Bloomsbury Methodist Churchyard (Partial); Hunterdon County, NJ Contributed to the NJGenWeb Archives by Meagan Swartley [mswartley1@excite.com] Copyright 2004. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nj/njfiles.htm ********************************************************* Bloomsbury Methodist Churchyard Church Street (rt 579) and Lance Street Bloomsbury, Hunterdon County, NJ Reading done 8/6/2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benjamin Opdyke 1/2/1819 - 9/17/1886 Elizabeth Smith 1830-1920 wife of Benjamin Opdyke –2 small stones on back wall of cemetery one reads "Willie" Only word legible on both.— Delilah Sidders 8/4/1838 - 1/26/1884 wife of Wesley Sidders Wesley Sidders Stone completely in ground on face William H. Mills 1850-1930 Matilda B. Mills 1870-1903 Elizabeth J. Boss d. 5/26/1873 age 63 years, 7 months, 13 days James L. Boss Illegible William F. Hagaman 10/18/1859 - 3/1/1916 "MOTHER" Sarah C. Giles 184! 5-1918 "FATHER"John N. Giles 1843-1926 ---6 small stones in plot all illedgible--- Maggie Brown d. 12/20/1884 age 25 years Wife of Hutton Brown David W. Ulmer 1852-1919 Emma J. Ulmer 1861-1917 Isaac Garrison 10/1/1795-4/2/1888 Eliza Garrison 11/3/1808-5/29/1876--New Stone— Cora A. Stamets d. 2/12/1892 age 12 years, 19? months, 23 days---Stone Broken--- Margaret Leveland(?) d. 4/1875 age 65 Years ---Stone weathered--- Henry Woolever stone illedgible Anna Maria Woolever d. 3/31/1845 age 44 years, 5 months, 16 days Abraham Lisk d. 12/22/1832 age 84 years, 11 months, 13 days Harry Kreader 7/19/1856 - 6/1857 Minnia Kreader 7/19/1856 - 7/14/1858? -year illedgible - possibly 1859--- Small stone with both babies on, location of burial unknown (broken and laying on top of Plot marker ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (HILTON PLOT) Layed out with a pole around plot Ella C. Sacrey 11/19/1847 - 3/30/1932 wife of Louis M. Sacrey "MOTHER" Mary G. Hilton 10! /10/1808 - 2/12/1883 "FATHER" Thomas Hilton 12/12/1805 - 7/31/1875 "SI STER" Charlotte K. Hilton 10/10/1841 - 3/30/1877 --2 small stones illedgible— --Monument with Readings on all four sides (illedgible) , Monument Broken in many pieces— ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Matilda Foose d. 10/5/1888 age 20 years 2 months, daughter of John and Margaret William L. Foose - stone illedgible. Veteran Flag Margaret Foose - d. 9/12/1869 age 60 years 4 months - Wife of John Foose John Foose - d. 5/15/1898 age 92 years, 10 months, 8 days Ella Foose 1847-1944 (New Stone) ______ Fishbough d. 3/19/1863 son of Mathias and Margaret Fishbough Bartholomew Lott d. 4/11/1865 age 80 years Rebecca Lott d. 9/8/1852 age 60 years John Train d. 8/31/1851 age 22 years, 4 months, 3 days son of Annis(?) and Eliza William D. Lott 4/16/1856 - 3/12/1882 Harry Person 1871-1872 William P. Person 1868-1873 Lydia B. Person 1836-1877 wife of William S. Person William S. Person 1834-1910 Rachel Person 1839-1925 wife of Frank P. Person Frank P. Person 1864-1936 Peter Foose - Stone illedgible___ Ann Foose Martin J. Foose d. 5/13/1860 age 32 years 1 month. Veteran Flag Army of the Patomic - NJ Army of Volunteers Company G 51st Regiment Mary P. McIlroy 1816-1896 William McIlroy 1815-1895 Catherine Lott John L. Lott - Stone illedgible ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MONUMENT Jesse Keller 1820-1890 Eliza McClain 1816-1892 wife of Jesse Keller Aaron W. Conover 1848-1913 Katherine Keller 1853-1924 wife of Aaron Conover Ralph V. Conover 1871-1872 Agnes S. Conover 1881-1902 wife of Morris Fitzer Morris W. Fitzer 1879-1939 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abram W. Smith b. illedgible d. 4/16/1873 William D. Fitzer 1869-1931 Hester L. Birch - NO DATES--New Stone— Robert Martin 1812-1892 Elizabeth Martin 1817-1893 Isabella Colt - Stone Broken --------------------------------------------------------------------- MONUMENT Cora Hummer 5/3/1867 - 9/16/1869 Carrie ! Hummer 5/18/1875 - 7/23/1876 Sarah J. Hummer 7/25/1852 - 5/14/1854 William C. Hummer 7/23/1858 - 2/6/1859 Nancy Cole Hummer 1833-1917 (also has a plot marker) Daniel H. Hummer 10/4/1829 - 9/3/1880 (also has a plot marker) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "FATHER"James Housel d. 2/19/1898 age 87 years "MOTHER" Mary Ann Housel 11/28/1811 - 8/31/1891 Mary Allois Housel 4/9/1863 - 8/8/1864 --Stone in ground— --2 more small stone surrounding) illedgible— John Spencer - Illedgible William Cole 3/1/1804 - 6/3/1886 age 82 years, 3 months, 2 days Sarah Cole 5/2/1815 - 4/4/1899 age 83 years, 11 months, 2 days "MOTHER" Hannah B. Robbins 7/3/1830 - 7/6/1901 -- AT REST "FATHER" Isaac Robbins d. 3/8/1896 age 82 years, 10 months Emma Housel 12/3/1841 - 3/2/1884 wife of John Housel John Housel 4/4/1833 - 12/7/1912 --his wife— Mary C. Worman 8/11/1861 - 12/28/1921 PER CARE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not Complete Contact me at: Meagan Swartley (908) 763-5211 Church Records were lost 20+ years ago.