Ocean County , NJ History

  Below is a   partial   transcription of the 1930 census of Barnegat, showing two different clusters of homes inhabited by African-Americans. Hse# Fam# Last First Relation Race Age Birthplace Occupation Lidi(?) Road West 86 86 Geders Mary Head B 57 South Carolina Lasiter Addison roomer B 65 North Carolina odd jobs 87 87 King Phillip head B 60 Virginia Odd Jobs Mattie wife B 50 North Carolina 88 88 West William head B 52 Georgia odd jobs 89 89 Jackson Dennis head B 65 Virginia odd jobs Ada wife B 60 Virginia 90 90 Sutton George head B 28 Massachusetts odd jobs Rose wife B 21 Pennsylvania Bessie daughter B 6 NJ George H. son B 2 NJ Wright Ellen mother in law B 81 Virginia Rose Hill Road 236 237 Ivey Peter head B 62 North Carolina odd jobs Josephine wife B 55 North Carolina Peter son B 15 NJ 237 238 Kirkland William head B 72 South Carolina odd jobs Ellen wife B 72 South Carolina Venese(?) David grandson B 8 NJ Bertha grand daughter B 6 NJ Fiorie (blank) B 13 NJ William L. (blank) B 10 N

  Ocean County Fire of 1930 As reported in the pages of the  New Jersey Courier , 9 May 1930 FIERCE FIRES RAGE FOUR DAYS DESTROY FIFTY OR MORE HOMES Tuckerton Lost One House in Four Days Tuckerton, May 8--For a period of three days this town experienced the worst series of forest fires ever recorded here. Beginning with Saturday afternoon and still raging on Wednesday night. Every able bodied man and even school boys were fighting fires. There were companies here from Atlantic City, Ocean City, Pomona, Beach Haven, West Creek, Manahawkin, Beach- Arlington and other places. During the time a thousand or more men have been at work. The first fire started on Saturday afternoon at Tuckerton Manors, a new development on North Green street road, and quickly spread through the Wood street area, but above the houses, burned out to the New York road, endangering the Marine Radio Station, the home of  James Cullen , his son's and  Joseph Petzak 's. These places were saved only after a ha

New Jersey Courier 10 Oct 1930: GOT WRONG MAN FOR THEFT OF CRANBERRIES Charles SAARL, of Holmanville, brought before Justice LEARY on the charge of taking cranberries from the bog of James LEE, of Osbornville, was released, the testimony not showing him to be the guilty man. The bog is a small one on the road between Silverton and Pleasant Plains. On a recent Sunday, Theodore DENNIS of Osbornville and his daughter, Mrs. Emma McCALL, saw some people picking berries on this bog. They took the number of a truck standing there, and told Mr. Lee about it. Lee went to the bog and found the entire crop picked or trampled over.

This small section of Manchester township only held a few families in 1930; it was actually known as 'Beckertown' in 1930. Below is the information on the 1930 census from Beckertown. Hse Fam Surname Name Age Birth Real Est Occupation 34 36 BECKER Charles H. 28 NY $3500 Hostler- Railroads Anna E. 32 NJ Charles H., jr 5 NJ Walter W. 3 NJ 35 37 BECKER William, Sr. 71 Germany $10,000 --- Theresa 67 Germany 36 38 BROWN Harry H. 38 Denmark $2900 laborer- aviation Elsie M. 30 VA Geneva B. 4 NJ Mildred J. 1 NJ Charles is the son of William and Theresa. In 1910, the family was living on Broad Hollow Rd, Babylon, Suffolk, NY. At that time William and Theresa claimed to have immigrated in 1879, although the 1930 census says 1877. Theresa had given birth twice, and two living children in 1910--presumably William, jr. is the other, though he was not in t

These are the census entries from 1930 for Cloverdale: HSE# FAM# SURNAME NAME AGE BIRTH RACE OCCUPATION 321 322 Collins William 40 NJ W Odd jobs Blanche 34 NJ W Mildred 14 NJ W Blanche 10 NJ W William 2y 10m NJ W Clinton 20 NJ W illegible Helen 17 NJ W *she is William's dau. in law Edith H. 10 NJ W *she is William's grand daughter 322 323 White Nolan ?? SC B laborer- odd jobs

