The Camden County Historical Society has all the records - http://www.cchsnj.com/. Tali -----Original Message----- From: Wstjs@aol.com [mailto:Wstjs@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 9:09 AM To: NJCAMDEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NJCAMDEN] Old Camden cemetery Does anyone know a phone number or an address where I could contact someone for information about a burial in Old Camden Cemetery? Thank you, Janet
CENSUS NJ 1830, p. 150, Burlington Co., Nottingham Twp. Page Line SURNAME First name Wh. men Wh. women Bl. men Bl.women Fem.SLAVE TOTAL 150 1 GABOR? Anderson 6 2 3 2 1 14 150 2 GORDON Margaret 2 2 4 150 3 READ Pearson? 5 3 8 150 4 FAGAN? Benjamin 5 1 6 150 5 HUDSON Joseph 2 3 5 150 6 FORD Thomas 5 5 10 150 7 WEST John 4 7 11 150 8 ALLEN Gabriel 6 5 1 12 150 9 DANCER James 3 0 3 150 10 WEST William 4 5 9 150 11 FORD Gilliam 4 2 6 150 12 MOUNT Cornelius 3 1 4 150 13 HUGHES Isaac 3 5 8 150 14 REED Jeremiah 3 3 6 150 15 DUNES Nathaniel 3 4 7 150 16 VANCLEF Aaron 4 1 1 6 150 17 SAVAGE William 3 1 4 150 18 SAVAGE Alexander 2 1 3 150 19 ROSSELL Nathaniel 1 4 5 150 20 CUBERLY James J. 2 1 3 150 21 HUNERY? Samuel 2 2 4 150 22 JARVIS James 3 3 6 150 23 CHAMBERS Daniel 5 2 7 150 24 LOVELASS Gersham 1 2 3 150 25 ALLEN Thomas 3 7 10 150 26 SMITH Samuel 3 3 6 150 27 LEE Aaron 2 3 5 "Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts." MaisieAnn@aol.com
CENSUS NJ 1830, p. 147, Burlington Co., Chesterfield Twp. Page Line SURNAME First name Wh. men Wh. women Bl. men Bl.women TOTAL 147 1 FORSYTH Samuel 3 2 5 147 2 RUBEN James 1 3 4 147 3 PRICE William 3 3 6 147 4 HOLLOWAY James 4 2 6 147 5 HIGGENS Joseph A. 2 4 6 147 6 CARTER Isaih 2 3 5 147 7 TAYLOR Samuel 5 4 9 147 8 APPLEGATE John 3 5 8 147 9 SATTERTHWAITE Benjamin 3 4 7 147 10 AHEMAN Peter 2 4 6 147 11 CEFEART Elijah 1 2 3 147 12 HOOPER Abner 4 1 5 147 13 BENETT Joseph 1 3 4 147 14 MYRE Luke 2 3 5 This is the last page of Chesterfield Twp. The next page, 150, will begin Nottingham Twp. "Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts." MaisieAnn@aol.com
CENSUS NJ 1830, p. 146, Burlington Co., Chesterfield Twp. Page Line SURNAME First name Wh. men Wh. women Bl. men Bl.women TOTAL 146 1 DECON Elizabeth 0 1 1 146 2 HINSON William 1 4 5 146 3 TAYLOR Joseph 1 2 3 146 4 TAYLOR Ann 1 2 3 146 5 TAYLOR William 3 3 6 146 6 HERBY Elizabeth 3 5 8 146 7 DECON Joseph 4 6 10 146 8 LONG Samuel 2 1 3 146 9 TAYLOR Allen 4 4 8 146 10 ROGERS John 1 1 2 146 11 ROBINS Jobe 1 2 3 146 12 PITMAN Abner 4 3 7 146 13 SATTERTHWAITE Joseph 5 3 8 146 14 McGEE William 3 2 5 146 15 HESTOR Isaac 2 0 2 146 16 HOLLOWAY Robert 4 6 10 146 17 HOLLOWAY David 5 3 8 146 18 HOLLOWAY Samuel 1 2 3 146 19 WILSON Michael 4 1 5 146 20 JOHNSON John 1 2 3 146 21 RULONG Samuel 1 1 2 146 22 SPENCER Richard 1 3 4 146 23 TRULAND William 3 3 6 146 24 BURTIS Daniel 6 7 13 146 25 CARR Stacy 2 2 4 146 26 SATTERTHWAITE, Sr. Samuel 3 3 6 146 27 TAYLOR George 1 1 2 "Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts." MaisieAnn@aol.com
