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MAGS September Meeting

Change of Location

Because of the large attendance at our meetings for the last couple of years, we have made an arrangement with Grace Episcopal Church in Madison to hold our meetings there for the 1999-2000 year. Beginning the second Tuesday in September (the 13th) we will meet at 6:45 for refreshments and begin our meeting at 7:00 p.m. Directions to the church will appear in the Sep-tember MAGS newsletter.

Genealogy Course for Beginners

On Thursday evenings beginning on September 30 and going through October 7, 14 and 21, we are of-fering a beginning genealogy course. It is free to members but registration is required. The meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. in the basement meeting room of the Morristown-Morris Township Public Library at 1 Miller Road, Morristown. Registration forms will be available in the Morris County Libraries in August. Non-member fee is $15. a person; this includes MAGS membership.

Genealogical Society of Bergen County

The Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ meets on the 4th Monday of every month except December. Meetings, which are at the Midland Park Library, 250 Godwin Ave., begin at 7:00 p.m.

June 28, 1999: Turning Oral Tradition into Fam-ily History, a talk by Ken Franz

July 26, 1999: Genealogical Workshop using the resources of the Society's Library

Patent Records 1844-1919

Was your ancestor or other relative an inventor?

In the Library of Science and Medicine on the Bush Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, there is a series of books called Annual Report of the Commissioners of Patents from 1844 to 1919. These books list inventors and patents in alphabetical order. They are on the second floor of the library, series number U.S. C21. Call 1-732-445-2895 for directions (very concise) and hours.

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In This Issue

MAGS Meetings Change of Location Page 1 Genealogy Course for Beginners 1 Gen. Soc. of Bergen Co. 1 Patent Records 1844-1919 1 Jessica Peters 2 Genealogical Soc. of PA 2 Corrections 2 New Acquisitions 3 Railroad Retirement Records 4 Morris County Marriages 6 Chatham U.M.C. Marriages 8 The Iron Era 10 Greenwood Cemetery (Boonton) Records.13 Seminar: Meldon J. Wolfgang, III 14 Queries 15 Bible Records: Muir Family 15

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Officers

President Regina Springer Vice President/Program Chair Roger B. Conover Treasurer Henry Weis Recording Secretary Emily Svenson Corresponding Secretary Linda Hart Trustee Bogert Holly Trustee Linnea B. Foster Trustee Claire Kissil

Committee Heads

Historian Janet Meissner Hospitality Ruth Grimm Interest Group Coordinator Scott Shepherd Name Badges Charles Hay Jr. New Acquisitions John A. Sass Newsletter Eleanor H. Casagrand Publicity Geri Burdan Queries Kathy Sullivan Research Maria Young

Membership Dues for 1998-1999

USA Individual - $15.00 Canadian Individual - $22.00 USA Family - $20.00 Canadian Family - $28.00 Institution (Newsletter only) - $10.00

Meetings

Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month, September through May, at the Joint Free Public Library of Morristown and Morris Township, 1 Miller Road, Mor-ristown, New Jersey. Coffee is served at 6:45 p.m.; meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. Usually a brief business meeting is held first, followed by the evening's special program.

Newsletter

The Newsletter is published four times a year: March, June, September and December. Back issues are avail-able at $3.50 each. Members are welcome to submit ideas or articles for the Newsletter.

Issue Deadline March February 1 June May 1 September August 1 December November 1

Newsletter Committee

Eleanor H. Casagrand - Editor Henry & Lois Weis, Ruth Grimm, Jan Huth, Claire Kissil

Number on mailing label indicates year to which dues paid. ISSN 1059-8502

Jessica Peters, Genealogist

Jessica E. (Gonter) Peters, age 52, died at Kessler Care Center, Cedar Grove, NJ on 7 April 1999 after a long illness. She had previously suffered a stroke and heart valve replacement. Jessica was employed as a genealogist for Seton Hall University Library and formerly for the New Jersey Historical Society in Newark. In addition, she had been a substitute teacher in Totowa for many years. She will be greatly missed by all of us who knew her.

Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania

Back by popular demand -- per your request! The Genealogical Society of PA will continue to be open the SECOND Saturday of each month until further notice. The hours are 10:00 am until 4:45 p.m.

The Society is located in Center City Philadelphia at 1305 Locust St. between 13th and Broad Streets, above Girasole's Restaurant, a few blocks south of City Hall.

Corrections

Here are two corrections for our March, 1999 (Vol. 12, #1) newsletter brought to our attention by mem-ber Jim Heath, Jr.

Clyde Downing has discontinued the Swazey Family Newsletter.

Re: The Iron Era Mortuary of 1883 "Joseph Heath, Bartleyville, age 80" The Iron Era, Vol XIV, #40, 8 Nov 1884, pg. 2, stated that Joseph died on Wednesday, 22 Oct 1884. Joseph was a brother to Jim's great-great-great-grandfather, Jere-miah Heath; Jeremiah's wife was Mary Swayze

Our Purpose is to make each issue informative and enjoyable to a varied readership by including articles that present current genealogical tools and methods, unpublished local records, and relevant historical context.

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New Acquisitions at the Library

by John A. Sass

Here are the latest acquisitions at the library:

Genealogical Abstracts, Revolutionary War Vet-erans Script Act of 1852, by Margie G. Brown, H929.32 BRO, 1997. The files that contained

the information for this publication covered a multitude of problem warrants: dual claims, inter-ference, proof of a higher military rank, death of the veteran in battle, lost or misplaced warrants, failure to survey, etc. These could all affect the amount of scrip to which the claimants were enti-tled. If the veteran was long dead, these files could reveal the names of the grandchildren and great-grandchildren and the places to which they migrated.

Genealogists helping to compile this information may frequently be aware of names that will fill in the blanks. If that information was not in the file, it was not added. No information from any other source was used. Many of the papers were diffi-cult to decipher. If errors have been made, the impact may be lessened by the fact that the rec-ords are available for researchers to make their own interpretation. These are abstracts for ge-nealogical information and therefore will not en-compass all of the information that might be of interest to researchers of a particular line. You are encouraged to read the complete file. There is a surname index in the back of the book as well as an alphabetical list of veterans in the front of the book.

