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Index to Locations
Bridgeton Bridgeton Cemetery
Bridgeton City Cemetery
Bridgeton Old Broad Street Presbyterian
Church Cemetery
Cedarville Unknown location
Deerfield Deerfield United Methodist
Church Cemetery
Fairfield Township Stone Church
Cemetery
Greenwich Greenwich Presbyterian Church
Cemetery
Millville Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Port Elizabeth Methodist Episcopal
Churchyard
Vineland Siloam Cemetery
Bridgeton
Cemetery
Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey
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Thomas Whitaker Trenchard (1863-1942) —
also known as Thomas W. Trenchard —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.; Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Centerton, Salem
County, N.J., December
13, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1889;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; county judge in
New Jersey, 1899-1906; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1906-41.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution.
In 1935, sentenced Bruno Richard Hauptmann to death for the
kidnapping and murder of the infant son of Charles A. Lindbergh.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 23,
1942 (age 78 years, 222
days).
Interment at Bridgeton Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of William B. Trenchard and Anna M. (Golder) Trenchard; married, October
18, 1891, to Harriet Manning. |
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City
Cemetery
Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Old Broad Street
Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey
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Jonathan Elmer (1745-1817) —
of Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Cedarville, Cumberland
County, N.J., November
29, 1745.
Physician;
Cumberland
County High Sheriff, 1772; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1777-78, 1781-83,
1787-88; Cumberland
County Surrogate, 1784-1802; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1789-91; common pleas court judge in New
Jersey, 1802-04, 1813-14.
Died in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., September
3, 1817 (age 71 years, 278
days).
Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Elmer and Abigail (Lawrence) Elmer; brother of Ebenezer
Elmer; married to Mary Seeley; uncle of Lucius
Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer; granduncle of Joseph
H. Elmer; first cousin of Eli
Elmer; second cousin once removed of Apollos
Morrell Elmer; second cousin twice removed of Henry
Ward Beecher and George
Frederick Stone; second cousin thrice removed of George
Buckingham Beecher; third cousin of John
Allen; third cousin once removed of Daniel
Chapin (1761-1821), Amaziah
Brainard, Luther
Walter Badger, Daniel
Kellogg (1791-1875) and John
William Allen; third cousin twice removed of Anson
Levi Holcomb, Albert
Asahel Bliss, Philemon
Bliss, George
Bradley Kellogg, Leveret
Brainard, Henry
Purdy Day, Edmund
Day, Daniel
Kellogg (1835-1918) and Allen
Jacob Holcomb; fourth cousin of Elijah
Boardman, William
Bostwick, Daniel
Warner Bostwick, Daniel
Chapin (1791-1878), Chester
William Chapin and Graham
Hurd Chapin; fourth cousin once removed of Willard
J. Chapin, William
Whiting Boardman, Marshall
Chapin, John
Hall Brockway, John
Putnam Chapin and John
Milton Thayer. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Elias Petty Seeley (1791-1846) —
also known as Elias P. Seeley —
of New Jersey.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., November
10, 1791.
Governor
of New Jersey, 1833; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1833.
Died in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
23, 1846 (age 54 years, 286
days).
Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer (1793-1883) —
also known as Lucius Q. C. Elmer —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., February
3, 1793.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1820-23;
Speaker
of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1823; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1824-28; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1843-45; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1850-52; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1852-59, 1861-69.
Died in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., March
11, 1883 (age 90 years, 36
days).
Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Ebenezer
Elmer and Hannah P. (Seeley) Elmer; married to Catharine Hay;
nephew of Jonathan
Elmer; first cousin once removed of Eli
Elmer and Joseph
H. Elmer; second cousin of Reuben
Fithian; second cousin once removed of Amos
Fithian Garrison Sr.; second cousin twice removed of Alexander
Robeson Fithian; second cousin thrice removed of Charles
Grant Garrison, Lindley
Miller Garrison and James
Hampton Fithian; third cousin of Apollos
Morrell Elmer; third cousin once removed of John
Allen, Henry
Ward Beecher and George
Frederick Stone; third cousin twice removed of Daniel
Chapin (1761-1821) and George
Buckingham Beecher; fourth cousin of Amaziah
Brainard, Luther
Walter Badger, Daniel
Kellogg (1791-1875) and John
William Allen; fourth cousin once removed of Elijah
Boardman, William
Bostwick, Daniel
Warner Bostwick, Daniel
Chapin (1791-1878), Chester
William Chapin, Graham
Hurd Chapin, Anson
Levi Holcomb, Albert
Asahel Bliss, Philemon
Bliss, George
Bradley Kellogg, Leveret
Brainard, Henry
Purdy Day, Edmund
Day, Daniel
Kellogg (1835-1918) and Allen
Jacob Holcomb. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The borough
of Elmer, New
Jersey, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ebenezer Elmer (1752-1843) —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Cedarville, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
23, 1752.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; physician;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1789-91,
1793-95, 1817, 1819; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1791, 1795; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1801-07 (5th District 1801-03,
at-large 1803-05, 2nd District 1805-07); member of New Jersey
State Council, 1807; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1808-17, 1822-32; served in the
U.S. Army during the War of 1812.
Died in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., October
18, 1843 (age 91 years, 56
days).
Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Elmer and Abigail (Lawrence) Elmer; brother of Jonathan
Elmer; married to Hannah Seeley; father of Lucius
Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer; granduncle of Joseph
H. Elmer; first cousin of Eli
Elmer; second cousin once removed of Apollos
Morrell Elmer; second cousin twice removed of Henry
Ward Beecher and George
Frederick Stone; second cousin thrice removed of George
Buckingham Beecher; third cousin of John
Allen; third cousin once removed of Daniel
Chapin (1761-1821), Amaziah
Brainard, Luther
Walter Badger, Daniel
Kellogg (1791-1875) and John
William Allen; third cousin twice removed of Anson
Levi Holcomb, Albert
Asahel Bliss, Philemon
Bliss, George
Bradley Kellogg, Leveret
Brainard, Henry
Purdy Day, Edmund
Day, Daniel
Kellogg (1835-1918) and Allen
Jacob Holcomb; fourth cousin of Elijah
Boardman, William
Bostwick, Daniel
Warner Bostwick, Daniel
Chapin (1791-1878), Chester
William Chapin and Graham
Hurd Chapin; fourth cousin once removed of Willard
J. Chapin, William
Whiting Boardman, Marshall
Chapin, John
Hall Brockway, John
Putnam Chapin and John
Milton Thayer. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Gustavus Whiteley (1819-1886) —
also known as William G. Whiteley —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Newark, New Castle
County, Del., August
7, 1819.
Democrat. New
Castle County Prothonotary, 1852-56, 1862-67; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1857-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1860,
1876
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker);
mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1875-78; superior court judge in Delaware,
1884-86.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., April
23, 1886 (age 66 years, 259
days).
Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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James Giles Hampton (1814-1861) —
also known as James G. Hampton —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., June 13,
1814.
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1845-49.
Died in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., September
22, 1861 (age 47 years, 101
days).
Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Eli Elmer (1756-1805) —
of Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Cedarville, Cumberland
County, N.J., 1756.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify U.S. constitution from
Cumberland County, 1787.
Died in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., February
1, 1805 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Theophilus Elmer and Theodosia (Sayre) Elmer; married, February
13, 1781, to Jane Thompson; first cousin of Jonathan
Elmer and Ebenezer
Elmer; first cousin once removed of Lucius
Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer; first cousin twice removed of Joseph
H. Elmer; second cousin once removed of Apollos
Morrell Elmer; second cousin twice removed of Henry
Ward Beecher and George
Frederick Stone; second cousin thrice removed of George
Buckingham Beecher; third cousin of John
Allen; third cousin once removed of Daniel
Chapin (1761-1821), Amaziah
Brainard, Luther
Walter Badger, Daniel
Kellogg (1791-1875) and John
William Allen; third cousin twice removed of Anson
Levi Holcomb, Albert
Asahel Bliss, Philemon
Bliss, George
Bradley Kellogg, Leveret
Brainard, Henry
Purdy Day, Edmund
Day, Daniel
Kellogg (1835-1918) and Allen
Jacob Holcomb; fourth cousin of Elijah
Boardman, William
Bostwick, Daniel
Warner Bostwick, Daniel
Chapin (1791-1878), Chester
William Chapin and Graham
Hurd Chapin; fourth cousin once removed of Willard
J. Chapin, William
Whiting Boardman, Marshall
Chapin, John
Hall Brockway, John
Putnam Chapin and John
Milton Thayer. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Garrison-Fithian-Hires-Sayers
family of New Jersey (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Romeyn Hoagland (1832-1914) —
also known as James R. Hoagland —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born March
27, 1832.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1876.
Died May 26,
1914 (age 82 years, 60
days).
Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Location
Cedarville, Cumberland County, New Jersey
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Horace Chester Newcomb (1858-1929) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Cedarville, Cumberland
County, N.J., March
25, 1858.
Republican. Stenographer;
importing
business; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Spain in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1901-18.
Presbyterian.
Died, in Samaritan Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
16, 1929 (age 71 years, 236
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Relatives: Son
of John Newcomb and Jane (Paynter) Newcomb. |
| | | Image source: Who's Who in Philadelphia
in Wartime (1920) |
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Deerfield United
Methodist Church Cemetery
Deerfield, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Stone Church
Cemetery
Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
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Ephraim Bateman (1780-1829) —
of Cedarville, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Cedarville, Cumberland
County, N.J., July 9,
1780.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1808-09,
1811, 1813; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1813; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1815-23 (3rd District 1815-21,
at-large 1821-23); U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1826-29; resigned 1829.
Died in Cedarville, Cumberland
County, N.J., January
28, 1829 (age 48 years, 203
days).
Interment at Stone Church Cemetery.
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Greenwich
Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Greenwich, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery
Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey
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Edward Casper Stokes (1860-1942) —
also known as Edward C. Stokes —
of Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
22, 1860.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1891-92;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1893-1901; Governor of
New Jersey, 1905-08; defeated, 1913; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1920,
1924;
New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1925; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1928; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933.
Died November
4, 1942 (age 81 years, 317
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Methodist
Episcopal Churchyard
Port Elizabeth, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Siloam
Cemetery
Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Grover C. Richman Jr. (1911-1983) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Wenonah, Gloucester
County, N.J., October
1, 1911.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1951-53; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1954-58; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1956.
Died, from a heart
ailment, at the New York Hospital Westchester Division mental
hospital, White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 6,
1983 (age 71 years, 217
days).
Interment at Siloam Cemetery.
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Thelma Parkinson Sharp (1898-1983) —
also known as Thelma P. Sharp; Thelma
Parkinson —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J., 1898.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1922-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
co-chair, Committee on Permanent Organization, co-chair, 1952;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1930.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American
Association of University Women.
Died March
12, 1983 (age about 84
years).
Interment at Siloam Cemetery.
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W. Howard Sharp (1891-1958) —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in 1891.
Democrat. Chair of
Cumberland County Democratic Party, 1925; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1948-49;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1950-58; died in
office 1958.
Died December
17, 1958 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Siloam Cemetery.
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John A. Ackley (1854-1933) —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Absecon, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 14,
1854.
Democrat. Auctioneer;
real
estate appraiser; justice of the peace; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1913;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1914-16.
Died in 1933
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Siloam Cemetery.
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