Hi. I drove 2 hrs to Bridgeton on Friday and found out from the Sheppard Papers at the Lummis Library that my 3rd great grandfather and 3 other family members are buried in the cemetery at Bridgeton Baptist. The folks at the library told me I shouldn't go there because it wasn't a good part of town, so I didn't. I was trying to see if anyone had indexed the cemetery, but I can't seem to find a listing. Does it go by another name? Info I have: Abraham Loper bought the plot July 10, 1853. (I know he died 1865) Buried in there are (according to the records they had at the library): Abraham Loper A. Loper A. Loper + son Son is Jacob Loper (I'm pretty sure). Abraham's wife Rachel was also said to be in there in the Sheppard papers. I'm trying to figure this out and any help/guidance would be appreciated. thanks! -andrea
Andrea, The Bridgeton Baptist Cemetery records were published in vols. 34-39 in The Vineland Historical Magazine. I have copied the records, and looked through for Loper family members and found the following: vol. 37, p. 27 9th Sec. William H. Loper. Old grave, 5 1/2 ft., common stone Albert E., son of William M. & Margaret Loper, d. Aug. 13, 1858, age 19. Two graves with common stones. vol. 37 p. 29 9th Sec. Abraham Loper. "Morris Bassett in the 1/4 Section on the South side of the 2nd walk in the 16th Row." Sexton's boo. Rebecca, w. of Morris Bassett, July 10, 1804 - April 25, 1889 Morris Bassett, July 15, 1800 - Nov. 18, 1874 First East and West Walk 5th Sec. John Loper John Loper, Sen. d. Jan. 10, 1862 in 70th y. Mary, w. of John Loper, d. Oct. 28, 1880 in 88th y. vol. 38 p. 49 First East and West Walk 7th Sec. John Loper, Phila. John Loper, Sergeant Co. D, 214th Regt. Penna. Vols., d. July 13, 1903, aged 72 yrs. Long sunken grave, no stones. These are not indexed, so I had to go page by page through them looking for Loper families. I hope I did not miss any. The Lummis Library should have these volumes. Mary E. V. Hill www.MaryEVHill.com<http://www.maryevhill.com/> ----- Original Message ----- From: andrea batcho<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 6:10 AM Subject: [NJCUMBER] Bridgeton Baptist Church Hi. I drove 2 hrs to Bridgeton on Friday and found out from the Sheppard Papers at the Lummis Library that my 3rd great grandfather and 3 other family members are buried in the cemetery at Bridgeton Baptist. The folks at the library told me I shouldn't go there because it wasn't a good part of town, so I didn't. I was trying to see if anyone had indexed the cemetery, but I can't seem to find a listing. Does it go by another name? Info I have: Abraham Loper bought the plot July 10, 1853. (I know he died 1865) Buried in there are (according to the records they had at the library): Abraham Loper A. Loper A. Loper + son Son is Jacob Loper (I'm pretty sure). Abraham's wife Rachel was also said to be in there in the Sheppard papers. I'm trying to figure this out and any help/guidance would be appreciated. thanks! -andrea ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx>