Auto smash-up at Pershing, 1922
New Jersey Courier 10 Feb 1922
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Bennetts Mills, 1885
Bennetts Mills Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey ---State Census, 1885--- NOTE: This is NOT the entire census for Ocean County, nor even for Jackson Township...it is that portion of the Jackson Township census marked as being part of the town of Bennetts Mills. Hse# Fam# Surname Name Age 46 48 Hendrickson Maggie A. 20-60 Wallace 20-60 Cornelius 20-60 George 5-20 May 5-20 Eugene 5-20 47 49 Layton George R. 20-60 Jane H. 20-60 Jennie 60 + Lillian 5-20 Robbie 5-20 Amelia 0-5 Maggie 0-5 Howard 0-5 48 50 Gowley George 20-60 Alvin 20-60 Maud 5-20 Sylvester 5-20 Millard 5-20 49 51 Low Sidney H. 20-60 Ella 20-60 Willie 0-5 Bennett W.H. 60 + 50 52 McCundy Edward 20-60 Kate 20-60
William H. Layton obituary, 1934
from the Lakewood Citizen 26 Jan 1934 William H Layton, Sr, 62 of 125 Chestnut Street, Red Bank, died early last Friday morning at his home from a complication of diseases. He had been in poor health for some time. Mr Layton was born at Bennetts Mills, December 18,1871, and was the son of Mrs Mary Matthews Layton and the late Henry Layton. He had lived in Red Bank 21 years, coming from Lakewood, where he was engaged in the livery and taxicab business. He continued in this occupation until forced to retire because of poor health. Besides his wife, Mrs Emma Hankins Layton, he is survived by nine children, Joseph, William H Jr and Francis Layton, Red Bank; Edgar, Fair Haven; Arthur, Rumson; Mrs Vivian Stout, Eatontown; Mrs Marie Morford, New Monmouth; Mrs Beatrice Gustin, Elmira, NY; and Mrs Marion Johnson, Brooklyn. He is also survived by his mother, Mrs Mary Matthews Layton, Lakewood; three brothers, Augustus, Red Bank; Harry M, Long Branch; and Charles Layton, Lakewood; four sisters