Hello Everyone, Strong postings with the letter 'H' this past week. Time to move on to the letter 'I'. Let's start posting surnames that start with the letter 'I'. RULES: ======================================= 1. Your subject line: [NJESSEX] [I] SURNAME - city So if you are researching the surname IRVING in Newark your subject line should read [NJESSEX] [I] IRVING - Newark or if you have a timeframe it could also be [NJESSEX] [I] IRVING - Newark (1880-1900) 2. Maximum time devoted to a single letter with be 1 week 3. Minimum time will be 48-hours if there's not a lot of activity or response 4. Surnames should be all CAPS to stand out 5. If you have a long surname then keep the subject line short. Long subject lines will get cut-off by your email program. Reserve important details for the text in the body. 6. Body - be precise. List pertinent names, dates, events, questions in the body text. 7. Important: list dates/years if known. Your John Anderson born in 1900 will not be the same as someone elses John Anderson born in 1875. But without any dates noone will know. 8. When replying about any NAME asked for, reply to the LIST, not just to the sender. Members who may have ancillary connections, will get the benefit. And we'll make new friends as well! 9. Finally, close your email with your name and your email address. 10. HAVE FUN !!!!!! If you have any questions, PLEASE, don't hesitate to contact me. Have fun posting! Shawn Dempsey Essex County Email List Moderator, NJGenWeb County Coordinator, Essex County NJ http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex

Hi All, Well after great 'H' postings we didn't receive a single 'I' posting. I kind of expected that, though thought we might get one or two. Let's move on to the letter 'J'. RULES: ======================================= 1. Your subject line: [NJESSEX] [J] SURNAME - city So if you are researching the surname JAMES in Newark your subject line should read [NJESSEX] [J] JAMES - Newark or if you have a timeframe it could also be [NJESSEX] [J] JAMES - Newark (1880-1900) 2. Maximum time devoted to a single letter with be 1 week 3. Minimum time will be 48-hours if there's not a lot of activity or response 4. Surnames should be all CAPS to stand out 5. If you have a long surname then keep the subject line short. Long subject lines will get cut-off by your email program. Reserve important details for the text in the body. 6. Body - be precise. List pertinent names, dates, events, questions in the body text. 7. Important: list dates/years if known. Your John Anderson born in 1900 will not be the same as someone elses John Anderson born in 1875. But without any dates noone will know. 8. When replying about any NAME asked for, reply to the LIST, not just to the sender. Members who may have ancillary connections, will get the benefit. And we'll make new friends as well! 9. Finally, close your email with your name and your email address. 10. HAVE FUN !!!!!! If you have any questions, PLEASE, don't hesitate to contact me. Have fun posting! Shawn Dempsey Essex County Email List Moderator, NJGenWeb County Coordinator, Essex County NJ http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex

Hi All, (forgot to change the subject line in the last email .... again) Well after great 'H' postings we didn't receive a single 'I' posting. I kind of expected that, though thought we might get one or two. Let's move on to the letter 'J'. RULES: ======================================= 1. Your subject line: [NJESSEX] [J] SURNAME - city So if you are researching the surname JAMES in Newark your subject line should read [NJESSEX] [J] JAMES - Newark or if you have a timeframe it could also be [NJESSEX] [J] JAMES - Newark (1880-1900) 2. Maximum time devoted to a single letter with be 1 week 3. Minimum time will be 48-hours if there's not a lot of activity or response 4. Surnames should be all CAPS to stand out 5. If you have a long surname then keep the subject line short. Long subject lines will get cut-off by your email program. Reserve important details for the text in the body. 6. Body - be precise. List pertinent names, dates, events, questions in the body text. 7. Important: list dates/years if known. Your John Anderson born in 1900 will not be the same as someone elses John Anderson born in 1875. But without any dates noone will know. 8. When replying about any NAME asked for, reply to the LIST, not just to the sender. Members who may have ancillary connections, will get the benefit. And we'll make new friends as well! 9. Finally, close your email with your name and your email address. 10. HAVE FUN !!!!!! If you have any questions, PLEASE, don't hesitate to contact me. Have fun posting! Shawn Dempsey Essex County Email List Moderator, NJGenWeb County Coordinator, Essex County NJ http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex

