Ocean County , NJ History

This small section of Manchester township only held a few families in 1930; it was actually known as 'Beckertown' in 1930. Below is the information on the 1930 census from Beckertown. Hse Fam Surname Name Age Birth Real Est Occupation 34 36 BECKER Charles H. 28 NY $3500 Hostler- Railroads Anna E. 32 NJ Charles H., jr 5 NJ Walter W. 3 NJ 35 37 BECKER William, Sr. 71 Germany $10,000 --- Theresa 67 Germany 36 38 BROWN Harry H. 38 Denmark $2900 laborer- aviation Elsie M. 30 VA Geneva B. 4 NJ Mildred J. 1 NJ Charles is the son of William and Theresa. In 1910, the family was living on Broad Hollow Rd, Babylon, Suffolk, NY. At that time William and Theresa claimed to have immigrated in 1879, although the 1930 census says 1877. Theresa had given birth twice, and two living children in 1910--presumably William, jr. is the other, though he was not in t...

New Jersey Courier 31 Oct 1930 George MATHIS and family have moved to Gibbstown where he is employed by the DuPont works. Mrs. Myrtle FLOMERFELT has returned from a successful tonsil operation. George M. COX is spending the winter with his grandson Elliott JONES and family at Upper Darby, PA. Mrs. E.P. Brown and Mrs. Wm. P. RUTTER were delegates from the P.O.S. of A. Lodge to the recent convention in Albany, NY. Edward HAYWOOD has returned from a trip to Canada. He is now confined to his home with a cold. Mrs. Betty SHINN and the Misses Mildred JONES and Mildred SHINN were Thursday shoppers in Atlantic City. Mrs. R.H. GASKILL and Mrs. J.F. BECKER spent last week with relatives in Wenonah and Philadelphia. Kathryn COPE and James DOWNS have returned to their home in Falsington, PA from a visit with Geo. M. COX in this town. An evening of song service will be held in the M.E. Church Sunday evening next. Little Miss Florence REID of Toms River is visiting her grandparents Mr. and...

Beckerville is a small section of Manchester Township in Ocean County, NJ. I don't know much about it at all...off what is now Route 70 there is a road called Beckerville Road, and if you take it all the way to the end there are some rental units. I haven't been out that way in a while, but I was recently informed that all of the old houses are being demolished to make way for new ones. The old ones, I am told (please leave a comment if you can verify this) were formerly used as army barracks. The housing was low cost, and somewhat of a joke in the county because it was in such bad shape. According to an article in the Asbury Park Press from 30 May 1999, "Beckerville Pines, located near the Manchester Wildlife Conservation Area in a rural area of the township, was built about 60 years ago as temporary sleeping quarters for men and women preparing for war. Erected in the last days of the Great Depression, the complex consists of straight rows of identically designed and ...