Morris Area Genealogy Society Newsletter...Stories In Stone, A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography, written and photographed by Douglas Keister, Gibbs-Smith Publishing

Morris Area Genealogy Society - 1 - Vol 18 No 3, September 2005

Morris Area Genealogy Society Newsletter

Vol 18 No 3 September 2005

Welcome to a new season!

We have a seat saved for you! ☺

It looks like there are plenty of exciting things in store for us! The year begins with a talk about German Research by our old friend, Tom Peters. Tom will deliver a slide lecture showing examples of home sources, government sources, and church records that will help researchers access the church and civil records of Europe. A few case studies will show how challenging research situations were brought to a successful conclusion. In October, the highly regarded Larry Fermi will be back to do a presentation on genealogy software programs. He will demonstrate some of the more popular programs and show how to use them. Larry previously spoke to us

about military records and Italian genealogy. In November, another of our favorites, Chad Leinaweaver will be telling us all there is to know about evaluating conflicting genealogical information – or at least as much of it as he can during the hour he is with us. Chad is the Director for the Library and Museum Collections for The New Jersey Historical Society in Newark. He has authored many articles including articles for The Computer Genealogist, New England Ancestors and Archival Anecdotes. See back page for dates and location of these events.

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Morris Area Genealogy Society website: rootsweb.com/~njmags/

In This Issue

MAGS New Season ..............................Page 1

New Acquisitions ..........................................2

Morris Co Marriages ......................................6

MAGS News...................................................9

Churches – Grace, Madison .........................10

Iron Era.........................................................11

Bible Records –Maxwell ..............................13

Queries .........................................................15

MAGS Upcoming Programs .......................16


Morris Area Genealogy Society

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OfficersOfficersOfficersOfficers President ............................................................................Alan P. Zimmerman Vice President/Program Chair........................................Stuart Shippey Treasurer..............................................................................................Henry Weis Recording Secretary ................................................................ Ginny Walton Corresponding Secretary................................................................Lois Weis Trustee (04-06) ...................................................................Martha Hellriegel Trustee (05-07) ..............................................................................Evelyn Huey Trustee (past president).................................................. Linnea B. Foster

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Historian ......................................................................................Elizabeth Pierce Hospitality .........................................................................................................OPEN Indexing ...................................................................................... Linnea B. Foster Library Liaison..................................................................................... Claire Kissil Membership...........................................................................................Ruth Willis Name Badges.................................................................Henry and Lois Weis Newsletter Coordinator...........................................................................OPEN Newsletter Editor.................................................................... Ruth P. Daniels Publicity .........................................................................................Martha Corson Research Coordinator ....................................................... Linnea B. Foster Webmaster...........................................................................................Anna Nagy

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MeetingsMeetingsMeetingsMeetings Meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of the month, September through December, at Grace Episcopal Church,

4 Madison Ave, Madison, New Jersey. Coffee is served at 6:45pm; meetings begin at 7:00pm. From January through May they will be held the first Tuesday of the month, at Morris County Library at 6:30 pm. Usually a brief business meeting is held first, followed by the evening’s program.

NewsletterNewsletterNewsletterNewsletter The Newsletter is published four times a year: March, June, September and December. Back issues are available at $3.50 each. Members are welcome to submit ideas or articles for the Newsletter. Deadlines for articles for each issue are as follows: Issue Deadline March .......................................................................................................February 1 June .....................................................................................................................May 1 September................................................................................................August 1 December.......................................................................................... November 1 Newsletter Committee: Claire Kissil, Henry & Lois Weis, Ruth Grimm, Jan Huth, Ruth Willis Number on mailing label indicates year to which dues paid. ISSN 10594502

New Acquisitions at the Library

by John Andrew Sass

Here are the latest acquisitions in the Local

History and Genealogy Department of the

Morristown-Morris Township Library:

Morris County, Memories, Morris County,

New Jersey, Volume III – The 1970’s, 80’s

and 90’s, by the Pediment Publishing Co.,

Vancouver, WA, HM1 MORR COUN,

2004. This publication contains a unique

pictorial presentation of the people and

events that shaped the history of Morris

County, NJ covering the years from 1970 to

1999. The book features images selected

from numerous historical societies,

museums and libraries as well as from the

archives of the Daily Record that appeared

throughout the county. It is divided into

several sections: street scenes, education,

commerce, industry, public service,

transportation, residential scenes, recreation,

society and celebrations, news events and

the people who helped make this county

what it is today. Volume I, 1850-1939, and

Volume II, 1940-1969, are also available at

the library.

Cobbonian 2005, The Morristown High

School Yearbook, Morristown, Morris

County, New Jersey, HM5 MSD HIGH,

COB, 2005. The library has a collection of

the Morristown High School yearbooks

dating back to 1910.

