    News Death    		News Death
    John Skylar - Coroner's Inquest    		John Skylar - Coroner's Inquest
    Coroner's Inquest into the death by drowning of John Skylar
    Inquest held at Coroner    		Inquest held at Coroner
    Exact transcription of original.
    Shkliar Births    		Shkliar Births

  • Sources 
    1. [S366] Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).
      Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910      		 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910


    2. [S304] GenealogyBank.com, St. Louis Republic, (Name: NewsBank; Date: 9 August 1888;), Vol. LXXXI Issue: 21243 Section: Part One Page:8., Mortuary Notice, Thursday August 9, 1888 Paper: St. Louis Republic, Vol: LXXXI, Issue:21243, Section:Part One, Page:8.
      A BOY DROWNED
      Johnnie Skyler, a boy 15 years of age, residing with his parents at 825 Biddle Street, was swiming in the river at the foot of Carr street yesterday when he was seized with cramps and drowned. Several people saw the boy trying to reach the shore, but his strength failed him and before assistance arrived he disappeared. The body of a boy was found at the foot of Soulard street yesterday afternoon and it is thought to be that of young Skyler. The remains were removed to the morgue.
      News Death      		 News Death


    3. [S367] Web: BillionGraves.com Burial Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

    4. [S368] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    5. [S6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).