The Hardwick Monthly Meeting Burying Ground, Allamuchy, Warren County, New Jersey, by Scott Shepherd, H3W1 SHEP, 1999. This publication contains an alphabetical list of those buried in the cemetery of the Hardwick Monthly Meeting in Al-lamuchy, Warren County, NJ including a list of eighty-nine names from the Quaker burial rec-ords. Close inspection of the list reveals very few of those listed died following 1855 even though interments are known to continue until 1918. Most interments include the following families: Adams, Laing, Lundy, Patterson, Schmuck, Schooley, Stevenson, Ware and Willson.

Our Heritage and Hope: The First Presbyterian Church of Fairmount, Califon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1747-1997, by Marie Farley, H3HU5 CALI PRES, 1997. This publication contains the history of the church as well as detailed biogra-phies and family histories of its ministers. These biographies include that of Robert L. Agnew, Ed-win Hascall Brown, Jacob R. Castner, Everett Ross Clinchy, Russell James Clinchy, John Ma-son Cooney, Frederick Dalliker, Titus Elwood Davis, William L. Davis, Isaac Snedicker Davison, Frank E. Dupue, Marcus Snedes Hutton, Nathan-iel Baker Klink, Leonard Henry Evans, Edwin Wack Long, Charles M. Oakley, Frank Harper Poole, Tillman S. Rush, William Otis Ruston, John Rutherford, James Scott, Rogert D. Sidener, Baker Smith, Frank P. Thompkins, John C. Van Dervoort, Roger Allen Verse, Casper Wacker, John R. Wilcox, Charles Wood, and Charles W. Wood. Unfortunately, no records pertaining to baptisms, marriages and deaths are cited in this publication. Not indexed.

More Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, compiled by Phyllis B. D'Autrechy, H3HU1 D'AU v. 1, 1998. This compilation contains records from three different areas of Hunterdon County: Surrogate's Office, County Clerk's Office, and some nonpublic records. The surrogate's records include volumes I and II of receipts, 1817-1848, division of lands, 1795-1876, minutes of orphan court, volume 1, 1785-1797, and guardianship of minors and lunatics, 1794-1827. The county clerk's records contain 18th century coroner's in-quests, peddlers' licenses, 1763-1879, naturaliza-tion records, 1803-1876, and miscellaneous rec-ords of the Pennington Presbyterian Church, 1822-1850. Indexed.

Images of America, The Mendhams, Morris County, New Jersey, by John W. Rae, HM2 MEND RAE, 1998. This visual history follows the region from the Revolutionary War to the Indus-trial Revolution. Featured in this book are views of elaborate historic homes and businesses. Captured in over 200 images are moments in the lives of people who made this community. Fami-lies mentioned in the publication include: Bliss, Byram, Cromwell, Hudson, Ralston, Rawles and Wills. Other recently acquired publications in this series include: Bedminister, Berkeley Heights, Chatham, Hanover Township, Madison, Prince-ton, Somerset Hills, Wharton and Whippany. Not indexed.

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Free African Americans of North Carolina and Virginia, by Paul Heinegg, H975 HEI, 1997. This book includes the family histories of more than 80% of those counted as "all other free persons" in the 1790 and 1800 census. Two hundred eighty-one families are listed in the beginning of the book and are too numerous to list here. These genealogies, comprising the colonial history of the majority of the free African American families of North Carolina and Virginia, reveal a facet of American colonial history previously overlooked by historians. Users should take note that the free African Americans have been identified by printing their family names in bold except in their own family history. Check the index for many other smaller families.

Obituary Index to the Daily Record, 1954-1955, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, compiled by Claire Kissel, HMI DAI.OBI, 1999. This is the most recent addition to the series of indexing the obituaries from the Morristown Daily Record. Us-ers of this index should be aware that while this is primarily an index of obituaries, additional infor-mation may be found in the death notices. Death notices are usually listed on the same newspaper page as the obituaries, however a death notice may appear a day or two before or after the obitu-ary or even as much as a week or two before or after the obituary.

Deacons Accounts of the First Dutch Reformed Church of Beverwyck, Albany County, New York, 1652-1674, by Janny Venema, H974.742 DEA, 1998. This publication provides a history of the church and includes references to its parishioners. Indexed.

Pioneer Cemeteries of Hampton Township, Alle-gheny County, Pennsylvania, H974.885 PIO, 1997. This publication was compiled and written by the North Hills Genealogists of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It includes interments at the Pine Creek Covenanter (Reformed) Presbyterian Church, the Depreciation Lands Museum Ceme-tery and the Hampton Cemetery. Cemetery lot owners are given, when known. Indexed.

The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Volumes 8-10, by Lorraine Cook White, H974.6 WHI, 1998. Contains marriage and death records arranged alphabetically for the following towns: Danbury (1685-1847), Darien (1820-1851), Derby (1655-1852), Durham (1708-1852). East-ford (1847-1851), East Haddam (1743-1857), East Hartford (1783-1853), East Haren (1700-1852) and East Lyme (1839-1853).

Ancestral Lines, Third Edition, compiled by Carl Boyer, 3rd, H929.1 BOY, 1998. This publication contains 206 families in England, Wales, the Netherlands, Germany, New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania with additional an-cestor tables. This publication contains an index to place names and to present surnames. There is no surname index to royalty or nobility.

Lastly, surnames of published genealogies:

Little-Compton Tooker/Tucker (revised 1999)

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"Railroad Retirement Board Records" Abstracted from an article by George G. Morgan in "Along Those Lines" in the Genealogy Forum of AOL.

