Ocean County , NJ History

New Jersey Courier, December 24,1909: "Mrs William C Davis, who for only a few days suffered with pneumonia, died at her home on Sunday at eleven o'clock. She was sixty eight years of age. Surviving are her widower, three daughters, Mrs Henry Miller of Atlantic City Mrs Flora Shouels (Showell), Miss Lizzie Davis of this place; two sons, William and Isaac; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs Joseph Hankins; three brothers, Joseph E, John W and E P White. She was the daughter of the late Judge James D and Amy White. She was converted in her youth and united with the M E Church of this place. The funeral services will be conducted by the pastor, Rev Edgar Craig, from her home Thursday at one o'clock; two o'clock at the M E Church. Interment will be made at the cemetery near the church".

New Jersey Courier 27 Feb 1879

from NJ Archives WWI casualty index

from NJ Archives WWI Casualty index

NJ Archives WWI Casualty index.

from NJ archives WWI casualty index

NORCROSS, ELIZA from the New Jersey Courier 20 Feb 1914: Mrs. Eliza, wife of David Norcross, died on Tuesday night, February 17th, of pneumonia. Funeral will be held on Friday at the house of her husband, on Main Street, at eleven o'clock. Interment at Jacobstown Cemetery. She is survived by the following children: Rev. George Norcross of Tennessee, Mrs. Joseph Higgins and Caleb Norcross of Bordentown and Mrs. Ambrose White of New Egypt.

from the New Jersey Courier 25 Oct 1918 Funeral services of James Lester Worden, who died at Pelham Bay naval training station of pneumonia on Oct. 15, were held at the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.B. Worden, Forked River, on Friday, Oct. 18, at 3 p.m. and were conducted by Rev. O.W. Wright, which were largely attended. His robust health and bright future so suddenly cut off has come as a great shock and has cast a deep gloom over the entire neighborhood. He was a student at the Toms River high school and afterward a Rider-Moore Business school graduate in Trenton, where later he was employed by the Charles Schick hardware concern. For the past year he was employed by the Zee Zee Rubber Company. He registered June 5 last and early in July he enlisted in the naval reserves and was called to the colors in August.

from the New Jersey Courier, 25 Oct 1918 Joshua Parker died at his home in Tuckerton on Sunday morning from an attack of pneumonia.

from the New Jersey Courier 25 Oct 1918 Donald A. Paetz, one of the employees of the c.R. Hedden Co., which had the contract to build the two army camps at Lakehurst, and who had spend the summer with his wife in the Mrs. S.J. Van Note house on Washington Street; died from pneumonia on Monday. Death took place at the Toms River hospital.

from the New Jersey Courier 25 Oct 1918 Lakewood, Oct 21.---A military funeral service took place yesterday in Farmingdale for Joseph Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Morris of this place, who died in the Lakewood hospital Friday morning of pneumonia.

From the New Jersey Courier 6 Apr 1900

from the New Jersey Courier 25 Oct 1918 Harry Holloway, aged 41 years, died at West Point Pleasant from pneumonia on October 18. Burial at White Lawn Cemetery, on Monday, Oct 21.

from the Trenton Evening Times, 17 Feb 1909 FORMER SURROGATE DEAD MOUNT HOLLY, Feb 17 - William K. Armstrong, 93 (or 98 ?) years old, former surrogate of this county and a Justice of the Peace for many years, died Monday evening at his home in Lumberton, of pneumonia