Robert Hodgson Skelton
Birth Date
On 1824 November 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1895 February 1 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
1824 November 28
Mother
Mary Hodgson
Father
Thomas Studholme Skelton
Date Details
Occurred On 1824 November 28
Traveled in
Ezra T. Benson Company (1849)
1849 July 15 – October 29 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1849 July 15
Joined Company
Ended Between 1849 October 25 – 29
Company Arrived
Served in
East Indian Mission
1852 October – 1856 November 23 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Location Served
India (Hindobstan)
Date Details
Started On 1852 October
Departed from Home
Ended On 1856 November 23
Arrived at Home
Married
Eliza Angeline Gollaher
1857 January 16 (Age 32)
Died in Tooele, Tooele, Utah Territory, United States
1895 February 1 (Age 70)
Media
Robert Hodgson Skelton (1824 - 1895) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret Evening News
"Elder Robert Skelton", Deseret Evening News, (5 February 1895), Page 8.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 August 1852.
Skelton, Robert Hodgson
Skelton, Robert Hodgson, Vol. 1.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Ezra T. Benson's 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (24 September 1849), Page 1-8.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1849: Page 12A.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1849: Page 12F.
Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012
"Robert Skelton journal, 1848-1893", Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012, 1, (October).
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Record of members collection, 1836-1970
"Skelton, Robert, Biographical sketch, Tooele Stake, High Priest Quorum Genealogical Records, early-1925, reel 7018, 89", Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
Tooele County Daughters of Utah Pioneers. History of Utah's Tooele County: from the edge of the Great Basin frontier. Tooele, Utah: Transcript Bulletin Publishing, Inc, 2012
Tooele County Daughters of Utah Pioneers. History of Utah's Tooele County: from the edge of the Great Basin frontier. Tooele, Utah: Transcript Bulletin Publishing, Inc, 2012.
