Ocean County , NJ History

 Lakewood Citizen 19 Mar 1915

 New Jersey Courier 5 Mar 1915

 Lakewood Times and Journal 2 Jan 1892

Lakewood Citizen, Friday December 1,1922: "At 10 o'clock on Sunday evening, Mrs Florence White Pettit Roberts, wife of Thomas Roberts. died at her East Fourth Street home from the effects of cancer. Mrs Roberts had been in ill health for a long while and had been suffering particularly during the few weeks past. Mrs Roberts was in her 48th year and besides being survived by an aged mother now living in Whitesville, she leaves a husband and seven children. They are Raymond, Carl, Hazel, George, Mavis and Olive Pettit and Mary Roberts. The following brothers also survive: George, Warren, Charles, Joseph and Mack White of Whitesville and a half brother, Henry Cooper of Englishtown. The funeral services were held at 2:30 on Wednesday afternoon at the Episcopal church. The service was conducted by the Rev Mr Hugh D Jones with undertaker CHT Clayton, of Adelphia, in charge of the interment which took place in Woodlawn Cemetery".

New Jersey Courier, July 29 1892 "Ex-Judge James D White, died at his home at Whitesville, on Friday last, 22d instant, aged 83 years and 7 months. The immediate cause of death was an accidental fall from his porch to the ground three days previous, breaking his hip and arm and injuring him internally. Judge White was a native and a life-long resident of this section in which he died. He was a Methodist in religion, and his unswerving devotion to duty, his liberal support to the church, his kindly affectionate nature did much to advance to cause of Christianity among his friends and neighbors. In politics he was a strong Republican, though surrounded by Democratic influences. During the war he was a strong Unionist. He was at one time Lay Judge of Ocean County. In early life, Mr White was happily married, and he and his beloved wife, Amy, lived together until last Winter, when she succumbed to the effects of La Grippe. In all, they were the parents of nine children, se...

from the New Jersey Courier 29 Jul 1892 Ex-Judge James D White, died at his home at Whitesville, on Friday last, 22d instant, aged 83 years and 7 months. The immediate cause of death was an accidental fall from his porch to the ground three days previous, breaking his hip and arm and injuring him internally. Judge White was a native and a life-long resident of this section in which he died. He was a Methodist in religion, and his unswerving devotion to duty, his liberal support to the church, his kindly affectionate nature did much to advance to cause of Christianity among his friends and neighbors. In politics he was a strong Republican, though surrounded by Democratic influences. During the war he was a strong Unionist. He was at one time Lay Judge of Ocean County. In early life, Mr White was happily married, and he and his beloved wife, Amy, lived together until last Winter, when she succumbed to the effects of La Grippe. In all, they were the parents of nine children, se...

N J Courier, Thursday June 15,1905: " Miss Jane D White, aged 58 years, died June 6th at Whitesville. She was the daughter of the late Judge James White. There are three sisters and brothers, as follows: Mrs Joseph Hankins, Mrs William Davis, Mrs C L Holman, John Wesley, Edward Pugh and Joseph E White. Miss White led a quiet, unobtrusive life and was a consistent member of the M E Church for many years. Services were held in the Whitesville Church on Tuesday afternoon and the burial was in the home cemetery. County Clerk Holman and other relatives from Toms River attended" (Burial was at Whitesville Cemetery per Anderson & Campbell records & NJ death certificate, grave is unmarked)

N J Courier, June 2,1909: "Mrs Sarah E Holman, wife of former Sheriff Charles L Holman, died on Friday evening of last week. She was 75 years of age, and her years were against her recovery. Death was caused by pneumonia after an illness of one week. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church, of which she had long been a member, on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. Her pastor, Rev C B Austin, DD, made the principal address referring to her home life and her influence with her family, and was followed by Rev James Morgan Read, president of Pennington Seminary, in a touching tribute to the many good qualities of Mrs Holman. Rev R B Whitman, pastor of the Baptist church read the scripture lesson; and the church choir sang: "Peace, Perfect Peace" and "Abide with Me". Burial was at the family plot in Riverside cemetery. The pall bearers were: Daniel Shutts of Shrewsbury;Joseph Shutts of Red Bank; Senator G F Cranmer of Trenton; Henry Simon...

Lakewood Citizen 1 Dec 1922 At 10 o'clock on Sunday evening, Mrs Florence White Pettit Roberts, wife of Thomas Roberts. died at her East Fourth Street home from the effects of cancer. Mrs Roberts had been in ill health for a long while and had been suffering particularly during the few weeks past. Mrs Roberts was in her 48th year and besides being survived by an aged mother now living in Whitesville, she leaves a husband and seven children. They are Raymond, Carl, Hazel, George, Mavis and Olive Pettit and Mary Roberts. The following brothers also survive: George, Warren, Charles, Joseph and Mack White of Whitesville and a half brother, Henry Cooper of Englishtown. The funeral services were held at 2:30 on Wednesday afternoon at the Episcopal church. The service was conducted by the Rev Mr Hugh D Jones with undertaker CHT Clayton, of Adelphia, in charge of the interment which took place in Woodlawn Cemetery

from New Jersey Courier 15 Jun 1905 Miss Jane D White, aged 58 years, died June 6th at Whitesville. She was the daughter of the late Judge James White. There are three sisters and brothers, as follows: Mrs Joseph Hankins, Mrs William Davis, Mrs C L Holman, John Wesley, Edward Pugh and Joseph E White. Miss White led a quiet, unobtrusive life and was a consistent member of the M E Church for many years. Services were held in the Whitesville Church on Tuesday afternoon and the burial was in the home cemetery. County Clerk Holman and other relatives from Toms River attended

From the New Jersey Courier 28 Jul 1892 At Whitesville, July 22, 1892, Judge James D. White, aged 83 years and 7 months

New Egypt Press 21 Apr 1905: Mrs. Augustus Chasey of North Long Branch is visiting her brother, David Holman. Barry Colson of Brooklyn has been here for a short vacation. Walter Holman of State Normal School is here for the Easter vacation. Miss Atwood Horner of VanHiseville has been spending a few days with her parents, Barnet Moore and wife

That was the front page headline on 14 June 1939 in the New Jersey Courier...the initial story appears below...but make sure to read the whole story! This wasn't quite what it seemed at first... "Lakewood police and county detectives are endeavoring to unravel a suspected 'tarring and feathering' crime. It was believed from bits of clothing found on trees and bushes that the unknown victim was a woman, who had been covered with paint, walked through the woods, and wallowed in the muck of a sewage tank. The suspected crime was first discovered on Sunday by Charles Galati of Whitesville, an employee of the sewage plant. Officers found the spot where a car had parked about a quarter of a mile southeast of the plant. and found also a man's shirt and a pair of slacks. The dresses were daubed with red, orange or aluminum paint and black asphalt. Two small empty cans which had contained red and aluminum paint were found in the woods near the spot. There were no signs of...