Cape May Point, Cape May County, NJ:

Three Walking Tours of Historic Cottages,

by Joseph J. Jordan, Schiffer Publishing

Company, Atglen, PA, H3 CA5 CAPE JOR,

2004. This tour book was designed to give

the visitor, vacationer or resident an

indispensable guide to the history and charm

of Cape May Point, NJ. Three walking tours

(along Cape Avenue, along the Oceanside

and along the Bay Shore) encompass more

than seventy of Cape May Point’s earliest


buildings, each of which is illustrated in full

color with engaging descriptions of their

architectural features. This book also

includes two-dozen rare photographs of the

buildings that did not survive the ravages of

development or storms that devastated one-

fifth of the original community. Families

and individuals cited and/or pictured

throughout this publication include: Baker,

Baldwin, Barr, Beadle, Becica, Becker, Bell,

Blackburne, Blevin, Boughton, Boyer,

Burgin, Cassway, Choate, Corson, Corwin,

Cox, Croll, Crowe, Cupples, DeMarco,

Douglas, Dwyer, Edmunds, Fahy, Ferris,

Fogg, Foley, Frost, Fullerton, Gerew, Getty,

Golt, Gruber, Hand, Harvey, Hawthorne,

Hazzard, Heberton, Hilliard, Hughes,

Jaeger, Jones, Jungkurth, Keim, Kelly,

Kenyon, Killian, Kirkpatrick, Kneedler,

Lankenau, Larkinn, Lazaroff, Leaver, Long,

Lownes, Maine, Manges, Marianist, Mayser,

McCauley, McClure, McCullough,

McDermott, McQuaide, Moffatt, Mulford,

Ohiger, Parsons, Payne, Purcell, Qualls,

Rea, Richards, Russell, Rutherford, Sachs,

Satterthwaite, Savard, Seltzerm Shaffer,

Shepherd, Sherill, Sidney, Simpson, Sloan,

Smith, Spaeth, Springer, Stites, Stockton,

Supplee, Tanner, Thalheimer, Theobald,

Thomas, Touzeau, Townsend, Vandersloot,

Walker, Wanamaker, Whilldin, White,

Williams, Wright, Wood and many others.

Indexed.

Towns Lost But Not Forgotten, In the Pine

Barrens of New Jersey, by R. Marilyn

Schmidt, Pine Barrens Press, Chatsworth,

NJ, H2 SCHM, 2004. This publication is an

attempt to educate and inform people about

the long forgotten towns, villages and

hamlets that existed in the Pine Barrens of

New Jersey. These once active communities

are arranged alphabetically and include the

township and county in which they are

located. Map sketches are available to guide

you to the approximate location. Many of

these places are on unmarked sandy roads

where a topographical map would be your

best guide. Some of the places included

are: Aserdaten, Atsion, Bamber, Batsto,

Birmington, Bozarthtown, Bridgeport,

Brookville, Brotherton, Buckingham,

Buddtown, Bullock, Bulltown, Calico,

Candlewood, Carranza, Cassville, Cedar

Crest, Cedar Bridge, Cedar Grove,

Chairville, Chetwood, Crowleytown,

Dingletown, Eagle, Flyat, Friendship,

Goshen, Green Bank, Hampton, Harmony,

Harrisville, Herman, Howardville, Indian

Mills, Jenkin, Jobstown, Juliustown,

Konkora, Lebanon, Leektown, Lisbon,

McCarthyville, McDonald, Magnolia,

Maxwell, New Gretna, Oswego, Paisley,

Pasadena, Pine Creek, Pineworth, Plainville,

Pointville, Purgatory, Quaker Bridge, Red

Bank, Reevestown, Retreat, Rollestone,

Roosevelt City, Scrabbletown, Shamong

Station, Speedwell, Sweetwater, Tranquility,

Tulpehocken, Two Bridges, Tylertown,

Union Hill, Vincentown, Washington, West

Creek, Weymouth, Wheatland,

Woodmansie, Wrangleboro and many

others. Indexed.

Under the Lighthouse, Memories of

Barnegat City, Ocean County, NJ, by Mary

Karch, published by Down the Shore

Publishing Co., Harvey Cedars, New Jersey,

H3O5 BARN KAR, 2004. This publication

is a pictorial history of Barnegat Lighthouse

and is based on the memories of long-time

residents who experienced the early days

and changes in this small fishing village on

the northern tip of Long Beach Island.

