Union Bethel Cemetery (Civil War Veterans Cemetery), Cape May Co., NJ Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Celina Jack http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************* Union Bethel Cemetery (Civil War Veterans Cemetery) (Lower Township) - Erma near Kimseytown Located about 1/4 mile from Fishing Creek Road on Tabernacle Road, right side of street. The cemetery may still be active and many graves are unmarked indicating more burials are present here. Early slaves & free slaves are buried here and all burials are of Black ethnic origin. This headstone transcription was performed on May 4, 2003 by Celina Jack: celinaj@bellatlantic.net Copyright 2003 Celina Jack. All rights reserved. Surname Given Name Birth Date Death Date Inscription Notes =============================================================================================================================================== Allison Lydia F. b. 1851 d. 1926 Armer Rebecca b. d. 6-Feb-1851 Bacon Lida b. d. 6-May-1910 Batteast Benjamin F. b. d. 1912 "Birth date has been left blank. Buried in the ""Ida Lee Plot""" Batteast Cynthia C. b. d. 23-Mar-1909 Aged 75 Yrs. "Buried in the plot of ""Ida Lee""" Battest George b. 4-Jul-1828 d. 12-Aug-1867 Boze C. S. b. d. Co. K. 22nd U.S. C.T. The stone is very worn and no dates were engraved. Boze Sina b. d. 17-Aug-1878 My daughter... Buried next to Wm. & Judith Trusty Aged 36 years. Butler Dolly Elizabeth b. 1955 d. 1976 Buried in the Humphries Grave Plot Cooper Henry W. b. d. 12-May-1862 "May 12, 1862 aged 28 years. " Cox Charles b. d. 18-Feb-1913 "Late Sergt, Co. K. 22 Buried next to Matilda Cox Reg US Cold Trps, aged 69 years" Cox Israel b. d. "Co. K, 22nd U.S. C.T." No dates engraved on this stone Cox Matilda b. d. 8-Dec-1899 "w/o Charles Cox, aged Buried next to Charles Cox and near the Vance 51 yrs, 3 dys" Family Plot Davis B. b. 1862 d. "s/w John Russell, Amos Johnson, B. Davis, & Florence Davis" Davis Florence b. 1879 d. "s/w John Russell, Amos Johnson, B. Davis, & Florence Davis" Dorsey Cornelia b. d. Aged 22 years No Dates Engraved on Stone. Buried next to Araminta Green Finnaman Charles M. b. d. 27-Jul-1916 Late of Co. H. 2 Reg. U.S. Col. Trps. In his 82nd yr. Gibbs James b. d. Late of 22nd Regt. U.S. No Dates engraved on stone Cold. Inf. Aged 47 years Giles Hannah b. d. 30-Dec-1905 "Dear mother Hannah w/o Buried next to Matilda Jackson Isaac Giles. Died Dec. 30, 1905 in her 81st year" Green Araminta b. 27-Jul-1861 d. 9-Dec-1897 Buried next to Cornelia Dorsey Green William b. d. Co. B. 25 U.S. C.I. Buried just outside the Vance Family Plot. No dates engraved on stone Humphries Harriet E. b. 1855 d. 1834 "Buried in ""Humphries Family Plot""" Humphries Job b. 12-Nov-1808 d. 1-May-1855 Hard to make out death as 1855 or 1856. Humphries Prince G. b. 1845 d. 21-Nov-1923 Late of Co. B. 25 Reg. "Buried in ""Humphries Family Plot""" Cold. Vol. CIVIL WAR In his 78th year Jackson Matilda b. d. 9-Aug-1909 "Aged 84 yrs, 3 ms, 7 ds" Buried next to Hannah Giles Jafferson Lloyd b. 26-May-1892 d. 24-Aug-1915 My Son Spelling is Jafferson and not Jefferson on stone. Jefferson Thomas b. d. 8-Mar-1905 Late of US Gunboat Seneca. Aged 66 years Johnson Amos b. 1858 d. 1923 "s/w John Russell, Amos Johnson, B. Davis, & Florence Davis" Lee Ida M. b. d. There is no headstone in this cemetery for Ida M. Lee but there is a burial plot bearing this name. M. V. b. d. "Headstone missing. Only foot stone exists. Buried in the ""Charles Major Plot""" Major Charles b. d. 18-Feb-1897 In his 79th year "Buried next to V.M. and Charity Vance in the ""Charles Major Plot""" McGraw Jane b. ??