Could someone look up the name and address of the Fire Dept. that would serve the address of 26 Walnut Street, Trenton, NJ. Thanks a lot. I appreciate it. Kathy

Thought I would submit the following portions of emails sent to me concerning the ferry for your reading pleasure. The names of the submitters have been left out to protect the innocent or guilty. Letter #1 Hello---another former Camdenite here. Although the Ferry was a bit before my time (I was born at Cooper Hospital in 1950---so we weren't switched at birth), my dad told stories of the Ferry that docked at Kaighn(s) Ave. in Camden. I know there were other areas, but I particularly remember Kaighn Ave because we had relatives who lived on that street. Letter #2 As I remember it, the ferry docked at the end of Mickle Blvd. where the Great New Jersey Aquarium and outdoor amphitheater now stand. That area was also home to the "main" Camden Post Office where my dad worked a short time after high school. And I can relate to all the trips to Philadelphia for the shopping sprees. The only thing that made the trip worth-while for me was the organ at Wanamakers. Remember that? Letter #3 > We tried to remember just where the Ferry > docked at in Camden. >From what I remember, the ferry docked at the foot of Market St. in Camden, too, just down the street (several blocks) from the old Stanley Theater at Broadway & Market. I was about 13 years old when the last ferry ran. I remember a couple of my girlfriends and I wanted to ride it one last time, but didn't have enough money between us that last day! Wes Hayman Hotchkiss, Co.

Rooters, Can someone be kind enough to supply this writer with the current address of the Camden City Fire Department personnel office. Unable to locate the address on the net. Thanks, Jim Gaw/Cathy Turner Gaw, having fun in the sun in southern Arizona. Email: gawlair@azstarnet.com

Looking for address of "New Camden Cemetry" or if the name has changed, present name and mailing address. Thanks folks, Jim Gaw/Cathy Turner Gaw Email: gawlair@azstarnet.com

Folks, what is the nearest cemetery to Barrington, NJ? Secular and/or Catholic? Thanks. Since a number of my Sommers/Summers lived there, maybe some are buried there! Desperate. Vince

Well. It seems my grandmother mentioned above, Sarah Elizabeth BROGAN, who married 1) John Sommers, and later, 2) Frank McManus, lived in, Camden County. She may have lived in Oaklyn at one time. She may have had parents/etc., in Runnemede, NJ. Her dates are, roughly abt. 1886-1975. The newer date is + or - 2 years, I should say. Her children mostly lived in Barrington in the 60's, or in PA. She herself moved to Manayunk, PA. They had lost their house during the great depression in New Jersey. Any guesses? Vince

Is anyone familiar with a club that probably was in existence before the 1950s entitled "The $100,000 Club?" My grandfather had a pin that had this inscribed on it. He lived in Trenton, NJ at one time and later in life in Camden, NJ. Is anyone familiar with this club? Thanks. Kathy

For your information, Vince Summers mentioned having CD #190. I just received a new "Family Tree Maker Magazine" which is really just a catalog which reports that they now have "The Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy" on CD # 192. It supposedly contains images of the pages from all six volumes of Hinshaw's, "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy". It references approximately 455,000 individuals with Quaker ancestry in NJ, NY, the Carolinas, Oh, Pa, Tn & Va. and covers the years 1750 - 1930. They have added an alphabetical name index which would be a great help. The cost is $59.99. It can be ordered by calling 1-800-548-1806 I haven't ordered it and probably won't until this winter when I have time. Wes Hayman Hotchkiss, Co.