When Congress established Social Security in 1935, they also instituted the Railroad Retirement Act that made provisions to maintain a separate program for employees of the nation's railroads. A separate block of numbers (700-728) were set aside for these employees. The Railroad Retirement Board administrates this federal retirement program covering employ-ees working on the nation's railroads in 1937 and later. The Railroad Retirement Board will release information on de-ceased persons for genealogical research. Files for railroad employees are found only at the headquarters office of the Rail-road Retirement Board. Among the records that may be included for an employee are:

— Application for participation in Railroad Retirement Statement(s) of railroad service Application for employee annuity

— Description and certification of eligibility

— Record of service for which no records are available — Certificate of termination of service — Death certificate of employee — Notice of Death and Statement of Compensation

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"Railroad Retirement Board Records" (continued) The Railroad Retirement Board will perform searches for employee records for genealogical purposes for a $16 nonrefundable fee, payable in advance. A check or money order should be made payable to the Railroad Retirement Board, and mailed to:

U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Office of Public Affairs 844 N. Rush Street Chicago, IL 60611-2092

Since records are kept by the employee's unique number, this is the best way to request information. You may find 'the So-cial Security or Railroad Retirement number on the person's death certificate. In order for the Railroad Retirement Board to perform its search, please provide the Railroad Retirement number and the person's full name. In some cases, it may be possible to locate records using only the full name, address, and birth and death dates of the person. However, it is usually not possible to locate records for people with relatively common surnames unless a number is included.

You may learn more about your ancestor and his/her employment history through this route than you might otherwise have been able to ferret out on your own. Remember that the various railroads' records are scattered throughout various archives and repositories, and that many have been lost or destroyed. In these cases, the Railroad Retirement Board's records may be the only viable place to gather more information about your railroader.

For more information about the Railroad Retirement Board, please be sure to visit their Web site at: http://www.rrb.gov/ Here you will find details about the office, and a special link on the mail screen labeled "Genealogical Inquiries" will pro-vide details about the office. In addition, there is a link to "Genealogical Research Before 1936 at: http://www.rrb.gov/geneal2.html Here you will find a partial list of depositories with railroad records.

OTHER RAILROAD LINKS & RESOURCES

U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Office of Public Affairs 844 N. Rush Street Chicago, IL 60611-2092 http://www.rrb.gov/ Genealogical Inquiries http://www.rrb.gov/geneal.html

National Railway Historical Society PO Box 58547 Philadelphia, PA 19102-8547 Tel: 215-557-6606 Fax: 215-557-6740 Email: services@nrhs.com http://www.nrhs.com/

Railroad Maps Collection, Library of Congress American Memory Collection http://memory.loc.gov/anunem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrhome.html

RRHistorical.com http://www.rrhistorical.com/ (Great collection of links to various Railroad organizations and museums.)

Cyberspace World Railroad http://www.mcs.net/-dsdawdy/cyberoad.html

Grand Central Railway Station of Cyberspace http://all-railroads.cozn/

The Railway Exchange http://www.railwayex.com/ (Dictionary of Terms, Railroads of the World, Museums, Links & News)

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Morris County Marriages

116 116 116 116 116

117 117 117 117 117 117

27 Sep 1846 3 Oct 1846 14 Oct 1846 4 Nov 1846

31 Dec 1846

by Rev. 1847

12 Nov 1846 14 Nov 1846 16 Dec 1846 31 Dec 1846 7 Jan 1847 9 Jan 1847

by Linnea B. Foster

The following is a continuation of the abstract of Book E of Morris County Marriage Records. An explanation of these records may be found in Vol. 6, No. 3 (Sept. 1993). The marriages have been abstracted in the order in which they were re-corded. 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 E; the second column shows the date of the marriage; the third column shows the names of the bride and groom and other information that appears in the original record. (Continued from Vol. 12, No. 1, Pg. 8)

by Orlando L. Kirtland, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 8 Jan 1847 Henry Losee and Elizabeth L. Axtell David H. Heuston and Mary F. Cook Isaac W. Canfield and Mary E. Poinier William Enslee and Rebecca Beers Caleb J. Conklin and Margaret Williams

E. Deyoe, Pastor, Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of German Valley - Recorded 13 Jan

Mr. Philip S. Weise to Miss Mary Dufford, both of German Valley Mr. William Beaty to Miss Sarah Tailor, both of German Valley Mr. Joseph Rice of Beatiestown to Miss Elizabeth Dufford of German Valley Mr. Wm. C. Linaberry to Miss Sarah Wise, both of German Valley Mr. Archibald R. Johnson of New Hampton to Miss Sarah Ann Trimmer of German Valley Mr. David Keon to Miss Ann Schwartz, both of German Valley

by John Hancock, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 19 Jan 1847 118 1 Nov 1843 118 20 Nov 1845 118 3 Jul 1846

William Corbet to Mary Ann Orsborn, both of Green Village Henry Jackson to Clarisy Tunis, people of color, both of Chatham Daniel Bruster to Phebe Ann Trobridge, both of Chatham

by Joseph F. Tuttle, Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Rockaway - Recorded 3 Jul 1855 118 30 Jun 1855 Mr. Jonathan 0. Cooper and Miss Hannah Maria Smith of Rockaway Twp.

by James C. Edwards, Pastor, Second Presbyterian Church, Morristown - Recorded 31 May 1859 119 25 Nov 1858 Joseph 0. Reeves to Harriet L. Gould, both of Brooklyn, NY 119 10 Feb 1859 William H. Brown to Sarah Louisa Beam, both of Morris Twp.

by Daniel Hildebrant, J.P. - Recorded 31 May 1859 119 19 Mar 1859 Phillip W. Bunn, age 27, to Caroline Lance, age 37, in the presence of George Farley

by L.F. Stelle, Pastor of the Baptist Church - no date of recording 119 25 Mar 1825 Peter Titus to Harriet Prevost [Provost], Bloomingdale

by Abrin Williamson, Minister of the Gospel, Church of Walnut Grove - Recorded 10 Aug 1859 119 4 Apr 1858 Wm. F. Hughson to Sarah B. Trobridge, both of Randolph 119 25 May 1858 Nathaniel Bunnel of Mendham to Anna M. Pierson of Randolph 119 8 Dec 1858 James Carrell of Randolph to Louiza Hulbert of Mendham 119 7 Jul 1859 Nelson Hulbert to Mary J. Allen, both of Randolph

