Ocean County , NJ History

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 ...

S.N. Bunnel was the father of Dr. Fred N. Bunnel and Beatrice Bunnel; he lived t the corner of Hooper Avenue and Madison as of April 1905. Fred passed the state Medical Examination early in July 1905; he attended the Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons. A news item appeared in the NJC on 7 June 1902, mentioning that S.N. Bunnel was thrown to the ground and hit across the ankles with a 6 x 6 timber while working in A.S. Tilton's barn and was unable to walk. In August of that year he was advertising a house for rent on Park Street, with 'cheap terms.' William Riley Bunnel may or may not have been another son; he married a Susan and fathered: Fred Graham Bunnel, who married on Dec 25, 1901, Alice Mead Harris, the daughter of S.C. Harris and Sidney Harris. Alice Mead Harris had a brother, Sidney, who married Lizzie Mae Holman. On 17 Oct 1901, Fred Grrham resigned as librarian at the M.E. Sunday School. Apparently he worked in New York, as the NJC for 18 May 1905 state...

from the Ocean Emblem 28 Nov 1855

New Jersey Courier 28 Nov 1878

From the Ocean Emblem 28 Nov 1855: "By the same, on the 19th of October, Mr. Crammer Akers, to Miss Elizabeth Giberson at Gibersonville, Ocean County, N.J."

from the Trenton Times 28 Nov 1914 Miss Florence Reeder, daughter of Frank K. and Emma Reeder, died last night at the home of her brother-in-law, J.W. Thoman, 134 Hoffman Avenue, where she resided. Death was caused by mastoiditis, from which she suffered two weeks. Miss Reeder was a well known dressmaker and besides her parents she left a sister, Mrs. J.W. Thoman. She was 20 years old. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning, with the Rev. ? L. Howard officiating. Interment will be in the Wrightstown Friends Burying Grounds, under direction of Poulson & Coleman

Throughout the late 19th and early 20th century, A.A. Brant advertised "everything for building"; he ran a lumber company on Robbins Street, in Toms River. He was a father to Henry L. Brant, a New York lawyer who married Cornelia C. Henry won a prize for best paper on medical jurisprudence. In 1872, A.A. Brant built a home on Hooper Avenue. This home burned down on 7 March 1902, and was said to be still smouldering 10 days later. He moved into a home he had recently bought at the corner of Walter and Allen Streets. According to the New Jersey Courier of 13 Feb 1879, "A.A. Brant came near losing his horse a day or so since, by it's catching one of its forefeet between the railroad track and the planking at the crossing." The New Jersey Courier of 20 Mar 1879 says that "Charles Brewer is building a dwelling on Hooper Avenue, nearly opposite the residence of A.A. Brant". In August of 1902, he was re-elected to the board of directors of the Toms Rive...

I have heard it said that there was an Abel Austin Bozarth that worked at the mill at Batsto in the late 19th century. I have never seen this fellow on any of the censuses for Washington Township, although he could have lived outside of Batsto and just worked there. The man mentioned above lived in Mullica Township, right outside of Batsto, as late as 1860, but by 1880 he was in Trenton. An article from the Batsto Citizen's Gazzette places an Abel Austin Bozarth at Batsto in 1883, however. (The Batsto Citizens Gazette Vol XXVIII, No. 1 - Winter/Spring 1994). This article only cites "letters", presumably in the collection of Wharton papers at Batsto.. All it says about Bozarth is the following: In 1883, every effort was being made to increase the production of wood products at Batsto. The recent employment, by owner Joseph Wharton, of George Wright as manager at Batsto was meant to raise production and hence profits. Wright, who was apparently not knowledgeable about lum...

from the Asbury Park Press 25 Nov 1991 MARY A. MULREED, 87, of Kearny, whose daughter lives in OCEAN TOWNSHIP, died yesterday at the West Hudson Hospital, Kearny. She was born in Ireland and lived in Newark before moving to Kearny 23 years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas in 1954, a son, Thomas, and daughter, Jean Ann. Surviving are a son, James V., South Orange; two daughters, Maureen Brown, Kearny, and Catherine E. Meyeres, Ocean Township; six sisters, Sister M. Finola Quinn, Oklahoma, Sister M. Verona Quinn, Texas, Sister M. Therese Quinn, Louisiana, and Kathleen Quinn, Agnes Quinn, and Lillian Hughes, all of Irvington; a brother, James Quinn, Ireland; 13 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Wilfred Armitage Funeral Home, Kearny, is in charge of arrangements.

from the Asbury Park Press, 25 Nov 1991 THOMAS J. SUTTON, SR, 60, of Highlands and Stuart, Fla., died Friday at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a sergeant with the Highlands Police Department retiring in 1988 after 27 years. He was a member of American Legion Post 143 and of the Elks Lodge, both in Highlands, and a member of the Moose Lodge, Stuart. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and served with the Army military police in Panama. Mr. Sutton was born in Bayonne and lived in Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge Township before moving to Highlands in 1959. Surviving are his wife, Beatrice; three sons, Thomas, Jr, Pennsylvania; Daniel, Highlands, and Harold, Oceanport; three daughters, Patricia Paronto and Marie, both of Highlands, and Diane, Coatesville, PA; a brother, Edward, Sayreville; three sisters, Claire Denver, Cliffwood section of Aberdeen Township; Dolores Hoag, Keyport, and Mary Numes, North Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and ine grandchildren. Posten's Fune...

from the New Jersey Mirror 25 Nov 1818 A Coroner's Inquest was held over the body of Luke Quan (a colored man) on November 19, 1818. The Jury decided "that the repeated blows given him by Richard Denby (a colored man) in an affray near Lumberton, on the 14th instant, occasioned his death." Denby has not yet been taken.

