I am in need of some assistance. Before I go running to the University here, I was wondering if anyone out there can read Hungarian or German? I have a photo with writing on the back. Noone in the family knows who these people are, but it looks like there may be names on the back. I have scanned it and can send it to anyone who thinks they may help. I would reallly appreciate it. I would love to put a name to these people. Pat from Idaho _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

From: Bob Griffin <bhb@cybernex.net> To: nj history bulletin board <nj_history@email.rutgers.edu> Date: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 5:22 PM Subject: Bergen Co. HIstorical Society Library Collection Many of you have read or heard in recent weeks that the Bergen Co. Historical Society's priceless book and clippings files collection will shortly be moved from its long time home at the Johnson Public Library in Hackensack.Sadly, this is true. For the past several years, we've been searching for another home. In October 1997, we were told by the Johnson P.L. Board of Trustees that we had 2 years to find a new home. Our situation is difficult because, as an all volunteer, non-profit organization, we've enjoyed the Johnson P.L. space at no cost to the Society, and our very modest budget does not provide for any excess funds to be used for rent. Likewise, while a few of our volunteers help patrons a couple of days a week, we really rely on the professional, salaried staff at the library to service the collection. Furthermore, it would not be sufficient for us merely to find an empty building, as there are significant safety and environmental concerns, the need for access during usual "library hours," and so forth. Therefore, we have concentrated our search on other possible library facilities, either public or academic. As you may be aware, today libraries everywhere are faced with severe space and financial difficulties. We have come face to face with this reality in our own search efforts. In our county-wide appeal (through the Bergen County Cooperative Library System of approx. 66 member libraries), only Rutherford P.L. and Mahwah P.L. admitted to any possible free space. Once it was checked out, the Rutherford space proved to be inadequate. At Mahwah, after some consideration, The Library Board elected NOT to grant us space in their new building. Likewise, after 6 months negotiating with Bergen Community College, we finally concluded there was simply no space at their campus in Paramus in which to house the collection, at this time. Two towns, Mahwah and Ridgewood, have vacant, old library buildings. The Mahwah Mayor and Council turned down the proposal made by the Township Administrator, Bob Anderson, to grant us space in the old Winter Library building in Mahwah. In Ridgewood, the old Pease building would be ideal space and would provide a very convenient, central location in the county. We have made a proposal to a special Committee that is investigating alternative uses for the building, and we are preparing a revised joint proposal with the Ridgewood Arts Council for the same space. If either proposal were accepted, however, we would probably not have access to the building for at least 2 to 3 years. Bergen County Executive, Pat Schuber, put us in touch with the president of Felician College, Sister Teresa Martin. Felician College is a small, Catholic college with its main campus in Lodi. Recently, they purchased the old Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. Campus property in Rutherford, and they plan to move some of their classes there. Our on-going discussions with Felician appear to be our best hope at the moment. We've had contact with a member of the history department faculty, and he is very eager to see us come to Lodi. I will be meeting with the director of the library and the vice president of administration tomorrow (7/1/99). Just today, I was also in touch with the library director at Ramapo College in Mahwah. She indicated that Ramapo was about to undertake an expansion program, and she was willing to investigate with the architect whether we might find room in their new facility. So, discussions are continuing there, as well. Meanwhile, we've been given a brief reprieve from the Johnson P.L board of trustees. Our June 30th (today) deadline has been extended to the end of August. At that time, we will either put the collection into storage at Felician College (assuming we would eventually move there, sometime in January '00), or into storage in a County office building in Hackensack. Either way, AFTER AUGUST 31, 1999, THE COLLECTION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST 4 TO 6 MONTHS. Our long term goal is to unite the Johnson P.L. collection (which comprises about 1/3 of our total collection) with the other manuscripts, maps, atlases, photographs, bibles, newspapers, and other archive materials that are currently in storage in our HQ in River Edge. To that end, there are several options that might be available. First, of course, is the possibility of having our own facility at Historic New Bridge Landing (HNBL) in River Edge. We are working with the HNBL State Park Commission to see a fully developed historic park at New Bridge, and it would include a new library and archive facility. Also, we have discussed the possibility of a similar facility at the newly reclaimed Hackensack Water Company property in Oradell, also planning to become a historic and cultural resource center. Bergen Community College was sincerely interested in the collection, and eventually hopes to have enough room to consider housing the larger collection there. The same is true at the Pease library building in Ridgewood. In every case, we're talking about a minimum of 5 years before any of these possibilities are likely to pan out. We will continue to pursue each of them until we come up with the best solution. Meanwhile, anyone interested in using the collection had better do so this summer, as it will definitely be moved and/or stored after August 1999. I hope this explanation of our situation is helpful. Bob Griffin, President Bergen County Historical Society website at www.carroll.com/bchs and Bergen Historic Books, Inc. website at www.bergenhistoricbooks.com e-mail to bhb@cybernex.net (201) 816-0585

