The Clay Street house where the remains of an infant were discovered is in the same neighborhood as one of Tamaqua's biggest mysteries.

In fact, there was initial speculation that the child's bones might actually be that of long-lost tyke Jerome Coonon.Toddler Coonon was just 2 years and three months old when he vanished while playing in his grandparents' backyard at 223 Brown St. on April 29, 1937.The case launched the largest search ever mounted in the history of the town, drawing the FBI to the Schuylkill County community.The Coonon drama was broadcast nationwide with daily updates by WJZ Radio, New York, capturing the country's attention for months.Many believed the child fell into a bootleg coal hole, even though repeated searches found nothing.Others speculated he was kidnapped by a childless couple, a theory that persists.Still others say Coonon fell into an outhouse in the backyard and was swept away by a swollen underground stream.Despite worldwide attention and a search that went on for months, Jerome Coonon was never seen again.Since the remains recently found were of a much smaller child, any possibility it was Coonon can be ruled out.Dr. David Moylan III, Schuylkill County coroner, said the lab performed a matchup of the size of the bones, comparing the measurements to standards set forth in medical and anthropological literature and determined with certainty the bones represent a baby with a gestational age of 38 to 40 weeks.