Hugh McGuire SKILES, Jr.^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Abt 1823 - 1877  (54 years)

• Name	Hugh McGuire SKILES
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	Abt 1823	Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1877	Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
  Burial	1877	Oakdale Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa USA
  Person ID	I45559	Tree602J
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2010

  
  

  Father	Hugh McGuire SKILES,   b. 6 Jul 1785, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Aug 1858, Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Margaret FLACK,   b. Abt 1799, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1850, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1812
  Notes	IGI Marriage Records Name: Hugh McGuire Skiles Born: 6 Jul 1785, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Died: 11 Aug 1858 Married: abt 1812, Pennsylvania. Name: Margaret Flack Born: abt 1795, Pennsylvania. Died: 1850
  Family ID	F3681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Jane MCKISSEN,   b. Jul 1829, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1905, Scott County, Iowa, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1844	Pennsylvania, USA
  Notes	(1) In the 1900 census for Eliza Jane, it shows a cossed out entry after 'Widowed' (which read married 33 years). If you deduct 33 years from Hugh's death date of 1877 you get 1844. (2) Now if you note that their first (recorded) child Robert was born abt.1846 - then its not an unrealistic assumption to also say from that they were probably married about 1844, just from that bit of info. Jim Flack - 9 Aug 2010
  Children	1. Robert M SKILES,   b. 11 Aug 1846, Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 Oct 1920, Union County, Iowa, USA (Age 74 years)   2. Ellen 'Ella' P SKILES,   b. Jul 1851, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1903, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA (Age 51 years)   3. Maggie SKILES,   b. Abt 1853, Pennsylvania, USA   4. James H SKILES, Rev,   b. 18 Jun 1857, Scott County, Iowa, USA d. 22 Aug 1924, Iowa, USA (Age 67 years)   5. Mary SKILES,   b. Abt 1859, Scott County, Iowa, USA   6. Victor A SKILES,   b. 20 Jul 1864, Scott County, Iowa, USA d. 18 Jul 1929, Wood County, Ohio, USA (Age 64 years)   7. Harry Harmon SKILES,   b. Jan 1867, Scott County, Iowa, USA d. 1937, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA (Age 69 years)   8. Letittia (Eddy) H SKILES,   b. Apr 1869, Scott County, Iowa, USA   9. Frank N SKILES,   b. Abt 1874, Scott County, Iowa, USA
  Family ID	F15194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2020

  
  