New Jersey Courier 23 May 1930: SUSPENDED SENTENCES FAVORED BY JUDGE SIX YEARS IN STATE PRISON CHANGED TO SIX YEARS ON PROBATION Suspended sentences were handed out to nearly everyone that came before Judge GALLAGHER on Wednesday of this week. Among the lucky ones were Francis HULSE, Fred HOOPER, and Fred REID, of the Point Pleasant neighborhood, who had previously been sentenced to six years in state prison. The boys were accused of breaking into a number of places at Mantaloking, and in that vicinity, and robbing them. One was the office of the Mandalay Land Company, one a garage at Mantaloking, and some were houses. They were indicted on three instances and pleaded guilty. They are, under the last sentence, placed under probation for six years to report monthly the previous sentence being held over them. Joseph Carr, convicted of stealing a mink coat in Lakewood, was sentenced to two years, which was suspended provided he left the county inside 48 hours. A woman visitor in Lakewoo

Adamston, 1930 Brick Township, Ocean County, New Jersey Hse# Fam# Surname Name Age Birth Occupation Real Est. 128 119 HULSE Samuel A. 58 NJ fish merchant $5000 Jessie 48 NJ Raymond 22 NJ contractor- builder Francis 12 NJ HALL Rebecca 77 NJ she is Samuel's mother in law 129 120 MILLER William 27 NJ carpenter $5000 Carrie 26 NJ Bette 5 NJ Fran? 3 NJ 130 121 FALKINBURGH Arthur L. 46 NJ house carpenter $4500 Gladys L. 20 NJ Harry 17 NJ Aaron A. 13 NJ Trysa M. 10 NJ Charles W. 8 NJ Armenia S. 5 NJ 131 122 HULSE Abram L. 69 NJ --- $1500 Mary E. 55 NJ Her father was born in New York 132 123 WILSON? Arthur W. 43 NY common laborer $1500 Margaret D. 42 Hungary Her father was from Austria, mother from Bohemia; Margaret only speaks Hungarian

Brookville Residents, 1930 This is, or was, a small community in Ocean Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, near Waretown I don't know much about the place or its history, but below I have transcribed the 1930 Census along with notes on the families who lived there at that time. In 1930, there were only fifteen occupied residences in Brookville. About 44 people made up the entire village. (Compare this with 1920: there were 14 homes, and 45 people). According to the 1930 census, only two of the families (Joseph Spiska and Charles Gynakovic) did not own a radio set at the time. Federal Census For Brookville, 1930 "Main Road" - the streets apparently were not named in Brookville in 1930. BACHMAN FAMILY I can't make out the first name of the head of house for this home, but the last name definitely looks like "Bachman". It's hard to be sure though, as the writing is very sloppy on this entry. At any rate, this house had five residents in

Adamston, 1930 Brick Township, Ocean County, New Jersey Hse# Fam# Surname Name Age Birth Occupation Real Est. 128 119 HULSE Samuel A. 58 NJ fish merchant $5000 Jessie 48 NJ Raymond 22 NJ contractor- builder Francis 12 NJ HALL Rebecca 77 NJ she is Samuel's mother in law 129 120 MILLER William 27 NJ carpenter $5000 Carrie 26 NJ Bette 5 NJ Fran? 3 NJ 130 121 FALKINBURGH Arthur L. 46 NJ house carpenter $4500 Gladys L. 20 NJ Harry 17 NJ Aaron A. 13 NJ Trysa M. 10 NJ Charles W. 8 NJ Armenia S. 5 NJ 131 122 HULSE Abram L. 69 NJ --- $1500 Mary E. 55 NJ Her father was born in New York 132 123 WILSON? Arthur W. 43 NY common laborer $1500 Margaret D. 42 Hungary Her father was from Austria, mother from Bohemia; Margaret only speaks Hungarian

NEW JERSEY COURIER 21 NOV 1930 A jury in Judge Gallagher's court on Tuesday gave a verdict of $650 to Mrs. Lucy A. Dorsett, wife of A.W. Dorsett in a suit growing out of an auto collission near Beach Haven. Mrs. Dorsett sued the Gehrig Motor Company of Philadelphia and John H. Cressman of that city. A non-suit as to the company was ordered by the court. Another auto accident suit resulted in a verdict of no cause for action. This was the case of Martin Pederson of Orange, against Jas. Cheneworth, of Toms River.

