morris area genealogy society newsletter...morris area genealogy society - 1 - vol 19 no 4, december...

Morris Area Genealogy Society - 1 - Vol 19 No 4, December 2006

Morris Area Genealogy SocietyNewsletter

Vol 19 No 4 December 2006

RECENT PROGRAMS

September: What’s New at theMorristown Family History Center

We were glad to have Ron & JoanWadsack from the Morristown FamilyHistory Center (FHC) with us thisevening.

Ron explained that the FHC is a mail-order extension of the main library inSalt Lake City. In addition to obtainingmicrofilm/fiche from the collection at themain library, they have about 1000 filmson hand and about 90% of them are onindefinite loan

They also have a broadband connectionto the internet for patron use; inaddition to familysearch.org they have asubscription to Ancestry.com.

The center has six networkedcomputers, a network printer, tenmicrofilm readers, two microfichereaders, a Xerox copier, and a CanonDigital Imaging System to makeelectronic and hardcopy images of filmsand fiche.

The center is open Wednesdays, 10:00 -8:00 and Saturdays, 9:00 - 12:00.

October: Crossing the Pond –Finding Immigrant Origins

We again enjoyed a very entertainingand informative presentation by LarryFermi who spoke to us last year aboutcomputer software. This time he

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

In This Issue

MAGS Recent Programs ......................New Acquisitions ..........................................3Morris Co Marriages ......................................7MAGS News.................................................10Iron Era.........................................................11Bible Records –Monks, Morehouse.............13Queries .........................................................15MAGS Upcoming Programs........................16


Morris Area Genealogy SocietyP.O. Box 105

Convent Station, NJ 07961-0105

OfficersPresident ...........................................................................................Robert SteinVice President/Program Chair........................................Stuart ShippeyTreasurer...................................................................................................Lois WeisRecording Secretary................................................................. Ginny WaltonCorresponding Secretary................................................ Linnea B. FosterTrustee (05-07) ..............................................................................Evelyn HueyTrustee (06-08) ................................................................................. Claire KissilTrustee (past president)...........................................Alan P. Zimmerman

Committee HeadsHistorian......................................................................................Elizabeth PierceHospitality .........................................................................................................OPENIndexing ...................................................................................... Linnea B. FosterLibrary Liaison..................................................................................... Claire KissilMembership...........................................................................................Ruth WillisName Badges.................................................................Henry and Lois WeisNewsletter Editor.................................................................... Ruth P. DanielsPublicity .........................................................................................Martha CorsonResearch Coordinator ....................................................... Linnea B. FosterWebmaster...........................................................................................Anna Nagy

Membership Dues for 2006-2007USA Individual - $15.00 Canadian Individual - $22.00USA Family - $20.00 Canadian Family - $28.00Institution (Newsletter only) - $10.00

MeetingsMeetings will be held on the first Tuesday of the monthSeptember through May at the Morris County Library, 30East Hanover Ave, Whippany, New Jersey. Refreshmentsare served at 6:30 pm; meeting begins at 6:45 pm. Usuallya brief business meeting is held first, followed by theevening’s special program.

NewsletterThe 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 orarticles for the Newsletter. Deadlines for articles for eachissue are as follows:

Issue DeadlineMarch...................................................................................................... February 1June .....................................................................................................................May 1September................................................................................................August 1December..........................................................................................November 1

Number on mailing label indicates year to which dues paid.

ISSN 10594502

discussed where you need to begin yourresearch and what you need to know inorder to find your ancestor in Europe.The things you need to know are: theimmigrant ancestor’s name, his/her vitaldates, the family stories (re: theimmigration), and anything about otherimmigrant relatives. You may also needto research friends and neighbors ofyour ancestor. He discussed how to useUnited States records to determine thecity and country of origin of animmigrant ancestor or relative. Youneed to then decide what you want tolearn about the ancestor and then checkthe appropriate resources.

November: Carpatho-RusynResearch

Tom Peters presented us with aninteresting talk on doing Carpatho-Rusyn research. This is an ethnic groupthat lived along the CarpathianMountains that run through present dayPoland, Ukraine, Hungary and Slovakia.They belonged to either the RussianOrthodox Church or the Greek CatholicChurch. Many emigrated before the age


of 20 to avoid military duty and mostRusyns emigrated to Pennsylvania, thePassaic area of New Jersey and to NewYork. Tom stressed the importance ofknowing the immigrant’s birth name,year of birth (or Christening) and thename of their village of origin. There isan active Rusyn Society that meets atthe Wayne (NJ) Public Library.

