Elizabethtown is the old name for Elizabeth, which was in Essex County until about 1851, when Union County was formed. Hope this helps.

Seeking information on Joseph and Mary(Marancik) Nash who lived in Elizabeth, New Jersey Union County. One of their daughters was a nurse who graduated from Elizabeth General Hosp. abt 1932to 1935. She did private duty nursing in Flushing New York and died abt 1936 or 1937. Was buried in Elizabeth. Also seeking info on "Marancik" Surname and the origin which I think is Slavic. Any help would be appreciated as Joseph and Mary were my grandparents. Judy Nash Rollins, Jacksonville Fl.

Any advice greatly appreciated. Thank you. My "impossible-to-pin downs" are great-great grandparents, John and Catherine (Clark) "McMen," born respectively in Ireland and (perhaps) Massachusetts. Nothing is known of their extended families. Between them and their children, there are nine different spellings of the McM... surname, which eventually stabilized as McMane when their descendants lived in Summit. Pre-1850 (apparently as early as 1839) it is reported that they resided in New York City. No family in the 1840 census of New York fits the profile or even comes close to doing so. From 1850 to 1872, John and/or Catherine lived variously in Madison (Morris County), Springfield (Essex County -- apparently at the site of what later was Summit in Union) and Millburn (in Essex County.) John apparently died before 1860, but no record of his death can be found in local registers or in the state archives. Cemetery searches also were unsuccessful. There is some evidence in federal records pertaining to her son's Civil War service that Catherine may have been living as late as 1883, although the federal census of Morris-Essex-Union 1880 does not show her. The only church record located, of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Millburn, shows her and two children having joined the church in 1868, but she does not appear on the list of communicants, so may not have remained a member. The last record of her is 1872 and seems to place her in Millburn, where she also was in 1870. No death record can be found and cemetery searches have proved unsuccessful. Baffled in Paris -- Dave McMane

--- [email protected] wrote: I did not find > them in the 1880 census. > Occupation was farmer. > Rose, I don't know if you checked the actual census or just the Soundex. The 1880 Soundex only listed families with children under 10 years of age, so if Henry was the youngest child born in 1865, the family would not be in the 1880 Soundex. Just a thought, Judy ===== Judy Jamieson Pisano [email protected] "The Bird Families of New Jersey" <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~birdnj> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

There is also a great site on the internet where you can find information about naturalization (section 8) http://home.att.net/~arnielang/shipgide.html [email protected] l.com To: [email protected] cc: 02/24/00 Subject: Re: [NJUNION] Naturalization 02:17 PM Papers Please respond to NJUNION-L Garda, I you go to the site: www.nara.gov/ you will see that in 1906 the naturalizations were filed in DC in the NARA (National Archives). Before that, they were held in local district courts. I believe I read that earlier (much earlier then yours), is in the Archives in Trenton. So if anyone came over 1906 and after, the papers should be in DC. Go to the site and it will tell you how to get them. Good luck! Grace O'Kane PS..do you know where they lived in Elizabeth? Also..suggest that you get 1910 census..not indexed, but Union County is about the 3rd last roll..if I remember right..Also the 1920 census is indexed.. the 1920 one would show year naturalized. I used them to find out..that and getting church records from the parish. My parish is gone now (Holy Rosary), and found out that Sacred Heart has the records, but the Archdiocese of Newark should have them too. Also at the NARA site I mentioned, you could get forms for military service..which many emigrants did to get their citizenship.

Is anyone out there researching the HUEY family of Elizabeth,NJ I have a Susan Huey -born July 1837 married to William Syers around 1856. They had 3 children: James (1857) John (1861) and Adiline (1862) James married Elizabeth Sorrel around 1889 and they had 4 children: Edward, Hattie, Adeline & Katie William died 1862 and Susan married William Ennis in April 1863 and had 4 more children: Mary, Charles, Melisa & Edward Susan's parents were Aaron & Abby and she had two brothers: John & Isaac tia Evelyn