I just got the following SSN applications: The (*) names are family. Not sure about the other connections. *1. William H. Manley 714-07-9602 (NJ) *2. Frederick Engle 148-07-2609 (NJ) *3. Ruth Engle 261-25-5386 (NJ spouse of Frederick - daughter of W. H. Manley) 4. Frank Pohl 169-10-3974 (PA) 5. W. Morrison 137-09-6089 (NJ) 6. Blanche Althen 151-26-9119 (NJ - maiden name Illingworth) *7. Harry Keehner 100-01-2090 (NY) 8. William Keehner 088-01-7813 (NY) 9. Amelia Keehner 115-09-0400 (NY - maiden name Dilk / Dilts - mother Geigrich) *10. Alice Keehner 147-30-6830 (NJ maiden name Underwood) *11. Hildreth Keehner 136-05-0014 ( NJ) *12. Charlotte Hart 135-26-6083 (NJ - maiden name Keehner - mother: Mourison) *13. Charles F. Hart 135-07-4081( NJ - Father: John Hart Mother: Lydia O. Kinney 14. Charles Pohl 192-30-3805 (PA) Sandy Hart, RootsWeb Donor, Palm Bay, FL http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/5372/ PA-ENGLE, KNERR, MOCK, DEVENS, COVERT NJ-KINNEY, PECK, KEEHNER, MORRISON,TINGLEY NY,NJ-HARTE, HART, RODWELL

I am looking for any information on my great grandfather, Francis McNicholas. The last name at times has been shown as McNichols. The 1909 Troy NY city directory shows that he moved to Newark, NJ. The 1900 Federal Census for Troy NY shows that he lived with his wife, Clara and 5 children, Emma, Mary, James, Anna and Sarah who was my grandmother. It also shows that they immigrated from England in 1885. He had worked most likely at the Rensselaer Iron Works as a puddler. I had never known my father to have any aunts or uncles and one time in asking this question, my father said that he had an Aunt Mary once in Newark but that was the only answer I ever got to my question. The only other information I have is that Francis McNicholas (from headstone) is buried in St. Raymonds cemetery in the Bronx but Clara isn't. I have no idea what happened to Clara regarding her burial. Thanking you in advance for any help. Elise

7/1/99 Good day everyone: I did have a question regarding Fur companies, specifically in the Newark area, in that where there any back in the early 40's. I'm relatively new at search and would appreciate any suggestions that are out there. Thank you. patty mccoy therealmac1817@email.msn.com -----Original Message----- From: Elise Brenner <elise@tdin.com> To: NJESSEX-L@rootsweb.com <NJESSEX-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, July 01, 1999 12:25 PM Subject: McNicholas/Newark >I am looking for any information on my great grandfather, Francis >McNicholas. The last name at times has been shown as McNichols. >The 1909 Troy NY city directory shows that he moved to Newark, NJ. >The 1900 Federal Census for Troy NY shows that he lived with his wife, >Clara and 5 children, Emma, Mary, James, Anna and Sarah who was my >grandmother. It also shows that they immigrated from England in 1885. >He had worked most likely at the Rensselaer Iron Works as a puddler. >I had never known my father to have any aunts or uncles and one time in >asking this question, my father said that he had an Aunt Mary once in >Newark but that was the only answer I ever got to my question. The only >other information I have is that Francis McNicholas (from headstone) is >buried in St. Raymonds cemetery in the Bronx but Clara isn't. I have no >idea what happened to Clara regarding her burial. >Thanking you in advance for any help. >Elise > > >==== NJESSEX Mailing List ==== >To Search the Archives for this List: ><http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl> >

