It seems we might/might not have a black sheep in the family from earlier this century. Can anyone tell me where I might find old criminal court records or prison records from the 1920s or maybe 1930s for the Trenton/Mercer area? And whether those records would be public record? My ancestor is deceased, so I wouldn't be violating his privacy. Can anyone help? Thanks. Pam

Hi, Can someone tell how to contact Holy Sepluchre Cemetery in Trenton NJ to get infirmation on relatives buried there. I also need to know if there are any fees involved to get information from them. Thanks, Margie

It may or may not help, but at our Genealogy Society they were preparing to have a speaker talk about the Orphan Trains. I think she is a descendant of someone. There are also books in the Genealogy Library on it I believe. http://www.jps.net/pargenso (Paradise, Butte County, CA-Genealogical Society) Donna Patterson IttyBkShp@aol.com <<A HREF="http://patterson.family.homepage.com"><http://patterson.family.homepage.com</A> Genealogy Helplist Volunteer <<A HREF="http://www.helplist.org/usa/ca.shtml"><http://www.helplist.org/usa/ca.shtml</A>

I have a copy of the Centennial Book (1872-1972) for the Walnut, IL area. It contains a history of the town, high school, churches, agriculture, businesses, many family histories, and a list of servicemen from all wars, starting with the War of 1812, buried in the Walnut Cemetery. The book contains many individual and other photographs. There is no index, however, I am willing to do lookups, time permitting, for anyone interested. Sam Hadley

I have the 1973 and 1974 Yearbooks for the Walnut Community Consolidated Grade School with photographs of teachers and students. Will do lookups for anyone interested. Sam Hadley

Dear listers, I had so much luck with my posting about the Soldier's Children's Home I thought I would inquire about another project. Does anyone know if children from the Soldier's Children's Home in Trenton were sent out west on the Orphan Trains? I am pretty sure my ancestor, Theodore Hedden, rode the train to Kansas in 1870 but just can't find postive proof. Have written to all the appropriate places and so far, no records. But was wondering if anyone else had a relative who rode the train, maybe to Kansas. Thanks. Arlene Dunkum

Posted on: Mercer Co. NJ Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NJ/Mercer/90 Surname: HEDDEN ------------------------- Does anyone have relatives who rode the Orphan Trains from NJ out to the west? Would love to make contact to compare notes. Thanks.

This is great. Could the list be posted ? Gail -----Original Message----- From: Charles D. Webster, IV <cwebster4@pressroom.com> To: NJMERCER-L@rootsweb.com <NJMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, November 11, 2000 5:11 AM Subject: Re: Soldier's Children's Home >Arlene: >I'm assuming that your ancestor was Theodore Hedden. I have a complete roster >of all of the 552 children who were residents of the Soldiers' Children's >Home. The home was located on Hamilton Avenue, in the Chambersburg section of >the city on the land that is currently Columbus Park. I have a complete set >of annual reports, as well as some historical notes and several pictures of >the building including one picture with a large group of the children standing >out front. If I can help let me know. I have been in touch with others who >have ancestors that were residents of the home. Maybe I could have you all >share information. > >Charlie Webster > >Arlene Dunkum wrote: > >> Posted on: Mercer Co. NJ Queries >> Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NJ/Mercer/89 >> >> Surname: HEDDEN >> ------------------------- >> >> Searching for Soldier's Children's Home of New Jersey which was located >> in Trenton, Mercer County. Home build around 1865 for children of Civil >> War Veterans. My ancestor was in this home and would like to find out more >> information about it and share what I have. Would love to correspond with >> someone whose ancestor was in there or worked there. > >-- >=========================================================== > >Charles D. Webster, IV -- News Anchor >WZBN News -- WZBN-TV25 -- New Jersey's Capital News Station >2600 East State Street Ext. Trenton, New Jersey 08619 >Voice: (609) 587-2500 -- Fax: (609) 587-0011 >Email: cwebster4@pressroom.com >Visit us on the web: http://www.wzbn.com > >