Photographs and stories document the

fishing industry, historic buildings, and of

course its most famous landmark, the

Barnegat Lighthouse. This book also

combines images of a past almost forgotten

with memories of the residents who will

never forget the small town that was once

called Barnegat City. Families and

individuals cited and/or pictured throughout

this publication include: Adolfsen,


Applegate, Archer, Barber, Bennett,

Besestad, Bjornberg, Brown, Buttersworth,

Cobb, Copperthwaite, Cox, Crane, Dalland,

Eliason, Engelsen, Frances, Haddock,

Hansen, Hoff, Hunt, Inman, Jacobsen,

Jensen, Johnson, Jones, Kelly, Kjeldahl,

Knight, Kroeger, Kubel, Midgett,

Montgomery, Morris, Myers, Olsen,

Peterson, Reynolds, Roberts, Skawder,

Svelling, Wieczorek and many others.

The Weird New Jersey Index, 1992-2005,

compiled by James Pontolillo, sponsored by

Weird NJ Inc., Orange, NJ, H2 WEIRD

INDEX, 2005. This index covers issues 1

through 24 (1992-2005) of the NJ

publication, Weird, NJ. Every effort has

been made to ensure that this index is both

complete and cross-indexed and has resulted

in 300+ pages. Each item in the index

indicates the location in the state of NJ as

well as the issue and page number in which

it appeared.

Indiana Civil War Veterans, Transcription

of the Death Rolls of the Department of

Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, 1882-

1948, by Dennis Northcott, Northcott

Genealogical Publishing Co., Saint Louis,

Missouri, H977.2 NOR, 2005. This second

publication in the series is a welcomed

addition to the first publication titled, Grand

Army of the Republic, Department of

Illinois: Transcription of the Death Rolls,

1879-1947, which contained death records

of more than 32,000 members of the

Department of Illinois, who served in Civil

War units from thirty-six states. This new

publication is an alphabetical transcription

of the Department of Indiana death rolls and

was compiled from journals in the holdings

of the University of Illinois and the Library

of Congress. It contains records of more

than 22,000 soldiers, who served in Civil

War units from thirty-one states. The

records contained the soldier’s name, rank,

company, regiment or ship, age, date of

death, and the number of the post to which

he belonged. In transcribing these death

rolls, every effort was made record the

information accurately and completely. This

book also contains six appendices: a roster

of post names and locations, a roster of

annual encampment dates and locations,

roster of annual membership and the

national organization, members with

additional biographical information,

statistical summary of states from which

soldiers in this transcription served, and an

annotated bibliography of the Grand Army

of the Republic Department level rosters and

indices. Transcription of the death rolls of

the Grand Army of the Republic

Departments of Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas

will be forthcoming.

British-American Genealogical Research,

Monograph Number 9, Parts 1 and 2, and

Monograph Number 10, 1774-1783, by

Clifford Neal Smith, Clearfield Publishing

Co., Baltimore, Maryland, H973.314 SMI,

2004. This publication contains British and

German deserters, those discharged, and

prisoners of war who may have remained in

Canada and the United States during

Revolutionary War times, 1774-1783. This

publication also contains deserters and

disbanded soldiers from British, German and

Loyalist military units in the south around

1782. Indexed.

Stories In Stone, A Field Guide to Cemetery

Symbolism and Iconography, written and

photographed by Douglas Keister, Gibbs-

Smith Publishing Company, Salt Lake City,

Utah, H929.5 KEI, 2004. This publication

is a guide to the oft-maligned world of

cemeteries. It provides fascinating answers

to questions from beyond the grave. What

religion were they? What clubs and

organizations did they belong to? What was

their occupation or hobby? What thoughts

did they hold about their afterlife? What

was their favorite flower? This publication


also divided into several sections: Funerary

architecture (mausoleums, chapels, offices,

tombs, sculptures and memorials), stone

sentinels (flora, fauna, human body parts,

worldly symbols, mortality symbols, and

religious symbols), a list of secret societies,

clubs and fraternal organizations as well as

acronyms of societies, clubs and

organizations. Indexed.

Genealogical And Biographical Directory to

Persons in New Netherland, 1613-1674,

2004 Supplement, by David M. Riker,

Higginson Book Company, Salem, MA,

H974.7 RIK SUPP, 2004. This publication

is a supplement to the original four-volume

set of books published in 2000 and contains

revised data sheets and in a few cases

additional sheets. It also contains an index

to surnames for the supplement, a list of

additional resources to be added to the

bibliography, and an index arranged in

alphabetical order of all the given names in

the directory. It is hoped that this last index

will help researchers looking for the parents

of an individual where the patronymic name

is known.

