Ocean County , NJ History

This was taken in April of 2010---the building is now gone, having been knocked down to accommodate the new Shop Rite.

Photo was taken in March of 2010. I'm not sure what town this is...it's on the eastbound side of Route 33, just before 527. Maybe Millstone township? At any rate, the house has since been bulldozed.

This was taken in 2011; the building is no longer standing. I seem to remember that it was some sort of bar or club in the 1990s, but memory is failing me as to the specifics.

I took this photo in February of 2011.

from the Ocean Emblem 3 Jan 1855

Ocean Emblem 3 Jan 1855

From the Ocean Emblem 3 Jan 1855

From the Ocean Emblem 3 Jan 1855: "By the same, at Good Luck, on Thursday 28th, Capt. James. P. Dye to Miss Mary E. Stout, all of Good Luck"

from the Ocean Emblem of 3 Jan 1855

Another business no longer in operation on Route 37 in Toms River.

Another Adams who owned a hotel is mentioned in Bass River Township in the New Jersey Courier of December 30th, 1868. It describes him thusly: "Frank Adams keeps a small but comfortable hotel, dispenses whiskey, Ayer's medicines, post office, and sausage meat with a liberal hand, and keep a nice little home for strangers.". Thanks to Wynn for this new bit of information: Franklin Adam's uncle was the original owner of " The old Bass River Hotel". His name was Isaiah Adams, son of David and Hope (Rockhill) Adams. He Married Mary Ann Mathis, daughter of Daniel Mathis. Franklin's parents were Moses and Charlotte (Myers) Adams. Moses and Isaiah are the children of David Adams and Hope Rockhill. David is the son of Charles Adams and Hannah Jenkins. Charles is the son of Hezekiah Adams. Franklin's children are: Charles E., Jesse, Henry, Irick. This information came from the History of Little Egg Harbor Township and the Leek Family Bible.

This site has since been repainted, I hope to have time to stop and photograph it next time I'm down there.

from the New Jersey Mirror 28 Dec 1854: DIED, in this Town, on Friday last, of Typhoid Fever, STERNE PALMER, son of Mrs. J. Palmer, Publisher of this paper, aged 59 years. Mr. Palmer was greatly loved by his large circle of friends, and during his long residence in Mount Holly, enjoyed, fully, the confidence and respect of the entire community. Having been Clerk in the Farmers' Bank for nearly thirty years, he became acquainted with the great mass of the people of the County, and those who were familiar with him in the daily business transactions of that Institution, know with what singularly uniform correctness and assiduity all his duties were performed. Such a man could not fail to be appreciated by those with whom he associated.-- Modest and unassuming to a remarkable degree, of social and domestic habits, strictly guarded in his conversation, avoiding saying anything which was calculated to offend, dealing justly with his fellow-men, and at all times acting upon the princ...

The following genealogy is from E.M. Woodward's 1883 History of Burlington County: Israel Small settled in Shamong Township in 1800, and purchased a large tract of land and cleared up a home, where he followed farming the greater part of his life. He had the following children: Mary Ann Small. She married Charles Menges, and moved about three miles from the family home in Indian Mills and raised children there. Rebecca Small. She married Joseph Cooper, of Bucks Co., PA, where she went to reside. Margaret Small. She married John Gardner, and moved about four miles from Indian Mills, on the Atsion road and there engaged in farming. She had one daughter. Benjamin Small. He married Hannah Smith, and lived in Indian Mills. He had a family of eleven children. One of his sons was named Benjamin. Benjamin, jr. was in turn the father of Nevada Small, who married Francis Wright. Hannah Small. She married Asa Smith, and settled on the Atsion road and followed farming. Eliza Small. She ...

Alonzo was in Washington Township, and probably at Batsto, as early as 1894, when his name appears on a voting ledger for that year. His name did not show up on the 1892 poll book, but obviously this does not mean he didn't live there, just that he didn't vote. According to the Federal Census, it appears that Alonzo's home was the first one visited by the census enumerator in 1895, which would make sense if he was in the mansion as caretaker. At that time he was living with his wife, Mary. No other occupants of the mansion are listed in 1895. Joseph Wharton was still alive at this point, but he never really lived full time in the mansion, and it seems Alonzo and his wife were the only servants at the time the census was taken in 1895. According to the 1900 census, Alonzo was born in September 1850, and his wife in July 1849. They were married about 1877. Again, in 1900, there were no other occupants of his home. To confuse the issue, by 1905 Alonzo was telling a census e...

The family of Restore Morton appears on the 1850 Census for Mullica Township in Atlantic County; by 1860 they were living in Washington Township. The family changed somewhat in it's composition in the interveneing years; most of the children that lived with the family in 1850 were gone, and three new ones seem to have been born to Restore and Maria (or Mariah, as her name appears in the 1850 census.) The absence of most of the children is explainable by their ages: John, Hezekiah, Elijah, and Benjamin would all be over 20 years of age. Anna and Mary Jane would have been somewhat younger (17 and 15), making it a bit uncertain where exactly they went. Patience was still living with the family, and three new daughters had arrived: Sarah (now age 7); Hannah (age 4); and Rebecca (age 2). The possibility that some of the others died cannot be discounted. In at least one case, however, that of Elijah Morton, we know he was still alive in 1860 but not living with the family, as he was mu...

Just outside Pleasant Mills is St. Mary's Cemetery. The following Langtry family members are buried there; Langtry, Ann Died 29 May 1869, age 42; headstone erected by Michael Langtry; Langtry, Margaret, Died 28 May 1868, age 50

taken from the Gloucester County Times on December 24, 1943 Mrs. Susie A. Mathis Mrs. Susie A. Mathis, widow of Theodore Mathis, died on Friday. She was 80 years old. Born in Egg Harbor, Mrs. Mathis lived most of her life in Glassboro and was widely known in that community. Surviving are six children. They are Mrs. Ella Mae Wickward, of Gloucester; Mrs. Wilhelmina Cossabone of Camden; Stephen Mathis, Mrs. S. Nevada Adams and Mrs. Charlesanna A. Long, of Glassboro and Eugene V. Mathis, of Vineland; There are 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren also surviving. The Rev. William A. Robbins, pastor of the Trinity Protestant Church, will conduct the services at 11 A.M. Tuesday from the Albert D. Mathis Funeral Home, 43 N. Delsea Drive, Glassboro with burial in Trinity cemetery. Friends may call this evening. Mathis -- At Glassboro, NJ, on December 24, 1943, Susie A., nee Bailey, widow of the late Theodore N. Mathis, aged 80 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the...