Margaret, Am wondering if you have already accessed "Family Records or Genealogies of First Settlers of Passaic Valley by John Littell 1852" ? This has several pages on the Thompson family of that vicinity... Yes, Elizabeth is today Union County, but earlier Elizabethtown was Essex County. Jan in California ---------- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [NJUNION] Thompson, Jaggers, Terrel >Date: Thu, Feb 24, 2000, 10:25 AM > > Seeking proof of Jonathan(Johnathan) Thompson's (1734-1817 )ancestors. He m. > Abigail Haines abt 1753 (First Church of Morristown, NJ records) . > Jeremiah Jaggers (1750-1826) and his wife Esther Terrel (1753-1818) are also > without parents! He (supposedly) from Long Island, but both died at Ct. > Farms, NJ. > Their daughter Charity (1780-1859) m. William Thompson (1782-1865) Both died > in Jersey, Ohio. William a grandson of the above mentioned Jonathan by his > son Benjamin. > Is Elizabethtown NJ in Union Co.? If so, family history has it that the > Thomas Thompson who settled there with sons Moses, Hur, and Aaron is the > greatgrandfather of Jonathan through Aaron, Sr, and Aaron Jr. but no proof. > > Any clues as to information or history greatly appreciated. > Happy hunting, > Margaret C. Hunt (whose maternal grandmother was a THOMPSON) > >

Does anyone have cemetery books from Linden, and would be willing to do a look-up? Please e-mail me privately if you can do so. Wanda

The name SCHAUBLE sounds so familiar, although the spelling is close to SCHAIBLE which is in my family. Where in Elizabeth did they live and when were they there? Ruth, St. Augustine, FL, [email protected] At 23:38 02/23/2000 , you wrote: >My brick wall is the Schauble family from Elizabeth. Philip came from Ger. >possibly Baden, his dau, my grandmother was supposed to have been born in >Elizabeth. So far I have 4 different dates, and no b.c. to show for any. >Would love to find out if Philip had any other immediate family that >accompanied him( or vice versa). Sure hope a connection can be made. Joe & Ruth Ryan

Alice, St. Mary's Parish, 244 Central Avenue, Rahway, N.J. Also you might find the following suggestion of added interest...go to Yahoo.com and from start page select maps, then in address box fill in only Linden, New Jersey, then when map shows up, zoom in one notch, then push move E one time and S one time...you will get a good visual of the "Trembley Point" part to Linden. Also I went to school in the 1940s with a "Shotwell" from the nearby area. Good luck with your searches. Jan in California ---------- >From: "Alice & Gary Caggiano" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [NJUNION] Oliver/Fleming >Date: Wed, Feb 23, 2000, 8:12 AM > > Hi folks, > Here is another brick wall...my grandmother, Sarah Jane OLIVER's parents > were JAMES SHOTWELL OLIVER, b. 25 Dec. 1841, unknown location and AGNES > ADELIA FLEMING, b. 20 April 1853, unknown location. Agnes d. 23 June 1886 > in, we believe, Rahway. This info is from their Bible. I can not find a > death record for her in Trenton or Rahway, nor where she is buried. We have > no idea when or where James died...he apparently left the family after his > wife died. My grandmother and her brother, Clarence (and perhaps another > brother James), were raised by aunts and uncles. > Family tradition (my grandmother) said both James Shotwell Oliver and > Agnes Fleming worked for the Trembley (Tremblay?) family on their farm on > the Linden/Rahway border. Gram also said her mother, Agnes, was R. Catholic, > from Newark and her father, James, was Presbyterian, from Rahway. > Does anyone know if St. Mary's Cemetery in Rahway will do lookups for > burials? And if they do, can someone give me an mailing address for the > cemetery? Thanks for any help or clues. It will be forever appreciated. > Alice in Vermont > > > > > >

To Bill: I have lots of information on the John Ogden (the Pilgrim) family and his descendants from 1640-1906. I have copies of a book by William Ogden Wheeler . Would this be your line? Write me [email protected] if you are interested

Margaret, Elizabethtown is now Elizabeth, NJ. In NJ(can't seak for other states), what was at the end of the name of the town, i.e. "town," depended on the population. When a town reached a certain population it evolved from town to township to status of city. Thus Elizabeth is now, "The City, of Elizabeth, in Union County." Gosh..after all those eons, I remember what I was taught in school. LOL. In the 1700s, there is written history. Sugesst you contact Westfield library. Heard that Elizabeth no longer has a Historical Society. There are some Elizabeth sites. Do you know the religion? Were they in Amer. Rev? Have also heard that Rutgers has a collection of earlier records. Grace O'Kane

Thanks Jan for the help on the counties. I was wondering why people were writing about Elizabeth in NJUNION when I had Elizabethtown in Essex! However my Thompsons were in Ohio (Jersey, of course - Licking county) by the 1830's. Does the book on Passaic Valley cover the period of 1660-1700? If so, I'll certainly try to find a copy. Happy hunting and thanks again, Margaret

Does anyone know when Elizabethtown became Elizabeth or When it went from Essex Co. to Union Co.?