Lastly, surnames of published genealogies:

Hopper – Descendants of Andries

Willemszem Hoppe(n) of New Amsterdam,

NY

Howland – Kith and Kin of Gideon

Howland

Parker Family of Somerset County, NJ

Ward – Battle Hymns of the Wards: from

the Norman Conquest to Julia Ward Howe

Wilson – Supplement

The Genealogical Group of New York & New Jersey

presents:

“CROSSING THE BOUNDARIES” An All-Day Program concerning the

People and History of Lower NY and Northern NJ

Saturday, October 29, 2005 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

members $60 / non-members $90

held at the Salvation Army School for Officer Training

201 Lafayette Avenue Suffern, NY 10901

For more information: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njgsbc/


Morris County Marriages

by Linnea B. Foster

The following is a continuation of the abstract of Book G of Morris County Marriage Records. An explanation of these records may be found in Vol. 6 No. 3 (Sep.1993) and Vol. 17 No. 3 (Dec. 2004). The marriages have been abstracted in the order in which they were recorded. The name of the minister or official and the date recorded is shown for each group of marriages. The first column shows the page number in Book G; the second column shows the date of the marriages; the third column shows the names of the bride and groom and other information that appears in the original record.

(continued from Vol. 18, No. 2)

by Samuel P. Halsey, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Rockaway - Recorded 7 Mar 1864

29 6 Mar 1864 James P. Lail and Lydia Jane Lyon

by [?], Mendham - Recorded 17 Mar 1864

29 24 Feb 1864 David R. Emmons and Miss Carrie Emmons, both of Chester


29 19 Mar 1864 George D. Losey and Anna L. Losey

by Moses Beam, JP - Recorded 25 Mar 1864

29 29 Jan 1864 Dewitt VanOrden and Sarah Cole

by C. Clark, Minister - Recorded 26 Mar 1864

29 27 Feb 1864 Thomas B. Hoffman of Tewkesberry to Lidia Wise of Washington Twp., at

Washington Twp. Witnesses: Henry Crampton, Amanda Crampton

by Rev. James Lawton - Recorded 28 Mar 1864

30 24 Feb 1864 Edward H. Regar of Succasunna Plains to Fanny E. Guerin, near

Morristown, at Mendham


30 27 Mar 1864 Theodore F. Stiles and Harriet C. Marsh

by C. Clark, Jr., Minister of the Gospel, Sucksaunna - Recorded 8 Apr 1864

30 9 Feb 1864 Mr. John Doeing and Miss Amelia J. Thomas, both of Suckasunna

30 27 Feb 1864 Mr. Lewis H. Messinger and Miss Christianna King, both of Drakeville

31 8 Mar 1864 Mr. Randson N. Mattoon and Miss Harriet Carlon, both of Parsippany

31 24 Dec 1863 Mr. Thos. L. King of Drakesville and Miss Elmira J. McCain of Andover

31 2 Jan 1864 Mr. David Johnson of Sparta and Miss Caroline Heaton of Suckasunna

by William C. Nelson, Minister of the Gospel, Basking Ridge - Recorded 15 Apr 1864

31 10 Mar 1864 William Ellick of Mendham to Sophia J. Hinds of Pleasant Plains


by Abm

Williamson, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 19 Apr 1864

31 19 Dec 1863 Henry H. Emmons of Chester to Emeline Lawrance of Randolph

31 14 Apr 1864 George W. Skellhorn to Clementine Briant, both of Randolph

by Absalom Steelman, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 21 Apr 1864

32 20 Mar 1864 William L. Davis of Stanhope and Frances Todd of Drakeville

by William P. Winterbottom, JP - Recorded 22 Apr 1864

32 16 Apr 1864 Mr. James Dunn and Mrs. Harriet Robinson

by Amos H. Belles, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 4 May 1864

32 3 Oct 1857 John S. Lyon of Parsippany to Phebe Ann Henderson of Jefferson

32 29 Oct 1857 Thomas Hill to Flora Britton, both of Hurdtown

by Robert N. Merritt, Rector of St. Peters Church, assisted by Rev. J. S. B. Hodges, Rector of Grace

Church, Newark - Recorded 16 Mar 1864

33 3 May 1864 Samuel Meeker, widower, of the City of Newark, and Lucretia T. Parson

of Morristown, at the residence of Vincent King, Esq., in Morristown

by Robert N. Merritt, Rector of St. Peters Church - Recorded 16 Mar 1864

33 14 May 1864 James Hodges, Bachelor, of Rockaway, born in Tipton, Staffordshire,

England, aged 25 years, son of John and Anna Hodges, to Mary Ellen

Francisco, Spinster, born in Dover, aged 17 years, 3 months, daughter of

John P. and Elizabeth Francisco of Dover, in St. Peters Church, Morristown.