Hi, Want to thank everyone that sent me ideas on finding my ancestors. I tried the SSDI with no luck. I am now asking for anyone who might have Newark directories for any year after 1900. I am looking for a Ludwig Sachs, Elenora Sachs and Aloysius Sachs. Actually any and all Sachs might be of help. Thanks again to all who answered me on the death date issue. Pat from Idaho _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Hello ECRs, This is just a reminder on Paid Researchers. ALL Paid Researchers that post to this list must agree to the NJESSEX Terms of Posting. Unfortunately, anyone can quickly subscribe and post to the list without agreeing to the terms. DON'T be fooled by these people. Your defense against these types of people is to check the Essex County Genealogy page for a listing of those paid researchers who have agreed to the terms. If the person is not there then they haven't agreed and I would strongly advise not using them. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex/towns/county/paidresearch.htm> The above scenario happened this past weekend when "K. O'Brien" <kerryo@gvi.net> subscribed to every NJ county mailing list and posted his advertisement. He was contacted by me (as well as the other listowners) for this abuse and given an opportunity to agree to the terms. As of this date he has not agreed. If you have read the terms on the above page then you know how simple and easy they are. Why a person who wants you to hire them would not agree to these terms is beyond me. Again, DON'T BE FOOLED BY THESE HIT AND RUN OPPORTUNISTS. Glenn G. Geisheimer, Iselin, New Jersey: glenng@castle.net NJEssex Mailing List Administrator Essex County, NJ Genealogy: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex/ Virtual Newark, NJ: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geishome/ Essex County Query Forum: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Essex

I don't know the answer to your question, however, in the event there may be someone interested ..... Brookdale Community College, New Jersey, has a Civil War class scheduled for July 7, 1999 (one evening only). In particular, they will have a presentation on the 29th NJ Volunteer Regiment. I am sure Brookdale's phone number is listed in information.

