Hello List - I have just joined the list and am new to research in New Jersey. My German gr-gr-grandfather, Christian VOELPEL, filed his naturalization papers in Essex county between the years 1851 and 1854. From that I assume he lived there for a good while and may have married there. By 1856 he had made his way to Chicago, where my gr-grandfather was born. My question is how do I go about finding whether he married in New Jersey. I have spent several hours today on Gale's free trial version of Ancestry Plus and the portion of Vitalrec.com on New Jersey, but have not been able to determine if there are any on-line BMD databases. Not only do I now know his wife's name, but I have only a vague idea of when he may have married: sometime between 1848 and 1856 perhaps. Also, is it important that he filed in Essex County in any way? Does his filing there necessarily mean that he established residence there, or could he have lived in nearby New York City? Thanks very much, Bart Hansen in central Virginia

The local police brought an early broken gravestone to our historical society museum in Essex County. It was found in some bushes in a residential area, nowhere near a cemetery. Although we don't think we can -- or should -- put this badly damaged stone back, assuming we can find the grave, we might like to have an exact duplicate made and put it on the grave. The bigger problem is that we have no idea where the person is buried. I am hoping some of the list members can help. The inscription on the stone says (on the top half): Ann Eliza wife of Jacob T. Plume Died July 28, 1853 Aged 31 years, 10 mo. A quick Internet search revealed that Ann Eliza's maiden name was Beach and that she was apparently born in or near Hanover NJ. In 1850 she and Jacob were living with two small children in the North Ward in Newark. After Ann died, Jacob married one of her sisters. As far as I know, no family by either of those names lived in our community pf Millburn, so we have no idea why her gravestone wound up in the backyard of a home in a 1950's-era section of town. Do any of you know where Ann was buried? Lynne

Okay, good question.... Bart.... I am doing research on my husband's family... Schilling... I believe if I can read the census correctly that my husband's grandfather had a brother George... he was born in Germany in 1881 arrived in the US in 1883 and was naturalized in 1888... obviously when the father became a citizen... These folks live on Milton Street (1920) in Nutley, NJ and as far as I can tell the family (children only, mom and dad must have died somewhere between 1900 and 1920, I think dad is listed in the 1910) lived at this same address for quite sometime... All best wishes SallyEllen R. Schilling Secretary, AEDCONE Wachusett American Eskimos Central Massachusetts AEDCONE will be celebrating 25 years of exisitence in 2004, please join us at our shows in Massachusetts. AEDCONE (UKC) September 2004 show info is online now, mark your calendars for September 25 and 26, 2004. http://aedcone.pssweb.net/Sept2004ShowInfo.htm If you are plannning to attend the Fall shows PLEASE book your hotel rooms NOW! The Eastern States Expo is going on at the same time and rooms will be hard to get! Motel Listings can be found at: http://aedcone.pssweb.net/motels.htm http:// wachusett.pssweb.net Wachusett American Eskimos http://aedcone.pssweb.net American Eskimo Dog Club of New England (UKC) http://naedac.topcities.com National American Eskimo Dog Association of Canada (CKC affiliated) -----Original Message----- From: Bart Hansen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 5:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NJESSEX] New Jersey Genealogy Hello List - I have just joined the list and am new to research in New Jersey. My German gr-gr-grandfather, Christian VOELPEL, filed his naturalization papers in Essex county between the years 1851 and 1854. From that I assume he lived there for a good while and may have married there. By 1856 he had made his way to Chicago, where my gr-grandfather was born. My question is how do I go about finding whether he married in New Jersey. I have spent several hours today on Gale's free trial version of Ancestry Plus and the portion of Vitalrec.com on New Jersey, but have not been able to determine if there are any on-line BMD databases. Not only do I now know his wife's name, but I have only a vague idea of when he may have married: sometime between 1848 and 1856 perhaps. Also, is it important that he filed in Essex County in any way? Does his filing there necessarily mean that he established residence there, or could he have lived in nearby New York City? Thanks very much, Bart Hansen in central Virginia ==== NJESSEX Mailing List ==== Contact the List administrator: <[email protected]> ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237