It's great that Vince Summers wants to return the favors. That's how this whole system works at it's best. For Vince, there was a Mrs. Summers who was my Sunday School Teacher in Pitman in the late 40's. I would appreciate info on obtaining a copy of the "Prowell" book and the cost. I presume it would be available at the Camden and/or Gloucester Co. Historical Societies. I have seen some info on his work on the internet and found numerous names connected to my tree. Just got back home (240 miles west of Denver) from Denver where I stayed with a friend I grew up with in Pitman who just had 5 bypasses done. His wife passed away 2 years ago so he's living alone now. Just before leaving, picked up another old friend from the "Taj Mahol" of Airports in Denver who is also from Pitman who will stay with Charlie during his convalescence. Talked about old times, including the old Ferry. We tried to remember just where the Ferry docked at in Camden. No questioning the Phila., side as we remember it was close to Market Street where we got drug around as little kids during the shopping sprees. So, does anyone know offhand where it docked.? This is not the least bit critical, so I wouldn't want anyone to waste any time researching it. Have enjoyed reading the emails on the NY Shipyard. Way back when we were kids, one of the jokes that was popular was to tell someone to hold their tongue and say "My Father works at the New York Shipyard". Try it. In fact the one who told me that was the son of a New York Shipyard employee. Then there were emails concerning employee records from RCA. I thought to myself, the next thing you know their will be email on Campbell Soup. Sure enough that came along quickly. I worked for a short time at the Naval Reserve Center when it was across the street from the Headquarters of Campbell Soup in the mid 60's. For what its worth I was born in West Jersey Hospital in Camden but don't have any questions on it other than, "Was anyone else born there in July 1942 and thinks they were switched at birth"? Another one of those popular beliefs held by some. I have resigned my fate however to be connected to the right parents. My 5th G.Grandfather Alexander/Ellicksander Rowand b. 1654 mrd Abigail Hillman, daughter of John Hillman and Margaret Ward. Florence Hillman recently has conjectured with some evidence that John Hillman was mrd previous to Margaret Ward and that Margaret Ward was also previously mrd. Their are various dates of birth given for Margaret Ward making her about 40 years old when marrying John Hillman in 1692/3. This would answer some of the those nagging questions for instance, having 5 children starting at about the age of 40, if it is true. Florence also suggests that Margaret could have been a Collins. Heaven help me. I am already descended twice from John Hillman & Margaret and also the Clement family. In addition I am already descended from the Collins. I really don't want to have a 3rd dual descendancy, but if I do, then I have great excuses for any of the dumb things I do. Any info on this will be greatly appreciated. For those of you who are interested in the John Hillman Family Tree, I do have the names of 2,849 descendants. Wes Hayman Hotchkiss, Co.

Does anyone have mention of Charles STOCKHAM, b. March 20, 1819, and d. June 28, 1916, from near Bristol, PA, but who settled in Camden, NJ? I would like to know who his wife was, and any children. Also, where he is buried. Thanks. p.s. his portrait and some story are in Prowell's History of Camden County. He was in the lumber business.

I sure enjoyed the story of the ferry - I am old enough to remember riding it to Phila and back many times and then the long trek up Market St. to do some shopping at the many department stores. I am the great granddaughter of John Hoffman FOSTER who spent all of his life on the water, finally living until his death in 1948 in a houseboat that he had sunk on the shore of the Delaware at the foot of 25th St. in Cramer Hill. Some time during WWII, he was interviewed and a good piece was written up in the Courier Post. He had a wonderful memory of all the different boats working the river and his words were "the River and me ain't never rightfully parted company". When I read about the Columbia, I went back to refresh my memory regarding the CP article and sure enough found his comments about a vessel named Columbia. Whether it is the same one, I have not idea but this is what he said. "The Columbia (later named President) ran from Bristol, Pa., to Burlington, NJ. It was built in 1862 and was sunk south of Newton Creek." He mentions some 30 vessels and says his last boat he was aboard was the J. B. Carter which ran Phila/NY/New Brunswick on the Delaware/Raritan Canal. Coincidentally, his father also was on the water and owned a vessel with a Mr. Martin Dallman and it was believed ran under sail. Grandfather died in June 1948 at age 81 but he left many memories.

I'm searching for information on my GGrandfather Joseph Henry Edwards. My grandfather was also Joseph Henry Edwards. My grandfather was born 3-17-1876. His father is listed as Harry Edwards on his birth record. I have also located his father under Joseph Harry Edwards and Joseph Henry Edwards. When my grandfather was born the family was residing at 817 Mt Vernon St., Camden, NJ. My grandfather had three sisters, Elizabeth, Letitia and Leidy. Joseph Sr. was married to Martha Myers. She sometimes appears as Martha Meyers. On my grandfather's birth record she appears as Mattie.I was told that my GreatGrandfather died in 1883 in Camden, NJ. Sandy

