Ocean County , NJ History

Lakewood Citizen, Friday December 1,1922: "At 10 o'clock on Sunday evening, Mrs Florence White Pettit Roberts, wife of Thomas Roberts. died at her East Fourth Street home from the effects of cancer. Mrs Roberts had been in ill health for a long while and had been suffering particularly during the few weeks past. Mrs Roberts was in her 48th year and besides being survived by an aged mother now living in Whitesville, she leaves a husband and seven children. They are Raymond, Carl, Hazel, George, Mavis and Olive Pettit and Mary Roberts. The following brothers also survive: George, Warren, Charles, Joseph and Mack White of Whitesville and a half brother, Henry Cooper of Englishtown. The funeral services were held at 2:30 on Wednesday afternoon at the Episcopal church. The service was conducted by the Rev Mr Hugh D Jones with undertaker CHT Clayton, of Adelphia, in charge of the interment which took place in Woodlawn Cemetery".

Lakewood Citizen 1 Dec 1922 At 10 o'clock on Sunday evening, Mrs Florence White Pettit Roberts, wife of Thomas Roberts. died at her East Fourth Street home from the effects of cancer. Mrs Roberts had been in ill health for a long while and had been suffering particularly during the few weeks past. Mrs Roberts was in her 48th year and besides being survived by an aged mother now living in Whitesville, she leaves a husband and seven children. They are Raymond, Carl, Hazel, George, Mavis and Olive Pettit and Mary Roberts. The following brothers also survive: George, Warren, Charles, Joseph and Mack White of Whitesville and a half brother, Henry Cooper of Englishtown. The funeral services were held at 2:30 on Wednesday afternoon at the Episcopal church. The service was conducted by the Rev Mr Hugh D Jones with undertaker CHT Clayton, of Adelphia, in charge of the interment which took place in Woodlawn Cemetery

Births Recorded in the Asbury Park Evening Press , September 2nd, 1941 NOTE: None of the children listed here were named at the time of their birth announcement, and only the name of the father was given. Sex Surname Father Residence Date Hospital BOY Bissey Joseph New Jersey Ave, Pt Pleasant Beach 30 Aug 1941 Point Pleasant GIRL Chamy George 614 Sewall Ave, Asbury Park 31 Aug 1941 Polyclinic BOY Conover Alexander Englishtown 1 Sep Monmouth Memorial BOY Driffin Richard 337 Garfield Ct, Long Branch 1 Sep Monmouth Memorial GIRL Ellison Stanley 8 Washington St, Matawan 31 Aug 1941 Monmouth Memorial BOY Gilmore William 1725 L St, West Belmar 28 Aug 1941 Fitkin BOY Hand Richard 25 Ford Ave, Freehold 31 Aug 1941 Monmouth Memorial GIRL Hayes Thomas 112 1/2 Lincoln Pl, Long Branch 1 Sep 1941 Monmouth Memorial GIRL L