Does anyone out there have a good way to locate a death date? We have ancestors that were alive and well in the 1900 census then we lose them. Short of scouring all the years, is there a better way? Ludwig Sachs b. 6-1855, Eleanor Sachs b. 1849 and Aloysius Sachs b. 7-10-1884. Thanks for any help. Pat from Idaho _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Hi Bev, Thanks for the CORBY info. Here is what I have on the family: 1. Abijah CORBY born 20 Sept 1791 Montclair Essex NJ. He married Sally Condit 2 Sept 1813. A. Uzal2 CORBY born 13 March 1814 Montclair Essex NJ. He married Sarah A SUPTNER 1835/1838 Bloomfield Twp. Essex NJ 1. Theodore F3 CORBY born 14/16 April 1851 Bloomfield Twp Essex NJ. He married Leah Bogart 8 Dec 1871 Little Falls Passaic NJ the daughter of Peter C BOGART and Emma Caroline JACOBUS. He was a coachman. He died 25 June 1888 Montclair Essex NJ. a) Gertrude Isabel4 CORBY born 8 March 1872. (My gr-grandmother) She married Walter T JACOBUS 10 Jan. 1891 Newark Essex NJ. She died 12 May 1947 Pompton Plains Morris NJ. (1) Edith May5 JACOBUS born 18 May 1892 Newark Essex NJ. She married Franklin Slingerland 10 December 1911 Newark Essex NJ. She died 3 Apr 1959 Pompton Plains Morris NJ. b) Albert T4 CORBY born 5 Sept 1873 Newark Essex NJ. He married Mary MOORE 17 June 1894. Mary died in childbirth. Albert died 10 Jan 1932. Buried in Bloomfield Cemetery. (1) LeRoy5 A CORBY died 28 July 1911. c)Jesse4 CORBY born 30 Jan 1876 Newark Essex NJ. He married Ella Hofker 1 Nov 1899. (1)Edmund Theodore5 CORBY born 13 Nov 1900. Died 11 Nov 1981 in Fla. (2)Gertrude Leah5 CORBY born 9 Apr 1904. 2.John Munson3 CORBY born 1836 Bloomfield Twp Essex NJ. He married 10 Jul 1859 Mary E HARRIS Madison Lake Ohio. He died 11 Jun 1911. Buried Rosedale Cemetery Orange Essex NJ. He was a painter. a) Joseph L4 CORBY born abt 1866. b)Lucy M4 CORBY born 1870 Michigan. c)Uzal H4 CORBY born 1873 NJ. My information is from a variety of sources including the BOGART and JACOBUS family bibles, marriage and death certificates, pension records, the census and the IGI. I started looking into this history because tucked in my grandfather's papers I found a cemetery deed dated 1864 issued to Uzal CORBY from the ME Church of West Bloomfield. I found out via correspondence with Bloomfield Cemetery that the ME Cemetery no longer exists and that the remains and the stones have been removed to the Brookdale Reformed Church. Someday I'd like to check it out. Re: Encreas I have an Encries SPEER (1795-1863) The marriage records of Montville RDC call him Increase of Hanover.

Can anyone tell me what cemeteries are in or near Belleville? I just found my 3rd great-grandparents (John Struble and Elizabeth Tintle) living there and I wonder if they were buried there. Thanks, Wendy

Hello Letha and ECRs, 1940 City Directory Homes and Asylums (more than orphanages and children's homes): Baptist Home for the Aged 285 Roseville Ave. Bonnie Brae Farm for Boys 15 Washington Street City Almshouse 531 Irvington Ave. Crittenton Florence Home 2 Ogden Street Daughters of Israel Home for the Aged 651 High Street Ezekiel Home 179 Clinton Ave. Ford-Sayre Christian Home 125 Mt. Pleasant Ave. Hebrew Orphanage and Sheltering Home 141 Lincoln Ave. Hebrew Sheltering House 64 Morton Street Home for Aged Women 225 Mt. Pleasant Ave Home for the Friendless 226 S. Orange Ave. Hospital and Home for Crippled Children 89 Park Ave. Independent Order of Odd Fellows Ridgely Home for Orphans 22 Halleck St. Jewish Children's Home 534 Clinton Ave. Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged 1 S. 8th Street New Jersey Urban League 58 W. Market Street Newark Orphan Asylum 323 High Street Presbyterian Deaconess Home 47 S. 11th Street St. Elizabeth's Orphanage 41 Goble Street St. John the Baptist Italian Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum 8 Amity Place St. Mary's Orphan Asylum 1045 S. Orange Ave. St. Peter's Orphan Asylum 16 Livingston St. & 334 Lyons Ave. Salvation Army Emergency Home 231 5th Street Society for the Relief of Respectable Aged Women 225 Mt. Pleasant Ave. Ukrainian Sitch Home 506-508 18th Street Ward Marcus L. Home for Aged and Respectable Bachelors and Widowers office 744 Broad Street Wheatly Phyllis Home for Women 58 W. Market Street. >If possible, please look up in the 1940 Newark City Directory any orphanages >/children's homes that were in existence during that year. > >Thank you for your time, > >Letha Holmes > Glenn G. Geisheimer glenng@castle.net

