Ocean County , NJ History

from the Trenton Times 16 Jun 1917 The funeral of Miss Mabel Alice Reed, who died Wednesday, was held yesterday afternoon from the residence of Dr. Joseph H. Satterthwaite, ?2 North Stockton Street. Interment was made at the Friends' Burying Grounds, Fallsington, Pa. under direction of Ivins and Taylor. The bearers were A. Crozer Reeves, John Satterthwaite, Floyd Platt and Harvey Satterthwaite.

from the Ocean County Review 10 Dec 1915

MARTIN, MARY from the Trenton Times 30 Jan 1917 MARTIN - In this city, on the 30th inst., Mary, wife of Joseph Martin. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, No. 484 Riverside Avenue. Announcement of time later. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Bordentown, N.J. Kindly omit flowers.

from the Trenton Times 28 Nov 1914 Miss Florence Reeder, daughter of Frank K. and Emma Reeder, died last night at the home of her brother-in-law, J.W. Thoman, 134 Hoffman Avenue, where she resided. Death was caused by mastoiditis, from which she suffered two weeks. Miss Reeder was a well known dressmaker and besides her parents she left a sister, Mrs. J.W. Thoman. She was 20 years old. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning, with the Rev. ? L. Howard officiating. Interment will be in the Wrightstown Friends Burying Grounds, under direction of Poulson & Coleman

from the New Jersey Courier 18 Oct 1918 The remains of Jennie Morey, who died on Wednesday in the State Hospital in Trenton, from influenza, were brought to Lakewood for burial. She formerly lived there.

CAMINADE-BORDEN from the New Jersey Courier 26 Jun 1879 At Keyport, June 3d, by Rev O. Ellerson, Frederique Caminade of Trenton and Miss Sarah E. Borden, daughter of the late Col. Joseph Borden of Red Bank.

NEW JERSEY COURIER 16 MAR 1905 Clarence, son of Edward Irons of this village, who recently graduated from a Trenton business college, has a position as bookkeeper with the Schwarzchild and Sulsberger beef company in that city.

from the Trenton Evening Times 14 Mar 1911 BOWEN - In this city, on the 14th inst., Robert John, infant son of Frank J. and A. Marie Danz Bowen, aged 2 days. Funeral private. Interment at Lumberton, NJ cemetery.

from the Trenton Evening Times 28 Jun 1913 DIES AFTER FALL FROM RACING CART Special to the Times - MOUNT HOLLY, June 28 - From injuries received when he fell from a racing sulky near his home, Tuesday night, George Brown, of Crosswicks, died yesterday. He was found in an unconscious condition in the road on Wednesday morning and did not regain consciousness. On Tuesday night he went out to exercise his horse, and it is believed that he was thrown from the cart, landing on the base of his brain and paralyzing his entire body. At first, foul play was suspected, but upon investigation County Detective Parker and Deputy Sheriff Fleetwood could find nothing to substantiate this theory. He is survived by a wife and several children.

from the Trenton Evening Times, 10 May 1910 Mrs. Annie Chambers, widow of John Chambers, of 404 Klagg Avenue, died Monday evening after a short attack of heart trouble. She was in her 67th year of her age. She is survived by two children. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from her late home. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of E.R. Taylor. ----- PAYS SOCIAL CALL, DIED SUDDENLY Prominent Woman's Death Caused By Heart Disease - Visited Neighbor Mrs. Annie Chambers, 67 years of age, died suddenly last night about 10:30 o'clock at her home, 404 Klagg Avenue. Death was due to heart disease. Mrs. Chambers was in good health apparently, early in the evening and made a social call at the home of a neighbor. When she returned home she complained of feeling ill. Her condition grew alarming and Dr. C.H. Waters was summoned, but before he arrived she had expired. Coroner Grove was then notified and after viewing the body issued a b...

from the New Jersey Mirror 26 Jul 1905 Charles Long, the negro for whom the police of Trenton are looking upon the charge of having murdered Matthew Cunningham, of that city, on July 16, is a native of this county, having been born and spent several long years of his life at Cookstown. Long was recently seen near a thick piece of woods by officers who fired at him, but the murderer managed to make his escape in the underbrush The next day, the New York Times even carried the story: SAY NEGRO MURDERER HAS FLED FROM SWAMP; Jersey Police Give Up Search in That Direction. FARMERS ARM THEMSELVES Long Is a Desperate Man, and They Think He May Seek Revenge for Pursuit Link to story then again, on 2 Aug 1905: Interest has been revived in the hunt for the negro murderer Charles Long, of Trenton, by the increasing of the reward to $500. An additional $250 reward has been offered by Mercer Co. Board of Freeholders, which brings the sum up to the amount named. and a link to a scanned ....

from the New Jersey Mirror 18 May 1938: Miss Elizabeth F. Mooney, 32, of 16 Carrol street, Trenton, secretary to former Governor Edward C. Stokes, was killed late on Saturday night in a head-on collision of two automobiles near Absecon. She succumbed shortly after being admitted to the Atlantic City Hospital. Her companion, Miss Agnes Weinmann, 24, of Morrisville, Pa., was taken to the same hospital, suffering from a fractured leg and other injuries. They were returning from a visit to the Atlantic City horse show in the car of Miss Weinmann, who was driving. Miss Weinmann is noted in the Trenton area as an equestrienne. David Johns, 64, of Egg Harbor, a passenger in the other car, also was killed. Two others who were in the car were injured: Harry Johns, 33, who received a fracture of the right arm and a possible fracture of the skull, and a son-in-law, Michael Puglice, 28, who sustained a broken right leg. State police were unable to learn who was driving the car.