This is the letter that I sent to the address in an earlier query... Chrisehere@aol.com ... The return of the letter do to a missing person is a real setback in my thinking ... Here is their query... FITZGERALD Searching for parents name of Charles Fitzgerald born Dec 15,1900 died Sept 1, 1965. Children were Charles Allen ( deceased) Lewis Joseph ( deceased) James ( deceased) Annemarie, ( nee Davie, VanArtsdalen, My father and uncles and aunt were all born in Camden , NJ. Charles father name for Joseph I have no name for my great grandmother, or when great grandfatherwas born.. Charles FItzgerald ( born Dec15, 1900 ) married Anna Marie Haubois. Thank you. 29 Jun 1998, Christine Ann Fitzgerald, Chrisehere@aol.com ----------------------- Here is my message to that person if they are out there, or if you know them... Christine Ann Fitzgerald ... Whoa! Did I find a Fitzgerald connection at last? Here is an abbreviated list of mine... If it registers, let me know, and we can better swap data... Wilson Fitzgerald, b. Feb. 26, 1819, d. June 1905 Wife Joanna Colhouer, b. abt. Sept. 1826, d. Feb. 1908 Married March 11, 1845 Children: James L. b. abt. 1842 Elizabeth R. Fitzgerald b. September 27, 1846 Anna Wilson Fitzgerald b. September 9, 1849 Mary Emma Fitzgerald b. February 18, 1852 Clara Fitzgerald b. January 21, 1853 Fannie Bockius Fitzgerald b. November 26, 1856 ( my g-grandmother) John Lawrence Fitzgerald b. October 16, 1858 Wilson Fitzgerald b. November 14, 1860 The only ones who could have passed on the Fitzgerald name were obviously, James L. and John Lawrence and Wilson. Of these, I have nothing on James L. Fitzgerald. John Lawrence Fitzgerald married Adele Annie Kite, but I have no list of children. Wilson married Amanda A. Smith. I have no children listed. Now, before my top name of Wilson Fitzgerald, I have his father, from PA, George K. Fitzgerald died bef. Nov. 1865 and his wife Elizabeth Rees, b. abt. 1788, d. Nov. 1865. Marriage date Oct. 3, 1807 in St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia. They had two other children, besides Wilson... Laurence R. Fitzgerald b. abt. 1824 -- no further data, and George K. Fitzgerald b. abt. 1813 -- no further data. Most of these are buried at North Laurel Hill Cemetery across from Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. A magnificent site mentioned and shown on the Web. I have much notes for Wilson... I paste them below. Please try really hard to see if we are related. I am frustrated at every turn, and I think you are really and truly related! Thanks, Vince According to the Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA: Permit for an interment in North Laurel Hill. No. 21025 Philadelphia, June 9 1905. The Superintendent of NORTH LAUREL HILL will please prepare a Grave for Wilson Fitzgerald 48 York St. Camden N.J. North row sp. 1 fm East Collect order signed by son of owner. Age, 86 Years, Months, in Lot No. 281 and East 1/2 of 283 Section W F.S. Simmons 309 Market St. Camden N.J. Undertaker. Interment to take place on Saturday the 10th day of June at 4 o'clock, P.M. Wm J. Proud. Benj. W. Richards Superintendent. Treasurer. per B. Linn Originally poor. He was joined in the flour and grain trade by Louis T. Derousse, who would become his son-in-law. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A lookup service for the 1850 New Jersey Census (over the World Wide Web) produced, from the book... "New Jersey 1850 Federal Census INDEX: Fitzgerald, Wilson State: NJ County: Camden Co. Location: Middle Ward Page #052 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Barbara Harland... BHarland@email.msn.com found this for me... North Ward Camden, 9 June 1870, pg.1, dwelling 4, family 4 Wilson Fitzgerald 51 m w grain dealer born PA real estate $16000 personal property $5000 Joanna 44 f w keeping house born NJ Clara 15 f w born NJ Fannie B. 13 f w born NJ John L. 11 m w born NJ Wilson 8 m w born NJ James L. 27 grain dealer born NJ real estate $8000, personal property $3000 All Wilson's children resided in Camden as of 1886, when Prowell stated they did so. Married by (according to Prowell) Rev. Mr. Abercromby. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is a large excerpt from George Reeser Prowell's "History of Camden County": WILSON FITZGERALD, one of the notably successful business men of Camden, began life as a poor boy. He was a son of George K. and Elizabeth (Rees) Fitzgerald (married October 3, 1807, by Rev. Mr. Abercromby, at St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia), and was born February 26, 1819, in the Northern Liberties, Philadelphia. When nine years of age his father died, and he, being obliged to make his own living, went upon a farm in Montgomery County, where he became inured to hard work and laid the foundation of a rugged constitution and those habits of industry and thrift which he has maintained throughout his life. He remained upon the farm until he was sixteen years old, and then, resolving to learn a trade, and choosing that which