Tom Peters

Did you know…

• that an index to the Dover Iron Erasynopsis of the year’s events (1881-1892) is on our website?

• that the German Interest Groupcontinues to meet on the 3rd Tuesdayof the month at the Morris Co Library?

• that a DNA Interest Group will bestarting soon?

• that Genealogy Day brought us 8 newmembers?

•that the Morristown-Morris TownshipLibrary Board agreed with ourresolution to add "Genealogy" to TheNorth Jersey History Center’s name?

New Acquisitions in the Local Historyand Genealogy Department of theMorristown-Morris Township Library

by John Andrew Sass

Here are the latest acquisitions at thelibrary:

Ten on A Toboggan and Other Tales,Chatham, Morris County, NJ, compiled byLynn Keffer, Jacqua-Lyne Pindak andAugusta Scattergood, Chatham HistoricalSociety, Chatham, New Jersey, HM2 CHATTEN, 2006. This publication contains thetranscriptions of oral histories chroniclingthe history of Chatham during the 20th

century. The goal of this publication and ofthe Chatham Historical Society was topreserve the memories of their residents andto illuminate the history of its town throughits stories. Families mentioned and/orpictured include: Ausley, Bennett, Blatt,Boettger, Bradley, Budd, Burton, Conlan,Cruikskank, Duchamp, Erwin, Font, Gentile,Gilray, Gilsenan, Grover, Hadley, Heberton,Howarth, Jaquith, Johnson, Keffer, Keisler,Kruse, Lehman, Loock, MacCormack,Miller, Nelson, Phillips, Pridham, Seatonand several others. Unfortunately thispublication is not indexed.

Images of America, Then and Now: Chester,Morris County, New Jersey, by Joan S.Case, Arcadia Publishing Company,Charleston, South Carolina, HM2 CHESCAS, 1998. This publication contains acollection of unique photographs, many ofwhich have never before been published andpresents the history of the area from itsearliest times starting in 1799 to the mid1900’s. This publication is one of many in aseries celebrating the history ofneighborhoods, towns, and cities across thecountry. Families mentioned and/orpictured in this publication include:Alpaugh, Alstede, Ammerman, Apgar,Barker, Barkman, Blaufuss, Bodine, Borie,


Boyle, Bragg, Brown, Budd, Burr, Call,Cary, Case, Chamberlain, Christiansen,Collis, Conklin, Conover, Cook, Coon,Cooper, Corwin, Cramer, Croot, Crum,Davidson, Dee, DeHart, Drake, Emmons,Fleming, Frost, Fry, Furer, Gardner, Green,Grour, Guerin, Haines, Hardin, Hedges,Henderson, Hildebrandt, Hoffman, Hopler,Horton, Jacobson, Jenkins, Kay, Larison,Leck, Lemmon, Lippincott, Lutz, Ming,Myers, Nicholas, Parks, Pickell, Pierson,Pitney, Mansfield, Melrose, Myers,Northrup, O’Brien, O’Dell, Rinehart,Rockefeller, Russell, Sandieson, Savage,Scheld, Searles, Sharp, Serbe, Seward,Simpson, Skellenger, Smalley, Steinberg,Stone, Stout, Stroud, Sturgenegger, Sutton,Swackhammer, Taylor, Thompson,Topping, Tredway, Tyspett, Ulrick, Wack,Van Doren, Van Fleet, Weldh, Williamson,Winkler, Woodhull, Wortman, Wyckoff,Younglove and many others. Unfortunately,this book is not indexed and one needs tocheck each page for information and/orpicture concerning the family that they areresearching in that particular area. [will beindexed by the MAGS Indexing Group –Ed.]

