Ocean County , NJ History

from the New Jersey Courier 28 Sep 1899 Thomas More, a veteran of the Civil War, a member of Company B, 162d NY Vol Infantry, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Loveland, at Bayhead on Tuesday, Sept 19th. Interment took place in the Old Cemetery at West Point Pleasant, sermon preached by Rev. Mr. Dickson of the Presbyterian Church, under the auspices of the Comrades of Elwood Arnold Polst, No. 87, G.A.R. The deceased, however, was not a member of the post.

From the New Jersey Courier 28 Sep 1899 After an illness of three y ears Solomon Shourds died at Tuckerton on Sept. 17th. The funeral was held at the M.E. Church on Tuesday following the Red Men and Golden Eagles attending in a body; the former society conducting the ceremony at the grave. Mr. Shourds had been a resident of Tuckerton most of his life and a trusted employee of the Tuckerton Building Loan, and a member of the Tuckerton Fire Company since its organization. He served in the Civil War and was honorably discharged at its close.

MCINTIRE, THOMAS from the Trenton Times 25 Sep 1914 McIntyre- In this city, on the 23rd inst., Thomas McIntire, in the 90th year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his brother, Charles McIntire, No. 417 North Montgomery Street, on Friday evening, at 8 o'clock. Interment at Pointville, N.J. Cemetery.

EVANS-THOMAS from the Trenton Evening Times 22 Sep 1911 BORDENTOWN Miss Edith Thomas and Richard Evans who were quietly married nearly a year ago and who have kept the marriage a secret will depart in a few weeks for Denver, Colo., to take up a permanent residence. Both the young people are well known in this city.

Circa 2010 or 11---I took these somewhere on Old Freehold, I believe south of the elementary school. I know it's since been torn down by Prima construction.

One of my kids snapped this, so pardon the poor quality.

from the New Jersey Courier 20 Sep 1918 Word comes to his family in Lanoka of the death in San Francisco on Aug 10 of Leonia Hortance, wife of William P. VanArsdale. Mrs. Van Arsdale was the daughter of the late Hubert LeHousse, a native of Belgium, her mother, Mrs. Leonie LeHousse being still living. She was the mother of Ines, Mabel and the late Leon VanArsdale. Funeral services were held at Notre Dame des Victories Church, where requieum high mass was celebrated; burial at the Holy Cross cemetery. William VanArsdale was the son of a well known Lanoka family, and as he grew up went first to New York, where he was employed for several years, and then in November 1881 to San Francisco, CA where he went into business for himself. The big San Francisco earthquake in 1906 destroyed both his home and his business place on Market street. He had for years been collecting rare manuscripts and rare books, and they wre also all destroyed by the fire that followed the earthquake, along with al

KENYON, RACHEL A. from the New Jersey Courier 20 Sep 1918 Mrs. Rachel A. Kenyon, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Chew, of New Gretna, died suddenly on her way home from a visit with Mrs. I.L. Berry, in Mathistown. She was 55 years of age. At the time of her death she was a resident of New York City. Interment was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

from the New Jersey Courier 20 Sep 1918 Victor Ritzendollar, of the Hedger House, near Chatsworth, died at his home on Thursday morning of last week after being ill for some time with cirrhosis of the liver. He was about 73 years of age. Mr. Ritzendollar was born in the Alsace- Lorraine section of France and he came to this country when about ten years of age. He soon settled in the Chatsworth section and had since lived there. His death will be mourned by a circle of friends that extended throughout Burlington county and in adjoining sections of Ocean and Atlantic Counties. He owned considerable land in the pines and was interested in cranberry growing. A widow and several children, some the issue of previous unions, survive him.

down in Barnegat, there's this nice display and preserved section of track from the Tuckerton RR. It was set up by an Eagle Scout. I took these photos of it in late March 2009.

Here is a partial transcription of some headstones from Allentown cemetery---I didn't do the transcription; someone sent this via my old web site some 15 years or more ago. NAME BIRTH DEATH NOTES Aaronson, Woodrow W. Nov. 17, 1912 Mar.13, 1966 Aaronson, Woodrow W. Jr. May 6, 1939 Aug. 3, 1958 N.J. PFC 2 Pioneer Bn 2 Mar Div Alexander, Cynthia 1963 Alexander, Rufus 1925 1973 Allen, Martha Mount 1916 With Ezekiel Anderson Arthur Aug.8, 1985 PFC US Army Anderson, Albert 1910 1986 Anderson, Earl Oct.27, 1913 Aug.10, 1993 S1 US Navy W.W. II Anderson, Hannah 1912 1994 With Louis W. Anderson, Jacob Jan. 14, 1894 aged 34 yrs. 8 days- Father Anderson, Jacob Apr.1, 1814 Sept.27,1890 Anderson, Louis W. 1910 1962 Anderson, Mary M Jan.18, 1925 Dec. 30, 1896

Grand Jury Indictments, Sep 30 1936 All of these indictments were handed down by the grand jury in late September 1936: Kenneth Martingale(sic), of New York, for involuntary homicide, by automobile, of William Chase in Bass River township on June 27th. Martindale's car struck Chase and the latter died from his injuries. Arthur Rachor is charged with embezzlement of $1,500 from the State of New Jersey while he was employed at Four Mile Colony. Stacy Wilkins, Evesham, seduction under promise to marry Doris Day, under 21 years of age. Otto Dush, Florence, uttering(sic) worthless ceck(sic) for $200 to Alexander Dasakl. William Gross, Moorestown, assault and battery on Lulu Gross; also desertion and neglect. Harry W. Gifford, Pemberton township, assault and battery on Thomas F. Duff. William Wheeler, Florence, assault and battery on May Wheeler. Earl Schwed, Burlington, malicious mischief, consisting of throwing eggs at gas pump and building of Clarence Curlis.

Looking north across Route 37 from the corner of 37 and Hooper Avenue, 2009

Looking north on Hooper Avenue.

The plumbing fixture 'warehouse' store that was briefly here in 2009; this is the site of the old Eagle Lumber building, and currently an Audi dealership.

Looking north on Clifton Avenue from the corner of Cedar Grove Road, 2009

Just east of Glory's Deli, I believe; built by Habitat for Humanity.

Blizzard on Aspen Court, Toms River, 1978

The house is long since gone, but before it was torn down someone abandoned this old hot tub on the front lawn of the abandoned house. It was on Route 527, just across the Monmouth County line.

Saw this sign on a pole back in 2010 or 11 in Toms River, near Old Freehold Road.

Abandoned bait shop on Route 37 in Toms River. I took these back in 2010, and the building is still there, often covered with graffiti.