Ocean County , NJ History

Ocean Emblem 7 Jan 1857

Asbury Park Press, 22 Mar 1965 Joseph B. Robertson, 25, of 38 Park Ave, Berkeley, who died Saturday in an automobile crash in Absecon, had lived here since 1962. He was born in Camden, S.C.. Mr. Robertson worked for the J.F. Kieley Construction Co., Toms River. He was a former member of the Bayville Civil Defense Unit. Mr. Robertson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Janice Robertson; 2 sons, Joseph B., jr. and Lewis, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Messick Robertson, Camden, S.C.; three brothers, Bruce and Lewis, Camden, S.C. and Neville Roberts, Tennessee. Anderson And Campbell Funerals Home, Toms River, is in charge of arrangements.

from the New Jersey Courier 21 Mar 1965 BERKELEY TOWNSHIP-Joseph B. Robertson, 25, of 38 Park Ave, who died Saturday in an automobile crash in Absecon, had lived here since 1962. He was born in Camden, SC. Mr. Robertson worked for the J.F. Kieley Construction Co., Toms River. He was a former member of the Bayville Civil Defense Unit. Mr. Robertson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Janice Robertson; two sons, Joseph B., Jr. and Lewis, at home; a daughter, Sherill Ann, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Messick Robertson, Camden, S.C.; three brothers: Bruce Robertson and Lewis Robertson, Camden, S.C., and Neville Robertson, Tenn; and fours sisters. The Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home, Toms River, is in charge of arrangements.

Ocean Emblem 16 Jun 1855

from the New Jersey Mirror 18 May 1938: Miss Elizabeth F. Mooney, 32, of 16 Carrol street, Trenton, secretary to former Governor Edward C. Stokes, was killed late on Saturday night in a head-on collision of two automobiles near Absecon. She succumbed shortly after being admitted to the Atlantic City Hospital. Her companion, Miss Agnes Weinmann, 24, of Morrisville, Pa., was taken to the same hospital, suffering from a fractured leg and other injuries. They were returning from a visit to the Atlantic City horse show in the car of Miss Weinmann, who was driving. Miss Weinmann is noted in the Trenton area as an equestrienne. David Johns, 64, of Egg Harbor, a passenger in the other car, also was killed. Two others who were in the car were injured: Harry Johns, 33, who received a fracture of the right arm and a possible fracture of the skull, and a son-in-law, Michael Puglice, 28, who sustained a broken right leg. State police were unable to learn who was driving the car.

New Jersey Mirror 16 Jan 1873 On the 3d instant, at Absecon, Mrs. EMMA C. KIRKBRIDE, wife of Dr. Stacy B. Kirkbride.

from the New Jersey Mirror 18 May 1938: Miss Elizabeth F. Mooney, 32, of 16 Carrol street, Trenton, secretary to former Governor Edward C. Stokes, was killed late on Saturday night in a head-on collision of two automobiles near Absecon. She succumbed shortly after being admitted to the Atlantic City Hospital. Her companion, Miss Agnes Weinmann, 24, of Morrisville, Pa., was taken to the same hospital, suffering from a fractured leg and other injuries. They were returning from a visit to the Atlantic City horse show in the car of Miss Weinmann, who was driving. Miss Weinmann is noted in the Trenton area as an equestrienne. David Johns, 64, of Egg Harbor, a passenger in the other car, also was killed. Two others who were in the car were injured: Harry Johns, 33, who received a fracture of the right arm and a possible fracture of the skull, and a son-in-law, Michael Puglice, 28, who sustained a broken right leg. State police were unable to learn who was driving the car.

It's not entirely clear exactly when people began living in this place in Galloway township; in 1716 it is known that the “King’s Highway” was built over an Indian trail that had existed for many years before. This road is now known as Shore Road. It was probably still not a settlement here though, but just a road passing through the area. Then, in 1769 on a map Entitled “The Province of New Jersey Divided Into East and West, commonly called The Jerseys” (Published Dec. 1, 1778, Drawn from the survey made in 1769 and subsequent military surveys made by British troops), Gloucester County is depicted extending from the Delaware River to the Atlantic Ocean. Absecum Beach is shown between Brigantine Beach to the north and the Great Egg Harbour River to the south. The only roadway shown in an area now called Atlantic County is a roadway now called Shore Road ( the aforementioned Kings Highway ). The road runs from the Great Egg Harbour River to the Mullica River through the village of “...