Images of America, Then and Now:Merchantville, Mercer County, New Jersey,by Maureen A. McLoone, ArcadiaPublishing Company, Charleston, SouthCarolina, H3C5 MERC MCL, 2001. Thispublication retraces the history ofMerchantville from its earliest beginnings1874 to the present. The vintagephotographs of the town depict the progressfrom the community’s earliest history of itsdowntown area as well as its stately streets,schools, churches and commemorativecelebrations. Families mentioned and/orpictured in this publication include: Arthur,Atkinson, Ball, Barnard, Barnes, Bartine,Beideman, Berry, Borton, Brodie, Brunson,Burleigh, Burling, Burroughs, Campbell,Candies, Carey, Carr, Cattell, Childs, Clark,

Compton, Cooper, Craig, Cranmer,Crawford, Cream, Cross, Crump,Cunningham, Curtis, DeBow, Demmy,Ditmhier, Divan, Dobson, Dorrance,Downe, Eastlack, Evens, Farley, Farr,Fowler, Freeman, Fryer, Furber, Gage,Garrison, German, Gilbert, Gilmore,Godfrey, Goetz, Grigg, Haffner, Hall,Hammond, Harris, Holman, Homer, Homes,Howell, Ivins, Jacob, James, Jesson,Johnson, Jones, Kelley, Kempton, King,Kohler, Kohlerman, Kranz, Kratzer,Krieger, Kurkian, Lothridge, Hughes,Lewis, Linderman, Ludham, Lund,MacCallum, MacNichol, Macomb,Mansfield, Marcy, Martin, Matthews,McAlliser, McFadden, McFarlan, Meade,Mick, Moore, Moses, Nevin, Newell,Newmann, Oakford, Osborne, Pancoast,Paul, Perry, Plasket, Potter, Purdy, Putman,Reid, Renwick, Richards, Robb, Robbins,Robertson, Roecker, Rous, Rowbotham,Rowes, Rudderow, Sapp, Simon, Smith,Snyder, Spangler, Staats, Starn, Stenger,Stephen, Stetson, Stickley, Stockton, Strong,Sudder, Traute, Valenti, Van Kirk,Vergason, Volpi, Walkdon, Walton,Watson, Weikel, Whitacres, Wilson, Wirth,Yeats, Young and many others.Unfortunately, again this book is notindexed and one needs to check each pagefor information and/or picture concerningthe family that they are researching in thatparticular area.

Small Towns, Black Lives: African AmericanCommunities of Southern New Jersey, byWendel A. White, The Noyes Museum ofArt, Oceanville, New Jersey, H2 WHIT,2003. This publication is a catalog ofphotographs documenting the African-American communities in the southernportion of New Jersey. These communitiesinclude: Port Republic, Morris Beach,Galloway Township and Newtonville inAtlantic County, Lawnside and Chesilhurstin Camden County, Whitesboro in Cape


May County, Gouldtown and Springtown inCumberland County, and Small Gloucester,Swedesboro and Elsmere in GloucesterCounty.

The photographs presented in thispublication speak to the endurance andresilience of these black communities andtheir inhabitants. As these towns prospered,they provided opportunities for economicadvancement and social uplift, as well asprotective havens for their residents.Families mentioned and/or pictured include:Aldridge, Armstrong, Boling, Clark,Dabney, Edwards, Halliburton, Harrison,Hill, Jones, Lackey, Lee, Matthews, Miller,Minus, Mitchell, Morehouse, Morris, Mott,Poindexter, Respes, Reynolds, Richardson,Salters, Saylor, Smith, Spaudling, Steward,Stewart, Still, Trusty, Tucker, Waller,White, Wilson, Wise and many others. Thisbook is not indexed.

100 Hoboken Firsts, Hoboken, HudsonCounty, New Jersey, by Jim Hans, HobokenHistorical Museum, Hoboken, New Jersey,H3H5 HOBO HAN, 2006. The publicationcontains accomplishments that were first inthe county, first in the state, first in thecountry and first in the world. In this list of“firsts,” there is an array of scientificknowledge, brave achievements, andeveryday wizardry. Families mentionedand/or pictured include: Allen, Boesch,Brusch, Carter, Clinkener, Coyle, Diez,Dod, Douai, Essex, Gaede, Griffen, Hans,Hicks, Keuffel, Marcioni, O’Hara, Peabody,Pepe, Philbrook, Rodenberg, Rogers, Shultz,Sinatra, Stevens, Stuyvesant, Thurston, VanCortland, Young, and others. This book isnot indexed.

Gingerbread Gems of Ocean Grove,Monmouth County, New Jersey, by TinaSkinner, Schiffer Publishing Company,Atglen, Pennsylvania, H3CA5, CAPE SKI,2006. This publication richly illustrates and

explores the lavishly decorated homes,cottages and hotels of New Jersey’s historicOcean Grove by providing over 225 colorimages of the richest concentration ofVictorian architecture in the nation.

