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This page lists all of the deaths that were recorded in the Ocean Emblem newspaper,
published in Toms River, between October 1858 and
November 1859.

Surname Given Name Age Residence Date of Death Place of Death Cause of Death Family O.E. Issue
Aker Elizabeth --------- --------- 27 Feb 1859 --------- --------- wife of Stephen Aker 9 Mar 1859
Anderson Joseph --------- Barnegat 10 Nov 1858 Barnegat --------- --------- 1 Dec 1858
Briant Jonathan 3 Colliers Mills 26 Jan 1859 Colliers Mills --------- son of James and Rachel Briant 2 Feb 1859
Brown Laura 3y 8m 12d --------- 7 Feb 1859 --------- inflammation of chest and bowels dau. of John A. and May C. Brown 16 Feb 1859
Carr Jesse 81 --------- 29 Nov 1858 Manahawkin --------- --------- 15 Dec 1858
Cummings Albert --------- --------- --------- West Flamboro, Canada --------- --------- 5 Jan 1859
DeWitt Joseph C. --------- --------- Belleville 20 Jan 1859 drowned bro. of Hon. G. Dewitt, Sr. 2 Feb 1859
Hamilton James abt 40 --------- --------- Newark drowned in canal- prob. suicide --------- 5 Jan 1859
Harris Hannah 22 Toms River 12 Nov 1858 Toms River burned to death when flammable

liquid spilled on stove		 daughter of George Harris 17 Nov 1858
Henderson Thomas --------- --------- --------- West Flamboro, Canada --------- --------- 5 Jan 1859
Higbee Harriet L. 18 --------- 11 Dec 1858 --------- consumption --------- 15 Dec 1858
Hurly David --------- Dover Township 19 Nov 1858 --------- --------- --------- 24 Nov 1858
Hutchinson Judson J. --------- Lynn, MA 11 Jan 1859 Lynn, MA suicide --------- 28 Jan 1859
Hyers --------- young Toms River 16 Oct 1858 Toms River clothes caught on fire from stove,

burned to death		 son of James A. Hyers 20 Oct 1858
Irons Nancy 67 --------- --------- --------- --------- wife of James A. Irons 23 Mar 1859
Laner Andrew abt 48 133 Prince St, Newark 4 Jan 1859 --------- --------- --------- 5 Jan 1859
Merritt Edward abt 18 --------- 10 Dec 1858 Rockaway Valley, Morris Co well caved in --------- 22 Dec 1858
Moore --------- --------- --------- 18 Dec 1858 New Brunswick fell off of boat and drowned wife of John Moore 22 Dec 1858
Moore John --------- --------- 18 Dec 1858 New Brunswick fell off of boat and drowned --------- 22 Dec 1858
Pall Benjamin 74 Manahawkin 27 Feb 1859 Manahawkin --------- --------- 9 Mar 1859
Parker Emeline 46 --------- 4 Mar 1859 Forked River --------- wife of David S. Parker 9 Mar 1859
Phillips Hannah 100 + --------- 22 Feb 1859 'on the beach' --------- --------- 23 Feb 1859
Pierce William N. --------- Squan Village 13 Nov 1858 Squan Village throat cut by his wife Has 7 children,

one only 4 weeks old		 17 Nov 1858
Ralph Daniel 45 New Egypt 25 Feb 1859 New Egypt --------- --------- 9 Mar 1859
Sickles ---------- --------- Marlborough 20 Jan 1859 --------- caught in threshing machine son of William Henry Sickles 26 Jan 1859
Skillings Ashbell --------- 844 Broadway, NYC 26 Feb 1859 New York City grief --------- 2 Mar 1859
Stokey ---------- 6 mos 4 d Howell 25 Dec 1858 Howell --------- son of John C. and Emoline Stokey 12 Jan 1859
Truax Hannah 89 Cedar Run 14 Nov 1858 Cedar Run Old Age --------- 15 Dec 1858
VanSands ---------- --------- --------- last summer Middletown, CT drowned son of Lucies D. Van Sands 9 Feb 1859
Worth Richard --------- --------- 28 Oct 1858 'near Davison's Tavern' head caught in hopper at brickyard --------- 17 Nov 1858

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