had been his father's he entered as an apprentice the cooper-shop of Titus & Edwards, on Commerce Street, above Fifth, Philadelphia. Here he worked for five years for his board and an allowance of twenty-five dollars per year for clothes. The youths of to-day would consider themselves very hardly used or abused had they to endure the rigid laws of labor which then prevailed. During the five years' apprenticeship, which it was customary to serve in nearly all trades, the only holidays allowed were the Fourth of July and Christmas, and the apprentice boys were given on each of these occasions the sum of twenty-five cents for spending money. This was all the cash they received, and was prized accordingly. Their habits were of necessity frugal, and they were safe from many of the temptations to which the young men of to-day fall ready victims. After he has "served his time", young Fitzgerald went to work as a journeyman for John Edwards & Son, on Bank Street, working one year at six dollars per week for the four subsequent years. He then determined to start in trade for himself, and opened a cooper-shop on Greenleaf court (now Merchant Street), with a capital of two hundred dollars, which, by rigid economy, he had saved from his scanty earnings. After carrying on business, with a fair degree of success, for eleven years, he sold his shop to the man with whom he had learned his trade, and removed to Camden. This was in March, 1845, immediately after his marriage, to which we shall again advert. He bought property on Stevens Street, where he was in reality a pioneer, as that vicinity was then a common, showing no improvement except the little house which he built there for twelve hundred dollars. This became the home of Mr. Fitzgerald and his wife, and very proud indeed was the young man of the modest house which his labor and thrift had provided. He continued building in that neighborhood, as his means permitted, until no less than twenty-six houses had arisen in testimony to his enterprise, completely changing the aspect of that part of the town. When he first went to Camden he rented a house on Federal Street, above Second, and in it started what was probably the first green grocery and provision store in Camden. In 1856 he bought property at Beasley's Point, Cape May County, N.J., and for five years followed farming there, also carrying on, in the summer, a boarding-house. In 1861 he sold this property and, returning to Camden, established himself in the grain, flour and feed business on Front Street, below Market, in the old Hollinshead Hotel building. This store was subsequently extended through to Market Street. Here Mr. Fitzgerald probably carried on the first wholesale flour business which was transacted in Camden. About 1871 he moved to his present place of business, Nos. 10 and 12 market Street, which building he erected. His son, John L., is associated with him, under the firm-name of Wilson Fitzgerald & Co., in the management of this house. They have a very extensive trade in flour, feed, seeds and fertilizers. In connection with this business, Mr. Fitzgerald brought to the city the first salt that ever came here in bulk -- a ship's cargo from Turk's Island. He was also instrumental in bringing about the system of delivering in Camden unbroken carloads of produce and merchandise from the West, by which immense sums of money have been saved. He first, as an experiment, brought the cars from Trenton, and this led to, or rather forced, the adoption of the present plan of ferrying the cars across the river from Philadelphia, thus placing unbroken bulk freight at the doors of Camden's warehouses, mills and stores; and that, too, when it is through billed, as cheaply as it can be delivered in Philadelphia. In addition to his mercantile business, our subject carries on a large farm on the Delaware River, about midway between Woodbury and Mantua Creek, and he has a house there as well as in the city. His has been a very active life, and his prosperity, well-deserved as it is, has followed as a logical result from his industry and integrity. Mr. Fitzgerald is a Republican, but not a politician. He has held a seat in the City Council for six years -- three years representing the Middle and three years the North Ward. On March 11, 1845, Mr. Fitzgerald was united in marriage with Joanna Colhouer. They have had seven children, five of whom are living. Elizabeth, born September 27, 1846, married Walker W. Chew; Anna, born September 9, 1849, is the wife of Louis T. Derousse; Mary Emma, born February 18, 1852, died in infancy; and Clara, born January 21, 1853, died in more advanced years; Fannie Bockius, born Nov. 26, 1856, married J. E. Stockham; John Lawrence, who is associated with his father in business, was born October 16, 1858, and married Miss Adele Annie Kite; Wilson, the youngest of the family, born November 14, 1860, married Miss Amanda A. Smith, and resides in Camden, as do also the other children of Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald.

