Ocean County , NJ History

 New Jersey Courier 4 Jan 1900 Mrs. E.A. Barnett seems to be Florence (b. Jun 1853 in CT), wife of Edwin A. Barnett (b. Mar 1853 in NY) of Toms River. Edwin was a laborer, and Florence gave her occupation as 'artist.'  They had been married since about 1884 and had never had any children in 1900. Ethleen Longstreet was a 34-year-old single woman from Toms River, who lived with her mother, Avelia, in Toms River, and her brother, Bertram O. Longstreet (age 13)in 1900.

 New Jersey Courier 26 Jun 1879

 Lakewood Citizen 12 May 1905

 

 New Jersey Courier 29 Dec 1922     

from New Jersey Courier 14 Jun 1882

Civil War News Concerning Ocean County and its Residents OCEAN EMBLEM 11 AUG 1864 From a gentleman who is pretty well acquainted with the figures, we are informed that the quotas of the several townships in Ocean County, under the call for 500,000 men, are as follows: Jackson....24 Plumsted...33 Brick......46 Dover......65 Union......44 Stafford...54 total.....266 The Coming Draft We are requested by Mr. John H. Irons to say, that the time for paying in and receiving the Thirty Dollars from enrolled men, has been extended to Saturday of this week. From the 14th Regiment Camp 14th N.J. Volunteers, near Harper's Ferry, VA, 26 Jul 1864 Editor of the Emblem: --I have several times thought that I would drop you a line since the battle of Monocacy, where our regiment was engaged. I have delayed writing mainly because it seemed impossible to get a true report of the casualties in Co. F. and to write the half of the reports for the second or third days after the bat...

from the Ocean Emblem 28 Feb 1855

From Ocean Emblem 26 Sep 1855

from the Ocean Emblem 18 Jul 1855

from the New Egypt Press 25 Mar 1910 Mrs. Alice J. Potter, aged 76 years died at the home of her son, George H. Potter, near here on Monday evening, the 21st inst. Funeral services will be held today in the M.E. Church at Bayville.

from the Ocean Emblem 28 Feb 1855

New Jersey Courier 31 Oct 1930 George MATHIS and family have moved to Gibbstown where he is employed by the DuPont works. Mrs. Myrtle FLOMERFELT has returned from a successful tonsil operation. George M. COX is spending the winter with his grandson Elliott JONES and family at Upper Darby, PA. Mrs. E.P. Brown and Mrs. Wm. P. RUTTER were delegates from the P.O.S. of A. Lodge to the recent convention in Albany, NY. Edward HAYWOOD has returned from a trip to Canada. He is now confined to his home with a cold. Mrs. Betty SHINN and the Misses Mildred JONES and Mildred SHINN were Thursday shoppers in Atlantic City. Mrs. R.H. GASKILL and Mrs. J.F. BECKER spent last week with relatives in Wenonah and Philadelphia. Kathryn COPE and James DOWNS have returned to their home in Falsington, PA from a visit with Geo. M. COX in this town. An evening of song service will be held in the M.E. Church Sunday evening next. Little Miss Florence REID of Toms River is visiting her grandparents Mr. and...

New Egypt Press 25 Mar 1910 Mrs. Alice J. Potter, aged 76 years died at the home of her son, George H. Potter, near here on Monday evening, the 21st inst. Funeral services will be held today in the M.E. Church at Bayville.