Please post The African-American Genealogy Group of Philadelphia will have it next monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 11, 2004, 7-9 pm, at the Community College of Philadelphia, West Philadelphia Regional Branch, 4725 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA. Our speaker will be our own Shamele Jordon, current Recording Secretary and Webmaster for AAGG. Her topic will be "Freedmen's Bureau Field Office records: roll lists and record types" This brief session will introduce you to the NARA records of the field offices of the BRFAL. These records cover the years of 1865 - 1871 and are of high genealogical value to the family history reseacher studying Confederate States. Some of these records are available on microfim at the NARA in Philadelphia. Research forms will be provided to aid in locating and logging Reconstruction era ancestors. This will also be a "Meet the Candidates" nite, with a brief presentation from each of those running for office, President, Vice-President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, and Treasurer - our elections will be held at our June meeting. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor. Everyone is invited. There are no costs to the public for this event. Free parking is available in the rear lot of CCP at 48th and Ludlow For more information call 215-572-6063. We look forward to seeing you there John T. Logan, President African-American Genealogy Group P.O. Box 27356 Philadelphia, PA 19118 (215) 572-6063 (215) 885-7244-H Web Site: http://www.aagg.org
Please look up Walter E. PATTON, b. PA, age abt. 37 in 1860 and/or Elwell or Martha MARTER,b. NJ or PA abt. 40 yrs. Thank you, Janet
Greetings, Come out to the Lawnside School for a series of workshops on using the Internet to do genealogical research on SAturday, May 8 at noon and on Thursday, May 13 at 7 p.m. in the Lawnside Public School, 426 E. Charleston Ave. The requested donation is $2. Shamele Jordon of the African American Genealogy Group will be our guide. The program is sponsored by the Lawnside Historical Society and the Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission. The Society is supported by the New Jersey Historical Commission, Department of State. Here's a link to our Web site with more details: http://www.petermotthouse.org/news/aaggsurfing.html Visit www.aagg.org for more details on other programs and becoming a member. _______________________________
CENSUS NJ 1830, p. 145, Burlington Co., Chesterfield Twp. Page Line SURNAME First name Wh. men Wh. women Bl. men Bl.women TOTAL 145 1 HART Gasper 1 1 2 145 2 FERGUSON Charles 1 2 2 145 3 PEARCE James 8 3 11 145 4 WARNER Charles M. 3 1 4 145 5 LAFLETTER Cohen? 2 3 5 145 6 PRICE William 2 1 3 145 7 FORSYTH Thomas 4 3 7 145 8 THOMPSON Merrick 3 7 10 145 9 FERGUSON John 5 3 1 9 145 10 RUBEN David 2 1 3 145 11 WILLIAMS Joel 3 1 4 145 12 CLARK Enoch 5 2 2 9 145 13 TILTON William 2 5 1 8 145 14 BREMER Peter 6 3 1 10 145 15 WOOD William 5 5 10 145 16 McCLEERY John 1 1 2 145 17 McCLEERY Joseph 3 3 6 145 18 GUY Benjamin 2 2 4 145 19 RIDGWAY John 6 4 10 145 20 WRIGHT Samuel 1 3 4 145 21 ROBINS Antrim 6 5 11 145 22 McCLON John 2 1 3 145 23 FERGUSON Mary 0 2 2 145 24 TAYLOR Samuel 3 1 4 145 25 ENGLISH Thomas 5 3 8 145 26 POTTS John 5 2 7 145 27 POINSETT Amy? 2 2 4 "Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts." MaisieAnn@aol.com
CENSUS NJ 1830, p. 144, Burlington Co., Chesterfield Twp. Page Line SURNAME First name Wh. men Wh. women Bl. men Bl.women TOTAL 144 1 DIXON John 3 3 6 144 2 CLAYTON Ann 0 3 3 144 3 WILLIAMS Charles 1 1 2 144 4 TROWS John H. 3 4 7 144 5 HOTMAN Gilbert 1 1 2 144 6 APPLEGATE Obediah 3 2 5 144 7 LOPENCOTT Thomas 1 2 3 144 8 COLYER Samuel 6 4 10 144 9 LOPENCOTT John 2 1 3 144 10 LORELL Thomas 4 1 5 144 11 SATTERTHWAITE Jacob 4 2 6 144 12 SATTERTHWAITE Aaron 6 3 9 144 13 SATTERTHWAITE George 3 2 5 144 14 THORN Thomas 2 2 4 144 15 APPLEGATE Henry 5 4 9 144 16 WOODWARD Apollo 5 4 9 144 17 McCLON Samuel 5 2 7 144 18 HANEN Isaac 4 5 9 144 19 ENGLISH George 4 4 8 144 20 MIDDLETON Benjamin 4 4 8 144 21 PRAMER George 1 1 2 144 22 GREEN Joseph 3 4 7 144 23 HART Jacob 3 3 6 144 24 GILBERT Samuel 3 3 6 144 25 McGUFFIN Susan 3 3 6 144 26 BARBER John 1 3 4 144 27 PULLIN Robert 2 1 3 "Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts." MaisieAnn@aol.com
CENSUS NJ 1830, p. 143, Burlington Co., Chesterfield Twp. Page Line SURNAME First name Wh. men Wh. women Bl. men Bl.women TOTAL 143 1 FOSTER John 1 2 3 143 2 GILBERT Joseph 4 3 7 143 3 BURDEN Charles 1 2 3 143 4 BUTTERFIELD John 2 3 5 143 5 WOOD Sarah 0 4 4 143 6 TRENS George 1 1 1 3 143 7 HIGGENS Lewis 1 2 3 143 8 THATTERTHWAITE Joseph D. 3 2 5 143 9 TAYLOR Isiah 5 2 7 143 10 NEWBOLD Reding 5 5 10 143 11 NEWBOLD David S. 4 7 11 143 12 BUSEM James 5 4 9 143 13 CLIVER William 3 5 8 143 14 TRENS Elizabeth 0 2 2 143 15 RAMSON Jonathan 2 2 4 143 16 NUTT John 4 2 6 143 17 LOPINCOTT Richard 1 2 3 143 18 STODARD Israel 2 2 4 143 19 MEWLON Henry 2 1 3 143 20 PLATT Joseph 4 6 10 143 21 SYKES Caleb 7 4 11 143 22 WEHAGEN Henry 1 2 3 143 23 INMAN Barzillia 5 6 11 143 24 STODARD William 4 2 6 143 25 EARL Thomas 4 9 13 143 26 STOCKTON Joseph 3 2 5 143 27 SHREVE Joesph 3 6 9 "Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts." MaisieAnn@aol.com
CENSUS NJ 1830, p. 142, Burlington Co., Chesterfield Twp. Page Line SURNAME First name Wh. men Wh. women Bl. men Bl.women TOTAL 142 1 MIDDLETON Aaron 1 1 2 142 2 WILKINSON Samuel 1 1 2 142 3 EBSTON Andron H. 3 2 5 142 4 BUNTING Samuel L. 2 3 5 142 5 IDLE Charles 6 3 9 142 6 MCCAPE James 6 5 11 142 7 MIDDLETON Thomas 1 1 2 142 8 WILKINSON James 2 2 4 142 9 ALLEN Anthony 2 2 4 142 10 LONGSTRETH Marion 3 5 8 142 11 EVERNHAM Henry 5 3 8 142 12 BUNTING Phenias 4 2 6 142 13 BUNTING Hannah 0 3 1 4 142 14 DENNIS Anthony 1 3 4 142 15 ROBINS Mary 0 2 2 142 16 BURDEN Mary 0 1 1 142 17 THALUS John 2 1 3 142 18 HAVENS Abraham 1 2 3 142 19 ROBINS Allice 0 1 1 142 20 VANDERLEAK Robert 7 6 13 142 21 NEVILL John 4 2 6 142 22 FORSYTH Joseph 1 3 4 142 23 JULICK Ralph 1 3 3 142 24 STILL Freeborn 3 4 7 142 25 GIBBONS Samuel 3 3 6 142 26 WOODWARD Elizabeth 0 3 3 142 27 WOODWARD Increase 0 (60-70)1 1 "Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts." MaisieAnn@aol.com