Witnesses: James Hartell, Maria Butterworth

by George C. Bush, Minister of the Gospel, Hackettstown - Recorded 17 May 1864

33 7 Apr 1864 Mr. Marshall L. Ward and Miss Mary E. Sharp, at the house of Mr. Jacob

N. Sharp, Washington

by W. G. Wiggins, Pastor, M. E. Church, Boonton - Recorded 26 May 1864

33 30 May 1863 Milton S. Hiller to Frances Smith, both of Rockaway, at Boonton M. E.

Parsonage

34 22 Jun 1863 John Henry Pevey to Emeline Gould, both of Pequanick, at Boonton

34 29 Sep 1863 Frederick Taylor to Helen Blanchard, both of Pequanick, at Boonton

34 13 Sep 1863 Augustus Smith to Margaret Syndle, both of Parsippany, at Boonton

34 19 Dec 1863 John Taylor of Boonton to Frances Lavinia Hacock of Parsippany, at

Boonton

34 30 Dec 1863 George S. Eston to Parmelia Backer, both of Boonton, at Boonton

34 31 Dec 1863 John Moore to Margaret York, both of Parsippany, at Boonton

34 8 Mar 1864 Isaac D. Lyon of Parsippany to Harriet E. Dickerson of Denville, at

Parsippany

34 12 Mar 1864 James Barber of Troy, New York, to Mary Ann Philips of Boonton, at

Boonton

34 2 Apr 1864 Chileon Dickerson of Denville to Margaret J. Jagger of Pike Co.,

Pennsylvania, at Denville


34 5 Apr 1864 Squire M. Gage to Adaline Oliver of Boonton, at Boonton

by Rev. William L. Moore, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 27 May 1864

34 5 May 1864 William F. Dana of New York City to Maria Louise Traphagen of

Chatham Twp., in Chatham Twp.

by W. P. Winterbottom, JP - Recorded 11 Jun 1864

35 30 May 1864 Moses More and Mary Elisabeth Dockerty

by Samuel P. Halsey, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Rockaway - Recorded 27 Jun 1864

35 25 Jun 1864 George W. Howell and Mary C. Horton, both of Chester

by Samuel P. Halsey, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Rockaway - Recorded 11 Jul 1864

35 10 Jul 1864 John Newey and Ann Riley

by David Magie, Jr., Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Mendham - Recorded 16 Jul 1864

35 [24?] Feb 1864 Mr. Mahlon Cole, aged 24 years, son of James Cole, to Miss Nancy G.

Vannest, daughter of Henry D. Vannest, Sr., all of Mendham Twp., at the

house of the bride’s father

36 22 Mar 1864 Mr. Marcus Robinson, aged 29 years, of Hampton, Connecticut, son of

Ralph and Mary Robinson, to Margaret Ann Garrabrant, aged 27 years,

daughter of John and Rachel Garrabrant of Mendham Twp., at the house of

the bride’s father

36 6 Apr 1864 Mr. George P. Marsh, aged 29 years, to Sarah M. Babbitt, daughter of

Robert M. and Henrietta Babbitt, all of Mendham Twp., at the house of the

bride’s father

36 11 Jun 1864 Mr. Samuel Cooper, aged 30, son of Obadiah S. Cooper, to Miss Caroline

P. Emmons, aged 29 years, daughter of John Emmons, all of Chester Twp.,

at the First Church Parsonage

by Andrew Hopper, Minister of the Gospel, Millington - Recorded 20 Aug 1864

36 5 Nov 1856 Vroom Demott, Farmer of Peapack, aged 24, to Hellen Dunn of Millington,

aged 20

36 5 May 1858 James Runyon, Farmer, aged 24, to Susan Dunn, aged 22, both of

Millington

36 19 Jun 1861 Alonzo T. Cornish, aged 30, to Sarah Frances Dunn, aged 20, both of

Millington

36 31 Dec 1862 George W. Howell, aged 30, to Rachel M. Cornish, aged 21, both of

Millington

37 4 Jun 1863 Squier Frazee of Greenbrook, aged 37, to Elizabeth Squier of Millington,

aged 35

37 7 Oct 1863 Andrew Manning of Plainfield, aged 60, to Thirza Squier of Millington,

aged 55

(to be continued)


MAGS NEWS

MAGS MEETINS 2006

Effective January 2006, MAGS meetings will be held on the FIRST Tuesday of the month at the Morris County Library at 30 East Hanover Ave., Whippany. We will continue to meet on the second Tuesday of the month for the rest of this year, 2005 at the Grace Church in Madison. See page 16 for meeting notices.

Al Zimmerman, president

MAGS WEBSITE - rootsweb.com/~njmags/

We would appreciate having some feedback from members on the usefulness of our website. Do you use the website? Which features do you use the most? What kind of other information would you like to find there? While verbal feedback is welcome, for the purposes of evaluation we request that you put something in writing. You can either send via regular mail to our address on page 2 or send an e-mail to [email protected].