Doorways of Cape May, Cape May County,New Jersey, by Tina Skinner and MelissaCardona, Schiffer Publishing Company,Atglen, Pennsylvania, H3CA5, CAPE SKI,2005. This publication containsphotographs of the doorways of historicalhomes and mid-century cottages as well asnewer structures of Cape May, NJ. Itfeatures wooden scrollwork, bright paintcolors and notable custom designed screendoors designed by Samuel Sloan, FrankFurness and Stephen Decatur Button.

Cape May’s Gingerbread Gems, Cape May,Cape May County, New Jersey, by TinaSkinner, Schiffer Publishing Company,Atglen, Pennsylvania, H3CA5, CAPE SKI,2005. This publication contains a visualsmorgasbord of Victorian architecture andornamentation, adorned with sparkling coatsof colorful paint. It also includes examplesof Carpenter Gothic, Gothic Revival,Italianate, Second Empire, Edwardian,American Bracketed Villa and Stick Stylesof architecture from the late 1800’s to early1900’s. Family guesthouses, summercottages and hotels pictured include:Benezet, Bennett, Button, Craig, Delsea,Dormer, Edmonds, Furness, Gallagher,Goodman, Hall, Hughes, Hunt, Johnson,Lee, Leedom, Mason, Mey, Philips, Phillipi,Sawyer, Sloan, Stevens, Stockton,Weightman, Wesley and Wolfe. Indexed.

Cape May Postcards, Schiffer PublishingCompany, Atglen, Pennsylvania, H3CA5,CAPE CAP, 2005. This complication ofVictorian architecture, quaint streets andbeautiful beaches is presented in forty fullcolor postcards, which captures the charmand essence of this picturesque town.


Dutch Colonial Homes in America, byGeoffrey Gross and Susan Piatt, RizzoliInternational Publications, Inc., New York,New York, H728.0974 GRO, 2002. Thislavishly illustrated book provides anunprecedented look at 28 homes (plus 11barns and other structures) built in the 17th

and 18th century by Dutch colonists in thenorth-eastern US, primarily in upstate NewYork along the Hudson River Valley, onLong Island and Staten Island, and in NewJersey and explores the historical context ofthe architecture and the meaning of thehomes as well as their artistic attributes.Homes of these colonial families include:Adriance, Bronck, Coeyman, Cowenhoven,Decker, De Klerck, Dunckel, Fredericks,Gidney, Gremps, Guyon, Hasbrouck,Hoagland-Durling, Holmes-Hendrickson,Kilts, Longstreet, Mabee, Mill, Nicoll,Schenck, Schermerhorn, Slingerland,Sneden, Steuben, Storms, Van Alen, VanDeusen, Van Loon, Verplanck-Van Wyck,Voorlezer, Wemple, Westervelt, Winnie,Wyckoff, Wynkoop and Zabrieski. Indexed.

The American Counties, Origins of CountyNames, Dates of Creation, and PopulationData, 1950-2000, 5th Edition, by JosephNathan Kane and Charles Curry Aiken, TheScarecrow Press, Inc., Lanham, Maryland,H929.01 KAN, 2005. This latest edition of

a longstanding classic contains conciseinformation on each U.S. county area,population, date of creation, and nameorigin. Unlike previous editions, countiesand other first-order subdivisions,independent cities, boroughs, census areas,are presented in a single list, and greaterattention is paid to the county name origins.This publication is an essential resource forresearchers in local or state history, travelersand genealogists. The book is arrangedalphabetically by the name of the county.

County Name Origins of the United States,by Michael A. Beatty, McFarland &Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina,H917.3 BEA, 2001. This referencepublication details the origins and sources ofthe names of counties in the United Statesand contains biographies of those for whomthe county was named and a bibliography ofgeneral historical materials. The countiesare arranged alphabetically by state.

Lastly, surnames of published genealogies:

Decker – The Descendants of Jan BroersenDecker, 1997 Family Reunion atShawangunk, Ulster County, New York

December Holiday Party

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

Come, bring a gift - a book, magazine or other item you no

longer need, that another genealogist would enjoy - for the Gift

Table and/or bring some goodies for the Refreshment Table.


