Ocean County , NJ History

 Lakewood Citizen 1 Jun 1906

Hse# Surname Given Name Age Birthplace Occupation 578 McEhee Elizabeth 60 NJ Tallman Jane 62 NJ nurse Elizabeth 20 NJ dressmaker 579 Clair Theodore 24 NJ carpenter Henrietta 22 NJ Emma D. 2 NJ Jackson Margaret 58 NJ 580 Richardson Amy B. 70 NJ Potts Mary 79 NJ 581 Zilley Hannah 54 NJ 582 Loree Charles 23 NJ shoemaker Martha A. 21 NJ Clara 1 NJ 583 Trayer Pathania 64 NJ Franklin 30 NJ shoemaker Lydia K. 27 NJ 584 Bartlett Jonah 60 MD shoemaker Catharine 40 NJ Susana 14 NJ E---? 12 NJ Kate A. 6 NJ Josiah 1 NJ 585 Middleton Esther 65 NJ Mary A. 35 NJ tailoress 586 Elberson Watson 27 NJ carpent...

MIDDLETON, THOMAS W. from the New Jersey Courier, 4 Oct 1900 Captain Thomas W. Middleton died very suddenly on Saturday morning last, falling over upon the steps of his law office in the bank building. He had been ill for a week or so past, the ailment being pronounced as acute indigestion. Saturday morning he felt better and came down town, greeting many of his friends in his usual cheery way. His sudden death from neuralgia of the heart is a distinct shock to the whole community. Thomas Woodward Middleton was of English descent and a great grandson of Thomas Middleton, a member of the Monmouth County Horse in the Revolution, a grandson of Thomas Middleton of the War of 1812, and the son of Esdeck Middleton, who as Captain of the Groveville, NJ Volunteers participated in one of the receptions to Lafayette in 1825. Mr. Middleton's mother, Rebecca, was a daughter of Charles Jenkins, who was a son of Jesse Jenkins, the owner and founder of Jenkintown, PA, and the Chief Carpenter o...

New Jersey Mirror 12 Apr 1866 Mr. Aaron Middleton, a highly respected and esteemed citizen of Crosswicks, committed suicide at that place, on Wednesday afternoon last. From the accounts received, it would appear that the act was a premeditated one. Mr. Middleton visited Bordentown on Wednesday, and returned home about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. After his return, Mrs. Middleton left home to attend the funeral of a neighbor--her husband refusing to accompany her. After her departure he loaded a gun, and seating himself in a chair, fixed the muzzle directly over the region of the heart, and pulled the trigger by means of a string attached thereto. Death must have taken place instantly, for the deceased was found sitting in the chair apparently asleep. Mr. Middleton leaves a wife and three children--two sons and a daughter. One of the sons is a practicing physician in Philadelphia On Nov 29 1905, another death is mentioned in that paper from Crosswicks: The body of Miss Emma R. At...