Silverton Cemetery, Eastern Section, Silverton, Ocean County, New Jersey Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Raymond Martin Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nj/njfiles.htm ********************************************************* Silverton Cemetery Eastern Section, Circa 1815 Rt 549 (Brick Blvd/Hooper Ave) Silverton, Ocean County, NJ Note: Silverton Cemetery is divided by Rt 549 --------------------------- Please contact Raymond at shurgun@comcast.net if you have known corrections or additions. Tombstone images for this cemetery are located at: http://usgwarchives.net/nj/ocean/silvertone.htm This listing is a compilation and may include information from tombstones, cemetery listings, obituaries, census records, information supplied from relatives and other available sources. This listing is updated as needed based on new information. Although every reasonable effort has been made to provide complete and accurate data, the submitter makes no guarantees. Page 1 Surname Given Name Birthdate Deathdate Age Inscription's & Notes =============================================================================================================================================== Bentham Christopher 6 Aug 1876 21 Apr 1948 Bentham Christopher F. 29 Jun 1914 20 Feb 1968 BM 1, USNR, WW II Burr John M. No Date 13 Dec 1872 34 7 mos,23 days, h/o Margaret Burr Burr Maggie No Date 29 Dec 1872 2 mos, 18 days, d/o John M & Margaret A Burr Clayton Miles 2 May 1774 12 Jun 1861 s/o Asher Clayton & Mary Watson,h/o Mary Tilton Clayton John Henry No Date 3 Jul 1845 69 2 mos, 11 days, s/o Cornelius Clayton & Catherine Rogers Rebecca (Johnson) No Date 19 May 1863 80 7 mos, 29 days, d/o Elisha Johnson & Catherine Mitchell Clayton David No Date 1807 17 Clayton Cornelius Ishmael 17 Oct 1804 29 Sep 1889 s/o John Henry Clayton & Rebecca Johnson Charity (McKelvey) 24 Oct 1804 20 Dec 1867 d/o Richard McKelvey & Rebecca Tilton Clayton Watson K. 2 Nov 1812 15 Oct 1896 s/o Miles Clayton & Mary Tilton Deborah A. (Polhemus) No Date 20 Feb 1875 63 6 mos, 24 days, Clayton John Tilton 1824 1894 s/o Miles Clayton & Mary Tilton Didamia (Irons) 1831 1882 Clayton William Randolph May 1830 Dec 1890 Pvt, Co, D. 9th NJ Vol, Infantry Susan V. (Bogert) Sep 1837 May 1920 d/o Mary J. Bogert Clayton Percy H. 4 Jul 1836 24 Feb 1912 Clayton John McKelvey 20 Feb 1840 8 Dec 1915 Pvt, Co, D. 9th NJ Vol, Infantry s/o Cornelius I. Clayton & Charity McKelvey Emma E. (Applegate) 7 Jun 1846 1 Jul 1932 d/o Vincent Wainwright Applegate & Hannah Catherine Leming Clayton Randolph 3 May 1843 7 Jun 1918 Mary E. (Pierce) 22 Jul 1856 No Date Clayton John Atwood 1844 1920 Pvt, Co, D. 9th NJ Vol, Infantry Theodosia 1848 1916 Clayton Sarah E. No Date 23 Jan 1852 4 days, Clayton Watson M. 1852 1925 s/o John T. Clayton & Didamia Irons Clayton Theodore 1857 1944 s/o John T. Clayton & Didamia Irons Anna Augusta (Truex) 9 Aug 1864 3 Oct 1956 92 d/o James Gant Truex & Mary Rebecca Johnston Clayton Emily A. No Date 13 Aug 1871 12 11 mos, d/o John Henry Clayton & Deborah A. Hagaman Clayton Gilbert A. 1860 1894 s/o John T. Clayton & Didamia Irons Clayton Emma No Date 3 Apr 1888 21 6 mos, 22 days, w/o Charles W. Clayton Clayton Mary 14 Jun 1868 19 Jan 1869 d/o John McKelvey Clayton & Emma Applegate Clayton David S. No Date 4 Sep 1872 1 6 mos, 12 days, s/o C. J. & Catherine Clayton Clayton Lafayette 24 Oct 1871 18 Aug 1905 s/o William R. Clayton & Susan V. Bogert Clayton Carrie M. 12 Oct 1875 17 Oct 1895 d/o John T. Clayton & Didamia Irons Page 2 Surname Given Name Birthdate Deathdate Age Inscription's & Notes =============================================================================================================================================== Clayton Infant Son Unreadable Unreadable s/o David & Rachel Clayton Clayton Infant Son Unreadable Unreadable s/o David & Rachel Clayton Clayton Hannah L. 2 Mar 1872 24 May 1872 d/o John McKelvey Clayton & Emma Applegate Clayton Ella E. 3 Dec 1876 18 Apr 1877 d/o John McKelvey Clayton & Emma Applegate Clayton Lulu No Date 8 Oct 1882 d/o John Atwood & Theodosia Clayton Clayton J. Millard 13 Oct 1884 3 Aug 1906 Clayton Lula May 27 Nov 1886 16 Jul 1891 Cox Job No Date 22 Oct 1865 80 Mary (Irons) No Date 1 Dec 1872 78 16 days, d/o James Irons & Didamia Johnson Elmer Cecil G. 1894 1964 Halsey David 15 Jan 1806 24 May 1851 s/o John Haines Halsey & Mercy Fisher Rachel (Irons) 1 Mar 1806 12 Jun 1845 d/o James Irons & Didamia Johnson Halsey Martha Jane No Date 2 Jun 1866 25 9 mos, 2 days, d/o David Halsey & Rachel Irons Halsey David J. 1851 1877 Halsey David Unreadable Unreadable Hankins Samuel C. D. No Date 23 Oct 1854 s/o Cornelius & Nancy Hankins Harvey Hannah No Date 15 Jan 1885 82 20 days, w/o Jacob Harvey Havens Margaret A. Burr No Date 15 Jul 1882 36 23 days, 1st Husb John M. Burr,2nd Husb, Thomas Havens Havens George T. No Date 20 Sep 1882 3 mos, s/o of Thomas Havens & Margaret A. Burr Hurley David No Date 18 Nov 1858 59 3 mos, 22 days, Irons James 31 Jan 1757 29 Aug 1833 s/o James Irons Jr & Nelle Longstreet Didamia (Johnson) 16 Feb 1759 1 Feb 1828 d/o Joseph Johnson Irons James No Date 29 Aug 1855 76 6 mos, 29 days, Irons Gilbert C. 5 Feb 1787 17 Feb 1882 Married 2 May 1809, S/o James Irons & Didamia Johnson Theresa"Tacy"(Johnson) 4 Nov 1790 11 Dec 1861 Irons William C. No Date 28 Sep 1858 69 9 mos, 12 days, S/o James Irons & Didamia Johnson 1st Wife Avis Ann (Johnson) No Date 20 Mar 1849 52 2nd Wife Mary E. (Burr) 17 Jul 1807 9 Sep 1863 56 1 mo,23 days, Irons John C. 1796 1880 Sarah (Gant) 1797 1871 Irons Martha No Date 11 Mar 1859 54 1 mo, 28 days, Irons Ivins John 18 Aug 1814 1868 s/o Gilbert C. Irons & Theresa Johnson 1st Wife Elizabeth (Tilton) No Date 2 Feb 1848 33 1 mo, 11 days,d/o John Tilton & Elizabeth Clayton 2nd Wife Margaret (Tilton) 10 Jul 1808 30 Jul 1859 d/o John Tilton & Elizabeth Clayton Irons James J. No Date 5 Oct 1878 60 7 mos,s/o William C. Irons & Avis Ann Johnson Page 3 Surname Given Name Birthdate Deathdate Age Inscription's & Notes =============================================================================================================================================== Irons Reuben 19 Jan 1821 25 Jan 1901 s/o John C. Irons & Sarah Gant