Morris County Marriages

by Linnea B. Foster

The following is a continuation of the abstract of Book G of MorrisCounty Marriage Records. An explanation of these records may befound in Vol. 6 No. 3 (Sep. 1993) and Vol. 17 No. 3 (Dec. 2004).The marriages have been abstracted in the order in which theywere recorded. The name of the minister or official and the daterecorded is shown for each group of marriages. The first columnshows the page number in Book G; the second column shows thedate of the marriages; the third column shows the names of thebride and groom and other information that appears in the originalrecord.

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by J.F. Harris, Minister, Dutch Reformed Church, Pompton Plains - Recorded 2 Aug 1866 76 25 Feb 1866 John H. Woolcock of Southfield, New York, to Ann Babcock of Wynockie, at

Pompton Plains 76 28 Mar 1866 Erastus H. Sofield of Newark to Sarah F. Vanness of Pompton Plains, at

Pompton Plains 76 30 May 1866 John J. Carlough of Pompton to Hannah Maria Ryerson of Peaquanac, at

Pompton Plains 76 9 Jun 1866 Samuel D. Baird of Warwick, New York, to Susan A. Montross of West

Milford, at Pompton Plains 76 4 Jul 1866 Cornelius Townsend of Pompton to Elizabeth Odell of [?], New York, at

Pompton Plains 76 11 Jul 1866 John Crawford to Harriet Townsend, both of Wynockie, at Pompton Plains 77 14 Jul 1866 Peter Vreeland to Jane Fenner, both of Wynockie, at Pompton Plains 77 23 Jul 1866 David Thompson to Mary Brown, a colored couple, both of Pompton, at

Pompton Plains

by James Irvine, Pastor, M.E. Church, Rockaway - Recorded 2 Aug 1866 77 1 Apr 1865 George Morgan to Harriet Miller, both of Boonton, at Rockaway 77 4 Jul 1865 William G. Mitchell to Carrie Rogers, both of Rockaway, at Rockaway 77 7 Nov 1865 Thomas Davy to Mary Jewel, both of Rockaway, at Rockaway 77 4 Jan 1866 William Iliff of New Germantown to Sarah Kitchel of Rockaway, at Rockaway 77 20 Jan 1866 William Anderson to Mary J. Degraw, both of Rockaway, at Rockaway 77 22 Jan 1866 David Tumey to Rachael Kanouse, both of Rockaway, at Rockaway

by John L. Kanouse, JP - Recorded 2 Aug 1866 78 5 Jul 1866 David Carr and Sarah Jane Harriman

by Daniel E. Megie, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 24 Aug 1866 78 12 Jul 1865 George Coats to Margaret Ireland, both of Boonton, at Boonton 78 27 Dec 1865 Daniel A. Gormly of Montville to Kate Haycock of Bloomingdale, at Boonton 78 10 Mar 1866 Samuel Heath of Schooleys Mountain to Mary Lenah Clauson of

Hackettstown, at Boonton


78 9 Apr 1866 Peter Jackson to Martha Jackson, both of Boonton, at Boonton 78 12 Apr 1866 Ward Vanderhoof of Powerville to Jemima Preston of Taylortown, at Boonton 78 16 Jun 1866 Thomas F. Richards of Keokuck, Iowa, to Jane Hammond of Boonton, at

Boonton 78 3 Jun 1866 Charles Cockran of Boonton to Martha E. Kanouse of Powerville, at Boonton 78 19 Aug 1866 Ludwig Haagensen to Elizabeth George, both of Boonton, at Boonton

by John L. Kanouse, JP - Recorded 27 Aug 1866 79 22 Aug 1866 Pierson J. Johnson of Drakesville and Mary Rogers of Powerville

by S.M. Stiles, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 30 Aug 1866 79 4 July 1865 David Samson to Harriet S. Wonderly, both of Newark 79 24 Aug 1865 George W. Tyson to Hannah S. Wiley both of Morristown 79 13 Nov 1865 Henry A. Donaldson of Cardington, Ohio, to Alice A. Paxton of Chatham 79 3 Aug 1865 Charles W. Bond of Newark to Emma I. Bond of Chatham 79 1 Jan 1866 Charles Stewart of Newark to Gertrude Teates of Chatham

by Joshua Burch, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 4 Sep 1866 80 2 Sep 1866 John M. Beach of Hanover to Emma G. Vanderhoof of Whippany, at Green