Thank you.

SURNAME RESEARCH

Our website gets several requests each month from people who visit our website asking to be connected to the MAGS member listed on our surname list. At this time the request is forwarded to the MAGS member explaining that it is their choice to respond or not. If you receive one of these requests, but do not wish to open a dialog with the requester, please reply to Anna Nagy, our webmaster letting her know. If you do respond directly to the requester, please cc Anna, so she can step out of the loop. Thank you.

GERMAN INTEREST GROUP

REMINDER: we are meeting on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Morris County Library. Our next meeting is scheduled for Sept 20, 2005 at 10:00. if you would like to attend, come to our MAGS general meeting in September and sign up, or e-mail us at [email protected].


Castle Garden Website

The Castle Garden Database is now online. If you have immigrants to New York before Ellis Island opened, this may help you. Although the search range is 1830-1912, Castle Garden records are 1855 to 1890. The total records include not only the Castle Garden period, but the period between the closing of Castle Garden and the opening of Ellis Island in 1892 when the Barge Office was processing records. Also included are some records from other ports. The new Castle Garden site is reportedly not yet complete: http://www.castlegarden.org/.

You can also access these records by using Steve Morse's site. There you have more search features and can also browse through the database of Castle Garden Passenger Records: http://www.stevemorse.org/ellis/cg.html.

Early Churches of Morris County This issue begins a new series on the early churches in the Morris County area. We hope it will help you learn about where your ancestors worshiped and have a better understanding of their community. We begin this series with the church that has been home for our meetings for the past 6 years, Grace Church in Madison. Grace Episcopal Church, Madison

Mailing address: 4 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940

Website: http://www.gracemadison.org/

Early Episcopalians in Madison attended St. Peter's Church

in Morristown; it was as an offshoot of that congregation

that Grace Church was eventually formed. The earliest

services were held in the late 1840s, sometimes at the

Madison Methodist Church. In 1854, a meeting was held to organize an Episcopal parish in

Madison. For the first two months of its life, it was known as Zion Church. Then the name of the

parish was changed to Grace Church and it was incorporated under that name. Services were held

at the Odd Fellows Hall until the church building was completed in 1856 at its present location.

There was land set aside for the use of Grace Church at Evergreen Cemetery in Morristown, but this

was disputed by the cemetery. The church and the cemetery eventually came to an agreement. It is

unknown whether any parishioners took advantage of their right to be buried there.

For more photos and information on this and other churches in Morris County: • Images of America: Madison by John T Cunningham, 1998 • History of Grace Church: 1854-1984, Suzanne B. Geissler, Episcopal Diocese of Newark,

1987

• History of Morris County, New Jersey, 1739-1882: with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent citizens and pioneers, W.W. Munsell & co., 1882

• Morris County Churches: 18th & 19th century: with a date of organization and a listing of such vital records and cemetery inscriptions as are available at the Morristown Library, compiled by Barbara Hoskins, Morristown Library, 1972, updated 1981

• Internet website: http://www.njchurchscape.com/morris.html


THE IRON ERA

The Iron Era, published in Dover, NJ, contains a wealth of information about residents of Dover and the surrounding areas in Morris County. The Morristown-Morris Township Library has microfilmed copies of the issues published from January 20, 1872 through December 10, 1905. Unfortunately, there is no index. However, toward the end of each year from 1881 through 1892, a synopsis of the year’s events was published in the newspaper. The Library’s collection includes a transcript of the synopses, Morris County History 1881-1892 [HM1/Dove/Mor].

(continued from Vol 18 No 2)

Necrology 1890-1891 Dec 1890 1 Alfred Morehouse, Pine Brook, 82 2 B.C. Guerin, Morristown, 55 9 Eli Worman, Boonton, 45 13 Aaron Salmon, Boonton, 82 15 John Bates, Whippany, 74 21 Mrs Anna Fisher, Fairmount, 90 29 David Rarick, Succasunna, 52 31 James M. Backer, Chester, 75 Jan 1891 1 David Reeves, Chatham, 84 15 Joseph Bowlby, Dover, 82 16 Mrs Harriet J. Harris,

Morristown, 90 24 Mrs Mary Ludlow, Morristown,

89 27 Mrs Nancy Zindle, Dover, 81 31 Victor Thibou, Boonton, 60 Feb 2 Mrs Elizabeth H. Young,

Succasunna, 81 9 M.W. Seeley, Chester 10 Demas Badgely, Parsippany, 93 11 Mrs Mary Merritt, Dover, 83