Hi - I'm looking for any information about this family, this crime or anything. Anything look familiar? Catharine (Kate) Lamb was born Feb. 20, 1863 and married a man named VanStavern, who came from Philadelphia. After a time, she refused to live with him, and he shot her to death at a saloon owned by her brother Daniel at 4th and Chestnut Streets, Camden, N.J., while drunk. Their only child, Walter, thereafter changed his name to Lamb. Walter spent 16 years in the Navy and lived in Long Beach, California. Thanks, Debi To search the archives click below: http://newsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl My Page http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/4759/

Any help you can give me. Let me lay out the story in a combination of fact and supposition, and if you can recommend a course of action to me, please do... My father, Vincent DePaul Summers, obtained a social security card. He signed it Vincent DePaul Sommers. Apparently the rest of the family kept Sommers. My dad changed it somewhere. Social Security paid its final sum on him under the name Vincent DePaul Summers! My dad almost never talked about his past. Little details occasionally, but nothing heavy at all. One slip. He said only once, and quickly changed the subject, that his father had lost his home in Oaklyn, NJ, because of the Great Depression. I am pretty sure he said Oaklyn. My Dad's SS card had been signed 1/6/39 and said he had been born in Camden. I know this can mean where the hospital is. My feeling is this. John Sommers was probably born in NJ. He met and married Sarah Elizabeth Brogan, and settled in Oaklyn. He lost his house after 1929. He was forced to rent in Camden. My father was born there. He took his first job, according to that SS card with Good Humor. 8th and Bulson St., which I was told was very much South Camden, near Gloucester. Times get better, and John moves with his wife (kids too? I am guessing not many if any) to Manayunk, Philadelphia, PA. I have no dates with any certainty for my grandparents. I do not know for sure where either of them were born, or who there parents were. How can I find them? Please put on your thinking caps. Both the most powerful and obvious techniques would be fine. Also the subtle or smooth. Thanks! And thanks for reading this lengthy epistle! Vince