Village

by Chas. K. Imbrie, Pastor, 1st Presbyterian Church, Jersey City - Recorded 17 Sep 1866 80 20 Jun 1866 Joseph T. Lloyd of Orange and Anna M. Potts of Madison, at the house of the

bride’s father in Madison

by James H. Board, Pastor, II Church, Hanover - Recorded 18 Sep 1866 80 2 Apr 1866 Henry J. Hill and Mary A. Rubadon at Parsippany

by David Heldabrand, JP - Recorded 2 Oct 1866 80 29 Dec 1865 William Conner, age 28, and Lenora Condit, age 15

by Alexr Dickerson, JP - Recorded 2 Oct 1866 81 8 Sep 1866 Patrick Moony to Mary Ann Ward

by Alfred Chester, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 24 Oct 1866 81 24 Oct 1866 Matthew Mitchell and Margaret A. Johnes, both of Morristown

by John Ford, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 24 Oct 1866 81 23 Jan 1866 George G. Vanduyne of Parsippany to Isabella Corwine of Rockaway

81 22 May 1866 Frederick A. DeMott of Morristown to Julia K. Cobb of Parsippany

by Rev. Joshua Burch - Recorded 27 Oct 1866 81 25 Oct 1866 Smith Burch of Green Village and Harriet H. Whortman of Huntington, Long

Island, in Green Village

by John Ford, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 27 Oct 1866 81 29 Apr 1866 William J. Morris to Emma J. Scofield, both of Parsippany

by Rev. James F. Brewster, Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Chester - Recorded 21 Nov 1866 82 19 Mar 1863 Hampton Stiger, Laborer, and Amelia J. Smith, both of Chester


82 19 Jun 1863 Thomas Foley, Laborer, aged 24, of Newark, and Miss Elizabeth Riker ofChester, aged 21

82 21 Jul 1863 Edward C. Weeks, Carpenter, aged 23, of Somerville, and Miss GertrudeMelick, age 18, daughter of Peter Melick of Chester

82 1 Oct 1864 Peter S. VanArsdale, Laborer, aged 23, of Chester and Miss Caroline M.Brown, aged 24, daughter of Peter and Eliza Brown of Chester

82 13 Feb 1865 William G. Denman, aged 26, and Maria Lewis, aged 26, both of Stanhope 82 Jul 1866 Morris Coile, Laborer and Susan Hall, both of Staunton 82 11 Sep 1866 Rev. George M.S. Blauvelt of Tappan, Rockland County, New York, aged 33,

and Miss Jennie E. Hedges, aged 21, daughter of Henry and Mary A. Hedges ofChester

82 23 Oct 1866 John Henry Duncan, Machinist, aged 23, of Morristown, and Ellen, aged 23,daughter of John and Mary Craft of Chester

by Edward Walters, JP - Recorded 22 Dec 1866 82 18 Nov 1866 William Hncock (sic) and Sophiah Williams, both of Rockaway Township

by J.F. Harris, Minister, Reformed Dutch Church, Pompton Plains - Recorded 3 Jan 1867 83 20 Sep 1866 Henry McCormick of Sing Sing, New York, to Emma Winters of Preakness, at

Pompton Plains 83 20 Oct 1866 John J. VanCleve of New York City to Mary Jane VanNess of Bloomingdale,

at Pompton Plains 83 31 Dec 1866 John Ogden to Sarah F. Witty, both of Bloomingdale, at Pompton Plains

by Rev. W.H.W. Winder - Recorded 3 Jan 1867 83 9 Oct 1866 Isaac S. Ray of Morristown to Charlotte Ann Hill of Stanhope 83 17 Oct 1866 Rev. John H.W. Burley of Baltimore, Maryland, to Cornelia M. Ray of

Morristown 83 25 Dec 1866 James Kingsland to Ellen Huff, both of Morristown 83 1 Jan 1867 Wm Jos. Stoutenburg to Caroline Forman, both of Morristown

by A. Pinney, Pastor, Baptist Church, Morristown - Recorded 12 Jan 1867 84 2 Apr 1866 Samuel V. Hime, age 26, machinist, and Maria Edwards, age 23, housekeeper,

both of Morristown 84 7 Jul 1866 John Gilbert, born in England, age 27, miner, and Sarah C. Davey, born in

England, age 33, housekeeper, both of Rockaway 84 7 Nov 1866 James P. Sullivan, born in Portland, Maine, Feb 10, 1836, age 30 years and 9

months, merchant, and Henrietta A. McGowan, born in Morristown, age 27,both of Morristown

by Rev. Ed P. Cook, Denville - Recorded 18 Feb 1867 84 30 Dec 1866 Richard Mansell of Boonton and Miss Joanna E. Betts of Morristown, at A.