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Morris County Marriages (continued) by James F. Brewster, Minister of the Gospel, First Presbyterian, Chester - Recorded 14 Aug 1859

120 25 Jun 1859 Joseph Croot of Chester, age 22, to Susan Walling of Newtonhampstead, England, age 22

by Samuel Randall, Rector, Grace Church, Madison - Recorded 7 Sep 1859 120 25 Jun 1859 Horace J. Hunting and Julia R. Sayer, both of Madison

by Samuel C. Caskey, J.P. - Recorded 9 Nov 1859 120 5 May 1859 Joseph Theodore Stack and Mary Ellen Webber at Roxbury

by Samuel Randall, Rector, Grace Church, Madison - Recorded 10 Nov 1859 120 27 Oct 1859 Nathaniel Niles of Elizabeth and Anna Eliza Thompson of Madison

by Joseph Tuttle, Pastor, Presbyterian Church - Recorded 10 Nov 1859 121 23 Feb 1859 Mr. Joshua Dudley of Orange, NJ to Miss Anadne Peer of Denville, at Denville 121 18 Jul 1859 Mr. Thomas Cornelius and the widow Elizabeth Champion, both of Denville, in Rockaway 121 12 Oct 1859 Francis Lindsley, Egr. of Denville and Miss Julia P. Jones of Monticello, NY at

Poughkeepsie, NY 121 29 Oct 1859 Mr. Joseph Anthony and Miss Susan Brannin, both of Rockaway, at Mount Hope

by Robert N. Merritt, Pastor, St. Peters Church - Recorded 10 Nov 1859 121 4 Feb 1859 John More and Anna King, both of New York City in St. Peters Church, Morristown 121 8 Jun 1859 William Gamble, Esqr., of the United States Navy and Eliza W. Canfield of Morristown at

the residence of Isaac W Canfield, Esqr., M.D.

by Rev. James F. Bruster, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Chester - Recorded 17 Dec 1859 122 1 Oct 1859 Conrad Rarick, age 29, to Miss Jane Martienis, age 19, both of Chester

by Joseph F. Tuttle, Pastor, Presbyterian Church of Rockaway - Recorded 17 Dec 1859 122 9 Dec 1859 Mr. William T. Mott and Miss Ann Maria Cooper, both of Rockaway 122 15 Dec 1859 Mr. John Newell Bruen and Miss Mary Elizabeth Miller of Rockaway in Rockaway 122 24 Dec 1859 John W. Crane of Lyonville and Miss Nancy Stickle of Pequannock Twp. in Rockaway

by Joshua H. Butterworth, J.P. - Recorded 16 Jan 1860 122 30 Dec 1859 Charles Trim and Eliza Meeker 123 29 Oct 1859 James Murry and Eliza Laird

by Win. N. Hellion, J.P. - Recorded 18 Jan 1860 123 7 Jan 1860 Frank Mahan and Jane Burins

by Joseph F. Tuttle, Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Rockaway - Recorded 21 Feb 1860 123 20 Feb 1860 Mr. George Richards and Miss Ann Elizabeth McCarty, eldest daughter of Mr. John

Morris McCarty, all of Rockaway, in Rockaway 123 17 Mar 1860 Mr. Samuel P. Shaw and Miss Isabella Nix, both of Rockaway, in Rockaway

by J.M. Ogden, Pastor, Presbyterian Church at Chatham - Recorded 25 Jan 1860 124 3 Jul 1859 Charles H. Riker to Catharine Malone, both of Chatham Twp. 124 15 Jul 1859 George W. Ryerson to Letta Johnson, people of color, both of Chatham Twp. 124 6 Jul 1859 Aaron Earl or Northfield Twp., Essex Co. to Elizabeth Foresythe of Millburn Twp., Essex

Co., in Chatham Twp.

by Elisha Mott, J.P. - Recorded 22 Jun 1860 124 14 Jan 1860 Isaac Merrit and Emily Earl at Rockaway

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Morris County Marriages (continued) by Joseph F. Tuttle, Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Rockaway - Recorded 24 Apr 1860

124 21 Apr 1860 Charles Augustus Hoppler and Miss Margaret Smith, both of Rockaway, in Rockaway

by David R. Emmans, J.P. - Recorded 28 Apr 1860 125 17 Jan 1860 Cornelius Skinner and Barbary Emans

by David M. James - Minister, Presbyterian Church, Budds Lake - Recorded 28 Apr 1860 125 8 Mar 1859 William K. Skinner to Mary D. Allen, both of Mt. Olive, at Mt. Olive 125 9 Jun 1859 Elias Crater to Catharine Swackhammer, both of Flanders, at Flanders 125 [14?] Jun 1859 William L. Coleman to Almira Trimmer, both of Flanders, at Flanders 125 7 Apr 1860 Herman Stark of Budds Lake to Rachel Ann Crater of Drakestown, at Budds Lake

by Joshua H. Butterworth, J.P. - Recorded 28 Apr 1860 125 20 Feb 1860 Crutor Rinehart and Ellen Welsh

by Moses A. Baldwin, J.P. - Recorded 22 May 1860 126 24 Dec 1859 Daniel Maines and Maryann Gerrick

by Joseph F. Tuttle, Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Rockaway - Recorded 21 May 1860 126 21 May 1860 Mr. Peter Ward and Miss Sarah A. Ridenour, both of Rockaway Village, at Rockaway

Village 126 16 Jun 1860 Mr. Nicholas F. Cook of New York City and Miss Sarah Maria Menagh, daughter of the

late John Menagh of Hackettstown, in Denville

by James C. Edwards, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 6 Jul 1860 126 29 Dec 1859 Vernon Hubbell of Toledo, Ohio to Eliza E. Ketcham of Morristown 126 25 Apr 1860 Elias M. Quimby to Sarah M. Gould, both of Morris Twp.

by Henry P. Thompson, Pastor - Recorded [11?] Jun 1860 126 22 Sep 1859 Geo. LaTourette to Mary E. Angleman

[Between 19 Jan 1847 and 10 Aug 1859 only four marriages were recorded. One was a marriage that had taken place in 1825.]

