Ocean County , NJ History

New Jersey Courier 26 Dec 1878

Ocean Emblem 5 Apr 1854

Bone Hill Bone Hill was a section of Manchester Township in Ocean County, off what is now Route 37. There is still a road off Route 37 called Bone Hill Road, but no sign of any settlement on that road. About 1/4 mile further up Route 37 is a graveyard, which I have been told is the Bone Hill Cemetery. It is worth noting, I suppose, that none of the residents listed below are buried in that cemetery. In 1930, according to the census, there were two homes in this 'section' of the township. They were occupied as follows: Hse Fam Surname Name Age Birth Occupation Real Est. 31 33 CHILDERS Earl C. 36 IA --- $4200 Minette 34 NJ Earl S. 13 NY John J. 11 NY George 9 NY Albert 7 NY Jane 5 NY Ralph 3y 5mos NY Marguerite 1y 9mo NJ Phebe 10 mos NJ 32 34 CARPENTER Frank 26 NJ carpenter Rose 24 NJ Frank 19 NJ Lillian 1

New Egypt Press 24 Nov 1915

For years, residents of Toms River were told a new Wal-Mart superstore would be coming to this site on Route 37, prompting this billboard. This was taken in 2010, and it was up for a while by that point when someone spray painted "no you're not" on it. The sign is still there, badly overgrown and hard to see now. The latest news is that Wal-Mart has given up on plans for the store.

From the New Jersey Courier 19 Aug 1909

BLODGETT-SIMPSON from the New Jersey Courier 30 Jul 1879 At Island Heights, July 28 by Rev S. VanSant, Hon. Rufus Blodgett of Manchester and Ms. Chastina C. Simpson of Wentworth, NH.

New Jersey Courier 15 Feb 1918 Miss Marian Hilliard has returned home from spending a few days in Forked River. David Hilliard has been spending a few days with his parents. Charles Estlow is able to come to school after having the whooping cough. Mr. and Mrs. Russel Keisling spent Saturday in Phildadelphia. The latter is ill at this writing

New Jersey Courier 6 Feb 1879: Our village, in common with so many other localities has had so large a number of its inhabitants sick with cold and influenza as to almost warrant us in calling the disease an epidemic.

New Jersey Mirror 5 Aug 1875: A twelve-years old girl at Manchester a few days since was lighting some kindling wood that had been saturated with kerosene, when her clothes caught fire, and she was so horribly burned that she only lived a few hours after the accident.

New Jersey Courier 26 Jun 1879: We regret to learn that the venerable Dr. F.L. Shinn of Mancheseter, who is now in his 88th year, has recently shown signs of mental aberration. On Friday afternoon of last week he wandered away from his home and when the fact became known a large party formed in the search for him, which was continued all through Friday night until nearly ten o'clock on Saturday night, when, through the barking of a little dog which had accompanied him in his wanderings, he was found in the woods near Sutts Mill, about four miles NW from Manchester. In his wanderings he head lost his coat and shoes and his feet were lacerated and what clothing he had was in tatters. He will probably be placed in the asylum for the insane in Trenton. Dr. Shinn practieced medicine in this town more than 40 years ago, and was highly respected by our citizens

New Jersey Courier 8 May 1879: A seven year old son of Mrs. Foulks one day last week, while his mother was absent, took his father's pipe, filled it with some old blue paper and smoked it. When something used in coloring the paper so badly poisoned him that had it not been for the timely aid of a neighbor, Mrs. Carr, who heard the child crying, ran in and, taking the situation in at a glance, gave him an emetic, causing him to vomit freely, the child might have died

New Jersey Courier 3 Apr 1879: The J---?? factory, which was for some time closed for repairs, has been running on full time for the past few weeks, furnishing employment for about 50 persons, mostly boys and girls. A wintergreen distillery has just been erected, by Messrs. A.S. and A.F. Larrabee below the ---?? factory. This will provide employment for those who have a desire to pull wintergreens, besides being a source of profit to the enterprising proprietors, and why would it not be a sound plan to convert some of the waste cranberry bogs into peppermint plantations and distill the oil?

Beckerville is a small section of Manchester Township in Ocean County, NJ. I don't know much about it at all...off what is now Route 70 there is a road called Beckerville Road, and if you take it all the way to the end there are some rental units. I haven't been out that way in a while, but I was recently informed that all of the old houses are being demolished to make way for new ones. The old ones, I am told (please leave a comment if you can verify this) were formerly used as army barracks. The housing was low cost, and somewhat of a joke in the county because it was in such bad shape. According to an article in the Asbury Park Press from 30 May 1999, "Beckerville Pines, located near the Manchester Wildlife Conservation Area in a rural area of the township, was built about 60 years ago as temporary sleeping quarters for men and women preparing for war. Erected in the last days of the Great Depression, the complex consists of straight rows of identically designed and

The state census for Ocean Co., NJ lists a section of Manchester Township called "Bakersville". I've never heard of this place before, and there were only three occupied homes in it in 1915. The three families on the census in 1915 were as follows: GEORGE WITTERSCHEIR He was born in May of 1890, and worked as a farmer. He lived with his wife, Mary (b. Jan 1889), and son, George, Jr. (b. Nov 1908). A woman named Ada Darcy lived in the same home. She was born in May of 1900; her father was from England, her mother from New York. Charles Darcy, b. Jun 1893, also lived in the house. It's not clear how any of these people are related Charles worked as a farm laborer in 1930. IVINS COWAN He was born in Dec of 1880 in New Jersey. His father was from Massachussets, his mother from New Jersey. In 1930, he worked as a farm laborer. His wife, Olive, was born in Feb 1884. (Both of her parents were from Pennsylvania). Three children lived with them: Jennie Cowan, b. Aug

The state census for Ocean Co., NJ lists a section of Manchester Township called "Bakersville". I've never heard of this place before, and there were only three occupied homes in it in 1915. The three families on the census in 1915 were as follows: GEORGE WITTERSCHEIR He was born in May of 1890, and worked as a farmer. He lived with his wife, Mary (b. Jan 1889), and son, George, Jr. (b. Nov 1908). A woman named Ada Darcy lived in the same home. She was born in May of 1900; her father was from England, her mother from New York. Charles Darcy, b. Jun 1893, also lived in the house. It's not clear how any of these people are related Charles worked as a farm laborer in 1930. IVINS COWAN He was born in Dec of 1880 in New Jersey. His father was from Massachussets, his mother from New Jersey. In 1930, he worked as a farm laborer. His wife, Olive, was born in Feb 1884. (Both of her parents were from Pennsylvania). Three children lived with them: Jennie Cowan, b. Aug