Index to Locations BridgetonBridgeton CemeteryBridgetonCity CemeteryBridgetonOld Broad StreetPresbyterian Church CemeteryCedarvilleUnknown locationCedarvilleCedar Hill CemeteryDeerfieldDeerfield United MethodistChurch CemeteryFairfield TownshipStone ChurchCemeteryGreenwichGreenwich PresbyterianChurch CemeteryMillvilleMt. Pleasant CemeteryPort ElizabethMethodist EpiscopalChurchyardVinelandSiloam Cemetery
BridgetonCemetery
Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Thomas Whitaker Trenchard (1863-1942) — also known asThomas W. Trenchard — of Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.; Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Centerton,SalemCounty, N.J.,December13, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1889;Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1897;county judge in New Jersey, 1899-1906;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1906-41.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution.In 1935, sentenced Bruno Richard Hauptmann to death for thekidnapping and murder of the infant son of Charles A. Lindbergh.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,July 23,1942 (age78 years, 222days).Interment at Bridgeton Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof William B. Trenchard and Anna M. (Golder) Trenchard; married,October18, 1891, to Harriet Manning. |
CityCemetery
Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Old Broad StreetPresbyterian Church Cemetery
Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jonathan Elmer (1745-1817) — ofCumberlandCounty, N.J.Born in Cedarville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,November29, 1745.Physician;CumberlandCounty High Sheriff, 1772;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1777-78, 1781-83,1787-88;CumberlandCounty Surrogate, 1784-1802;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1789-91; common pleas court judge in NewJersey, 1802-04, 1813-14.Died in Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,September3, 1817 (age71 years, 278days).Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Elmer and Abigail (Lawrence) Elmer; brother ofEbenezerElmer; married to Mary Seeley; uncle ofLuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer; granduncle ofJosephH. Elmer; first cousin ofEliElmer; second cousin once removed ofApollosMorrell Elmer; second cousin twice removed ofHenryWard Beecher andGeorgeFrederick Stone; second cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeBuckingham Beecher; third cousin ofJohnAllen; third cousin once removed ofDanielChapin (1761-1821),AmaziahBrainard,LutherWalter Badger,DanielKellogg (1791-1875) andJohnWilliam Allen; third cousin twice removed ofAnsonLevi Holcomb,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,LeveretBrainard,HenryPurdy Day,EdmundDay,DanielKellogg (1835-1918) andAllenJacob Holcomb; fourth cousin ofElijahBoardman,WilliamBostwick,DanielWarner Bostwick,DanielChapin (1791-1878),ChesterWilliam Chapin andGrahamHurd Chapin; fourth cousin once removed ofWillardJ. Chapin,WilliamWhiting Boardman,MarshallChapin,JohnHall Brockway,JohnPutnam Chapin andJohnMilton Thayer. | | | | Political family:Elmerfamily of Bridgeton and Cedarville, New Jersey (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Elias Petty Seeley (1791-1846) — also known asElias P. Seeley — of New Jersey. Born in Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,November10, 1791.Governorof New Jersey, 1833;chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1833.Died in Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,August23, 1846 (age54 years, 286days).Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery. | | Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer (1793-1883) — also known asLucius Q. C. Elmer — of Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.Born in Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,February3, 1793.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1820-23;Speakerof 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;NewJersey state attorney general, 1850-52;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1852-59, 1861-69.Died in Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,March11, 1883 (age90 years, 36days).Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofEbenezerElmer and Hannah P. (Seeley) Elmer; married to Catharine Hay;nephew ofJonathanElmer; first cousin once removed ofEliElmer andJosephH. Elmer; second cousin ofReubenFithian; second cousin once removed ofAmosFithian Garrison Sr.; second cousin twice removed ofAlexanderRobeson Fithian; second cousin thrice removed ofCharlesGrant Garrison,LindleyMiller Garrison andJamesHampton Fithian; third cousin ofApollosMorrell Elmer; third cousin once removed ofJohnAllen,HenryWard Beecher andGeorgeFrederick Stone; third cousin twice removed ofDanielChapin (1761-1821) andGeorgeBuckingham Beecher; fourth cousin ofAmaziahBrainard,LutherWalter Badger,DanielKellogg (1791-1875) andJohnWilliam Allen; fourth cousin once removed ofElijahBoardman,WilliamBostwick,DanielWarner Bostwick,DanielChapin (1791-1878),ChesterWilliam Chapin,GrahamHurd Chapin,AnsonLevi Holcomb,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,LeveretBrainard,HenryPurdy Day,EdmundDay,DanielKellogg (1835-1918) andAllenJacob Holcomb. | | | | Political family:Elmerfamily of Bridgeton and Cedarville, New Jersey (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | TheboroughofElmer, NewJersey, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Ebenezer Elmer (1752-1843) — of Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.Born in Cedarville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,August23, 1752.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar;physician;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1789-91,1793-95, 1817, 1819;Speaker ofthe 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 ofNew JerseyState Council, 1807;U.S.Collector of Customs at Bridgeton, N.J., New Jersey, 1808-17,1822-32; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812.Died in Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,October18, 1843 (age91 years, 56days).Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Daniel Elmer and Abigail (Lawrence) Elmer; brother ofJonathanElmer; married to Hannah Seeley; father ofLuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer; granduncle ofJosephH. Elmer; first cousin ofEliElmer; second cousin once removed ofApollosMorrell Elmer; second cousin twice removed ofHenryWard Beecher andGeorgeFrederick Stone; second cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeBuckingham Beecher; third cousin ofJohnAllen; third cousin once removed ofDanielChapin (1761-1821),AmaziahBrainard,LutherWalter Badger,DanielKellogg (1791-1875) andJohnWilliam Allen; third cousin twice removed ofAnsonLevi Holcomb,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,LeveretBrainard,HenryPurdy Day,EdmundDay,DanielKellogg (1835-1918) andAllenJacob Holcomb; fourth cousin ofElijahBoardman,WilliamBostwick,DanielWarner Bostwick,DanielChapin (1791-1878),ChesterWilliam Chapin andGrahamHurd Chapin; fourth cousin once removed ofWillardJ. Chapin,WilliamWhiting Boardman,MarshallChapin,JohnHall Brockway,JohnPutnam Chapin andJohnMilton Thayer. | | | | Political family:Elmerfamily of Bridgeton and Cedarville, New Jersey (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Gustavus Whiteley (1819-1886) — also known asWilliam G. Whiteley — of New Castle,New CastleCounty, Del.; Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born near Newark,New CastleCounty, Del.,August7, 1819.Democrat.NewCastle County Prothonotary, 1852-56, 1862-67;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1857-61; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Delaware,1860,1876(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker);mayorof Wilmington, Del., 1875-78; superior court judge in Delaware,1884-86.Died in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,April23, 1886 (age66 years, 259days).Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery. | | James Giles Hampton (1814-1861) — also known asJames G. Hampton — of Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.Born in Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,June 13,1814.U.S.Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1845-49.Died in Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,September22, 1861 (age47 years, 101days).Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery. | | Eli Elmer (1756-1805) — of Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.Born in Cedarville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,1756.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromCumberland County, 1787;U.S.Collector of Customs at Bridgeton, N.J., New Jersey, 1789-1803.Died in Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,February1, 1805 (ageabout 48years).Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Theophilus Elmer and Theodosia (Sayre) Elmer; married,February13, 1781, to Jane Thompson; first cousin ofJonathanElmer andEbenezerElmer; first cousin once removed ofLuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer; first cousin twice removed ofJosephH. Elmer; second cousin once removed ofApollosMorrell Elmer; second cousin twice removed ofHenryWard Beecher andGeorgeFrederick Stone; second cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeBuckingham Beecher; third cousin ofJohnAllen; third cousin once removed ofDanielChapin (1761-1821),AmaziahBrainard,LutherWalter Badger,DanielKellogg (1791-1875) andJohnWilliam Allen; third cousin twice removed ofAnsonLevi Holcomb,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,LeveretBrainard,HenryPurdy Day,EdmundDay,DanielKellogg (1835-1918) andAllenJacob Holcomb; fourth cousin ofElijahBoardman,WilliamBostwick,DanielWarner Bostwick,DanielChapin (1791-1878),ChesterWilliam Chapin andGrahamHurd Chapin; fourth cousin once removed ofWillardJ. Chapin,WilliamWhiting Boardman,MarshallChapin,JohnHall Brockway,JohnPutnam Chapin andJohnMilton Thayer. | | | | Political family:Elmerfamily of Bridgeton and Cedarville, New Jersey (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Romeyn Hoagland (1832-1914) — also known asJames R. Hoagland — of Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.BornMarch27, 1832.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1876.DiedMay 26,1914 (age82 years, 60days).Interment at Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Cedarville, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cedar HillCemetery
