Ocean County , NJ History

SALE FOR TAXES From New Jersey Courier , 2 Sep 1875 Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a warrant issued by Joseph Ford, Collector of Manchester Township, in Ocean County, on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, A.D. 1875, between the hours of 12 M. and 6 o'clock P.M., at Fay's Hotel, in said township, sell all the timber, wood and other property found on the premises taxed to the undersigned persons, to make the taxes, costs, and interests annexed to their respective names. 1873 NAME TAX INT. COST AMOUNT A.E. Coggle (storehouse) 24.75 5.04 1.90 31.69 Walter Cornewell 1.00 .31 1.90 3.11 George DeWitt 2.48 .48 1.90 4.86 John Dodd 2.38 .44 1.90 4.72 Wm. Downs 2.44 .47 1.90 4.84 Christopher Estlow 12.38 2.52 1.90 16.80 Joseph Fisher 1.00 .21 1.90 3.11 Anthony George (balance) 1.32 .28 1.90 3.50 John B. Giberson .95 .20 1.90

The following names were listed as being delinquent on their taxes in the 25 Aug 1866 issue of the Burlington Gazzete Thomas ADAMS William ATKINSON Mitchell ABDELL William S. ABDELL Moses ATKINSON Charles ADAMS Ezekiel ALLEN Isaac ADAMS Ambrose ASAY Joseph AVES Joshua P. ADAMS William B. ALLEN Charles H. ATKINSON George H. ADAMS John C. ALLEN Elizabeth A. BARTLETT Thomas BAKER William BENNETT Ruth BORDEN Daniel BEATTY John E. BROWN Joseph F. BOOZER Joseph BASSET Henry BOULTON Aaron BURR Hannah S. BOULTON Joseph BAYLIS William A. BOWNE, Jr. Elijah BENNETT Patrick BRAISLIN James DAVIS John BOWERS J.O. BROWN John BOYLE Edward BRADY M.W. BURKHARDT Martin CONNOR William COOMBS Robert COLLIER Isaac COOMBS James COOMBS Joseph CROZIER Frank CASSADY Charles CLARK Sarah CHURCHMAN Spafford W. CUTTER S.W. CATURULL Henry CHEW Joseph CLIFTON Lemuel COSTILL Michael COLLINS Henry CARR George CONGO, col. John CHILDS Alfred COOKMAN Thomas CARSON Randolph CAMPBELL John CAVENDER Romanza COPELAND Isaac CO

Originally appeared in the New Jersey Mirror in September 1878. List dated Aug. 14, 1878 William Bisbing, collector Surname Given Name Amount Owed Absalom E.C. 1.00 Absalom James 1.00 Aregood John 1.00 Baker Edward 1.00 Bozarth George 1.00 Baily Harry 4.45 Barry John 1.00 Bennett Mark 1.00 Borden Job W. 1.50 Borden Mason 1.00 Bowne William 15.00 Brinton Charles 1.00 Brown Frank 7.19 Bunting Cornelius 1.50 Cammon James 1.50 Campbell Charles 1.50 Campbell Joseph 1.00 Casey John 1.50 Chambers George 1.00 Cheston Robert 69.69 Clark Adam 3.01 Cloran Henry 1.50 Closby Patrick 5.75 Clyde Matthew 1.00 Collins Michael 1.00 Conghlin S.B. 7.53 Conklin George 1.00 Conner Richard 1.50 Cox Jason .50

Ocean Emblem 28 Jan 1857

Ocean Emblem 28 Jan 1857

Burlington Township Delinquent Tax List, 1887 Originally appeared in the Burlington Gazette on Feb 10, 1887. The person who posted this list to a message board originally was unable to get a decent copy of the amount each person owed, so here is a list of just the names of those who owed delinquent taxes in Feb of 1887. ACKLEY, Elizabeth ADAMS, J.S. ADAMS, Rebecca, Est. ALLINSON, Mr. ANDERSON, Chas. ARMSTRONG, John J. ATKINSON, Benjamin AUSTIN, Marian? BAILY, Joseph BAKER, Wm BANKS, Daniel BIDWELL, Mary B. BIRCH, Mr. BLINN?, Geo. W. BODINE, Elmira S. BOOSER, Joseph BORDEN, Ruth BRADDOCK, Hannah BRITTIAN, Lewis H. BROOMHEAD, John Burlington College Trustees BROWN, Amanda BROWN, W.H. BUNKER, B? B. BURR, John BURR, Mary W. Burlington Thread Co. CARTER, David Est. CASEY, Mary CASWELL, Ann CASWELL, Margaret CHAMBERS, Daniel CHAMBERS, Sarah A. CHERRY, W.T. CHURCHMAN, Lydia CLARK, Rachel CLARK, Richard CLIDE, John CLINTON, Anna E. COLLINS, Michael CONDIT, J

"NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND IN THE TOWNSHIP OF LACEY, N.J. FOR UNPAID TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1920". BAKER, Frederick A. 5 lots, Cedar Crest Cedar Crest Orchard and Produce Co., 6807 acres, dwellings, barns and mills at Cedar Crest. (Cedar Crest Co. seems to have been the biggest employer in this town, and with what appears to be their failure, a lot of residents probably moved on, explaining the discrepancy in population from 1920 to 1930.) COHEN, Joseph H., 20 acres, Cedar Crest DALE, John, 2 acres and bungalow, Cedar Crest LEHTONEN, Lydia, 3 acres, Cedar Crest ( A Lydia LEHTONEN lived on W. 79th Street, Manhattan, in 1920, working as a private nurse in the home of Carl Mead. She was a Finnish immigrant, having come from that country in 1911. It seems unlikely she would have owned speculative land in Ocean County, but I suppose not impossible. In 1910, a 35 year old Lydia LEHTONEN shows up on W 48th St in Manhattan, also a Finnish immigrant. She worked as a servant in the ho