Ocean County , NJ History

These are all the marriages mentioned in the New Jersey Courier from January through May of 1888: Surname First Name Place of Residence Spouse Spouse's residence Date Place NJC issue Notes Applegate Deborah Toms River Alex M. Manolt,jr. Toms River Mar 17 1888 Toms River Mar 21 1888 Applegate Stephen R. Virginia Townsend Barnegat May 24 1888 Freehold May 30 1888 Archer Charles H. Sykesville Lillian K. Poinsett Sykesville Apr 12 1888 New Egypt May 2 1888 Bailey Rebecca A. Toms River Halsey Jennings Toms River May 23 1888 Toms River May 30 1888 daughter of S.C. Bailey Benson Rachel Toms River Joseph Norcross Toms River Jan 8 1888 Toms River Jan 11 1888 Brinley Oscar R. Cedar Creek/a> Ida M. Phillips Bayville May 2 1888 Toms River May 16 1888 Britton Laura Toms River James A. Sparks Toms River Jan 23 1888 Toms River Jan 25 1888 Cottrell Sa

Ellisdale This place is located in North Hanover Township, Burlington County, along appropriately enough, Ellisdale Road. Maps indicate that there is a cemetery there, although I have not been out that way myself yet. E.M. Woodward's 1883 history says that at that time there were about thirty dwellings in Ellisdale, as well as an M.E. church, two stores, and a post office. While I have been told that at some point this place was also known as Shelltown, it is not to be confused with the place called Shelltown in Plumsted Township, Ocean County. Ellisdale was known as Shelltown until about 1875. According to another visitor here, Ellisdale is actually is a crossroads town, just a few houses. The town also straddles the county line (which goes up the Ellisdale-Arneytown road) between Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co. and North Hanover, Burlington, co. The church is in Burlington, but the old store building, which was still a store in the early 60's and is now a home,

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