According to an article in the Batsto Citizen's Gazzette, vol. XXIII #2 and vol. XXIX #3, Percy Adams lived at Batsto in 1954. He lived from 1904-1976, the son of Herbert and Mary Adams. He was the father of Elaine Rurdio and Nancy Wescoat; he moved to Batsto sometime after 1936

from the Ocean Emblem 10 Oct 1855:

Accoding to the publication, the Batsto Citizen's Gazzette, vol. XXIX #3, Vera Adams lived at Batsto in 1954; she died on 13 June 1995. Vera moved to Batsto after 1936

John Abbott, sr. is mentioned in the diary of Pleasant Mills resident Isa Leek; as she lived in Pleasant Mills there is a good chance that Mr. Abbott lived either in or near Pleasant Mills as well, although we can not be 100% certain just yet. He is mentioned in the diary as having died in September of 1907. It's not known if he is related to another family from the Mullica region, that of John L. Abbott of Nesco. John lived from 1875-1946, and he was married around 1900 to Henrietta Taylor (7 Feb 1875-1954). (She was the daughter of William B. Taylor and Mary Ella Crowley). John and Henrietta were the parents of: William T. Abbott (20 Mar 1901--). He married Deborah Brown about 1821 Thomas S. Abbott (27 May 1902--) He married Helen Gaskill about 1922 (daughter of H. Howard Gaskill), and was the father of another John Abbott, who married Kathryn Tweedie. Eva S. Abbot (21 May 1904-5 Jun 1944), who married Zay T. Davis about 1930.

from New Jersey Courier, 21 Nov 1878 CAMBURN-SPRAGUE At the M.E. Parsonage, Waretown, Nov 10th, by Rev. Boggs, Gideon A. Camburn and Martha Sprague of Waretown.

Burlington County Marriages 1782-1798 These marriages were reprinted in the Early Church Records of Burlington County , New Jersey Vol. 3, pages 115-116 Charlotte D. Meldrum Surname Given Name Date Place Married to? Barbara 2 Sep 1788 Joseph Kimble Addoms Mary 8 Mar 1794 Abraham Witcraft Bennet Deborah 1 Dec 1796 Chester Samuel Hunt Betzler George 9 Nov 1791 Elizabeth Brooks Brooks Elizabeth 9 Nov 1791 George Betzler Brown Mary 2 Jan 1793 Samuel Goforth Bud Elizabeth 20 Jan 1789 Thomas Taylor Budey Peter 23 Dec 1793 Abigail Smith Chambers Mary 9 Feb 1797 Chester Twp John Wilkins . Chew Continue 9 Jul 1787 Martha Ewen Cline, jr. Ephraim 29 Jan 1792 Rachel Salter, dau of Joseph Collins Joseph 31 Jan 1788 Elizabeth Mullen Connaroe Lydia 1 Jun 1788 William Dav...

Ocean County Deaths, 1888 This page contains obituaries and death notices that appeared in the New Jersey Courier , from January -September 1888. This paper was published in Toms River and covered mostly Ocean County. Surname First name Place of Death Date of Death Age NJC Date Notes Aker James Toms River 16 Jul 1888 76 1 Aug 1888 Anderson James Forked River Oct 30 1887 89 y, 9 m, 13d Jan 18, 1888 died of Dropsy; burial at Good Luck Cemetery Anderson William Manchester Feb 4 1888 64y 2m Feb 8 1888 Applegate George Cedar Creek Jan 7 1888 77 Jan 11 1888 Applegate John W. Cedar Grove Apr 16 1888 63 y 2m 10d Apr 18 1888 Birdsall Ann Waretown Feb 17 1888 Feb 22 1888 Branson Joseph H. Toms River Apr 2 1888 Apr 4 1888 Died of consumption in county jail. Nephew of Henry Branson Butcher Lydia State Insane Asylum, Trenton ...

GOFF-EXELL from the New Jersey Courier 19 Dec 1878 At Cookstown, Dec 1st, by Franklin B. Haines, Esq., Jacob R. Goff and Sarah Elizabeth Exell.

Deaths in Ocean County The following are all of the death notices and obituaries that appeared in the New Jersey Courier from October 1878-Jul 1879 NAME AGE DIED RESIDENCE PLACE OF DEATH CAUSE OF DEATH FAMILY NJC DATE BAREFORD, Arthur B. 8y 8m 30 Oct 1878 --- Toms River --- son of Samuel and Sarah M. Bareford 7 Nov 1878 BEATTY, John --- 28 Oct 1878 Cedar Grove --- spinal softening son of Frank and Hester Beatty 31 Oct 1878 BIRD, Eliza 78 7 Feb 1879 Toms River --- --- widow of Paul Bird 13 Feb 1879 BLODGETT, Amanda --- 28 Jan 1879 Manchester Peacham, VT --- wife of Hon. Rufus Blodgett 6 Feb 1879 BROWER, Nancy 77y 3m 14 Feb 1879 --- Bayville --- wife of Barnet Brower 20 Feb 1879 CARHART, Joseph 82y 8m 14 Dec 1878 --- Keyport (@home of son) --- father of Edward 26 Dec 1878 CHAMBERLIN, Aaron 73y 10d 2...