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Chatham Marriages in United Methodist Church, Madison, N.J. Source: Book I Church Records

Contributed by Melda B. Shippey Prepared by Henry Weis

Groom Bride Date Ball, John H. Miller, Sophia W. 25 Oct 1854

of Chatham of Chatham Bennet, James Jr. Jacobs, Caroline 25 Oct 1854

of Chatham of Chatham Bower, Geo. W. Beeman, Fannie M. 23 Oct 1867

of Chatham of Chatham

Minister EEL Joseph Gaskill 1

J. N. Crane 1

Jas. M. Tuttle 1

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Chatham Marriages (continued) Groom Brewster, Wm. H.

of Chatham Broadwell, Manning C.

of Chatham Cherry, Wm. H.

of Morristown Clark, Nath.

of Waterville Cory, Edwin

of Chatham Twp Crane, Edward H.

of Chatham Dacoise, Ferdinand L.

of Elizabeth Dickinson, Calvin H.

of Chatham Eckel, John P.

of Chatham Ferris, Ezra F.

of Chatham Fullerton, Henry D.

of Jersey City Hedges, Charles H.

of Chatham Hopping, Jos. Oscar

of Hanover Jones, —

of Morristown Kelley, Nelson

of Chatham Leonard, Samuel

of Morris Twp Masker, Abraham A.

of Chatham Nester, Jonathan

of Green Village Norman, John P.

of Orange Squier, John R.

of Chatham Twp Totten, David

of Chatham Van Cleaf, Thomas

of Chatham Ward, Benj. F.

of Chatham Ward, Wm. F.

of Chatham Wire, George

of Chatham Wood, Francis A.

of Chatham (20 yr)

Bride Date Minister Pg. Addison, Mary E. of Chatham

02 Jan 1868 Jas. M. Tuttle 1

Riker, Charlotte A. of Chatham

29 Nov 1860 A. Gilmore 1

Goff, Mary Ann of Chatham

19 Oct 1841 G. A. Wharton 1

Sturgis, Sarah C. of Chatham

14 Feb 1866 J. N. Crane 1

Genung, Electa of Chatham Twp

18 Oct 1860 B. Weed 1

Way, Emma F. of Chatham

23 May 1872 T. H. Landon 1

Matthews, Mary E. of Chatham

24 Aug 1864 J. N. Crane 1

Tester, Susan of Chatham

14 Oct 1848 John Scarlett 1

Clark, Emma Augusta of Madison

15 Mar 1862 John Scarlett 1

Gardiner, Marianne of Madison

24 Dec 1868 Jas. M. Tuttle 1

Oakley, Sarah J. of Chatham

08 Oct 1871 S. Parson 1

Genung, Mary Eliz. of Chatham

08 Jan 1851 Jos. Pierson 1

Oliver, Susan D. of Chatham

01 Jan 1850 Jos. Pierson 1

Riker, —of Chatham

20 May 1871 S. Parson 1

Wonderly, Lydia of Chatham

25 Aug 1853 H. Trumbower 1

Burnet, Mary of Chatham

01 Jan 1850 Jos. M. Pierson 1

Cameron, Cordelia of Chatham

12 Nov 1862 John Scarlett 1

Blair, Margaret of Chatham

21 May 1850 Jos. Pierson 1

Foster, Mary J. of Chatham

04 Jan 1869 Jas. M. Tuttle 1

Hampson, Sarah of Chatham Twp

04 Mar 1850 Jos. M. Pierson 1

Loomrs, Esther of Chatham

01 Jan 1851 Jos. Pierson 1

Riker, Mary L. of Chatham

26 Jun 1861 A. Gilmore 1

Tunis, Isabella C. of East Madison

11 Apr 1861 A. Gilmore 1

Dennis, Harriet A. of Columbia

16 May 1866 Jas. M. Tuttle 2

Crane, Anna A. of Chatham (dau of Jos.

28 Jul 1872 B. & Esther Crane)

T. H. Landon 2

Wilkie, Mrs. Harriet of Chatham (27)

04 Sep 1873 T. H. Landon 2

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THE IRON ERA

The Iron Era, published in Dover, NJ, contains a wealth of information about residents of Dover and the surrounding areas of Morris County. The Morristown-Morris Twp. Library has microfilm copies of the issues published from Jan. 20, 1872 through Dec. 10, 1905. Unfortunately, there is no index. However, toward the end of each year from 1881 through 1892, a synopsis of the years events was published in the newspaper. The Library's col-lection includes a transcript of the synopses, Morris County History 1881-1892 [HM1/Dove/Mor]. (continued from Vol 12, No 1, p 14).