CENSUS NJ 1830, p. 141, Burlington Co., Chesterfield Twp. Page Line SURNAME First name Wh. men Wh. women Bl. men Bl.women TOTAL 141 1 HENDRICKSON Amos 5 4 9 141 2 LIPENCOTT John 2 3 5 141 3 CHAPMAN Isaac 7 5 12 141 4 WILSON Samuel 3 5 8 141 5 WONDERLIN James 3 3 6 141 6 ELLIS Peter 6 4 10 141 7 BROWN Benjamin 1 0 1 141 8 HENRING James 1 4 5 141 9 SATTERTHWAITE Joshua 5 4 1 10 141 10 SENNELL? Thomas 3 3 6 141 11 JAMESON Elizabeth 1 2 3 141 12 KENELDI Sarah 0 1 1 141 13 SEARCE Edward 5 3 8 141 14 LIPENCOTT Joseph 3 1 4 141 15 MAPPS Rheuben 5 4 9 141 16 HARTMAN James 6 2 8 141 17 SPRAG Abel 1 2 3 141 18 SCROGY William 1 1 2 141 19 THORN, Sr. Benjamin 1 1 2 141 20 SHOTWELL Thomas L. 4 2 6 141 21 ELLIS Marabal 1 2 3 141 22 WHITE Catherine 0 1 1 141 23 HENART Deborah? 1 5 6 141 24 HENDRICKSON Hannah 0 3 3 141 25 ROY? Joseph 4 3 7 141 26 MALONY Ann 0 1 1 141 27 BENETT Garrett 2 2 4 "Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts." MaisieAnn@aol.com
CENSUS NJ 1830, p. 140, Burlington Co., Chesterfield Twp. Page Line SURNAME First name Wh. men Wh. women Bl. men Bl.women TOTAL 140 1 THORN Catherine 1 4 5 140 2 SOUTH Joseph 3 4 7 140 3 MIDDLETON Josiah 5 3 8 140 4 ROGERS William 5 3 8 140 5 BUNTING Aaron 4 3 7 140 6 CLEVENGER Sarah 1 2 3 140 7 COLE Thomas 1 1 140 8 NEVEL James 2 6 8 140 9 BLAKELEY James 2 1 3 140 10 HALL Rebecca 0 (50-60) 1 1 140 11 BURDEN Joseph 2 2 4 140 12 THOMPSON Joseph 2 1 3 140 13 SAP Samuel 1 3 4 140 14 SCOTT Aaron 4 2 6 140 15 WILGUS William 2 1 3 140 16 NUTT Lydia 1 3 4 140 17 BOSS Jacob 2 0 2 140 18 ROUSE John 2 3 5 140 19 KELLY David 5 5 10 140 20 SATTERTHWAITE Joseph L. 4 4 8 140 21 SATTERTHWAITE, Jr. Samuel 6 5 11 140 22 BOKER Benjamin 1 4 5 140 23 TAYLOR Michael 6 5 11 140 24 HIGGINS William 1 2 3 140 25 EVERMAN Fermis? 3 4 7 140 26 GASKILL Samuel 6 1 7 140 27 SATTERTHWAITE Nathan 3 7 10 "Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts." MaisieAnn@aol.com
Anyone reasearching GRISCOM in late 1790's into 1800's? Looking for Burial site of RACHEL GRISCOM who married John Bullock on Jan. 10, 1821, at the Salem County Meeting House. Need to locate burial site of Rachel Griscom Bullock as it might point me to other needed Bullock burial sites. Thanks in advance for any help. "Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts." MaisieAnn@aol.com
Anyone researching the ZILLEY family who might know something about Benjamin ZILLEY who was executor of esate of John Butcher, who died 1817. Mr. Zilley had to deal with the heir, THOMAS BULLOCK and Bullock's family. Hoping to find out about Thomas Bullock's first wife. "Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts." MaisieAnn@aol.com
A lookup was requested in George Reeser Prowell's "History of Camden County." Published in 1886, on pages 184 to 185, information is found on the County Almshouse. I also include the nearby Insane Asylum. Here it is for this NJCAMDEN Rootsweb list, as well as for the individual requesting the first part: THE COUNTY ALMSHOUSE.—The first mention found on record relating to the care of the poor of Gloucester County is in the minutes of the proceedings of the justices and freeholders, June 10, 1765, when Wm. Hugg and Samuel Harrison were allowed L62 16s, 2d, for repairs to the house. In 1770 repairs were ordered, but no mention is made of the location and character of the building. In 1799 Samuel Cooper, James Hopkins and James Stratton were directed to look after a site, but failing to report, the Board of Freeholders, in August, 1800, appointed Samuel Cooper, Jas. Hurley, John Hider, Samuel W. Harrison, Amos Cooper, Wm. Ford, Jas. Stratton, John Collins, Richard