Ocean County , NJ History

 New Jersey Courier 12 Oct 1917     

Brookville Residents, 1930 This is, or was, a small community in Ocean Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, near Waretown I don't know much about the place or its history, but below I have transcribed the 1930 Census along with notes on the families who lived there at that time. In 1930, there were only fifteen occupied residences in Brookville. About 44 people made up the entire village. (Compare this with 1920: there were 14 homes, and 45 people). According to the 1930 census, only two of the families (Joseph Spiska and Charles Gynakovic) did not own a radio set at the time. Federal Census For Brookville, 1930 "Main Road" - the streets apparently were not named in Brookville in 1930. BACHMAN FAMILY I can't make out the first name of the head of house for this home, but the last name definitely looks like "Bachman". It's hard to be sure though, as the writing is very sloppy on this entry. At any rate, this house had five residents in

from the New Egypt Press 3 Mar 1905

from the New Jersey Courier 25 Oct 1918 Harry Holloway, aged 41 years, died at West Point Pleasant from pneumonia on October 18. Burial at White Lawn Cemetery, on Monday, Oct 21.

from the New Jersey Courier 10 May 1918 O.R. Cranmer and son Herman and Theo. Holloway spent the week end with friends at Beach Haven. Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Mick and daughter of Barnegat were Sunday visitors here. Clarence Corlis of Warren Grove was in town Tuesday. Mrs. Alvin Couch is very ill with an attack of measles. Otis Penn of Whitings spent Saturday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.H. Penn Miss Dora Couch and Miss Lucy Cranmer spent Sunday with friends at Barnegat

New Jersey Courier 21 Nov 1930: Mr. and Mrs. JWm. Holloway and daughters were callers in Manahawkin Sunday. Roy Cox of Barnegat was in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Harbolt of Jobstown spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Holloway. Arch Parker and friend of Parkertown were in town Wednesday. S.C. Haverley of Plainfield has been spending a few days with George Cranmer. Wm. Berry of Beach Haven was in town Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ridgeway of Barnegat were recent callers in town. Mrs. Sallie Penn, Marion and Dorothy Penn, of Waretown, were Friday afternoon callers on Mrs. Chas. Holloway. Wm. and Jack Wescott of Camden were in town Tuesday. Howard Wainwright of Waretown was in town Tuesday. Hill Corlis was in Sim Place Saturday. Mrs. Rogers of Bayville was a visitor in town Wednesday. H. King of Beach Haven was in town Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Genone and children of Chatsworth, were in town Sunday. Ellsworth Harris, Tracey Hitchner and Everett Hitc