• Notes

  NOTES: Its possible I have the wrong Hugh Skiles - so please read on !! Although The IGI record at familysearch.org shows Hugh's birth abt.1815 and death bef 1915, I have had some trouble locating him on the initial search parameters given. (1) I did find a Hugh Skiles in Beaver County born abt 1819 in the 1850 and 1860 census - but I wasnt convinced. (2) I then found s Hugh (H.M.G) Skiles who in 1856 moved to Iowa and eventually had a son Harman/Herman Skiles - and Harman was the name of Hugh's Grandfather - so that looked a much better lead than the first one. Added to this was the fact that Hugh (HMG) Skiles (Shiles) was living in Armstrong County in 1850 (adjacent to Westmoreland). The only worry about this set of records though is that Hugh was born abt 1823 PA (not abt 1815 as shown in the IGI record) - but as we all know, some of the IGI records are 'user submitted' as opposed to documentary based so they could be wrong too. You make your own mind up !! On this basis though, I have added this second search result as the son of Hugh McGuire Skiles. Jim Flack - 9 Aug 2010 BURIAL: Iowa Cemetery Records Name: H. M. G. Skiles Death Date: 1877 Page #: 715 Birth Date: 1819 Cemetery: Oakdale Lot : 79 Town: Davenport Level Info: Tombstone Records of Scott County, Iowa Source: Ancestry.com - 9 Aug 2010 CENSUS: 1850 US Federal Census - PA, Armstrong, Apollo, Page 611/303?. *[7 Nov 1850]* #33/33 (ANCESTRY = H M G SHILES) H M G Skiles age 27 born Pennsylvania. Occupation I cant read. Real Est=$500. Eliza Skiles age 19 born Pennsylvania. Robert Skiles age 4 born Pennsylvania. CENSUS: 1856 Iowa Stae Census - Iowa, Scott, Buffalo, Page 18/483?. *[1856]* #xx/102 H Skiles age 33 born Pennsylvania. Farmer E J Skiles age 26 born Pennsylvania. A? S? Skiles (male) age 9 born Pennsylvania (* I suspect this is Robert *) Ellen skiles age 4 born Pennsylvania. Maggie Skiles age 2 born Pennsylvania. John Windgrein? age 27 born Ireland. Labourer. Samuel Patterson age 17 born Pennsylvania. CENSUS: 1860 US Federal Census - Iowa, Scott, Buffalo, Page 395. *[16 Jul 1860]* #3316/3228 (Post Office = Buffalo) H M G SKYLES age 37 born Pennsylvania. Post Master. Real Est=$8000, Pers Est=$2000 Eliza J Skyles age 30 born Pennsylvania. Robt Skyles age 14 born Pennsylvania. Ellen P Skyles age 9 born Pennsylvania. Maggie Skyles age 7 born Pennsylvania. James Skyles age 3 born Iowa. Mary Skyles age 1 born Iowa. CENSUS: 1870 US Federal Census - Iowa, Scott, Davenport Wd3, Page 32. *[21 Jul 1870]* #215/220 (Post Office = Davenport) Hugh Skiles age 47 born Pennsylvania. Occupation I cant read. Real Est=$5000, Pers Est=$5000 Elisa Skiles age 41 born Pennsylvania. Robert Skiles age 24 born Pennsylvania. Clerk in Store Ella Skiles age 19 born Pennsylvania. At Home Maggie Skiles age 16 born Pennsylvania. At Home James Skiles age 13 born Iowa. At home Mary Skiles age 11 born Iowa. Victor Skiles age 6 born Iowa. Harman Skiles age 3 born Iowa. Latitia Skiles age 1 born Iowa. CENSUS: 1880 US Federal Census - Iowa, Scott, Davenport, ED 274, Page 46. *[14 Jun 1880]* 324 WEST 5TH STREET #384/447 Lise Skyles (head) age 51 born Pennsylvania. Widowed. Keeping House. F=PA, M=PA Ella Skyles (daughter) age 28 born Pennsylvania. At Home Victor Skyles (son) age 16 born Iowa. Bookbinders Apprentice. Harry Skyles (son) age 13 born Iowa. At School (* this must be Harman *) Eddy Skyles (daughter) age 11 born Iowa. At School. (* this must be Latittia *) Frank Skyles (son) age 6 born Iowa. At School. CENSUS: 1885 Iowa Stae Census - Iowa, Scott, Davenport, Page 232/233. *[1885]* 1934 MAIN STREET #84/84 Eliza J Skiles age 55 born Pennsylvania. Widowed. Keeping House. Victor Skiles age 20 born Scott, Iowa. Letitia H Skiles age 15 born Scott, Iowa. Frank N Skiles age 11 born Scott, Iowa. Harry P Simpson age 21 born Scott, Iowa. Journalist. Ella P Simpson age 27 born Pennsylvania. At Home. (* Age is suspect *) CENSUS: 1900 US Federal Census - Illinois, Rock Island, Rock Island, ED 118, Page 3B. *[2 Jun 1900]* 424 23RD STREET #50/56 Harry P Simpson (head) age 39 born Jul 1860 Iowa. Married 15 years. Editor, F=MO, M=SC. Ella P Simpson (wife) age 41 born Jul 1858 (*age/date suspect*) PA. Married 15 years. 2 children, 2 alive F=PA, M=PA Mary E Simpson (daughter) age 13 born May 1887 Iowa. At School. Dorothy B Simpson (daughter) age 7 born Jul 1892 Illinois. At School. Eliza J Skiles (m-i-l) age 70 born Jul 1829 PA. Widowed. (X'd out is married 33 years).11 children, 8 alive.F=PA, M=PA Lettia H Skiles (sister in law) age 28 born Apr 1872 (* date suspect *) Iowa. Certificate Clerk. F=PA, M=PA

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] 1850 US Federal Census., 9 Aug 2010, PA, Armstrong, Apollo, Page 611/303?. *[7 Nov 1850]*. H M G Skiles age 27 born Pennsylvania. Occupation I cant read. Real Est=$500. [S736] 1856 Iowa State Census, 9 Aug 2010, Iowa, Scott, Buffalo, Page 18/483?. *[1856]*. H Skiles age 33 born Pennsylvania. Farmer [S9] 1860 US Federal Census., 9 Aug 2010, Iowa, Scott, Buffalo, Page 395. *[16 Jul 1860]*. H M G SKYLES age 37 born Pennsylvania. Post Master. Real Est=$8000, Pers Est=$2000 [S10] 1870 US Federal Census., 9 Aug 2010, Iowa, Scott, Davenport Wd3, Page 32. *[21 Jul 1870]*. Hugh Skiles age 47 born Pennsylvania. Occupation I cant read. Real Est=$5000, Pers Est=$5000