Westcott and Elias Smith a committee to purchase a site. The committee selected one hundred and twenty-five acres of land on the south side of Timber Creek, in Deptford township, belonging to Michael Fisher. The consideration was $3333 331/2 and the deed conveying the land to the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Gloucester County was dated December 12, 1800. A building committee was appointed,--Samuel Cooper, Jacob Stokes, John Brick, Amos Cooper, Samuel P. Paul, Enoch Allen, Enoch Leeds, Thomas Somers, Elias Smith and Isaac Tomlinson,--who contracted with Edmund Brewer and John C. Morgan to erect the almshouse for five thousand six hundred dollars. In 1812 the freeholders purchased two hundred and forty-eight acres of woodland, near Williamstown, for the purpose of supplying the almshouse with fuel. When coal was substituted and no use of the woodland had been made for a number of years, the ownership was forgotten, until 1882, when Timothy J. Middleton, then clerk of the board, called attention to the fact. In 1822 the adjoining farm of Jedediah Morgan, about one hundred and sixty acres, was purchased. The almshouse was enlarged from time to time as necessity demanded. The small building for the insane was built in 1816. Upon the erection of Camden County, in 1844, the two counties used the almshouse jointly under direction of a joint committee until 1861, when, under an act of the Legislature, the property was sold, and the present farm of one hundred and forty-four acres, containing the buildings, together with the woodland, was bought by Camden County for $19,802. Timber Creek is the dividing line between the two counties, but an act of the Legislature rectified the line so as to place the almshouse farm in Camden County. A new almshouse was built in 1864, which was enlarged in 1877 and again in 1881. In the latter a hospital ward was erected separate from the main building, and so thus arranged, the Camden County Almshouse is regarded as one of the most complete in the State. The farm and buildings, including the Insane Asylum, are valued at ninety thousand dollars. In the fall of 1880 an epidemic of typhoid fever broke out in the institution, decimating the ranks of the inmates, including the steward, Isaac P. Wilson, who had filled the position from the date that Camden County first took sole possession. The stewards have been Isaac P. Wilson, 1861-81; Alfred Harris, 1881-86; and Charles F. Adams. The annual cost is about one thousand eight hundred dollars. THE COUNTY INSANE ASYLUM.—The County Insane Asylum was built in 1877, under the law giving counties an allowance for the care of its indigent insane. It stands north of the almshouse, on the county farm, is of brick, three stories high, with all the best modern appliances for the care of the insane, in the protection and cure of whom the institution has been very successful. It has been enlarged and accommodates over ninety inmates. It is in charge of a matron, under the supervision of a committee of the Board of Freeholders. The net annual cost to the county for maintenance is about ten thousand dollars. The matrons have been: 1877-85, Adelaide Stiles; 1885, Jennie Gardner; 1886, Mary Nichols.