6/29/99 Hi Glenn and ECR's: Woo! have you brought up some memories here. Particularly with St. Peters on Lyons Avenue. I was there back in late 50's. Several years ago, I wrote away for my records and got school records only but I'm satisfied, its still a part of my history. Thanks for sharing. patty mccoy therealmac1817@email.msn.com -----Original Message----- From: Glenn G. Geisheimer <glenng@castle.net> To: NJESSEX-L@rootsweb.com <NJESSEX-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 5:40 PM Subject: Re: Essex County Lookup >Hello Letha and ECRs, > >1940 City Directory >Homes and Asylums (more than orphanages and children's homes): > >Baptist Home for the Aged 285 Roseville Ave. >Bonnie Brae Farm for Boys 15 Washington Street >City Almshouse 531 Irvington Ave. >Crittenton Florence Home 2 Ogden Street >Daughters of Israel Home for the Aged 651 High Street >Ezekiel Home 179 Clinton Ave. >Ford-Sayre Christian Home 125 Mt. Pleasant Ave. >Hebrew Orphanage and Sheltering Home 141 Lincoln Ave. >Hebrew Sheltering House 64 Morton Street >Home for Aged Women 225 Mt. Pleasant Ave >Home for the Friendless 226 S. Orange Ave. >Hospital and Home for Crippled Children 89 Park Ave. >Independent Order of Odd Fellows Ridgely Home for Orphans 22 Halleck St. >Jewish Children's Home 534 Clinton Ave. >Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged 1 S. 8th Street >New Jersey Urban League 58 W. Market Street >Newark Orphan Asylum 323 High Street >Presbyterian Deaconess Home 47 S. 11th Street >St. Elizabeth's Orphanage 41 Goble Street >St. John the Baptist Italian Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum 8 Amity Place >St. Mary's Orphan Asylum 1045 S. Orange Ave. >St. Peter's Orphan Asylum 16 Livingston St. & 334 Lyons Ave. >Salvation Army Emergency Home 231 5th Street >Society for the Relief of Respectable Aged Women 225 Mt. Pleasant Ave. >Ukrainian Sitch Home 506-508 18th Street >Ward Marcus L. Home for Aged and Respectable Bachelors and Widowers office >744 Broad Street >Wheatly Phyllis Home for Women 58 W. Market Street. > > >>If possible, please look up in the 1940 Newark City Directory any orphanages >>/children's homes that were in existence during that year. >> >>Thank you for your time, >> >>Letha Holmes >> >Glenn G. Geisheimer > >glenng@castle.net > > >==== NJESSEX Mailing List ==== >Researching Newark? Visit Virtual Newark at: ><http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geishome/> > ://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geishome/> >

Mike Summerer wrote: > > Can anyone suggest a source for researching Civil War enlistments and > draft registrations in Essex County. > Mike Summerer > > ==== NJESSEX Mailing List ==== > Read the NJESSEX mailing list FAQ: > <http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex/faq/mailinglist.htm> Thanks to all who replied. The responses were: 1) National Archives . 2) Familytreemaker.com 3) free database at www.ancestry.com . type in a name and it will give you a list to chose from; click on the name of the unit and you get a unit history (all battles fought) as well as a list of all soldiers in the unit. Mike Summerer

Does anyone know if the Newark Memorial Hospital in existence in the 20s and 30s was formerly the New German Hospital listed by Glenn Geisheimer on his Virtual Newark site? The latter is listed as being at Bank and Wallace Streets, which is a puzzle, as Bank seems to run into West Market before reaching Wallace. At any rate, my recollection of Newark Memorial was that it might have been in that vicinity. Muriel ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Can anyone suggest a source for researching Civil War enlistments and draft registrations in Essex County. Mike Summerer

Hi Glenn, Could you please unsubscribe me from mike@brearey.freeserve.co.uk as I have problems with that address and cannot use it. The new address is mike@breareys.freeserve.co.uk and I have already subscribed from this new address. Sorry to post this to the list but I had a virus that wiped everything and I am just getting back on line without my address book or any research I have done over the last 3 months. Thanks to everyone. Mike Leicester, England