12 C.J. Cottrell, Stanhope, 63 18 Nicholas Stites, Montville, 84 21 Mrs Jane Holloway, Parsippany,

92 Mar 7 Mrs Mary Thomas, Flanders, 85 11 John Winderscheidt, Rockaway,

85 14 Mrs Sarah Stephens,

Stephensburg, 95 14 Samuel Losey, Lower Longwood,

80 20 Ex-Surogate Wm. H. McDavit,

Dover, 52 25 Mrs Eliza S. Hopping, Afton, 92 25 Gen. Hannibal Day, Morristown,

87 Apr 3 Wm. F. Wiggins, Succasunna, 75 3 John A. Honnell, Succasunna, 63 5 Mrs Alfred W. Canfield,

Morristown, 81 5 Theron Butterworth, Morristown,

71 6 Mrs Sarah Vreeland, Boonton, 82 10 Postmaster I.N. Beach,

Rockaway, 67 10 Leopold Zindle, Dover, 80 10 Elisha Bird, Montville, 86 10 Philip Wooton, Boonton, 86 17 Mrs Eliza Meeker, Morristown,

83 18 Daniel D. Craig, Basking Ridge,

65 20 Wm. J. Pell, Morristown, 80 20 Mrs Mahala Beers, Morristown,

83 21 Mrs Millie Wallace, Dover, 100 27 Henry Stiles, Mt Freedom, 82 May 5 Ex-Senator Aug. C. Canfield,

Succasunna, 49


11 Mrs Eveline Babbitt, Morristown, 91

12 Judge DeWitt C. Quinby, Whippany, 60

14 Mrs Caroline A. Schofield, Morristown, 88

18 Jacob Naughright, Naughright, 77

26 Jonathan Miller, Green Village, 80

30 Edward A. Stickle, Paterson June 1 Henry Dalman, Mt Hope 1 Geo. A. Lawrence, Whippany, 52 2 Rev H.M. Teller, Pompton 2 John H.M. Berry, Pequannoc, 81 6 John Jaques, Boonton, 85 27 Mrs Roxana White, Morristown,

90 28 John J. Derry, Morristown, 60 July 2 John Jones, Rockaway 5 Mrs Melinda Lyon, Dover, 81 10 Alpheus Pierson, Mt Freedom, 85 12 Whitfield Green, Washington

Valley, 81 12 Daniel G. Hopkins, Old Boonton,

88 13 Dr Joseph G. Beattie,

Succasunna, 69 19 Wm. A. Force, Madison, 80 24 Andrew H. Vanderveer,

Mendham, 67 30 Richard Smith, Troy Hills, 53 30 Peter DeGraw, Marcella, 85 Aug 2 Peter Stumpf, Kenvil, 86 4 Henry Pool, Mt Freedom, 81 6 Hon. S.B. Axtell, Morristown, 76 15 Mrs Nancy DeCamp,

Succasunna, 85 18 Samuel Coss, Dover, 49 24 Ex-Judge Freeman Wood, Dover,

82

28 Mrs Ryan, Mt Hope, 91 31 Mrs Mary Gollogher, Mt Hope,

100 Sept 10 Mrs Elizabeth C. Maull, Madison,

96 13 Mrs Levi Harvey, Ironia, 89 15 John Blanchard, Port Morris, 81 19 Mrs Temperance Nixon, Mt

Freedom, 91 25 Mrs Ann Cavanagh, Mt Pleasant,

98 29 Mrs Erb, Irondale, 92 Oct 4 Horace Chamberlain, Oak Ridge,

76 6 Mrs Charlotte Conklin, Brook

Valley, 97 15 Wm. Sharp, Naughright, 74 22 Joel Wilson, Dover 27 Richard Appleget, Port Morris 31 Mrs Bridget McGuire, Mine Hill,

84 Nov 1 John Lawless, Stanhope, 73 2 E.V.S. Beaupland, Madison, 73 7 Thos. Ryan, Madison, 81 18 Stephen Cooper, New Foundland,

80 18 David Clawson, Drakestown, 91 22 Mrs Lucy McCord, Succasunna,

89 22 John Thatcher, Morristown, 91 23 Mrs Catharine Brookfield,

Morristown, 89 24 Mrs Rebecca Brotherton, Dover,

85

(to be continued)

The Morristown Family History Center will reopen on Wednesday, September 7 at 10:00 AM


BIBLE RECORDS - MAXWELL In 1968, Adelaide J. Howell presented three volumes of Bible Records to the Local History and Genealogy Department of the Morristown-Morris Township Library. These are records that she had copied and collected over a period of years. A surname index was published in Vol. 1 No. 2 and 3 (June and September 1988) of the Newsletter.

(continued from Vol 18 No 2)

Maxwell Family Bible

Now in the possession of Dr. H.T.Maxwell, 49 Maple Ave, Morristown, NJ.