Hi, Joe -- You're right, of course! The boxer's name was Robert Patrick Munro, born in Camden in 1889, died there in 1934. Phil Cohen has been hugely helpful and has even added a page on RPM to his fantastic Camden site -- www.dvrbs.com/CamdenPeople-RobertPatrickMunro.htm. Was there a lot of boxing going on in Camden at that time? Has anyone explored the topic in detail? If not, then one of you experts should consider publishing some research on it -- it sounds fascinating. Thanks! Best wishes, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Klaudi" <jwklaudi@comcast.net> To: "Patrick Stone" <pstone8@msn.com> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:35 PM Subject: Re: [NJCAMDEN] Records for a Camden boxer, 1920s? > Patrick, > A good start would to be to tell us what his name is ... if you know!! > Someone might recognize his name and know about him. There were a lot of > boxers who came out of Camden during and after that time frame. > > Joe
CENSUS NJ 1830, p. 139, Burlington Co., Chesterfield Twp. Page Line SURNAME First name Wh. men Wh. women Bl. men Bl.women TOTAL 139 1 HANES David 6 6 12 139 2 HALL Abel 5 5 10 139 3 MATHLI Augustus 2 4 6 139 4 RANIER John 2 2 4 139 5 DANCER John 3 3 1 7 139 6 DANCER Nathan 2 2 4 139 7 NUTT Samuel 2 4 6 139 8 HULOT John 3 1 4 139 9 MURATT Lucien 5 2 7 139 10 PEARSON William 9 5 1 2 17 139 11 INGLING David 7 5 12 139 12 MIDDLETON Joel H. 5 3 8 139 13 JACQUES Richard 6 4 10 139 14 JACQUES Peter 2 3 5 139 15 HARTMAN William 1 4 5 139 16 SOLOMON Robert 2 3 5 139 17 LUTTEN William 3 2 5 139 18 OTTER John 5 1 6 139 19 EMMONS Michael 3 3 6 139 20 POTTS William 1 3 4 139 21 HILLERS Joseph 1 0 1 139 22 THORN George 2 2 4 139 23 THORN Edward 2 3 5 139 24 BUNTING John 3 2 5 139 25 DYE Henry 2 3 5 139 26 GARHILL Charles 6 3 9 139 27 GORDON William 2 1 3 "Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts." MaisieAnn@aol.com
>Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 10:15:45 -0400 >From: Sandra Ragonese <sragonese@BARCLAYFARMSTEAD.ORG> >Subject: [NJ_HIST] "Preserving Cherry Hill's History" with Margaret Westfield >Sender: "New Jersey history and related topics." ><NJ_HISTORY@EMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU> >To: NJ_HISTORY@EMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU >Reply-to: Sandra Ragonese <sragonese@BARCLAYFARMSTEAD.ORG> > >Cherry Hill Preserves its Historic Properties > >Join the Cherry Hill Historical Commission on Wednesday, April 21 as >they welcome Margaret Westfield, historic architect, to discuss the >preservation of two of the Township's most valued historic >treasures, <http://www.barclayfarmstead.org>Barclay Farmstead and >Croft Farm. > >Drawing on her recently completed Preservation Plans for each site, >Ms. Westfield, of Westfield Architects & Preservation Consultants, >will discuss the Plans and her recommendations for the continued >care of these two properties, both listed on the New Jersey and >National Registers of Historic Places. Ms. Westfield will also >discuss some of the particulars of owning and maintaining an older >home. > >Sponsored by the Cherry Hill Historical Commission, this program is >a wonderful opportunity to learn about the history of each site and >Cherry Hill Townships commitment to their preservation, as well as >preservation issues unique to older homes. > >This FREE program will be held on Wednesday, April 21st at 7:30 PM >at the Croft Farm Arts Center, 100 Bortons Mill Road in Cherry Hill. >For more information, or directions to the Croft Farm Arts Center, >please contact Sandra Ragonese, Director of Historic Properties & >Programming for Cherry Hill Township, at (856) 795-6225 or ><mailto:sragonese@barclayfarmstead.org>sragonese@barclayfarmstead.org. > >Established in 1989, the 15-member Cherry Hill Historical Commission >is dedicated to preserving the history of the Township through the >maintenance of a local archives, sponsorship of education programs, >and the identification of local historical resources. > >### > > > >Sandra Rayser Ragonese >Director of Historic Properties & Programming >Cherry Hill Township >(856) 795-6225 >(856) 795-9722 fax ><mailto:sragonese@barclayfarmstead.org>sragonese@barclayfarmstead.org