I just want to add to this a little so Folks in Camden know how much my Great Great Great Grandfather was tied into the West Jersey Ferry Company. One thing I can add is I myself have actually examined the Minute Books of the West Jersey Ferry Co. and found this entry: Resolution to Start building a boat under the supervision of John Hutchison by August. Dated July 13, 1864. This boat was probably the "America" built might have meant completed. I also am adding the Names of John Hutchison's children, you researchers out there who think children are only named after relatives, think again.... and read my family tree and the story of the West Jersey Ferry Companies Founders. Genge, Browning, Edward His children were: i. Angeline T. Hutchison ii. Jane Emma Hutchison (Died Young); Born Feb 18, 1852 in Camden, NJ. Died Apr 3, 1856 in Camden, NJ. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Camden, NJ. iii. James C. Hutchison (Died Young); Born Nov 5, 1853 in Camden, NJ. Died Sep 5, 1854 in Camden, NJ. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Camden, NJ. iv. John Grier Hutchison Jr.; Born Mar 6, 1855 in Camden, NJ. Died Mar 10, 1909 in Camden, NJ. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Camden, NJ. He married Clara C. Amon, ? . Born ? Dec 1858 in Camden, NJ. Buried in Evergreen, Cemetery, Camden, NJ. v. Benjamin H. Browning Hutchison vi. Catherine Virginia Hutchison; Born Sep 9, 1859 in Camden, NJ. Died Jul 19, 1901. She married Fox, ? . vii. Edward Browning Hutchison (Died Young); Born Sep 22, 1861 in Camden, NJ. Died Apr 16, 1863 in Camden, NJ. Buried in Evergreen, Cemetery, Camden, NJ. viii. Genge Browning Hutchison ix. Laura Hutchison (Died Young); Born Jun 26, 1865 in Camden, NJ. Died Jan 20, 1868 in Camden, NJ. Buried in Evergreen, Cemetery, Camden, NJ. x. George Hutchison; Born Oct 13, 1866 in Camden, NJ. Died Aug 22, 1918 in Camden, NJ. Buried in Evergreen, Cemetery, Camden, NJ. xi. D. Tenney Gage Hutchison xii. Frank Keeler Hutchison (Died Young); Born Nov 15, 1869 in Camden, NJ. Died Nov 8, 1870 in Camden, NJ. Buried in Evergreen, Cemetery, Camden, NJ. xiii. Laura M. Hutchison; Born Jul 27, 1871 in Camden, NJ. Died Apr 28, 1921 in Camden, NJ. Buried in Evergreen, Cemetery, Camden, NJ. She married John G. Howell. xiv. Mary L. Hutchison -----Original Message----- From: Vincent E. Summers [mailto:vsummers@nrao.edu] Sent: Saturday, September 26, 1998 4:46 PM To: Thomas H. Hutchison, Jr. Subject: Re: Hutchison Fantastic! This covers your relative very respectably. If you appreciate this info, please forward a copy to the NJCAMDEN-L@rootsweb.com page for others to share briefly. Vince THE WEST JERSEY, familiarly known as "The Market Street Ferry," extends from Market Street, Camden, to Market Street, Philadelphia, and is now, and has long been, one of the leading lines of transportation across the Delaware between the two cities. This ferry was established about 1800 by Abraham Browning, Sr., an intelligent and enterprising farmer of the territory now embraced in Stockton township. His father-in-law, George Genge, at that time had a board-yard at the foot of the street. Abraham Browning built a ferry-house on the south side of Market Street, on the site of the large store building of Taylor Brothers, on the corner of Market Street and Second. He also put up stables for the reception of horses and vehicles, as the boats at that time used on this ferry, as on all others on the Delaware, were small row-boats or wherries, and of insufficient size and capacity for the conveyance of market teams. Sails were used to propel the wherries when the wind was fair, and in the absence of wind, oars were applied; but if the winds were adverse and strong, the boats awaited until the Fates were more propitious. Farmers usually unloaded their produce and left their teams on the east side of the river, while they went to market or attended to other business in Philadelphia. Abraham Browning improved the accommodations for landing by adding sufficient wharfing. The original place of landing of his boats at the times of high tide, however, was near the site of his ferryhouse, a long distance inland from the present landing-place, all the land intervening being "made ground," in the language of the common populace. When he completed the erection of his ferry-house, Mr. Browning moved from his farm into it, and operated his ferry for about one year. Disliking the business, he had either as lessees or superintendents various parties, among whom were James Springer, Peter Farrow, Benjamin Springer, Wm. S. Paul and Edward Browning. He continued to be the owner of this ferry until the time of his death, in 1836. It then passed into the possession of his heirs, who conducted it as their property until 1849. It was long known as the "Browning Ferry." In 1849 a charter was obtained, as is evidenced by the following: "Whereas, Abraham Browning, Maurice Browning, Charles Browning, Edward Browning, Eleanor Browning and Catharine Browning now own the ferries between Market Street, in the city of Camden, and the city of Philadelphia, with the real estate, boats, ships and appendages belonging thereto, which property not being in its nature suscepble [sic] of division without great prejudice, and liable to embarrassment or inconvenience by death or other misfortune while thus jointly held, the said owners desire to be incorporated, that they may, with greater security to themselves and advantage to the public, improve said ferries." The name was the West Jersey Ferry Company, and Abraham Genge, Maurice, Charles and Edward Browning were made directors by the act, to serve as such until October following, when others were to be elected and the number of directors increased to nine. This was the second of the ferries to pass into the hands of an incorporated company, the Federal Street Ferry having passed into the hands of the Camden and Philadelphia Ferry Company nine years before and the Kaighn's Point Ferry to the South Camden Ferry Company three years later. The presidents of the company have been Joseph Porter, William Clark and James B. Dayton; secretaries and treasurers, Edward Browning, Isaac Porter, Amos Rudderow. Benjamin Sutton, was the first superintendent, taking charge in 1849, followed by Daniel Bishop, and in 1852 by Wm. Morrell, who remained until January, 1857, when John G. Hutchinson, who had been master-mechanic, was appointed and has since continuously held the position. When James Springer conducted the Ferry, in 1809, the boats landed within a short distance of the hotel on Front Street, but when the Browning heirs took charge, thirty years later, the shore was moved westward by wharfing, extending the slips and filling up the low ground until the site of the terminus of the old ferry is many hundred feet inland, and the timbers of the "Mariner," "William Penn" and "Southwark" lie buried under Delaware Street, where they were moored when no longer serviceable. In 1849 the company built the West Jersey Hotel, a large, handsome building, of which Israel English sometime afterwards took and retained charge until his death. When the company was incorporated there were three boats connected with the ferry, --"Farmer," "Southwark" and "William Penn." The first two were replaced that year by the "Mariner" and the "Merchant," much larger boats. The "William Penn" was rebuilt in 1856 by John Bender. The "America" was built in 1867. The next boat was the "Columbia," an iron boat, built in 1877, with iron wheel-houses, gallies, frames and engine-house, the first ferry-boat on this river so completely fire-proof. The "Arctic," in 1879, and "Baltic" in 1884, followed. These are almost twin boats, with improvements upon the "Columbia" and larger, the dimension of the "Baltic" being: Length of keel, one hundred and forty-five feet; of deck, one hundred and fifty-seven feet; beam, thirty feet; over all, fifty-four feet; with engines of forty-inch cylinder and ten feet stroke. They are all powerful boats and crunch ice of formidable thickness. There has been no mishap causing loss of life on this ferry since its establishment. In 1883 the Pennsylvania Railroad Company bought a majority of the stock and that corporation now controls the ferry. James B. Dayton was president for many years. The present board of directors is composed of Edmund Smith, president; William J. Sewell, Wilbur F. Rose, Wistar Morris, Maurice Browning, Peter L. Voorhees, John F. Starr, Edward Roberts, Henry D. Welsh. John F. Joline is secretary and treasurer, and John G. Hutchinson is superintendent. "Thomas H. Hutchison, Jr." wrote: > Sorry Vince I forgot about this one, don't see how I could its our family > block. John Grier Hutchison, b feb 17, 1827 in Delaware was a well known > Superintendant of the West Jersey Ferry Company. He invented the idea of the > Floating docks, never pat'd. it, but I thought hey why not. The ferry > companies of today use the same concept today. I am sure someone had to > write about this ingenious idea of his back in the 1800's. > > Thanks > Tom

