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Michael and Addie Maher
Batsto Citizen's Gazzette , vol. XXXI #4 mentions the family of Michael and Addie Maher living in Pleasant Mills early in the 1900s. No children are listed with them.
McDonald's Land
The only reference I have come across to this place was posted to the Burlington County message board at Rootsweb, where someone stated that it was located in New Hanover Township according to a 1769 deed of Francis and Susannah Chamard, which transferred a 3,000 acre tract by this name to their children. On modern maps of Burlington County, there is a place called "McDonald" in Woodland township, located about half a mile south of Route 70, on Forest Road in Lebanon State Forest. I don't know if there is any connection; there is also a river running nearby called "McDonald's Branch".
Joseph Showell
Joseph Showell was born about 1819 or 1820 somewhere in New Jersey. By 1860 at least he was living in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic Co., NJ. At that time he was 41 years old and employed as an oysterman. He was already married to his wife, Lorna (age 35) and they had the following children living with them: Joseph L. Showell, 14 John Showell, 10 Mary Showell, 8 Lorna Showell, 6 Elizabeth Showell, 3 Jeremiah Showell, 4 mos old By 1870, the family had relocated to Maryland Ave in Atlantic City, though JOseph still worked as a Bayman. Children John, Mary, Lorna, Elizabeth and Jerry were still with them. Only the older Joseph is no longer there. In 1880, the census shows the family still on Maryland Ave. Joseph is unemployed due to a 'physical disability', but it's not clear what the nature of that disability was. John and Mary no longer lived with them at that time, but Elizabeth (listed as "Lizzie" on the census) was working as a dressmaker (she was now 22), and Je
Alonzo Norton of Batsto
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
Restore Morton
The family of Restore Morton appears on the 1850 Census for Mullica Township in Atlantic County; by 1860 they were living in Washington Township, Burlington Co. The family changed somewhat in it's composition in the intervening 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,
Jervis family of Batsto
This surname comes up quite a bit when researching the Batsto area. The table below lists the some of the census data I have gathered concerning this family. Census Year House # Family # Surname Given name Age Birthplace Occupation 1850 171 177 Jervis Samuel 35 NJ laborer Sarah Ann 35 NJ Levi 13 NJ John 12 NJ Louisa 10 NJ Levi W. 5 NJ Walter 9 mos. NJ 185 191 Jervis David 24 NJ carpenter Mary Ann 22 NJ Charles 2 NJ Andrew 2 mos. NJ 1860 73 79 Jervis 24 NJ glass cutter 1870 19 19 Jervis Levi 34 NJ glass cutter Emeline 28 NJ keeping house Louisa 6 NJ Josephine 4 NJ 20 20 Jervis Walter 19 NJ laborer Louisa 17 NJ keeping house I believe very strongly that the family at the top of the table lived in Batsto in 1850; I am still uncertain about the residency of the other Jervis families. The following Jervis names appear in the Pleasant Mills Cemetery. Jervis, Emeline.............wife of Levi...1839-1896 Jervis, John.................15 Reg NY eng Corps......1838-1915 Jervis, Levi.............
My *other* newspaper clipping collection
A lot of stuff not found here yet can be found in this searchable database of New Jersey paper clippings: http://oceancounty.rf.gd/
In the old days, everyone had a gun and they were trained to use them safely, not like today, right?
New Jersey Courier 22 Dec 1916
