Palestine Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery (Partial); Atlantic County, NJ Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Dana Chaika [dchaika@yahoo.com] Copyright 2004. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nj/njfiles.htm ********************************************************* Palestine M.E Church Cemetery in Scullville, Atlantic County, NJ Transcribed by Dana Chaika (have digitals of all of these stones) dchaika@yahoo.com Have information about many of these people Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comments --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All on the same stone: BARRETT, Jeremiah 1803 1883 BARRETT, Eliza 1819 1900 his wife BARRETT, Absalom 1852 1886 their son BARRETT, Mary 1855 1877 their daughter On other side of stone: BARRETT, James 1843 1869 their son BARRETT, Hulda 1845 1924 their daughter --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBINSON, Alice S. March 8, 1832 June 10, 1914 Wife of Captain Edmund S. Barrett At Rest BARRETT, Capt. Edmund S. March 2, 1830 March 13,1907 At Rest BARRETT, (No first name stone broken) who departed this life March 13,1857 Son of Edmund & Alice BARRETT Aged ___ years 1 month and 22 days BARRETT, Japhet 1872 1939 Husband BARRETT, Margaret 1875 1953 BARRETT, Clara 1892 1987 Behind the above smaller stones is one large stone that says: BARRETT, Andrew C. 1905 1994 BARRETT, Pearl M. 1914 1988 (On the same headstone) STEELMAN, Artie A 1885 1954 STEELMAN, Elmer 1881 1956 STEELMAN, Leroy 1920 1923 Son of Leroy and Elmira STEELMAN, Leroy Sr. 1897 1934 Son --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BARRETT, David D. 1848 1902 Anchor symbol engraved in stone Top --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On the same stone: STEELMAN, Samuel J. 1849 1928 STEELMAN, Annie E. 1845 1920 His wife STEELMAN, Jesse Died Sept 3, 1865 “In memory of” Has a civil war GAR 1861-1865 star by it STEELMAN, Andrew J. 1866 1942 Father STEELMAN, Gertrude M. 1873 1949 Mother In Powell cemetery square of burials: BABCOCK, Captain Harry S. Sept 12, 1862 June 26,1884 “Lost at Sea” “Dearest Husband thou has left us Ere this loss is deeply feel Yet tis God thou has bereft us He and all our sorrow heal” STEELMAN, Jesse 1862 1920 Has American flag and D of A military plaque ______________________________________________________________________________________ (All in the same area) BARRETT, David Died May 30, 1872 Age 69 years BARRETT, Leah wife of David BARRETT Died Oct 2, 18__ (crack in stone) BARRETT, Enoch Oct 9, 1832 Jan 10, 1887 Has anchor symbol BARRETT, John E. 1843 1924 KINDEL, Lucretia March 21, 1856 Says “In Memory of Lucretia Daughter of Enoch and Phebe BARRETT and wife of James Kindel who departed this life March 21, 1856 in her 59 (or 53) year of her age (Next to each other) BARRETT, Job L. 1831 1903 Husband BARRETT, Clarissa 1843 1914 Wife ______________________________________________________________________________________ (All on one stone) STEELMAN, Israel J. 1871 1965 SOMERS, Gertrude 1869 1961 his wife STEELMAN, Leroy 1897 1934 Son ______________________________________________________________________________________ (On same stone) BARRETT, Mary E. 1870 1939 BARRETT, Lewis C. 1862 1936 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Located in De Mill area of Stones: BABCOCK, John M. Feb 27, 1877 Age 2 mon. & 11 ds. Erected by his grandmother BABCOCK, Joseph R/B. Died Feb 10, 1877 Age 21 yrs 6 mos & 14 ds. “The human form alone Now Lies beneath the sod Dying, he triumphed over death His spirit rests with God. Erected by his mother ______________________________________________________________________________________ CLARK, Elizabeth Feb 17, 1883 Aged 57 yrs 5 mos & 2D “ Hidden shadow, but the morning cometh” STEELMAN, Israel I. Oct 16, 1868 Aged 43 yrs & 4 or 1 mons “In memory of” ______________________________________________________________________________________ BARRETT, James S. Oct 25, 1873 Jan 28, 1893 Son of E& S.S Barrett. “A little time on earth he spent To God for him his angel sent And