Gail, I haven't gotten around to making a text file of the list, but maybe I can try to scan it with OCR over the weekend. I'll keep everyone posted. Charlie gailb2@pipeline.com wrote: > This is great. Could the list be posted ? > > Gail > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles D. Webster, IV <cwebster4@pressroom.com> > To: NJMERCER-L@rootsweb.com <NJMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Saturday, November 11, 2000 5:11 AM > Subject: Re: Soldier's Children's Home > > >Arlene: > >I'm assuming that your ancestor was Theodore Hedden. I have a complete > roster > >of all of the 552 children who were residents of the Soldiers' Children's > >Home. The home was located on Hamilton Avenue, in the Chambersburg section > of > >the city on the land that is currently Columbus Park. I have a complete > set > >of annual reports, as well as some historical notes and several pictures of > >the building including one picture with a large group of the children > standing > >out front. If I can help let me know. I have been in touch with others > who > >have ancestors that were residents of the home. Maybe I could have you all > >share information. > > > >Charlie Webster > > > >Arlene Dunkum wrote: > > > >> Posted on: Mercer Co. NJ Queries > >> Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NJ/Mercer/89 > >> > >> Surname: HEDDEN > >> ------------------------- > >> > >> Searching for Soldier's Children's Home of New Jersey which was located > >> in Trenton, Mercer County. Home build around 1865 for children of Civil > >> War Veterans. My ancestor was in this home and would like to find out > more > >> information about it and share what I have. Would love to correspond with > >> someone whose ancestor was in there or worked there. > -- =========================================================== Charles D. Webster, IV -- News Anchor WZBN News -- WZBN-TV25 -- New Jersey's Capital News Station 2600 East State Street Ext. Trenton, New Jersey 08619 Voice: (609) 587-2500 -- Fax: (609) 587-0011 Email: cwebster4@pressroom.com Visit us on the web: http://www.wzbn.com

Arlene: I'm assuming that your ancestor was Theodore Hedden. I have a complete roster of all of the 552 children who were residents of the Soldiers' Children's Home. The home was located on Hamilton Avenue, in the Chambersburg section of the city on the land that is currently Columbus Park. I have a complete set of annual reports, as well as some historical notes and several pictures of the building including one picture with a large group of the children standing out front. If I can help let me know. I have been in touch with others who have ancestors that were residents of the home. Maybe I could have you all share information. Charlie Webster Arlene Dunkum wrote: > Posted on: Mercer Co. NJ Queries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NJ/Mercer/89 > > Surname: HEDDEN > ------------------------- > > Searching for Soldier's Children's Home of New Jersey which was located > in Trenton, Mercer County. Home build around 1865 for children of Civil > War Veterans. My ancestor was in this home and would like to find out more > information about it and share what I have. Would love to correspond with > someone whose ancestor was in there or worked there. -- =========================================================== Charles D. Webster, IV -- News Anchor WZBN News -- WZBN-TV25 -- New Jersey's Capital News Station 2600 East State Street Ext. Trenton, New Jersey 08619 Voice: (609) 587-2500 -- Fax: (609) 587-0011 Email: cwebster4@pressroom.com Visit us on the web: http://www.wzbn.com

Posted on: Mercer Co. NJ Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NJ/Mercer/89 Surname: HEDDEN ------------------------- Searching for Soldier's Children's Home of New Jersey which was located in Trenton, Mercer County. Home build around 1865 for children of Civil War Veterans. My ancestor was in this home and would like to find out more information about it and share what I have. Would love to correspond with someone whose ancestor was in there or worked there.

There is a picture of "The Home for Soldiers' Orphans, Hamilton Avenue, 1883" in Images of America, Trenton by Cathleen Crown and Carol Rogers. It shows a group of children in front of the building. The caption says "A large number of children were left fatherless by the war against the South. Following the last child's move into self-subsistence, the Children's Home Society returned this structure to the State. It was used to house the school for New Jersey's deaf. Evolving into the Katzenbach School for the Deaf, the orphanage was replaced with a lovely campus on Trenton's western border."