-Nov-1886 d. 16-Jun-1932 Broken Head Stone Murray Henry b. d. Aged 15 years No Dates Engraved on Stone Murray Henry b. d. 1864 Co. B. 25 US CLD INF. Buried next to Isaac Turner CIVIL WAR Murray John b. d. 1922 "Co. D. 45 US CLD INF, CIVIL WAR" Obekah Benjamin b. 1839 d. 1929 Obekah Hester b. d. 4-Feb-1907 "Age 7 ys, 8 ms." Buried in front of the Ida M. Lee Plot and next to Benjamin Obekah 1839-1929 Queen Joseph N. b. 1844 d. 1914 Rigby Jane b. d. 04-Feb-1872 My sister. Aged 62 years Buried next to Edward & Synie Turner Russell John b. 1858 d. 1913 "S/w John Russell, Amos Johnson, B. Davis & Florence Davis" Saunders Noble J. b. 10-May-1879 d. 10-Jun-1947 "New Jersey, SC IC US NAVY, WWI & WWII" Smith Jere b. d. CO K 22ND US C.T. Hard to read gravestone Squirel Rhuma b. d. 8-Mar-1871 Aged 82 years Headstone is off of foundation Taylor Priscilla b. d. 4-Mar-1875 w/o Rev. Simon Taylor. Buried next to Rev. Simon Taylor and over Aged 60 yrs. Member of from Israel Cox the M.C. Church 45 years. Taylor Simon b. d. 8-Mar-1882 Born at Port ??u Del. Buried next to Priscilla Taylor 1801. Aged 81 years. Thomas Martha L. b. 22-Jun-1878 d. 28-May-1945 Tildmund Hannah L. b. d. Aged 23 years Buried next to Henry Murray age 15 Trusty Jacob b. 1855 d. 1924 Buried next to Nancy C. Trusty 1858-1930 Trusty Judith b. 10-Dec-1807 d. 29-Sep-1891 Buried next to Wm. Trusty & Sina Boze Trusty Nancy C. b. 1858 d. 1930 Mother - Nancy C. Trusty Buried next to Jacob Trust (1855-1924) (1858-1930) Trusty Samual J. b. d. 18-Jun-1917 Late CORP. CO. C. 41. US C. TRPS. Aged 68 years Trusty Wallace M. b. d. 13-Feb-1861 Aged 25 years and 7 Buried next to Rev. Edward C. Turner months. Trusty William b. d. 30-Jan-1874 My husband... Aged 84 Buried next to Judith Trusty & Sina Boze years. Turner A. Henry b. d. 8-Feb-1897 Late of Co. B 25th US COL VOLS.... Aged 78 years Turner Edward C. b. 31-Jun-1818 d. 3-Sep-1905 Father Rev. Edward C. Buried next to wife Keziah and Wallace M. Turner. Like Abraham of Trusty old he died the peaceful death. Turner Edward b. d. 19-Mar-1836 Aged 75 years. Also his s/w Synie Turner and buried next to Jane wife Synie Turner... Rigby. Turner Isaac H. b. 1833 d. 1932 Co. K 22 CLD INF. Buried next to Henry Murray CIVIL WAR Turner Keziah b. 15-Aug-1825 d. 10-Jun-1896 w/o Edward G. Turner Buried next to Rev. Edward C. Turner Turner Oliva A. b. 10-Aug-1901 d. 19-Apr-1925 This is a hand inscribed carving. There is a chip on the stone where the birth year could be 1901 or 1917 Turner Synie b. d. 29-May-1842 Aged 60 years s/w Edward Turner. Buried next to Jane Rigby Vance Charity b. d. 5-Feb-1897 w/o Michael Vance. In "Buried in ""Charles Major Plot""" her 87th year Vance Charles Henry b. d. 26-Jul-1879 "Husband- Aged 42 yrs, Buried next to Harriet Vance 5 ms, 13 ds" Vance Harriet E. b. d. 22-Aug-1918 Aged 80 years. Buried next to Charles H. Vance Vance Henry b. d. Henry Vance "Blank & Broken Stone. Buried in ""Joseph Vance Family Plot""" Vance John M. b. d. 18-Sep-1917 Aged 62 years Buried near Charles Cox & Matilda Cox Vance Joseph C. b. d. 24-Jan-1873 "Aged 31 yrs, 2 ms, 19 ds" Vance Joseph G. b. d. 7-Oct-1840 "Father - Joseph G. "Buried in ""Joseph Vance Family Plot""" Vance - Oct 7, 1840" Vance Sara E. b. d. 29-Mar-1912 "w/o Joseph G. Vance. "Buried in ""Joseph Vance Family Plot""" Aged 54 yrs, 5 ms, 28 ds" Vance William C. b. d. "Buried in ""Joseph Vance Family Plot""" W. C. b. d. Broken Headstone. These initials appear on the footstone of this grave. Buried near Rhuma Squirrel Washington James S. b. 1820 d. 1898 PVT 145 REGT US CLD TRPS CIVIL WAR White William b. 1841 d. 3-Mar-1911 Late Sergt. CO. F 22 REG. US COL'D TRPS Williams Amelia E. b. d. 8-Mar-1857 Aged ?? years & 5 months. Her age is chisled away and stone is broken. "Gravesite of 9 Black Sailors who were found on Delaware Beach, Lower Township. No Names are given on this painted sign."