I am researching Reeves and McDonalds that at one time or another were in Union Co., NJ. My 3rd great grandmother was Martha REEVES b.1826 in England. Her father was Richard REEVES and I think her mother was Elizabeth. She married John MCDONALD at the 2nd Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth, NJ Aug. 5, 1847. They had three children: *John b.1854 W. Merridan, CT (lost his trail) *Mary Elizabeth b.1859 Jersey City, NJ d.1939 Roselle, NJ m. Joseph Alexander REEVES b.1841 in NJ. They had Mary Elizabeth REEVES b.1879 NY, d.1932 NJ buried in Evergreen Cemetery. She m.Frederick I. WARREN (had 4 children) *Martha Ann b.1861 NY, d.1863, NY buried in NJ Carolyn

Bill, Was looking at one of my census..seen an Ogden..Andrew in Kenilworth. Is this yours? Isn't mine, but others I know researching that name too and have not connected yet..theirs being in Mo. Reading the history of Elizabeth(I was born there and went to school there), I notice OGDEN is prominent in Amer. Rev. days...but the one I have is in 1900s. Just in case you need it..I have the census. Grace O'Kane

Garda, I you go to the site: www.nara.gov/ you will see that in 1906 the naturalizations were filed in DC in the NARA (National Archives). Before that, they were held in local district courts. I believe I read that earlier (much earlier then yours), is in the Archives in Trenton. So if anyone came over 1906 and after, the papers should be in DC. Go to the site and it will tell you how to get them. Good luck! Grace O'Kane PS..do you know where they lived in Elizabeth? Also..suggest that you get 1910 census..not indexed, but Union County is about the 3rd last roll..if I remember right..Also the 1920 census is indexed.. the 1920 one would show year naturalized. I used them to find out..that and getting church records from the parish. My parish is gone now (Holy Rosary), and found out that Sacred Heart has the records, but the Archdiocese of Newark should have them too. Also at the NARA site I mentioned, you could get forms for military service..which many emigrants did to get their citizenship.

Seeking proof of Jonathan(Johnathan) Thompson's (1734-1817 )ancestors. He m. Abigail Haines abt 1753 (First Church of Morristown, NJ records) . Jeremiah Jaggers (1750-1826) and his wife Esther Terrel (1753-1818) are also without parents! He (supposedly) from Long Island, but both died at Ct. Farms, NJ. Their daughter Charity (1780-1859) m. William Thompson (1782-1865) Both died in Jersey, Ohio. William a grandson of the above mentioned Jonathan by his son Benjamin. Is Elizabethtown NJ in Union Co.? If so, family history has it that the Thomas Thompson who settled there with sons Moses, Hur, and Aaron is the greatgrandfather of Jonathan through Aaron, Sr, and Aaron Jr. but no proof. Any clues as to information or history greatly appreciated. Happy hunting, Margaret C. Hunt (whose maternal grandmother was a THOMPSON)

My head was so sore from banging the brick wall that I sort of eased off for a while, but here goes again! In the 1870 Union Co. census, Scotch Plains, I found what I believe is my husband's grandparents. He knew his father was born in New Jersey, but that was all he knew of the family. The DC shows the grfather John Adams and grmother Margaret McGiven. In 1870 John was 54 years old, Margaret 42 with a son John, age 17 and son Henry age 5. Henry would be my husband's father and I was able to get a birth record from the state on his birth and parents. According to this census John Sr. was born in Switzerland and Margaret in Ireland. I did not find them in the 1880 census. Occupation was farmer. I would like to know where John and Margaret are buried and if the son John has any family still living. Have contacted several churches, cemeteries and the Scotch Plains library with no success. I believe they were Catholic, but the church there will not provide any information. My husband said he remembered his father writing to a brother John when my husband was small...this would have been in the 1920's. My husband's father came to Alabama, probably after he was grown and possibly parents had died. With no death date the NJ search for a DC seems to be rather expensive so I have not tried that yet. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Rose Dennis Adams

Sheri- I checked my database and I do not list your Joseph Conklin. I do have a small number of Conklins in my database. Please let me know if I can help you. My main lines are: Magie, Megie, Crane, Meeker, Woodruff, Ogden & many more early Elizabeth, NJ families. Bill Magie Sheri Iamele wrote: > Okay, here goes. Joseph Conkling (1729-1779) married Mary Cory and lived in > Elizabethtown, NJ. I have recently published a book on the family. Joshua > Conklin (b. 1727) was probably his brother. I am looking for their parents. > They probably came from Southold, NY, but that is just a hunch. Any clues? > Any other Conklin info? Anyone else out there researching Elizabeth, NJ > Conklins? > > Sheri > Worthington, Ohio