Yesterday I attended my monthly meeting of the Parker Genealogical Society of Colorado (PGS). I am also their webmaster. The guest speak, Valerie Eichler, spoke about Church Records, what can be found and what types of records may be available. I jotted down some notes and thought I would share it with you all. The following is not a complete list but something to think about when looking for church records. Not all churches will have all of these records. But you may want to make inquiries of the churches you are researching to see just what they do have. 1. Looking for Birth, marriage, death records check the following sources for church references: Certificates are filed at various levels of government. And if missing in one location may be available in another. a. State Certificates b. County Certificates c. Church Certificates 2. Removal & Arrival Records Churches kept records of people leaving and arriving to and from their church. Some records may only record names. Other records may record where they came from, or went to, various events in a person's life, who they were related to, etc. a. Removal Records - record people leaving a church community b. Arrval Records - record people coming into a church community 3. Communion Records 4. Confirmation Records 5. List of Communicants - a listing of members who received communion (can be recorded weekly, monthly, annually). This is considered a good substitute for census records especially the missing 1890 Census. 6. Membership Lists - lists of members of a church. Could contain just a list of names. Or more information like dates of events, addresses, relatives, etc. 7. Minutes - notes on meetings, events, records all information about a group and what is happening in the community. a. Protestant churches - usually call their minutes "Vestry" b. Lutheran churches - usually call their minutes "Sessions" c. Baptist churches - usually call their minutes "Meeting Records" 8. Church Denomination Archive Each church denomination has it's own archive - the keeper(s) of church records. If a church doesn't exist any more try to locate the Archive that might contain it's records. Some churches will regularly submit their records to its archive to ensure they survive. Hope this gives you all some new directions for looking at church records. Shawn Dempsey Essex County Email List Moderator, NJGenWeb County Coordinator, Essex County NJ http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex

Hello all, My "J" is the JAMES family - My grgrandfather Henry JAMES, b 1855 England, lived at 371 Academy Street, South Orange from c1906 until his death in 1933. He married Sarah HALE in London on 6 July 1891, left for America just 2 days later on board the Indiana, arriving Philly from Liverpool. They lived a short time in Jersey City before moving to South Orange abt 1903. He had a painting/decorating business. They were members of the Church of the Holy Communion in So. Orange. i have some info on Henry JAMES, lots on Sarah HALE (b London 1870) and their sons Harry (my grandfather) and Arthur, but little on their other children. i'd be over the moon to hear from any of the families - They had the following children: 1. Harry JAMES (Henry John Robert) b. Kensington, London, Eng. 3 May 1892, married Blanche Olive SMITH on 11 Nov 1911. She was the dau. of Elmer SMITH and Laura Emma KISSELBACH who lived at 320 Valley Street, So. Orange. The families had adjacent backyards. They had 5 children, including my father, Robert S JAMES. 2. Robert JAMES was b. 7 Jun 1894, Kensington, London, Eng. He married Emma Mary (last name unknown) and had one son, Robert, b. Apr 1920. Robert JAMES d. 27 May 1921 in So Orange, age 27, after falling from a livery truck. The family lost touch with Emma and son. 3. Arthur Edward JAMES b. 13 Aug 1896, Jersey City, NJ, married Ruth DAY in 1911 at age 15! They lived in So Orange & Springfield and had 3 daughters, Doris, Grace and Ruth. Arthur JAMES d. 30 Oct 1970. 4. Edith Elizabeth JAMES was b. 16 Feb 1900, Jersey City, NJ and married William DAVIS. They had two sons - William A & Charles R. She died, age 21, on 22 Dec 1921 in So Orange. The boys were raised by each of their grandparents. 5. George Fredrick JAMES was b. 24 Jul 1905 in So Orange. According to the 1930 So. Orange census George married "Elsie J" c1923. He later married Evelyn HOFFMAN. i don't know if they had any children. i believe they moved to Maryland. i was told he was a professional golfer? 6. Albert Charles JAMES was b. 11 Feb 1916 in So Orange and died 8 Dec 1932, age 16. Thanks so much! Jodee James Family Webpage: http://redragon.tribalpages.com/ jodeejames@att.net

Let's move on to the letter 'K'. RULES: ======================================= 1. Your subject line: [NJESSEX] [K] SURNAME - city So if you are researching the surname KING in Newark your subject line should read [NJESSEX] [K] KING - Newark or if you have a timeframe it could also be [NJESSEX] [K] KING - Newark (1880-1900) 2. Maximum time devoted to a single letter with be 1 week 3. Minimum time will be 48-hours if there's not a lot of activity or response 4. Surnames should be all CAPS to stand out 5. If you have a long surname then keep the subject line short. Long subject lines will get cut-off by your email program. Reserve important details for the text in the body. 6. Body - be precise. List pertinent names, dates, events, questions in the body text. 7. Important: list dates/years if known. Your John Anderson born in 1900 will not be the same as someone elses John Anderson born in 1875. But without any dates noone will know. 8. When replying about any NAME asked for, reply to the LIST, not just to the sender. Members who may have ancillary connections, will get the benefit. And we'll make new friends as well! 9. Finally, close your email with your name and your email address. 10. HAVE FUN !!!!!! If you have any questions, PLEASE, don't hesitate to contact me. Have fun posting! Shawn Dempsey Essex County Email List Moderator, NJGenWeb County Coordinator, Essex County NJ http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex

JAMES KILLORAN B 1850 RIVER ROAD NEWARK, TO PATRICK AND MARY BROGAN/BROUGHTON MARRIED SARAH SAVAGE ORANGE, NEW JERSEY. HIS SIBLINGS INCLUDED ANN, MARY, JULIA, JOHN AND WILLIAM JAMES AND SARAH KILLORAN'S CHILDREN INCLUDED; ANNA KILLORAN; MARY KILLORAN; SARAH KILLORAN, JOHN KILLORAN, DANIEL KILLORAN ,JAMES KILLORAN, JR