FYI, Another year (1863) of the chronological index of events from the Trenton True American is now available at: http://oldmillhillsociety.org/research/chronoindex/Index1863.htm This transcription was done by Char Coles who has kindly contributed it for use on the Old Mill Hill Society site. Please join me in thanking Char for her hard work and generosity in making this data available for all to use. Gary Nigh

Looking for the parents and marriage place of HALSEY CANFIELD BOYD (b. Aug. 31, 1831, Trenton) who married AMANDA W. ABBOT(T) (b. Mar. 18 , 1832, West Amwell, Hunterdon Co.) on Mar. 21, 1854. I'm not sure if they were married in Hunterdon or Mercer Co. I only know their first son, WILSON G. BOYD, was born in Trenton, Dec. 9 1854, so it's likely they were married and living there. I've been unable to find census records or much else for that period. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance! Shelby Butler

William, In the Hunterdon County Will index I see: John Rickey, will & inventory, 1798 John Rickey, inventory, 1862 John Richey, will, 1776 John Richey, guardianship, 1789 John G. Richey, inventory, 1843 Randle Rickey, intestate & renunciation, 1802 In the Mercer County Will index I see: Amey Rickey, will, 1849 Joseph Rickey, will & inventory, 1867 Mary Rickey, will & inventory, 1868 Rachel Rickey, inventory, 1851 Randal Rickey, inventory, 1887 Geoffrey Cooper see my web page for info about wills and other NJ vital records @ <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/NJrecords/njlookups.html">NJ LOOKUPS</A>

Pam, The only Dr. Joseph I know of was Dr. Joseph de Benneville Abbott 1866-1946 (of this family). This Joseph, husband of Anne Rickey, was a farmer on part of what once was a Watson plantation, coming, I think, from the land puchased by Mathew Watson, immigrant of 1682. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Jimmycoyot@aol.com [mailto:Jimmycoyot@aol.com] Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 9:28 PM To: NJMERCER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: John Rickey of Trenton, late 1700's <SNIP> 1) Was this Joseph Abbott a doctor or physician? My grandfather's Aunt Lida has a letter referring to Joseph Abbott and bones buried in his backyard, which she said was common for doctors. Not to be gruesome, but she explained that doctors often purchased the bodies of deceased prisoners to learn more about anatomy and then buried the remains in their back yards. 2) My GGGgrandfather's (Thomas Sweeny) daughter, Matilda Sweeny, married an Abbott, but we don't know which one. Have you heard the name of Matilda Sweeny in your searches? 3) My GGgrandfather's (Joseph, son of Thomas above) wife, Martha Watson M(a)cdonald is said to be descended from a Joseph Abbott as well as Quaker colonist Isaac Watson. Does this ring any bells with you?

Looking for more info on John Rickey and wife Ann, a hardware merchant in Trenton, NJ. Their daughter Anne married Joseph Abbott in 1805, and they had eight children.

<Looking for more info on John Rickey and wife Ann, a hardware merchant in <Trenton, NJ. <Their daughter Anne married Joseph Abbott in 1805, and they had eight <children. Say, this Trenton-based Joseph Abbott intrigues me. Take a look at my three questions. Perhaps we have some connections? Read on. -- Pam 1) Was this Joseph Abbott a doctor or physician? My grandfather's Aunt Lida has a letter referring to Joseph Abbott and bones buried in his backyard, which she said was common for doctors. Not to be gruesome, but she explained that doctors often purchased the bodies of deceased prisoners to learn more about anatomy and then buried the remains in their back yards. 2) My GGGgrandfather's (Thomas Sweeny) daughter, Matilda Sweeny, married an Abbott, but we don't know which one. Have you heard the name of Matilda Sweeny in your searches? 3) My GGgrandfather's (Joseph, son of Thomas above) wife, Martha Watson M(a)cdonald is said to be descended from a Joseph Abbott as well as Quaker colonist Isaac Watson. Does this ring any bells with you?

Hi all, Can anyone tell me where Thornton or Thorndon, New Jersey, is? I'm assuming somewhere near Trenton, but more than that I don't know. Is/was it a township? In another county other than Mercer? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. Pam

Russ - back in the early 50's I worked for Smith's 5&10 store -liked the owners - Mrs Smith was the sister of my former science teacher when I attended Junior #2 -Marie G