197 North Main Street
Cedarville, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Founded 1895
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Horace Chester Newcomb (1858-1929) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Cedarville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,March25, 1858.Republican.Stenographer;importingbusiness;HonoraryVice-Consul for Spain inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1901-18.Presbyterian.Died, in SamaritanHospital,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November16, 1929 (age71 years, 236days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Newcomb and Jane (Paynter) Newcomb. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Who's Who in Philadelphiain Wartime (1920) |
Deerfield UnitedMethodist Church Cemetery
Deerfield, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Stone ChurchCemetery
Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Ephraim Bateman (1780-1829) — of Cedarville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.Born in Cedarville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,July 9,1780.Democrat. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1808-09,1811, 1813;Speaker ofthe 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,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,January28, 1829 (age48 years, 203days).Interment at Stone Church Cemetery.
GreenwichPresbyterian Church Cemetery
Greenwich, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Mt. PleasantCemetery
Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Casper Stokes (1860-1942) — also known asEdward C. Stokes — of Millville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December22, 1860.Republican. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1891-92;member ofNewJersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1893-1901;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1905-08; defeated, 1913; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Jersey,1920,1924;New JerseyRepublican state chair, 1925; candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1928;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;elected 1933.DiedNovember4, 1942 (age81 years, 317days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
MethodistEpiscopal Churchyard
Port Elizabeth, Cumberland County, New Jersey
SiloamCemetery
Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Grover C. Richman Jr. (1911-1983) — of New Jersey. Born in Wenonah,GloucesterCounty, N.J.,October1, 1911.Democrat.U.S.Attorney for New Jersey, 1951-53;NewJersey state attorney general, 1954-58; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1956.Died, from aheartailment, at the New York Hospital Westchester Divisionmentalhospital, White Plains,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,May 6,1983 (age71 years, 217days).Interment at Siloam Cemetery. | | Thelma Parkinson Sharp (1898-1983) — also known asThelma P. Sharp;ThelmaParkinson —of Vineland,CumberlandCounty, N.J.Born in Vineland,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,1898.Democrat. Member ofNew JerseyDemocratic State Committee, 1922-; delegate to DemocraticNational 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 forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1930.Female.Methodist.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women.DiedMarch12, 1983 (ageabout 84years).Interment at Siloam Cemetery. | | W. Howard Sharp (1891-1958) — of Vineland,CumberlandCounty, N.J.Born in1891.Democrat.Chair ofCumberland County Democratic Party, 1925; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1948-49;member ofNewJersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1950-58; died inoffice 1958.DiedDecember17, 1958 (ageabout 67years).Interment at Siloam Cemetery. | | John A. Ackley (1854-1933) — of Vineland,CumberlandCounty, N.J.Born in Absecon,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,July 14,1854.Democrat.Auctioneer;realestate appraiser; justice of the peace; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1913;member ofNewJersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1914-16.Died in1933(ageabout78 years).Interment at Siloam Cemetery.
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