Message from rparks@usa.net: Hello Vince, Here is a map showing Bulson Street in Camden, NJ Hope this helps Bob Here is the Map URL: http://www.mapblast.com/mapblast/blast.hm?&CT=39.91667:-75.10963:10000&IC=39.9168:-75.11725:10:&GAD2=Bulson+St&GAD3=Camden%2c+NJ++08104-2207&CMD=LFILL (paste this URL into your browser, usually under Goto or Open Location, to see map) - Find out more about Vicinity Corporation at http://www.vicinity.com/ - - Make your own maps of the world with Mapblast! http://www.mapblast.com/ -

My dad's first job under social security was to be for the Good Humor people. The form he filled out says 8th Bulson Street Camden, NJ. (OH AMAZING! I JUST SPOTTED THAT MY DAD WAS NOT BORN IN PA, BUT CAMDEN!) No wonder I could not find him. How did I miss this??? Well, I did not mean to scream, folks, but what a surprise! I just now spotted that as I was typing. Anyway, where is or was 8th Bulson Street? Thanks, and, oh, what is there now? Vince Is it possible to get any records from Good Humor, wherever that is? Since my dad listed under SOMMERS on this form (Man! this form has really put me through some changes!), I would like to find out whatever I can from them, if at all possible anything can be found out!)

Folks, I now have CD #190, of the Family Treemaker Series. This references various materials of 1800's NJ, especially Prowell, and various Journals. If you submitted something yesterday or so, if you wish, resubmit, since this CD seems to list names pretty well. Vince

Well, Folks... I have also just gotten, today, the Family Tree Maker Biographies of the 1800's New Jersey CD #190. It is merely an index, directing you to other publications. If Gary Steiner would like to list me on his Volunteer Lookups for this CD, also, I am glad to do lookups for you. Vince