Ashmead Funeral Home Records

John Ashmead Funeral Records
These are some excerpts from the recors of John B. Ashmead, Mt. Holly undertaker; he
started his business in Philadelphia (1844) and then moved
to Mt. Holly in 1849.

This list is the names of individuals who payed funeral expenses, and in some cases
for whom they payed them.

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12 Sept 1845 - Mr Samuel HARBIT of Salem, NJ , for sister Elizabeth.
19 April 1847 - John FORD - hearse to 1 1/2 miles below Woodbury, NJ.
29 June 1847 - Mr. TAYLOR (at Probasco) buried at Camden, NJ (New Town).

1849-
11 June - Mr. CASSADY - for his father
25 Aug - Mrs Martha MARTIN
12 Sept - Friends of the Rev. Wm. R. RODGERS
15 Sept - Estate of Joseph ALCHENS - deceased.
22 Sept - Charles STOY - for child

1850 -
24 Feb - William BROWNE - for child
26 March - William N. SHINN for Mrs. HORTON
3 April - Estate Mrs FENNIMORE, Geo. HAYWOOD, Executor
April - James RODGERS - for Mrs WILLIAMS - taken to Crosswicks
25 May - Wm. M. RISDON - for daughter
3 June - Levy ATKINSON - for his child
15 July - Estate of Miss COX
21 Aug - Estate of Mrs Janet L. HOLLISTER
15 Sept - Jesse WELLS - for wife
20 Sept - Lewis GOTTER - for child
11 Oct - Mrs. ATKINSON - for her husband
26 Oct - Jesse WELLS - for his child
No date - Estate of Stacy ATKINSON - for her husband
No date - Estate of Mrs Janet T. HOLLISTER, Dr. Alex F. TAYLOR, Executor -
sent to     Burlington.

1851 -
17 July - Mr. KELLY - for his child
9 Aug - H.W. TENER - of Phila. - remains of his brother to Mt. Holly depot.
7 Sept - Thos. BODINE - for child
16 Sept - Wm. BROWN
29 Sept - Wm. MASON - for his child
30 Sept - Joseph GOLDY - for wife
6 Oct - Nathan JONES - for child - Interment at Friends Meeting
2 Nov - Mr. Joseph CARR - for Mrs. GOLDY - Buried at Burlington -Sister of
Patric GOLDY
17 Nov - T.C. ALCOT - for child
25 Nov - Joseph GOLDY - for child
25 Nov - Benjamin DEACON - for poor child
28 Nov - Mrs. JENNINGS - for daughter Camilla
10 Dec - Mahan HOOPER - for child

1852 -
3 Feb - Kidder SHINN - for child
29 Feb - Zacharian REEVES - for child
12 March - Miss Lydia WRIGHT of Phila. - for her sister.
25 April - Alen WELLS - for Harriet - buried in Pemberton
10 May - Aaron COWGILL - for daughter
31 July - Henry HARRIS - for child
2 Aug - Phenius BUNTING - for child
3 Aug - James PATTERSON - for child
16 Aug - Overseer's of the Poor - Alb. ROGERS - for child
20 Aug - R.L. HUMPHREY - for child
28 Sept - Henry MITCHEL - of Wilmington and Savannah - for child
1 Oct - A. & E.D. STOCKTON - for sister Mary
19 Oct - Joseph ESTELL - for Rob. LOVE
21 Oct - Mrs BURROWS - for child
18 Nov - Estate of Mrs Rebbeca ROGERS
2 Dec - Andrew CASSADY - for child
2 Dec - Tho. FINNEMORE - Hainesport - child
8 Dec - Estate of Capt G.D. WOOD - deceased
22 Dec - Rev. G. LANE - for remains of Rev. G.L. DOUGHTRY and 1 box for
     infant for remains Rev. J. VANSCHARK & his son.

1853 -
11 Jan - Friends of Allen SEVERS - deceased
23 Feb - Estate of Francis BODINE - deceased
13 March - Mrs GALE - for her son
13 March - Joseph CARR - Overseer of the Poor - for Benj. GALE
13 March - Mrs CHAMBERLAIN - for husband
20 April - Elsworth WATERMAN - small coffin
21 April - Wm. Chas. POPLAR - small coffin
6 May - Estate of Sarah REEVES - Mah. coffin
6 May - Robert NISION - for wife
17 July - Friends of Willis LUCUS
1 Aug - Isaiah BOKER - for child
3 Sept - Jesse WELLS - for child
14 Sept - Charles WILMORE - for Mary
15 Sept - Sam R. SMITH - Overseer of Poor, twp. of Westhampton - for Mrs
SMITH of      Pemberton.
15 Oct - John WHITE - for his son Geo. WHITE, child
23 Oct - Mrs DAILY - Wm. DICKSON
24 Oct - Rev. William O. Israel CORBET - for Mother
28 Dec - Charles HUMPHREY - for daughter
29 Dec - Tho's KEALEY - for child

1854 -
12 Jan - Estate of Tho.'s HARVEY - deceased
15 Jan - Estate of Joseph REEVES - deceased
26 Jan - Frances HENRY - for his child
26 Feb - Isaac LETCHWORTH
2 March - Elizabeth MINER - for her Mother
18 April - James BRANNAN - for child
21 June - Estate Tho.'s PICKER - for himself
3 July - John MIDDLETOWN - for child
5 July - Mrs. VANSCHOICK - for daughter Hannah Maria
14 July - Estate of Henry COLE - deceased
22 July - Wm. G.E. AGNEW - for his son
23 Sept - Mr Isaac APPLEGATE - for child
26 Oct - Jesse WELLS - for his wife
26 Dec - James S. RANDAL - for Mother
29 Dec - Isaac LETCHWORTH - use of hearse

1855 -
9 Jan - Jesse LOVELAN - Sand hill next to Waterman
8 Feb - Isaac APPLEGATE
21 Feb - Rev. Robert B. YARD - for child
18 May - Sam. A. DOBBINS - for child
27 May - John HUNT - to Centerton
25 July - Mrs E. PLUMMER
12 Aug - I. ESTEL - for child
11 Nov - Isaac LETCHWORTH - Hearse to depot, hearse to Smithfield

1856 -
17 Jan - Isaac LETCHWORTH - use of hearse
24 Jan - Estate of David A. CAMERON - deceased
14 Feb - Samuel COSTELL - for his wife
25 Feb - Friends of Mrs. GOLDEN
20 March - Wm. FARRELL - to Burlington
20 April - Mrs CAMERON - for child
12 May - Isaac A. AIGER - for wife
20 May - Mr. Dennis HAZARD - for child
22 June - Mr. AIGER - for child
16 July - Tho. KEALEY - for his child
19 July - Wm. GLENN - for child
12 Aug - Daniel HAINES - for child
22 Aug - Mr. Murphy - child
7 Sept - Michael RHOEN - for sister
14 Sept - Mr. PARRIS - hearse for daughter to bring remains to Mt. Holly
from Burlington
26 Oct - Joseph ESTEL - for child
21 Nov - John SPENCER - Timbucto

1857 -
14 Jan - Estate of Mrs ATKINSON - deceased
23 Jan - Owen L. SHINN
3 June - John GLEASON
12 June - Tho. F. KEALER - for child
30 July - Stephenson & Co. - 4' 2" coffin
14 Sept - Mrs FITZPATRIC - for child