Ocean County , NJ History

from the Lakewood Citizen, 25 Nov 1954: Vanderveer Thompson, 82, a retired farmer, died on Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs Herbert Cottrell, New Prospect Road, with whom he lived. His wife was the late Mrs Elizabeth Anderson Thompson. Born in Leesville, he was the son if the late Edmund and Phoebe Ann Hendrickson Thompson. He was a member of Harmony Methodist Church, and Fair Play Council, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, Harmony. Also surviving are a son, Leon, Toms River; three grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs Horatio Applegate, Smithburg; Mrs William Leming, Leesville; and four brothers, Cornelius, Hyson; David, Jamesburg; and Daniel and Morris, both of Leesville. Funeral services were conducted by the CHT Clayton Funeral Home, Adelphia

New Jersey Courier, April 16,1908: "Mrs Elizabeth Burke, wife of Aaron Burke, died at her home near Cassville April 4, aged 52 years, 11 months and 26 days. Brights disease was the cause of death. She had been failing for more than a year, but had been about the house to within a little more than an hour before she died. She was born in the vicinity of Cassville and had always lived there. She was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs James Moore. Besides her husband nine children, five sons and four daughters, survive as follows: C A Burke, Smithburg; Frank Burke, Lakewood; Charles, Oliver and Norman Burke, who live at home; Mrs Hattie Griggs of Cassville; Mrs William A Horner, Freehold; Mrs Flora Bills, Cassville; and Miss Flossie Burke of home. Five brothers, George and William Moore of Cassville; Barzilai of Lakewood; Peter of Toms River and A J Moore of Clarksburg, also survive. Interment was made at Cassville cemetery".

from New Jersey Courier 16 Apr 1908 Mrs Elizabeth Burke, wife of Aaron Burke, died at her home near Cassville April 4, aged 52 years, 11 months and 26 days. Brights disease was the cause of death. She had been failing for more than a year, but had been about the house to within a little more than an hour before she died. She was born in the vicinity of Cassville and had always lived there. She was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs James Moore. Besides her husband nine children, five sons and four daughters, survive as follows: C A Burke, Smithburg; Frank Burke, Lakewood; Charles, Oliver and Norman Burke, who live at home; Mrs Hattie Griggs of Cassville; Mrs William A Horner, Freehold; Mrs Flora Bills, Cassville; and Miss Flossie Burke of home. Five brothers, George and William Moore of Cassville; Barzilai of Lakewood; Peter of Toms River and A J Moore of Clarksburg, also survive. Interment was made at Cassville cemetery