NEW JERSEY COURIER 21 NOV 1930 Mr. and Mrs. JWm. Holloway and daughters were callers in Manahawkin Sunday. Roy Cox of Barnegat was in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Harbolt of Jobstown spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Holloway. Arch Parker and friend of Parkertown were in town Wednesday. S.C. Haverley of Plainfield has been spending a few days with George Cranmer. Wm. Berry of Beach Haven was in town Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ridgeway of Barnegat were recent callers in town. Mrs. Sallie Penn, Marion and Dorothy Penn, of Waretown, were Friday afternoon callers on Mrs. Chas. Holloway. Wm. and Jack Wescott of Camden were in town Tuesday. Howard Wainwright of Waretown was in town Tuesday. Hill Corlis was in Sim Place Saturday. Mrs. Rogers of Bayville was a visitor in town Wednesday. H. King of Beach Haven was in town Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Genone and children of Chatsworth, were in town Sunday. Ellsworth Harris, Tracey Hitchner and Everett Hitchn

New Jersey Courier 21 Nov 1930 November 19--Addison Abramowitz entertained a few of his friends in honor of his fifteenth birthday on Tuesday evening, November 19. Those present were: Ernest Cramer, Martin Tolbert, William Gaskill, Kenneth Erwin, Lloyd Chadwick, Veldren Lewis, Howard Conover, Arthur Birdsall, Robert Griffin, William Aghjan, Marvin Cramer. An enjoyable evening was spent by all followed by refreshments.

New Jersey Courier 14 Nov 1930 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Voorhees of Lakewood were granted the adoption of Gloria May Wallace, whose name was changed to Gloria May Voorhees. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Wallace, gave their consent to the adoption.

NEW JERSEY COURIER 14 NOV 1930 OYSTER SUPPER Lanoka Harbor M.E. Church, Tuesday, Nov 18, beginning at 5:30. Tickets 50c EGG MARKET MOVED The Toms River Egg Market moved its headquarters on November 1 from Newark to 503 Rahway Ave, Elizabeth, NJ TUNE IN On the Philco Hour next Sunday night, November 16 and hear Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra in a wonderful Philco Symphonic concert; then hear a Philco radio, the world's largest selling and most complete radio line at the Traco Music Store For $1.00 We will insure you against personal injury, property damage and fire. Joseph Bottler, agent, Main and Washington Streets, Phone 415, Toms River. NOTICE Dr. Lela Garrison of Brooklyn, NY will have visiting days in Toms River during the winter months. For appointment call Mrs. Schenck, Milady's Beauty Shoppe.

New Jersey Courier 14 Nov 1930 Among the cases before the grand jury on Wednesday it is assumed was the famous primary election of last June in the Borough of Harvey Cedars. In this borough, with a census population of 47, there were about 200 votes polled. A number of Harvey Cedars residents were at the courthouse

New Jersey Courier 14 Nov 1930 Buy your own bathroom and plumbing fixtures on easy terms, I will install them for you at a surprisingly low figure for the winter months. Why not let me figure with you. Just drop a card to H.I. Wright, Box 61, Holly Park, Bayville, NJ

NEW JERSEY COURIER 14 NOV 1930 Judge Gallagher signed orders of adoption of two small children Wednesday, Nov 12. Capt. and Mrs. William Thomas of Parkertown adopted as their own child Harry Brown, a lad of five years, who takes the name of William Harry Thomas. Capt. Thomas, a party boat man, big and sturdy, and his fine looking young wife seemed delighted and so did the bright eyed little lad.

NEW JERSEY COURIER 14 Nov 1930 Engineers who planned and are building the ship to shore radio plant at Good Luck meadows assert that a story in the Courier last week is all wrong. They say that their plant will not interfere with radio or telephone service, and that the disturbance recently occurring in Seaside Heights from time to time is probably caused by radio on freighters still using the old dot and dash system, and plying up and down the coast. They say that the sending and receiving stations at Lawrenceville do not interfere with either phone or radio reception anywhere around.

New Jersey Courier 31 Oct 1930 Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur SKILLMAN and son Billy were Friday and Saturday visitors in Philadelphia and Hopewell, NJ. Mr. and Mrs. ECKMAN of Toms River spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Wilber SKILLMAN. Mr. Charles ROGERS, Mr. Henry SCHULTZ, Edward LARRABEE, and Oscar DOWNS attended the meeting of the Cranberry Growers Association in Phila. last Monday. Mrs. Charles SUMMERS of Hope Chapel spent Saturday with her mother, Mrs. Adeline HARTMAN. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie O'CONNOR of New York City were Sunday visitors at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bart DONAHUE. Miss Grace GROPP has resumed duties at the Air Station after a month at her home in Egg Harbor. Miss GOPP and George PETERSON attended the Navy Princeton game at Princeton Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Paul MACK and son Jack left Lakehurst Monday for Westmont, NJ, where they will make their home. Dr. PITTIS has purchased the MACK bungalow on Pine Street. Mr. Andrew FRISK of Elizabethpor