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Index to Locations
Private or family graveyards
Clarksboro Eglinton Cemetery
Glassboro Methodist Episcopal
Cemetery
Mickleton Mickleton Meeting
Graveyard
Mullica Hill Baptist Cemetery
Mullica Hill Mullica Hill Friends
Cemetery
North Woodbury Presbyterian
Cemetery
Swedesboro Trinity Episcopal Church New
Cemetery
Woodbury Green Cemetery
Woodbury Quaker Cemetery
Woodbury Wenonah Cemetery
Private or family
graveyard
Gloucester County, New Jersey
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William Raworth Cooper (1793-1856) —
also known as William R. Cooper —
of Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born near Bridgeport, Gloucester
County, N.J., February
20, 1793.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1833-35;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1839-41.
Died near Bridgeport, Gloucester
County, N.J., September
22, 1856 (age 63 years, 215
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Eglinton
Cemetery
320 Kings Highway
Clarksboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Robert Clymer Hendrickson (1898-1964) —
also known as Robert C. Hendrickson —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J., August
12, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New
Jersey state senate from Gloucester County, 1934-42; candidate
for Governor of
New Jersey, 1940; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;
New
Jersey state treasurer, 1942-48; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1949-55; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1952;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54; U.S.
Ambassador to New Zealand, 1955-56.
Died December
7, 1964 (age 66 years, 117
days).
Interment at Eglinton Cemetery.
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Henry Clay Loudenslager (1852-1911) —
also known as Henry C. Loudenslager —
of Paulsboro, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Mauricetown, Cumberland
County, N.J., May 22,
1852.
Republican. Produce
business; Gloucester
County Clerk, 1882-92; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1893-1911; died in
office 1911; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1896
(alternate), 1908.
Member, Redmen;
Freemasons.
Died in Paulsboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., August
12, 1911 (age 59 years, 82
days).
Interment at Eglinton Cemetery.
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James Matlack (1775-1840) —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J., January
11, 1775.
Common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1806-17; member of New Jersey
State Council, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1821-25 (at-large 1821-23, 3rd
District 1823-25).
Slaveowner.
Died in Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J., January
16, 1840 (age 65 years, 5
days).
Interment at Eglinton Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Matlack and Hannah Ann (Whitall) Matlack; married, March
15, 1801, to Elizabeth Kennedy; married, January
28, 1817, to Keturah Cooke Kennedy; married, September
10, 1829, to Rachel R. Saunders; nephew of Benjamin
Whitall; first cousin once removed of Timothy
Matlack. |
| | | Political family: Matlack-Whitall
family of Woodbury, New Jersey. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joseph H. Enos (1910-1973) —
of Paulsboro, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born March
13, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly District 3-A, 1968-71.
Methodist.
Killed in an automobile
accident in Largo, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
22, 1973 (age 63 years, 9
days).
Interment at Eglinton Cemetery.
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Alvin R. Featherer (1908-1967) —
of Penns Grove, Salem
County, N.J.
Born April
15, 1908.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1940,
1952.
Died September
18, 1967 (age 59 years, 156
days).
Interment at Eglinton Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of David Peterson Featherer and Anna E. (Atkinson)
Featherer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Methodist
Episcopal Cemetery
Glassboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey
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Thomas Merrill Ferrell (1844-1916) —
also known as Thomas M. Ferrell —
of Glassboro, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Glassboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., June 20,
1844.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1880-81;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Gloucester County, 1882-83, 1903-05; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1883-85; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912.
Died in Glassboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., October
20, 1916 (age 72 years, 122
days).
Interment at Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
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Mickleton Meeting
Graveyard
Mickleton, Gloucester County, New Jersey
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Amos Jenkins Peaslee II (1887-1969) —
also known as Amos J. Peaslee —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Clarksboro, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Clarksboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., March
24, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1953-56.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Kiwanis.
Died in 1969
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Mickleton Meeting Graveyard.
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Baptist
Cemetery
Mullica Hill, Gloucester County, New Jersey
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Nathan Taylor Stratton (1813-1887) —
also known as Nathan Stratton —
of Mullica Hill, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born near Swedesboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., 1813.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1843-44;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1851-55.
Died in Mullica Hill, Gloucester
County, N.J., March 9,
1887 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Baptist Cemetery.
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Mullica Hill
Friends Cemetery
Mullica Hill, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Founded 1797
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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John Wright Hazelton (1814-1878) —
also known as John W. Hazelton —
of Mullica Hill, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Mullica Hill, Gloucester
County, N.J., December
10, 1814.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1856,
1868
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1871-75.
Died December
20, 1878 (age 64 years, 10
days).
Interment at Mullica Hill Friends Cemetery.
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George W. F. Gaunt (1865-1918) —
of Mullica Hill, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Mantua Township, Gloucester
County, N.J., September
9, 1865.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Gloucester County, 1909-17; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916.
Member, Grange.
Died in 1918
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Mullica Hill Friends Cemetery.
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Presbyterian
Cemetery
North Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey
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Franklin Davenport (1755-1832) —
of Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1755.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1786-89;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1798-99; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1799-1801.
Died in Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J., July 27,
1832 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Trinity Episcopal
Church New Cemetery
Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Founded 1823
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Charles Creighton Stratton (1796-1859) —
also known as Charles C. Stratton —
of Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Swedesboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., March 6,
1796.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1821,
1823, 1828; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1837-39, 1841-43; Governor of
New Jersey, 1845-48.
Died near Swedesboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., March
30, 1859 (age 63 years, 24
days).
Interment at Trinity Episcopal Church New Cemetery.
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Benjamin Franklin Howey (1828-1893) —
of Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Pleasant Meadows, Gloucester
County, N.J., March
17, 1828.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Warren
County Sheriff, 1878-81; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1883-85; candidate
for Governor of
New Jersey, 1886.
Died in Columbia, Warren
County, N.J., February
6, 1893 (age 64 years, 326
days).
Interment at Trinity Episcopal Church New Cemetery.
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Green
Cemetery
Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Quaker
Cemetery
Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey
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John Cooper (1729-1785) —
of New Jersey.
Born near Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J., February
5, 1729.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776.
Died in Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J., April 1,
1785 (age 56 years, 55
days).
Interment at Quaker Cemetery.
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Wenonah
Cemetery
Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey
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John Boyd Avis (1875-1944) —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Deerfield, Cumberland
County, N.J., July 11,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1902-05;
Speaker
of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1904-05; member of New
Jersey state senate from Gloucester County, 1906-08; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1929-44; died in office 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Foresters;
Redmen.
Died, in Price Memorial Hospital,
Camden, Camden
County, N.J., January
21, 1944 (age 68 years, 194
days).
Interment at Wenonah Cemetery.
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