then on time he closed his eyes To wake to glory in the skies.” BARRETT, Ellis Sept 9, 1845 March 31, 1877 Anchor symbol “Rest husband in the silent tomb Rest for the shadow and the gloom _____ death is passed ______the grief’s thy path _____ ______one, till we have met in heaven at last.” SMITH, Sarah S. Nov 19, 1853 Aug 10, 1904 ‘‘In Memory of” ‘”As a star that is lost when the day light is given She has faded away to shine brightly in heaven” (By the above stones and has same rose pattern on the top of stone): BARRETT, “No Name” Aug 3, 1870 Sept 29, 1872 “E& S BARRETT” “Secure in Jesus Love” ______________________________________________________________________________________ BARRETT, Captain John J. Sept 18, 1842 Oct 30, 1899 “Lost at Sea” ______________________________________________________________________________________ BARRETT, Annie L. June __, 1871 June __, 1871 Daughter of J.J&A.A Barrett BARRETT, Charles C. Jan 8, 1867 Dec 20, 1876 son of J.J& A.A Barrett BARRETT, Cornelia Oct 27, 1877 Nov 17, 1877 Daughter of J.J & A.A Barrett (months hard to read for Cornelia) ______________________________________________________________________________________ STEELMAN, Ella Sept 2, 1857 Nov 29, 1884 “Wife of Joseph Steelman” “Gone but not forgotten” STEELMAN, Lewanna Died Apr 29, 1877 Aged 1 yr & 5 d’s Daughter of J&E Steelman ___________________ ___________________________________________________________________ BARRETT, Alpheus 1861 1931 “Father” ______________________________________________________________________________________ (On the same stone) BARRETT, Emaline 1834 1912 “Mother” BARRETT, Fredrick S. 1828 1883 “Father” Information from Ledger at Scullville Bible Church Death Date Name Comments Sept 12, 1935 STEELMAN, Emma L. Aged 75 yrs. 2 months 29 days Buried in Lot #6 Sect. A Aug. 23, 1936 BARRETT, Lewis Chester Aged 72 yrs 5 months 23 days Buried in Lot #13 Sect. D Sept. 8, 1939 BARRETT, Mary E. Aged 69 yrs 5 months 3 days Buried in Lot#13 Sect D Oct. 19, 1942 STEELMAN, Andrew J. Aged 76 yrs. Died in Scullville, Buried in Lot #5 Sect 17 on Oct. 22, 1942. Cause of death Carcinoma of _____ Jan 20, 1944 BARRETT, Aaron Aged 84 yrs 11 months 19 days. Died in Sea Isle City, NJ. Buried Jan 24, 1944 in Lot #6 Sect. F, Cause of death Chronic Nephritis. Jan 22, 1949 STEELMAN, Gertrude May Aged 75 yrs. Died in Scullville, Buried in Lot 5 Sect. A On Jan 26, 1949. Cause of death Chronic Myocarditis Buried by Ralph Middleton, Funeral Director July 3, 1961 STEELMAN, Gertrude Age 91 yrs, Died in Egg Harbor Twsp. of Cerebral Vascular Accident, Cerebral Arteriosclerosis, buried by Ralph Middleton, Funeral Director in B-10 Grave-2 Feb 19, 1965 STEELMAN, Israel J. Age 93 yrs, Died in Scullville of Artheriosclerotic Heart disease, Congestive Heart Failure. Buried Feb 22, 1965 in B-10 Grave-1 by Wallace A. Stroble, #1915, Somers Point Sept 5, 1934 STEELMAN, Leroy Aged 36 yrs, Died in Scullville, Buried in Lot #4 Sect. C Dec 28, 1939 BARRETT, Joseph Aged 67 yrs, Died in Scullville, Buried Jan 1, 1940 in Lot #4 Sect. E. Grave# 1 Apr 29, 1953 BARRETT, Margaret Aged 78 yrs, Died in Egg Harbor Twsp. Cause of death Myocarditis____________________(can’t decipher) Buried May 3, 1953 in Sect. E. Lot 4 by Funeral Director Adams Apr 19, 1954 STEELMAN, Artie A. Aged 69 yrs, Died in Egg Harbor Twsp. Cause of death Carcinoma Ascending Colon. Buried Apr 23, 1954. Lot# 3 Sec D Grave-6 Funeral Director Middleton and King Jan 31, 1956 STEELMAN, Elmer Aged 73 yrs, Died in Egg Harbor Twsp. Cause of death Coronary___(can’t decipher), Buried in Sect D Lot# 3 Grave-5 Funeral Director Ralph S. Middleton Sept 3, 1987 BARRETT, Clara Aged 95 yrs, Female, Died of Cardio Respiratory arrest in Somers Point, NJ at 5:20 AM, Buried Sept 5, 1987 in E-4N Grave-3 Mar 19, 1988 BARRETT, Pearl M. Age 73 yrs, Female, Died in Pleasantville, NJ of Cerebral Hemorrhage. Buried Mar 21, 1988 in E-4N Grave-6 by Adams- Perfect Funeral Home, Pleasantville, NJ 08232 Feb 15, 1994 BARRETT, Andrew Calvin Age 88 yrs, Male, Died in Pleasantville, NJ at 4:10 AM of Sudden death. Buried Feb 17, 1994