Elizabeth F. (Halsey) 5 Jul 1824 5 May 1888 Irons Jacob A. No Date 22 Mar 1875 50 3 mos, s/o William C. Irons & Avis Ann Johnson Emeline (Irons) No Date 16 Jan 1878 47 6 mos, 27 days, d/o John W. Irons & Hester Applegate Irons Eden 1829 1897 s/o John C. Irons & Sarah Gant Sarah J. (Shinn) 1831 1914 Irons Charles A. H. No Date 22 Nov 1859 7 6 mos,27 days, s/o Reuben Irons & Elizabeth F. Halsey Irons Thomas H. No Date 17 Feb 1878 25 1 mo, 15 days, s/o Jacob A. Irons & Emeline Irons Irons Cornelius 1855 23 Nov 1937 s/o Joseph Irons & Lydia Van Note Hannah A. (Yetman) 1845 1926 Irons Ivins No Date 19 Sep 1862 1 9 mos, 2 days, s/o Ivins Irons & Sarah E. Norcross Irons William J. No Date 29 Nov 1875 14 5 mos, 27 days, s/o Reuben Irons & Elizabeth F. Halsey Irons Mary Elizabeth No Date 13 Dec 1859 2 8 mos, 5 days, d/o Reuben Irons & Elizabeth F. Halsey Irons Rufus 25 Dec 1883 1 Dec 1893 s/o Cornelius Irons & Hannah Yetman Irons George Unreadable Unreadable Johnson Jonathan 18 Feb 1778 10 Apr 1857 s/o William Johnson & Elizabeth Longstreet Charity (Phillips) 24 Aug 1775 26 Aug 1860 83 Johnson Taylor No Date No Date Sarah G. (Tilton) No Date 7 Feb 1885 77 d/o Jacob Tilton & Rebecca A. Clayton Pearce Johnson Jonathan No Date 17 Jan 1883 71 8 mos, 17 days, Rebecca No Date 12 Jan 1895 66 1 mo, 5 days, Johnson James No Date 31 Aug 1873 58 24 days, 2nd Wife Sarah P. Clayton (died 1904) 1st Wife Sarah "Sallie" (Russell) No Date 3 Mar 1860 41 3 mos, 12 days, Johnson Sarah No Date 18 Oct 1868 37 w/o Purvis Johnson Johnson Thomas P. No Date 6 Apr 1864 23 9 mos, 12 days, s/o James Johnson & Sarah Russell Johnson Jonathan R. No Date 29 Aug 1861 18 21 days, s/o James Johnson & Sarah Russell Johnson Abraham J. 1844 No Date Annetta (Polhemus) 1841 21 Dec 1923 d/o Joseph Polhemus & Didamia Irons Johnson William 1 Mar 1860 1 Mar 1860 s/o James Johnson & Sarah Russell Johnson Sarah M. 14 Sep 1860 23 Apr 1896 w/o Aaron H. Johnson Johnson Walter 1866 1875 s/o Abraham J. Johnson & Annetta Polhemus Johnson J. Albert 1868 1870 s/o Abraham J. Johnson & Annetta Polhemus Martin Edward A. 1896 1951 Ella C. 1893 1971 McKelvey John M. 5 Jan 1769 29 May 1844 s/o Robert McKelvey & Abigail Wright Rebecca No Date 9 Jun 1854 73 2 mos, Page 4 Surname Given Name Birthdate Deathdate Age Inscription's & Notes =============================================================================================================================================== McKelvey Richard No Date 6 Feb 1853 77 6 mos, 13 days, s/o Robert McKelvey & Abigail Wright Rebecca (Tilton) No Date 20 Dec 1860 71 7 mos, 9 days, d/o Capt, Jacob Tilton & Charity Hagerman McKelvey Jacob No Date 7 Mar 1876 88 2 mos, McKelvey George 10 Apr 1804 16 Jul 1867 s/o Robert McKelvey & Abigail Wright Mary No Date 10 Sep 1844 40 9 mos, McKelvey Charles No Date 21 Jan 1887 80 14 days, McKelvey William R. No Date 15 Feb 1901 92 s/o Richard McKelvey & Rebecca Tilton Mahalah (Smith) No Date 10 Mar 1863 44 McKelvey John P. No Date 25 Feb 1895 85 1 day, s/o John & Rebecca McKelvey McKelvey Sylvester Tilton No Date 14 Jun 1904 88 26 days,s/o Richard McKelvey & Rebecca Tilton