Mortuary 1885 (pg. 36) Jan 1 Mrs. Jas. Duffy, Boonton, 85 4 John B. Kelsey, Rockaway, about 88 13 Mrs. Hannah M. Todd, Littleton, 84 23 Martin Blanchard, Bloomingdale, 94 24 Cornelius Delaney, Mine Hill 24 Mrs. Mary Bowman, Schooley's Mountain, over 80 25 Mrs. Alice Crough, Mt. Hope, 102 30 Wm. H. Stackhouse, Stanhope 30 Mrs. Nancy B. Dalrymple, Calais, 89 Feb. 4 David Guerin, Jockey Hollow, 80 20 Harriet C. Burnett, Morristown, 84 March 2 Miss Fanny Bailey, Port Oram, 85 2 Catherine Brannin, Mt. Hope, 84 3 Jas. Losaw, Meridan, 93 4 Henry W. Harman, Madison 5 David Lloyd, Port Oram 8 Dr. Henry Hulshizer, Port Oram 13 Jas. R. Cutler, near Morristown, 83 14 Mrs. Humy Clark, Dover, 90 20 George Douglass, Succasunna, 88 28 Jas. Searing, Dover, 82 31 Jas. R. Beemer, Dover April 6 J.H. Polhemus, Whippany, 75 16 John L. Carrell, Brookside, 74 17 Stephen Young, Budd's Lake, 82 19 Matthew Bay, Succasunna, about 95 23 Mrs. Elizabeth Emmons, near Mendham, 100 years, 4 months, and 14 days 25 Israel Losey, Morristown, 85 28 Jas. H. Bruen, Rockaway, 62 May 7 (pg.. 37) Mrs. Sarah B. Heward, Chatham, 85 7 Mrs. Margaret DeBow, Pompton, 85 10 Henry Stage, Dover, 80 13 Mahlon Dell, Ironia 17 Henry DeBow, Pompton 19 Mrs. Margaret Ingram, Brooklyn, 80 29 Philip G. Stephens, Flocktown, 63 June 1 Mrs. Matilda Dixon, Whippany, 85 3 Mrs. Sarah Norman, Milton, 88 6 Horace B. Stone, Morristown 6 C.C. Burroughs, Madison, 86 10 Wm. Tappin, Flanders 11 C.C. Hopper, Dover 24 Henry L. Wallace, near Oak Ridge, 89 24 Geo. W. Allison, Milton 28 Mrs. Geo. A. Monington, Chester July 17 John Ogden, Troy

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Mortuary 1885 (continued) July 20 Mrs. Mary Roberts, Mendham, 93 23 General Ulysses S. Grant 24 Ex-Sheriff Jas. W. Vanderveer, Chester, 72 Aug. 7 Mrs. Sophia Bohenna, Dover, 93 7 Mrs. John G. Mase, Dover, 70 31 Wm. C. Hiltz, Roxbury, 71 Sept. 3 Rev. P. McCarthy, East Orange 4 Jared D. Coe, Mt. Freedom, 63 6 Thos. Hodgkins, Boonton, 63 18 Mrs. Mary Brand, Parsippany, 86 19 Jas. Parsons, Ninkey 19 John H. Vreeland, Whitehall, 87 22 Mrs. Maria Demarest, New Foundland, 81 25 Augustus D. Baker, Drakesville 28 Joseph C. Ward, Hanover, 87 Oct. 1 Morris Naughright, German Valley 3 Wm. Scheer, Drakesville 5 Dr. E.B. Woodruff, Morristown, 70 6 Lewis Chamberlain, Petersburg 8 Joseph L. Schafer, Flanders 11 Sylvanus Hoffman, Pleasant Grove 12 Lewis H. Freeman, Whippany, 61 12 James M. Bonsall, Morristown, 43 13 Mrs. Mary Trumball, Morristown, 99 13 Wm. W. Stone, Morristown, 86 15 Henry Day, Mendham, 66 17 Samuel Trewartha, Dover 20 Mrs. Sophia Boell, Succasunna, 67 20 Mrs. Thoas. C. Willis, Morristown, 92 22 John R. Hopkins, Boonton 25 Maj. Wm. J. Wood, at Hartford, Conn. 29 General George B. McClellan Nov. 1 Israel W. Budd, Chatham, 73 3 Hugh Bartley, German Valley 9 Mrs. Beulah Ann Seward, Chester, 85 9 Robert McNair, Boonton, 82 25 Vice President, Thomas A. Hendricks 25 Mrs. Titus Berry, Dover, 76 Dec. 2 (pg. 38) Mrs. Nancy Baker, McCainsville, nearly 84 14 Capt. Thos. Thretheway, of Hackettstown, at Stanhope, 56 21 Andrew Smith, Hanover, 69 28 Chas. Colbath, Morristown 29 Hesther Bone, Whippany, 96

Fires 1885 Jan. 29 Feb. 3 9 10 14 18 28 March 8 12 April 21 May 4 June 3 11

Barns of Patrick Kyne and W.H. Dumont;Madison Residence of Dr. C.L. Williams, Morris Plains Big fire in Dover, corner Blackwell and Warren Streets Dwelling of Bernard Gallagher, Mt. Hope House of Jacob Lake, Draketown Engine house at Mt. Pleasant Wagon house of Camot B. Meeker, Afton Freeman's hardware store, Morristown, damaged $300 Barn of Chas. Ford, Monroe, with twelve head of cattle Barn of Mrs. Ellen Vreland, Whitehall House of W.C. Raymond, Hanover Dr. Flager's barn, Morristown Barn of J.B. Gantier, near Morristown

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Fires 1885 (continued) 12 Barn of J.T. Vanness, near Pompton 13 Engine house, boiler house and ore roaster at Cooper mine, Chester 27 Barn of A.B. Salmon, Mt. Olive July 1 Shed and outhouses on Hunter place, Morristown 6 House of W.S. Genning, Afton, damaged 9 Brick sheds of Kelley & Co., Madison, partly destroyed 11 Barn of Frank Schureman, Morristown 10 Mansion house, Morristown, damaged $1,000 Aug. 6 Barn of Wm. Bates, Whippany 20 Barn of Jos. W. Thompson, Morristown Sep. 3 Barn of Dr. Woodruff, Morristown 5 Barn of Frank Roper, Mendham 5 Barn of Mrs. Jas. Williams, Crane Hill 15 Barn of Mrs. Patrick Russell, Mine Hill 22 Saw mill of Geo. Pierson, Shongum Oct. 12 Small fire at Dover car shops 26 Geo. T. Cobb residence, Morristown, damaged $10,000 31 Glendon engine house, Hibernia Nov. 1 Dwelling in Morristown owned by Jas. R. Voorhees, damaged $1,000 4 Small fire in Forest House, Budd's Lake Dec. 9 Engine house and blacksmith shop of Chester Highland Mining Co.

Fatal Accidents 1884 Dec. 23 Lillie Rodda, Port Oram, drowned 26 Frank Losaw, brakeman, of Port Morris, killed at Secaucus 26 Patrick Doyle, killed in Richard Mine 1885 Jan. 21 Little daughter of Peter Vanderhoof, at Taylortown, fatally burned 26 Joseph Wiman, Hanover Neck, died from effects of an injury received in the woods Feb. 4 David Guerin, Jockey Hollow, died from the effects of a fall April 21 (pg. 39) John Peterson killed by an explosion at Forcite Powder Works May 22 Clarence Kent, Pine Brook, killed by a horse June 6 Geo. Van Duyne, Denville, 8 years old, killed on canal plane near Phillipsburg 24 Geo. W. Allison, Milton, killed by runaway accident 24 Little daughter of Jos. Betson, South Stanhope, died from hydophobia 24 Little child of Mrs. John Prevots, Mine Hill, scalded to death July 11 Martin Whyman drowned at Rockaway 19 Patrick Daley killed by a fall in the Richard mine 24 Miss Fannie M. Edsall killed by a fall from a horse in Morristown 25 Isaac Stage killed while walking on railroad track at Bloomingdale Aug. 4 Three ladies killed by railroad accident at Bunnell's crossing, near Chatham 7 Henry Nichols and Geo. Hauck, killed by cave in Samson mine, Chester 14 Frank Gaddis killed near Mt. Tabor by runaway horse Sept. 9 Michal Galligan, Mt. Hope, killed on N.Y. water works Oct. 1 John Taylor, Pine Brook, fatally injured by a fall from a wagon in Newark 4 Jas. Purcell killed at Bloomingdale 15 Isaac Pruden drowned in Morris Canal, at Dover 15 Michael Ryan, of Teabo, killed on the N.Y. water works 26 Eugene Stiles, Mt. Freedom, killed by accidental discharge of his gun Nov. 1 Thos. Kelly, Port Oram, killed on N.Y. water works 12 Henry McManus, of Stanhope, killed on the Harlem Railroad 25 Walter Messenger, brakeman, fatally injured in Dover 27 Mrs. Susan Massaker, drowned in canal lock at Powerville 29 Bernard Conners, of Teabo, killed on New York water works

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Index to Records of Greenwood Cemetery, Boonton 1872 — 1899

A Project of the Morris Area Genealogy Society Indexing Group

A photocopy of the records of the Greenwood Cemetery for the years 1872 through 1965 is in the Local History and Genealogy Collection of the Morristown — Morris Twp. Library. The records give additional information such as place of birth and death. Only the index to interments 1872 —1899 is being published. The later records may be seen at the Library.

Names enclosed in [ ] in the following list were illegible or the interpretation of the name is not certain.

Page Name Interment # Year 20 —, —. (Italian child) 174 1882 50 [...], Margaret 452 1892 62 Aber, William 563 1895 50 Ack, William 447 1892 68 Ackerman, Earl 606 1897 52 Adkins, Elizabeth 463 1892 44 Adkins, Emily 395 1890 18 Adkins, William 68 1882 32 Allen, Geo. 670 1899 54 Allen, Sarah J. 478 1892 14 Appleton, — 121 1879 64 Appleton, Theodora 576 1896 66 Armstory, John 585 1896 28 Ash, Mary 246 1885 34 [B...], Emma Caroline 302 1887 6 Baker, George 56 1875 36 Baker, Letitia 316 1888 18 Baker, Mary 154 1881 50 Baldwin, Jane 444 1892 16 Ballentine, T., (children of) 142 1880 26 Banta, Anna L 226 1884 28 Banta, Cath. 253 1886 10 Banta, Edward D. 81 1876 70 Banta, Frank, Jr. 630 1898 14 Banta, Henry 124 1879 62 Banta, Ida May 561 1895 44 Banta, Susan S. 400 1890 66 Bartholemew, Moses 599 1896 46 Beardsley, Charles A. 408 1890 50 Beaver, J. Oswald 446 1892 18 [Beecraft], Adelaide 156 1881 66 Bell, Harry G. 586 1896 2 Benjamin, Jno. D. 12 1873 40 Benjamin, Lena 360 1889 58 Banners, Louise 525 1894 64 Bersho, Andrew 581 1896 20 Besh, Lila 182 1883 18 Best, Joseph L. 166 1882 44 Bever, Alice W. 390 1890 18 Bevercourt, Wm. 157 1881 18 Black, Mamey 155 1881 60 Blacker, George 543 1895 66 Blanchard, Alfred Ross 588 1896 58 Blanchard, Cyres S. 529 1894 24 Blanchard, Cyrus 209 1884 56 Blanchard, George H. 506 1894 32 Blanchard, Kitty 274 1887 48 Blanchard, Percival G. 430 1891 56 Blight, Julia 511 1894 40 Bloxham, Edwin 350 1889 22 Bloxham, Jennie 200 1883 50 [Blunt], Hannah 445 1892 38 Booth, John 507 1894 10 Bowman, Ma 89 1876 36 Bowman, Ann Augusta 313 1888 24 Bowman, Emma 211 1884 8 Bowman, Julia Ann 65 1875 70 Bowman, Mary 619 1897

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Greenwood Cemetery (continued) Page Name Interment # Year 56 Bowman, Peter 508 1894 28 Bowman, Wm. 252 1886 66 Boyd, Rufus C. 597 1896 34 [Brads...], Jno. Thos. 304 1887 52 Breese, Jennie 462 1892 62 Bris, Henry 559 1895 46 Britten, Leroy 404 1890 34 [Bro...], Jos. David 299 1887 68 Brock, Robert P. 618 1897 10 Brooker, D. F. 90 1876 6 Brooker, Edward 46 1874 16 Brooker, George 136 1880 52 Brooker, Herburt 464 1892 44 Brown, Geo. Ingersoll 397 1890 76 Brown, Lucy Love 674 1899 16 Brown, Nellie 135 1880 48 Browning, Maria 429 1891 42 Brundage, Chas. 372 1889 52 Brundage, B. M. (child of) 467 1892 42 Brundage, Freddie 374 1889 76 Brundage, Harriet M. 681 1899 66 Budd, Albert B. 600 1896 52 Bull, Jane B. 470 1892 64 Bull, Mary A 579 1896 28 Bumunn, Chas. (twin children of) 239 1885 44 Burton, Lillie V. 393 1890 64 Byard, Elizabeth 578 1896 30 Byrard, Jno. 269 1887

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A Genealogy Day with Meldon J. Wolfgang, III

This seminar, held April 10, 1999 and sponsored by MAGS with support from The Morristown-Morris Township Library and the Salmon Family Fund, was decidedly a huge success. Over 100 genealogists enjoyed the informative and entertain-ing talks by acclaimed genealogical lecturer Meldon Wolfgang, III. Mr. Wolfgang acquainted us with alternative sources available in libraries and government records that can help to reach beyond dead ends and to round out the lives and times of our ancestors.

