Ocean County , NJ History

The following bit of information I came across in an issue of the New Jersey Courier; as of this posting I have not been able to find the original record with the date of the paper, although I do believe it was in the 1920s. John Herbert married a woman named Elizabeth, last name unknown, who lived in Herbertsville, Ocean County, New Jersey. They had a number of children, including the following: Catherine who married a Mr. Gilford an unnamed daughter, who died young Three boys, all dead as of the printing of the article Hannah, born 1839. She married David Brewer of Herbertsville and had: Morton Brewer Herbert Brewer W.V. Brewer Charles Brewer James Brewer Elizabeth Herbert, Hannah's twin sister (born 1839). She married, in 1860, William Morton, and had: Craig Morton Thomas Morton Edward Morton John Morton Ella Morton All of the Morton children lived in Allenwood, New Jersey.

from the New Jersey Courier, 13 Dec 1929 Santa Barbara, November 30--Carrying out his death bed request, the ashes of William Algernon Brackenridge, 71 years of age, retired senior vice president of the Southern California Edison Company, were strewn on the Pacific Ocean following cremation this afternoon. Brackenridge died in a local hospital after a lingering illness Friday night. During the past forty six years he has been connected with practically every great waterpower project in this country, Mexico, and Canada. He served on the board of consulting engineers making plans for the power development at Niagara Falls. He was appointed in 1904 by the Governor of New York to the advisory board of consulting engineers in charge of construction of the barge canal connecting the Hudson River and the Great Lakes. He came to California in 1909 to join the Southern California Edison Company. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Brackenridge and four children, Marian, Anne and Wil...