Greetings, If I may, my two cents worth on the Beemerville Cemetery(s). I visited Beemerville in late August during our annual trip back east from CA to visit family. I visited an 'unlabeled' cemetery right on 519 (west side) across the street from a Day Care (and possible church?) and maybe a 1/4 mile south of Space Farms. I'm not sure if this would be the 'old' one or the 'new' one. I didn't look for or find a second cemetery. The cemetery was overgrown by grass but not much brush. The iron gate through the stone wall surrounding the cemetery faced the road and it looked like it hadn't been opened in weeks if not months (lots of tall grass growing through it). The most recent markers I saw were from about 1905 with most from before 1850. I'm curious if anyone knows who 'owns' this cemetery. It looks like it is slowly fading away. Rick Novak

I'm sure the one Rick is talking about is the 'Old' Beemerville Cem. Nancy NilesRick@aol.com wrote: > > Greetings, > > If I may, my two cents worth on the Beemerville Cemetery(s). I visited Beemerville in late August during our annual trip back east from CA to visit family. I visited an 'unlabeled' cemetery right on 519 (west side) across the street from a Day Care (and possible church?) and maybe a 1/4 mile south of Space Farms. I'm not sure if this would be the 'old' one or the 'new' one. I didn't look for or find a second cemetery. The cemetery was overgrown by grass but not much brush. The iron gate through the stone wall surrounding the cemetery faced the road and it looked like it hadn't been opened in weeks if not months (lots of tall grass growing through it). The most recent markers I saw were from about 1905 with most from before 1850. I'm curious if anyone knows who 'owns' this cemetery. It looks like it is slowly fading away. > > Rick Novak

Sounds like the one I visited in the 80's and at that time there were sheep pastured in the cemetery with the stone wall being the fence. This was the Old Beemerville Cemetery and the New Beemerville Cemetery was nearby and well maintained. The Old Beemerville was in deplorable condition. Incidentally, my Ayers ancestor Enoch Ayers has a marker there that was standing at the time, but it was not included in the listing that was done by someone in the past and that was supplied to me by the historical society. His wife Catherine Hoppaugh survived him and at her death was buried in the New Beemerville Cemetery. J. Kelsey Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Pascal" <pascalfl@gate.net> To: <NJSUSSEX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [NJSUSSEX-L] Beemerville cemetery > I'm sure the one Rick is talking about is the 'Old' Beemerville Cem. > > Nancy > > NilesRick@aol.com wrote: > > > > Greetings, > > > > If I may, my two cents worth on the Beemerville Cemetery(s). I visited Beemerville in late August during our annual trip back east from CA to visit family. I visited an 'unlabeled' cemetery right on 519 (west side) across the street from a Day Care (and possible church?) and maybe a 1/4 mile south of Space Farms. I'm not sure if this would be the 'old' one or the 'new' one. I didn't look for or find a second cemetery. The cemetery was overgrown by grass but not much brush. The iron gate through the stone wall surrounding the cemetery faced the road and it looked like it hadn't been opened in weeks if not months (lots of tall grass growing through it). The most recent markers I saw were from about 1905 with most from before 1850. I'm curious if anyone knows who 'owns' this cemetery. It looks like it is slowly fading away. > > > > Rick Novak > >

To All, My cousin is here and he lives in Sussex Co., NJ. He is part of a project that has been maintaining the cemeteries through the Sheriff's Office SWAP Program. The cemetery across from Space Farms musem (and Day Care Center) is known as Beemerville Cemetery. "Old Beemer Church Cemetery" is located on South side of 637 just east if Dalrymple road. This is a very small cemetery. The one on 519 behind the church in Beemerville is not named on my map. He will try to find out the name of that Cemetery. Nancy NilesRick@aol.com wrote: > > Greetings, > > If I may, my two cents worth on the Beemerville Cemetery(s). I visited Beemerville in late August during our annual trip back east from CA to visit family. I visited an 'unlabeled' cemetery right on 519 (west side) across the street from a Day Care (and possible church?) and maybe a 1/4 mile south of Space Farms. I'm not sure if this would be the 'old' one or the 'new' one. I didn't look for or find a second cemetery. The cemetery was overgrown by grass but not much brush. The iron gate through the stone wall surrounding the cemetery faced the road and it looked like it hadn't been opened in weeks if not months (lots of tall grass growing through it). The most recent markers I saw were from about 1905 with most from before 1850. I'm curious if anyone knows who 'owns' this cemetery. It looks like it is slowly fading away. > > Rick Novak