Ocean County , NJ History

 There is a record of a Joseph Batterson who was married at Pleasant Mills on 26 June 1859; the name of his wife is unclear. How he fits into the families listed below, who appear on the 1860 Census for Washington Township, Burlington County, is also not known. House # Family # Surname Given name Age Place of Birth Occupation 295 306 Batterson John 68 NJ Laborer Hannah 64 NJ Joseph W. 32 NJ The enumerator skipped over house and family #296/307, or simply made an error while numbering them. 297 308 Batterson John B. 31 NJ laborer Jane A. 27 NJ Theodore 11 NJ George W. 5 NJ Analiza 3 NJ

Residents of New Sharon Road, Washington Township, Mercer co.1920, according to the census: House #150: Howard Tantum, age 35, b. in NJ. Worked as a ship carpenter. his wife, Bertha, age 30. Their children, Verna (10), Gordon (8), and Clifford (5). House #151: Mary Sexton, age 36. Anna Shinn, her daughter, age 14. Charles and Eddie Gorgenson, ages 12 and 11 , her sons. Harry Sexton, age 6 (also her son) Walter Sexton, age 59, born in Illinois. He was Mary's father-in-law. House #152 Frank A. Harriss, age 151, blacksmith. He owned his property, unlike the Sextons and Tantums, who rented. His wife, Cora H., age 54. William Harris, a 75 year old widower, who was a boarder in the home, althoug he seems to have the same last name. House #153 Henry Que (this name is hard to read, and could easily be a half dozen different spellings), age 66, born in PA. He was a farmer. His wife, Sarah J., age 58. Two sons, William (20), and Carloyle (17), both employed as farm labo...

This small section of Manchester township only held a few families in 1930; it was actually known as 'Beckertown' in 1930. Below is the information on the 1930 census from Beckertown. Hse Fam Surname Name Age Birth Real Est Occupation 34 36 BECKER Charles H. 28 NY $3500 Hostler- Railroads Anna E. 32 NJ Charles H., jr 5 NJ Walter W. 3 NJ 35 37 BECKER William, Sr. 71 Germany $10,000 --- Theresa 67 Germany 36 38 BROWN Harry H. 38 Denmark $2900 laborer- aviation Elsie M. 30 VA Geneva B. 4 NJ Mildred J. 1 NJ Charles is the son of William and Theresa. In 1910, the family was living on Broad Hollow Rd, Babylon, Suffolk, NY. At that time William and Theresa claimed to have immigrated in 1879, although the 1930 census says 1877. Theresa had given birth twice, and two living children in 1910--presumably William, jr. is the other, though he was not in t...

# Hse# Fam# Name Age Sex R Occupation Birth 1 1 1 MERVINE Thomas 67 M W retired gentleman PA 2 1 1 MERVINE Ann 55 F W PA 3 2 2 CORNEAL George 38 M W cordwinder NJ 4 2 2 CORNEAL Adaline 36 F W PA 5 2 2 CORNEAL James 17 M W PA 6 2 2 CORNEAL Emeline 15 F W PA 7 2 2 CORNEAL Henry 12 M W PA 8 2 2 CORNEAL Kate 10 F W PA 9 2 2 CORNEAL John 9 M W PA 10 2 2 CORNEAL Clarinday 4 F W PA 11 2 2 CORNEAL Hannah 3 F W PA 12 2 2 CORNEAL George W. 9/12 M W NJ 13 3 3 BERNICK Joseph 41 M W day labor France 14 3 3 BERNICK Fanny 32 F W Hanover 15 3 3 BERNICK Julia 5 F W NJ 16 3 3 BERNICK Mary E. 3 F W NJ 17 3 3 BERNICK Joseph K. 1 M W NJ 18 4 4 STOCKTON John L. 30 M W master carpenter NJ 19 4 4 STOCKTON Elizabeth 34 F W PA 20 4...