NJ Marriage Records 1665-1800; William Nelson Marriage Licenses: Covert, Francis, Monmouth, & Sarah Reed, Monmouth Nov. 3, 1744 Covert, Morris, Hunterdon, & Christina Seins Mar. 11, 1773 Covert, Peter, Essex, & Mary Clawson, Middlesex Jan. 18, 1753 Couvert, Isaac, Sussex, & Margaret Shaver Oct. 22, 1768 Covert, Tainche, Monmouth, & George Reid, Jr., Monmouth July 18, 1743 New Brunswick Reformed (Dutch) Church 1794-1799 Covert, Jane, & David Creemer Sept. 29, 1798 Marriages of Monmouth County 1795-1843; George & Florence Gibson Covert: Daniel - Lydia Brinley 11-22-1804 Ebenezer - Sarah Haines 2-23-1803 James - Elizabeth Robert 8-05-1841 James - Mary Roats 11-13-1815 John - Elizabeth Johnston 2-26-1823 Joseph - Catherine Lambertson 2-19-1817 Peter - Emeline Lloyd 4-11-1829 Richard - Charlotte Tallman 11-21-1815 Richard - Mary Lemmon 5-25-1810 Richard - Mrs. Amy Rively 12-05-1812 Thomas - Rhoda Wilson 5-10-1842 William - Ann Eliza Compton 11-06-1842 Althea (wid.) - Joseph Tilton 11-20-1823 Ann - George Carhart 3-02-1836 Ann - Nathan Wooly 6-20-1820 Elizabeth - Jacob Bowne 4-07-1825 Julian - Henry Dangler 9-25-1824 Lydia - Samuel Hargrove 10-28-1842 Lydia (Mrs.) - John Mac Clain 12-22-1822 Margaet - William Wood 1-06-1831 Mary - Thomas Mc Daniel 2-27-1830 Rebecca - Cornelius Hulshart 12-30-1837 Sarah - William Conrow 1-07-1829 - Hunterdon County Marriage Records 1795-1875; Hiram E. Deats Covert: Charles & Isabella Compton Sept. 15, 1861 Willox Charles & Elizabeth Lance July 27, 1864 Willox Elenor & Ralph Salyers Oct. 23, 1818 Wilson, JP Elias & Delilah R. Chambers Apr. 15, 1866 Graw Nieam & Elizabeth Lance July 27, 1861 Willox Robert & Paggy Huntsman Dec. 18, 1817 Rue Robert & Martha Yerkes Jan. 10, 1858 Ashbrook South Jersey Church Records; Jeanne M. Hammell Covert, Joseph, Middletown Twp., & Catherine Carman, Keyport Feb. 23, 1854 J.S. Corbit, 1st Methodist Church, Bordentown Hope this helps someone! Faith FMY11@aol.com Seeking parents of Mary Covert b. Abt 1826 d. 1880 Trenton, NJ m. Joseph H. Nutt

Hi, I would like to know this also - please post to the list! Thanks, Lise >From: Mike Summerer <msummerer@loudoun.com> >Reply-To: msummerer@loudoun.com >To: NJESSEX-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Civil War rosters >Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 09:34:44 -0400 > >Can anyone suggest a source for researching Civil War enlistments and >draft registrations in Essex County. > Mike Summerer > > >==== NJESSEX Mailing List ==== >Read the NJESSEX mailing list FAQ: ><http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex/faq/mailinglist.htm> > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

I have a sheet of the 1870 census. It is a poor copy but it is for 200 Norfolk St. I don't know how many people lived in thins home, it might have been a tenement. Carlin, Annie Elizabeth Patrick Bernard Michael McDonald, Ann Margaret William Foley, Mary Loyd, Patrick James Mary Elizabeth John Thomas George Anna O'Hearah, John Hugh Mary A. Alice Thomas McLaughlin, Ann Pierson, Peter J. Catherine Mathew Minna Catherine Britton, William H. Rebecca William Stephen Joseph Geshling, Maria John There are more people in the last family but it is cut off. It lists ages, occupation, relationship, number of days unemployed that year, and illnesses on that day. If anyone belongs to someone please contact me off list. Rita