Deborah (Irons) No Date 25 Nov 1909 91 1 mo, 25 days, McKelvey Miles No Date 27 Nov 1876 60 5 mos, 22 days,s/o John & Rebecca McKelvey Susannah "Susan" (Irons) No Date 28 Jan 1895 66 28 days,d/o Gilbert C. Irons & Theresa Tacy Johnson McKelvey Samuel 15 Oct 1818 30 Apr 1901 s/o John & Rebecca McKelvey Teressa No Date 12 Sep 1881 35 4 mos, 24 days, McKelvey Garrett 5 Jun 1819 12 Nov 1898 s/o Richard McKelvey & Rebecca Tilton Gertrude Ann (Halsey) No Date 16 Dec 1880 60 8 mos, 11 days, McKelvey Abigail 18 Dec 1820 22 Feb 1895 d/o John & Rebecca McKelvey McKelvey Jonathan R. No Date 23 Nov 1899 76 11 days, s/o Richard McKelvey & Rebecca Tilton Hester Ann No Date 16 May 1914 91 1 mo, 1 day, McKelvey John H. No Date 14 Dec 1840 9 1 mo, 25 days, McKelvey Richard No Date 9 Apr 1834 8 1 mo, 6 days, McKelvey Lucretia Unreadable Unreadable McKelvey John V. No Date 12 Oct 1886 41 10 mos, 6 days, s/o Samuel & Lucretia McKelvey McKelvey John W. No Date 23 Jun 1880 35 10 mos, 17 days,Pvt, Co, D. 9th NJ Vol, Infantry Mary L. (Halsey) 1851 1881 McKelvey George 1851 1930 Mary E. (Polhemus) 1858 No Date McKelvey Rebecca 1853 1934 McKelvey Corson Dec 1857 1943 s/o Sylvester Tilton McKelvey & Deborah Irons Anna E."Annie"(Polhemus) Jan 1861 1952 McKelvey Elizabeth A. No Date 24 Mar 1884 25 9 mos, 11 days, w/o George McKelvey McKelvey Margaret 1860 No Date McKelvey Loren No Date 25 Apr 1881 8 17 days, s/o Edgar & Martha McKelvey McKelvey Burtis B. 1874 1924 s/o John W. McKelvey & Mary L. Halsey McKelvey Charles A. Unreadable Unreadable s/o John W. McKelvey & Mary L. Halsey Page 5 Surname Given Name Birthdate Deathdate Age Inscription's & Notes =============================================================================================================================================== McKelvey Tacy No Date 17 Mar 1899 9 mos,17 days, d/o Sylvester Tilton McKelvey & Deborah Irons Osborn Samuel H. No Date 23 Nov 1862 Co, H. 29th NJ Vol, Inf, Pine J. Harold No Date 1 Aug 1883 s/o Benjamin & Lois Pine Polhemus Joseph No Date 20 Aug 1855 76 6 mos, 18 days, Freelove (Wooley) 1779 1855 77 9 mos,18 days, d/o Levi Wooley Polhemus Nathaniel No Date 17 Feb 1868 65 6 mos, 28 days,s/o Joseph Polhemus & Freelove Wooley Rachel (Totten) No Date 5 May 1892 85 Polhemus Levi Wooley Mar 1808 5 Jul 1883 75 3 mos,19 days,s/o Joseph Polhemus & Freelove Wooley Maria (Havens) 28 Nov 1814 12 Dec 1883 d/o Samuel Havens & Sarah Schenck Polhemus William 19 Oct 1809 24 Mar 1894 s/o Joseph John Polhemus & Freelove Wooley Mary No Date 21 Feb 1900 76 7 mos, 17 days, Polhemus Ann No Date 7 Aug 1851 40 3 mos, 28 days, w/o William Polhemus Polhemus James Totten 30 Dec 1831 17 Feb 1908 s/o Nathaniel & Rachel Polhemus,1st Wife Lucy A.Clayton (1893) Polhemus Didamia (Irons) No Date 15 Sep 1851 62 10 mos, 9 days, Polhemus Samuel Havens 24 Nov 1832 12 Jun 1897 s/o Levi W. Polhemus & Amanda Halsey 1st Wife Eliza Irons (Halsey) No Date 28 Jan 1865 31 1 mo,22 days, d/o David Halsey & Rachel Irons 2nd Wife Amanda (Halsey) 27 May 1831 11 Jun 1921 d/o David Halsey & Rachel Irons Polhemus Henry D. No Date 7 Feb 1904 66 12 days, Pvt, Co, C. 33rd Regt, NJ Vol's 1st Wife Rebecca A. No Date 18 Feb 1883 41 2 mos, 15 days, 2nd Wife Lizzie A. 7 Jan 1846 18 Mar 1905 Polhemus John IV No Date 21 Jun 1858 18 9 mos, 7 days, s/o Nathaniel & Rachel Polhemus Polhemus Daniel F. 2 Jul 1843 3 Apr 1923 s/o Nathaniel Polhemus & Rachel Totten Rebecca A. (Gant) 8 Jul 1845 31 Dec 1915 d/o Esek Gant & Deborah Ann Clayton Polhemus John W. No Date 3 Feb 1910 64 Co, I. 8th NJ Vol, Inf, 1st Wife Caroline W. Unreadable Unreadable 2nd Wife Lydia A. No Date 29 Sep 1895 48 2 mos, 5 days, Polhemus Holmes C. No Date 9 Jul 1888 41 8 mos, 9 days, Mary C. No Date 15 May 1881 38 2 mos, 11 days, Polhemus John Forman 1847 1919 Melvinia (VanNote) 1856 1918 Polhemus Infant Daughter No Date No Date d/o Holmes C. & Mary C. Polhemus Polhemus Mary Ann No Date 30 Jan 1853 9 mos, 6 days, d/o William & Ann Polhemus Polhemus Sarah Ann Unreadable Unreadable d/o William Polhemus Polhemus Adaline S. No Date 19 Aug 1880 35 15 days, d/o Nathaniel & Rachel Polhemus Polhemus Tabor Francis No Date 11 Apr 1865 7 mos, 23 days, s/o Samuel H. & Eliza J. Polhemus Page 6 Surname Given Name Birthdate Deathdate Age Inscription's & Notes =============================================================================================================================================== Polhemus James Alfred 20 Jun 1866 14 Oct 1870 4 3 mos,21 days,s/o James Totten Polhemus & Lucy A. Clayton Polhemus William A. No Date 19 May 1872 2 1 day, s/o John W. & Lydia A. Polhemus Polhemus Mindora No Date 14 Dec 1894 22 4 mos, 7 days, d/o John W. & Lydia A. Polhemus Polhemus George V. No Date 21 Jun 1894 25 6 mos, 29 days, s/o John W. & Lydia A. Polhemus Polhemus Clarence D. 1881 1946 Polhemus Reading No Date 10 Apr 1884 s/o John W. & Lydia A. Polhemus Polhemus Elmer F. 22 Oct 1890 7 May 1895 s/o John Forman Polhemus & Melvinia VanNote Reid Mary 1869 1897 w/o J. William Reid Smith James 1825 1906 Ann E. (Johnson) 1839 1914 Tilton William Polhemus 1813 29 Mar 1898 s/o Kenneth Tilton & Anna Johnson Elizabeth (Vannote) 8 Feb 1818 28 Aug 1875 d/o Thomas Vannote & Sarah Fish Tilton Sallie 17 Apr 1873 19 Sep 1875 d/o Samuel Tilton & Rachel Ann McKelvey Tilton Jacob 17 Oct 1815 21 Jun 1894 s/o Kenneth Tilton & Anna Johnson 1st Wife Rebecca Clayton Pearce 23 Dec 1802 21 Feb 1862 d/o John Clayton & Rebecca Johnson 2nd Wife Elizabeth (Bogert) 26 Aug 1827 13 Jan 1900 Tilton James M. 15 Feb 1822 6 Apr 1893 s/o Kenneth Tilton & Anna Johnson Eliza (Jones) 18 Jul 1836 19 Mar 1909 d/o Ebernezer & Catherine Jones Tilton Thomas J. 14 Sep 1842 9 May 1923 Sarah E. No Date 6 Sep 1889 35 10 mos, 2 days, Tilton Ann Augusta (Irons) 1850 23 Jun 1884 d/o Jacob A & Emeline Irons,w/o John Tilton Tilton Sarah 3 Aug 1872 17 Feb 1873 1 6 mos,17 days,d/o Charles H.Tilton & Sarah Elizabeth Johnson Tilton Infant Son No Date 22 Apr 1875 s/o Samuel & Rachel Tilton Wardell Samuel Lovell 7 Sep 1815 9 Dec 1886 s/o Samuel & Alice Wardell Theresa (Irons) 18 Aug 1816 1868 d/o Gilbert C. Irons & Theresa " Tacy " Johnson Last Updated: 11/27/2013 This file is located at http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/ocean/cemetery/silvertone.txt