Speirs in Rockaway Valley

by G. Langmuir, Pastor, 1st Presbyterian Church, Morristown - Recorded 22 Feb 1867 84 19 Feb 1867 John Tremain of Mount Hope and Margaret Jane Stewart of Boonton, at the

Parsonage

(to be continued)


MAGS NEWS

GENEALOGY DAY 2006

The Welcome Words from the President From the Salmon Fund

Al Zimmerman Bob Stein Sue Anderson

Our Speakers

Cathy Thomas Charles Kerchner Lisa Kerr Ilowite

Al questions the panel

more photos on page 15


THE IRON ERA

The Iron Era, published in Dover, NJ,contains a wealth of information aboutresidents of Dover and the surrounding areasin Morris County. The Morristown-MorrisTownship Library has microfilmed copies ofthe issues published from January 20, 1872through December 10, 1905. Unfortunately,there is no index. However, toward the endof each year from 1881 through 1892, asynopsis of the year’s events was publishedin the newspaper. The Library’s collectionincludes a transcript of the synopses, MorrisCounty History 1881-1892 [HM1/Dove/Mor].

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Events of the Year 1892July

3 Heavy thunder storms doingmuch damage

3 Cyclone at German Valley andBudd’s Lake

4 A perfect day and one of thegreatest celebrations in thehistory of Dover

4 Successful celebration byMusconetcong Council Jr.O.U.A.M at Stanhope

4 Celebrations generalthroughout the county

5 Blacksnake 9 feet long killed atMt. Tabor

8 Inquest on child of RhodaMaxwell

9 William J. Rouse, an insuranceagent of Dover, ran away fromhis family and a shortage in hisaccounts

10 Gang of tramps caught at PortOram

11 New stone crushing plan forDover erected

12 Francis L. Bahr, of Hoboken,crushed to death under an

excursion train at Dover station12 Stanley Cannon injured at the

car shops21 Severe electrical storm causing

great damage throughout thecounty

22 Anse Decker caught an 8 poundbass at Hopatcong

22 Son of Manager Perkinsdrowned at Rockaway

27 Thermometer 98 degrees.Hottest day of the summer

28 Anton Melick stabbed JacobEick near Bernardsville,crippling him for life

28 August Schulte attacked andnearly killed by his dog at TaborLake

29 Gussie Ryan killed by lighteningat Stirling

29 Frank Fadjurn died fromsunstroke at Boonton

29 Mad dog at Mount Tabor29 Patrick Larney, of Mine Hill,

died from effects of heat inBrooklyn

29 Joseph Lauda drowned whileswimming at Boonton

Aug1 John Fillio, of Mt. Tabor, struck

by Dover express and badlyinjured

3 John Smith terribly injured atOgden

3 John Riggott beat Frank Class atMorristown. Riggott 95; Class94

5 New tribe of Red Men institutedat Butler

7 William Slocum, of Boonton,run over by Hackettstownexpress at car shops; died nextday

9 Chatham voted to incorporate


as a borough10 Residence of George Herrick,

Stanhope, struck by lightning11 Barn of A.F. Paulmier,

Whippany, struck by lightningand destroyed

11 Residence of Oscar Miller,Morristown, struck bylightening

12 Accident at Ogden. Four menkilled and twelve injured

13 Morris County Knights Templarinjured in a wreck in Iowa

14 James Cahill thrown out of asaloon at Port Oram and hiscollar bone broken

15 P.O.S. of A. State Camp held inDover

15 Camp meeting opened at Mt.Tabor

16 Wm. H. Lyon run over by awagon loaded with ties andseverely injured at Mt. Hope

16 Baptist Church and the hotel atMilton struck by lightening

17 Mad dog at Middle Valley19 Italians strike for higher wages

at Ogden20 Boat carnival of the Lake

Hopatcong Yacht Club20 Field day of the Rockaway

Athletic Association24 Independent Hose Company

celebrate their 25th anniversaryat Morristown

26 Attempted incendiarism ofbuildings opposite MansionHouse Morristown

29 Silver eel weighing 12½pounds caught at Green Pond

29 John Sundry hurt at theOrchard mine

30 Hon. W. W. Marsh found deadin his bed, Schooley’s

MountainSept.