"Sleuthing in the Stacks: Using Non-Traditional Resources to Uncover Genealogical Clues" Genealogists are usually familiar with resources used for genealogical research. But when you hit a Brick Wall, what do you do? Give Up? No! It is time to start sleuthing in the stacks. Non-traditional resources in libraries may provide just the right clue to enable you to leap over, tunnel under or tear down the brick wall that is impeding your research. You need to do a literature search to discover as much as possible about the time and place of your research problem. You need to check all possible secondary sources: literature in related and unrelated fields; sources concerning ancestors' community, ethnic, religious and social groups; references to relatives, neighbors and friends. Background material may give you clues that will lead to important genealogical facts. You need to investigate your problem from every possible angle.

"Using the Obscure and Uncommon Records of Local Governments" Search records produced by city, town and county governments. These include coroner's reports, public safety reports and records, records of public charities, legislative records, orphan assistance records, and many others such as licenses, jury service and professional registers. Many counties maintain records of military discharges. Public health and welfare agen-cies retain records on government-run hospitals, indigent burials, victims of epidemics. Maps may show land ownership and the physical layout of neighborhoods.

"The Great Disappearing Act: Germans and German-Americans in America" Researching German immigrant families presents a unique challenge. Again, the genealogist needs to do an extensive lit-erature search to increase the chance of success. Scholars, social scientists and professional historians have often uncovered new record sources unknown to genealogists. Mr. Wolfgang has compiled an extensive resource and reference guide to help you with your research. Handouts on these three topics are available in The Morristown-Morris Township Library.

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Queries: by Kathy Sullivan

Members may submit one query for publication in each issue of the newsletter. Queries will be limited as space allows. Please be sure to include dates and places in your request. Make sure it is typed or printed legibly. Print your name, address and zip code on the same piece of paper as the query. Please spell out all words; we will abbreviate as necessary.

Answers to queries should be sent directly to the submitter, whose name and address are shown at the end of the query. The deadline for queries for the next issue is August . 1, 1999.

DAY, DOD: Seeking the names of the children of Jeremiah Day and Sarah Dod. Jeremiah was the son of Dan-iel & Mary Day, b. 1752 Mendham, NJ, d. 1820 Clermont Co., OH. Sarah Dod was the daughter of Stephen Dod & Deborah Brown of Mendham. Jeremiah served in the Revolutionary War 1777-1783. Moved to Washington Co., PA 1785-1796, then moved to Clermont Co., OH. Dorothy M. Kingsbury, 1 Fawn Circle, Jackson Springs, NC 27281.

SMITH: Alexander Smith b. c: 1859 in Boonton, NJ, d. b. 1900, m. c: 1876 Annie Williams b. c: 1861 in PA. They raised their three children: Viola, William, Samuel) in Boonton. Seek info on Annie's family. Edward C. Smith, 9 surf Club Road, Madison, CT 06443.

STEPHENS: James Stephens Sr. b. probably in England, wife unknown, died in Mendham bef 16 Jan 1824 (date of transaction between James Jr. Executor of the estate of James, Sr. and Vincent Guerin in which he sold land to Vincent which was to have been part of Nancy Stephens Guerin's inheritance) Later Nancy "Ann" was to buy it from Vincent. Funds were needed at the time to settle the estate. (see pgs 94-98 of Transcriptions of the Original and Photocopied Documents, Denis Guerin Rice, 1996) There must be a cemetery in or near Mendham with the graves of the Stephens. Would like the name of the wives of the two Stephens and all available dates. Denise G. Rice, 2876 Faraday CT., Decatur, GA 30033-2409

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Bible Records submitted by Linnea B. Foster

In 1968, Adelaide J. Howell presented three volumes of Bible Records to 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 12, No 1, p 10)

Muir Family Bible Bible printed by Collins & Co., N.Y. 1816

Copied by Mrs. T.H.B. Davey, Rockaway, N.J.

Thomas Muir married in July 1816 died 1855 Susan Arnet died 1860

Thomas Muir born in Albany, N.J. 9 (sic) Jan. 18, 1792 Susan Amet born in New York Jan'y 3rd 1795

Their Children Robert Muir born at Mount Hope, N.J. Apr. 29, 1817 died in California 1834 Peter Muir born at Mount Hope, N.J. Nov. 15th 1820 died at White Meadow, N.J. Oct. 16th, 1892 *Anne Jane Muir born at Mount Hope, N.J. Aug. 4th 1823 died at White Meadow, N.J. Nov. 12th, 1893 Agnes Walker Muir born at Mount Hope, N.J. Dec. 9th, 1825 died at White Meadow, N.J. Oct. 19th, 1842 Alexander Muir born at White Meadow, N.J. May 26th 1831 died at White Meadow, N.J. Oct. 22nd 1842

*Anne Jane Muir married Mahlon Hoagland

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Enjoy your Summer! and may your research be productive & rewarding

13 September 1999 First Program of the Year

Note Change of Meeting Location!

Meetings are held at the Grace Episcopal Church in Madison

Second Tuesday of each month - September through May Refreshments at 6:45 p.m. - Meeting at 7:00 p.m.

This publication is indexed in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) published by the Allen Co., IN Public Library Foundation

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