Just had to share this with the Camden List. How wonderfully rare to find someone working in the system that truly loves his work. Note: that the archives have a lot on Revolutionary War Service Records too, etc. JSR Subj: Re: [NJCAMDEN] Re: Capt. Charles J. Field Date: 4/15/04 10:35:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time From: donald.cornelius@sos.state.nj.us To: Jackisr@aol.com Sent from the Internet (Details) Dear Jacqueline, Just a note to thank you for your kind words. I am the staff member at NJSA who usually responds to the Civil War Service Record inquiries. This has arisen primarily because I am a Civil War buff and I truly enjoy searching our collections and being able to tell folks such as yourself a little bit about their ancestors in that conflict. I must tell you that we don't usually find quite so much information about any one person. In your case, we were fortunate because a.) he served in three different regiments, greatly increasing the chances of finding documents; b.) he was an officer, which also increases the odds of surviving documents; and c.) because the 25th regiment has an unusually large number of surviving documents. It was nice finding a physical description (even though I know you already had a picture) and a document with his signature. These are the kinds of things that can really give a sense of having a personal connection with their ancestors. FYI, we also have an extensive collection of Revolutionary War documents, and we also field many questions about Revolutionary War Service Records. We also have, but to a lesser extent, documents from the War of 1812, Mexican War, and the Spanish-American War. Again, I wanted to thank you for your kindness and to reiterate how much I enjoyed learning about your ancestor and his conribution, even unto "the last full measure" that President Lincoln so ably and reverently spoke of, during our National Conflict. With warm regards, Donald F. Cornelius NJ State Archives ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackisr@aol.com Date: Thursday, April 15, 2004 12:49 pm Subject: Re: [NJCAMDEN] Re: Capt. Charles J. Field > Dear Donald Cornelius, > > I shared the information you sent me with the Rootsweb Mailing > list for > Camden County. Thought you might enjoy a response I just got from > someone on this > list. I was able to post both your e-mail and the letter in one e- > mail to the > list. > > Best regards and again, THANK YOU SO MUCH! > Jacqueline Sleeper Russell > ========== > In a message dated 4/15/04 9:40:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > pstone8@msn.com > writes: > > > Hello, Jacqueline and list -- > > > > What a generous response from Donald Cornelius, and what a joy > to learn so > > much about an ancestor! I wish there were something we could do > to thank > > Mr. Cornelius for his helpfulness, on behalf of genealogists in > general;> such "angels" seem few and far between, even in > archives, and it's only luck > > that finds them. Congratulations to Jacqueline on a great bit > of history > > unearthed. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Patrick S. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Jackisr@aol.com> > > To: <NJCAMDEN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 5:13 PM > > Subject: Capt. Charles J. Field from NJ STATE ARCHIVES > > > > > > > Dear List: > > > Wish to share this with you and hope that if anyone else on > list has an > > > ancestor who served for NJ in Civil War they might find items > at the NJ > > STATE > > > ARCHIVES. JSR > > > > > > > > >