Pictorial Family Bible - National Publishing Co, Philadelphia, Pa., 1872

WEDDING CERTIFICATE

Marlette Maxwell of Cogan House, Pa, and. Elizabeth Thirston of Cogan House, Pa. married

July 4, 1878 at Gilletts, Bradford Co. by Charles F. Moore.

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MARRIAGES

Foster A. Maxwell of Cogan House, Pa. and Mabelle Rothwell of Elmira, N.Y. on April 23,

1904 at Wellsburg, N.Y. by Rev. B.D. Showers

Martha Edna Maxwell of Cogan House, Pa. and Raymond Westerman Bailey of Philadelphia,

Pa. married June 2, 1909 at Cogan House, Pa. by Rev. Lafayette Maxwell.

Bertha M. Maxwell and Fred Clinton Huntington married Nov. 15, 1916 at Wllllamsport, Pa. by

Rev. L. Maxwell.

Harry Thurston Maxwell and Thyra Styles married at Plainfield, N.J. June 30, 1917

Margaret R. Maxwell and Arthur L. Taylor was married at Cogan House, Pa. by Rev. L.

Maxwell, June 4th, 1913

John Franklln Maxwell and Lucy Alice Simmons was married at Denver, Colorado, June 1st,

1926

Elizabeth C.L. Maxwell and Francis D. Warntz married July 18, 1936 at Morristown, N.J.

BIRTHS

Marlette A. Maxwell was born Oct. 22, 1855

Elizabeth Aldora Thirston was born Dec. 30, 1859

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Martha Edna Maxwell was born June 2, 1879, Trout Run, Ly Co.

Foster Alexander Maxwell was born Feb. 6th, in the year 1881, Trout Run, Ly Co. Pa.

Bertha May Maxwell was born Feb. 23, in the year 1883, Buttonwood, Ly Co, Pa. (Lycoming)

Harvey Marrlette Maxwell was born Oct. 3d in the year 1885 Trout Run, Pa.


DEATHS

Ellen died Nov. 10, 1863 aged 5 yrs. 4 mo. 6 days

Levi James died June 9, 1875 aged 6 yr. 4 mo. 21 days

Lora Belle died June 12, 1875 aged 4 yr. 8 mo. 23 days

John Wesley died June 23, 1875 aged 2 yr. 8 mo. 1 day

John Scott Thurston died Thanksgiving Day 1903

Ellis Thurston died Apr. 1900

George S. Thurston died Sept. or Oct. 1921

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Harry Thirston Maxwell was born Oct. 3d in the year 1885 Trout Run.

Margaret Rachel Maxwell was born Feb. 12 in the year 1890, Clark’s Mills, Pa.

John Franklin Maxwell was born in Kane, Pa. March 16, 1892

Elizabeth Christine Lucile Maxwell was born Jan. 28, 1900 at Cogan House.

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DEATHS

Harvey Marlette Maxwell died June 10, 1886, aged 8 mo. & 10 days

Foster A. Maxwell died 0ct. 29, 1929, age 48 yrs. 8 mo. 23 days

Marlette Maxwell died Feb. 15, 1933, aged 77 years 3 mo. 25 days

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Magdalena Schmonder born and raised until about 15 years, near Strassburg, Germany and of

Alsace parentage; then came to America. She married Levi Kulp. They were parents of

Margaret

Kulp, who married John Thurston.

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On paper pasted, in the Bible:

John Scott Thurston born March 11th, 1831

Margaret Thurston born September 15th, 1839

Ellis Orvil Thurston born June 27th, 1857

Ellen Magdalena born July 4th, 1858

Elizabeth Aldora born Dec. 30th, 1859

Ervon E. Thurston born June 22nd, 1864

Levi James Thurston born January 18th

, 1869

Lora Belle born September 20th, 1870

John Wesley Thurston born October 22d, 1872

Sarah Dovona Thurston born September 16th, 1874

Orvilla May Thurston born August 30th, 1876

Margaret Marletta Thurston born July 17th, 1878

George Stansbury Thurston born Nov. 3d, 1881


CONDOLENCES: Our condolences to the family of Eugene

Caprio who passed away on the 13 June

2005. He was a Charter member of MAGS

and was our treasurer in the early days. He

was also was a science teacher for 26 years

at Madison High School before retiring in

1985. He was predeceased by his wife,

Evelyn (Conger) Caprio, who died in 2003.

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Donavan, Sullivan, Barton, Smith:

Just trying to touch base with any other

members researching: Donovan 1880

census Boonton; Sullivan 1880 census

Boonton; William Barton, Pequannock

1800; John Smith, married to Rachel Barton

of Pequannock circa 1830; Alfred Albert

Smith, son of John and Rachel.

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

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"Same Sources, Different Results: Evaluating Conflicting Genealogical Information"

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