1 Theodore Smith hurt by arunaway on Sussex street,Dover

1 Superintendent Baker presentedDover Fire Department with apair of skids for loadingapparatus

2 Willie Rogers severely bitten bya dog at Parsippany

2 David Cooper, aged 91, hurt bya horse at Pigeon Hill

3 Three men hurt at Mt. Pleasantmine

5 All Souls’ Hospital, Morristown,formally opened

5 Laying corner stone of ButlerCatholic Church

5 Bernard Gannon crushed bythe cars at Dover; died next day

6 Johnston Cornish nominatedfor Congress by the Democraticconvention at Morristown

6 Vigilant Steamer Company’smoonlight excursion to LakeHopatcong

6 Public schools reopened with743 pupils

6 Jas. Welsh found drowned atBoonton

7 Republican banner raised inDover. Address by Hon. John E.Littlefield of New York

8 Mrs. Andrews, of Spring street,hurt by bursting bottle

9 Dedication of new Knights ofPhythias Hall at Port Oram

16 Wreck on High Bridge Branch atHedges’ mine

16 Republican club organized inDover

(to be continued)


BIBLE RECORDS

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

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Monks Family Bible

Polyglot Bible published by Fessenden & Co. Brattleboro, 1836

Bible now in possession of Mrs. James (Maggie) Miller (Sarah Margaret Monks Miller)Rockaway, N. J. Copied by Mrs. Annie Pidcock Davey, Rockaway

MARRIAGES:James T. Monks and Jane McGee

Their marriage day was the sixth day of January Eighteen hundred and thirty eight.January 6, 1838

BIRTHS & DEATHS:April the 18, 1864 - Jane Monks died aged 51 years and 10 days, 51 – 10

Peter Monks and William Monks both died in Charles County in the State of Maryland onthe eighth day of November 1861 – only sick about eight days. Died with the tiphoid fever.Peter Monks was born December the 31, 1838

William Monks was born September the 19, 1840

Charles Monks was born July the 23, 1842

Mary Ann Monks was born April the 16, 1845

Mahlon Monks born April the 10, 1848

Francis Monks was born June the 4, 1851

Sarah Margaret born May the 3, 1853

Charles Monks died April the 16, 1888, aged 45 years

James W. Monks died May the 14, 1890, aged 85 years

Mahlon Monks died September the 9, 1896 aged 48 years

Mary An Monks died in the City of Paterson, November the 1st, 1914, aged 69 years


Morehouse Family Bible

[no bible description in original, in 1850 this family was living at Stillwater, NJ – Ed.]

Children of Elizabeth Smith Morehouse and Michael Morehouse,

born March 24, 1806 – died May 13, 1884

They were married Jan. 17, 1829

Nathan born Aug. 15, 1829 – died Feb. 4, 1831

Elias born Sept. 17, 1830 – died May 11, 1869(reported killed in the west by Indians)

Smith born Nov. 4, 1831 - died March 20, 1905

Catherine born March 25, 1833 - died Dec. 26, 1922

Jane born Dec. 9, 1834 - died Feb. 10, 1890

Horace born Aug. 11, 1836 - died March 1921

Marh [Mary] born March 16, 1838 - died Oct. 19, 1904

Asa born July 14, 1839 - died Jan. 8, 1910

Linn born Feb. 14, 1841 - died April 9, 1911

John born Dec. 12, 1842 - died Aug. 1925

Margaret born May 18, 1844 - died Feb. 2, 1900

Elizabeth born Feb. 6, 1848 - died June 23, 1918

Children of Asa Morehouse and Lavinia Mapes Morehousewho were married 1870

Minnie born Sept. 30, 1872

Elizabeth born May 30, 1876 - died June 15, 1928

Fannie born 1879 - died March 1906

Nell born July 2, 1881

Ottilie Weiner, daughter of Minnie Morehouse Meiner and Felix Weinerborn June 16, 1898


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