Ocean County , NJ History

From the New Jersey Courier 24 Oct 1901

from the Asbury Park Press 25 Nov 1991 MARY A. MULREED, 87, of Kearny, whose daughter lives in OCEAN TOWNSHIP, died yesterday at the West Hudson Hospital, Kearny. She was born in Ireland and lived in Newark before moving to Kearny 23 years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas in 1954, a son, Thomas, and daughter, Jean Ann. Surviving are a son, James V., South Orange; two daughters, Maureen Brown, Kearny, and Catherine E. Meyeres, Ocean Township; six sisters, Sister M. Finola Quinn, Oklahoma, Sister M. Verona Quinn, Texas, Sister M. Therese Quinn, Louisiana, and Kathleen Quinn, Agnes Quinn, and Lillian Hughes, all of Irvington; a brother, James Quinn, Ireland; 13 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Wilfred Armitage Funeral Home, Kearny, is in charge of arrangements.

John Abbott, sr. is mentioned in the diary of Pleasant Mills resident Isa Leek; as she lived in Pleasant Mills there is a good chance that Mr. Abbott lived either in or near Pleasant Mills as well, although we can not be 100% certain just yet. He is mentioned in the diary as having died in September of 1907. It's not known if he is related to another family from the Mullica region, that of John L. Abbott of Nesco. John lived from 1875-1946, and he was married around 1900 to Henrietta Taylor (7 Feb 1875-1954). (She was the daughter of William B. Taylor and Mary Ella Crowley). John and Henrietta were the parents of: William T. Abbott (20 Mar 1901--). He married Deborah Brown about 1821 Thomas S. Abbott (27 May 1902--) He married Helen Gaskill about 1922 (daughter of H. Howard Gaskill), and was the father of another John Abbott, who married Kathryn Tweedie. Eva S. Abbot (21 May 1904-5 Jun 1944), who married Zay T. Davis about 1930.

from the Ocean Emblem 3 Jan 1855

A WIFE OUTRAGED--THE PERPETRATOR SHOT DEAD BY THE HUSBAND.-- We announced in our last paper, that an attempt had been made by George Akins, Jr., to commit an outrage upon the person of a Mrs. Conover, wife of John H. Conover, living near the Red Lion, but that he failed to accomplish his purpose, owing to the cries and resistance of Mrs. C. We have since learned that he fully succeed in his infamous designs--and a few days afterwards he was shot dead by the husband, while about to enter his house again. The particulars of this dreadful affair, as we have learned them, are as follows: Akins went to the house of Conover, on Sunday morning, the 5th instant(August, 1860), soon after 8 o'clock--nobody being at home or near the premises, but Mrs. C. and her two children--Conover having gone to visit a neighbor. It is supposed that Akins had been watching Conover's movements, and seeing him leave the house, went immediately over. Soon after going in, he seized hold of Mrs. C., who

From the 26 Jan 1854 Ocean Emblem

BROWN, JOHN from the New Jersey Courier, 25 Oct 1918 A second member of the Lakewood company of State Militia died as the result of the conditions while doing guard duty at South Amboy- John Brown, aged 18 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Brown of Lakewood, whose death occurred October 16. He had completed three years of his high schol course, and at South Amboy was an ambulance driver after the militia reached there. Beside his parents he leaves three sisters and a brother: Helen,Mildred, and Margaret Brown, and Charles Brown. Funeral services were conducted by Father Powers; burial at Red Bank.

from the New Jersey Courier, 25 Oct 1918 A second member of the Lakewood company of State Militia died as the result of the conditions while doing guard duty at South Amboy- John Brown, aged 18 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Brown of Lakewood, whose death occurred October 16. He had completed three years of his high schol course, and at South Amboy was an amublance driver after the militia reached there. Beside his parents he leaves three sisters and a brother: Helen,Mildred, and Margaret Brown, and Charles Brown. Funeral services were conducted by Father Powers; burial at Red Bank.

(From the New Jersey Mirror, 4 Oct 1893) A horrible tragedy was recalled when Lena Brown was brought into court yesterday to be tried for the murder of three innocent little children in September of last year. One of the children was her own five-year old son. The other two were boys aged respectively 1 1/2 and 3 years, children of William Harvey, who out of pity had taken Lena and her child off the street, where they were wandering homeless and without friends. Lena had been sheltered in Mr. Harvey's home but a short time when with his wife he visited the Inter-State Fair, at Trenton, leaving his two boys in Lena's charge for the day. About 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Lena suddenly became possessed of a murderous hallucination and took the lives of her own infant and her benefactor's two little boys. She then went out upon the street and meeting an officer said she wanted to be arrested and told him the story of her awful crime. He was horribly shocked at the recit

Allentown Messenger 18 Aug 1910: Mrs. G.M. Cook has been very ill but is improving slowly at this writing. John Brown has captured a very pretty blacksnake nearly six feet long, captured down in the meadow near the creek. Thomas Steward has in his possession a very peculiar looking bird of the owl species.It is larger than the screen owl, and has a head greatly resembling a monkey or human face. When approached it shows strange signs of defense, although quite harmless. Mr. Steward captured the owl on his farm several weeks ago. Holmes Wright of Newark, is spending a week's vacation with Mrs. Rebecca Wright and family.

from the Trenton Evening Times 28 Jun 1913 DIES AFTER FALL FROM RACING CART Special to the Times - MOUNT HOLLY, June 28 - From injuries received when he fell from a racing sulky near his home, Tuesday night, George Brown, of Crosswicks, died yesterday. He was found in an unconscious condition in the road on Wednesday morning and did not regain consciousness. On Tuesday night he went out to exercise his horse, and it is believed that he was thrown from the cart, landing on the base of his brain and paralyzing his entire body. At first, foul play was suspected, but upon investigation County Detective Parker and Deputy Sheriff Fleetwood could find nothing to substantiate this theory. He is survived by a wife and several children.

from the Trenton Evening Times 28 Jun 1913 DIES AFTER FALL FROM RACING CART Special to the Times - MOUNT HOLLY, June 28 - From injuries received when he fell from a racing sulky near his home, Tuesday night, George Brown, of Crosswicks, died yesterday. He was found in an unconscious condition in the road on Wednesday morning and did not regain consciousness. On Tuesday night he went out to exercise his horse, and it is believed that he was thrown from the cart, landing on the base of his brain and paralyzing his entire body. At first, foul play was suspected, but upon investigation County Detective Parker and Deputy Sheriff Fleetwood could find nothing to substantiate this theory. He is survived by a wife and several children.