Find A Grave - Warren County

Adamic, Louis Alojzi b. March 23, 1899 d. September 4, 1951
Author. Born to peasant parents at the Praproe castle, Blato, located near Grosuplje, Solvenia, his meager childhood education was obtained from the local schools and in Ljubljana where he was expelled at fifteen for taking part in student demonstrations against the ruling Austrians. He emigrated to American in 1913 and finally settled in the Croatian fishing community of San Pedro, California. He started as a worker at the newspaper "The Voice of the People", rising to reporter soon after. He...[Read More]
Bloomsbury Cemetery, Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Bellush, Sheila b. October 19, 1962 d. November 7, 1997
Murder Victim. Subject of Ann Rule's best seller, "Every Breath You Take." Murdered on the orders of her ex-husband, Allen Blackthorne, who is currently serving a life sentence for the crime. She was Blackthorne's third wife in a mariage that was torturous for her. When she finally divorced him in 1987, he embarked on a decade-long campaign of harassment, stalking and lawsuits. He even enlisted the aid of Sheila's next door neighbor. The Bellushes moved from San Antonio, Texas in the middle of...[Read More] (Bio by: Terry C)
Yellow Frame Church Cemetery, Frelinghuysen Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Berry, Charlie (Charles Francis) b. October 18, 1902 d. September 6, 1972
Professional Baseball Player. Catcher for several American League teams beginning in 1925 with the Philadelphia Athletics where he played 10 games. Three years later, he was with the Boston Red Sox until the start of the 1932 season when he was traded to the Chicago White Sox and played for another season. During the winter, he again was traded to the Philadelphia Athletics until he retired in 1938. In his 11 year career, he batted .267, 539 hits and 23 home runs. After he retired, he...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert)
Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Smith Family Plot
Cornish, Johnston b. June 13, 1858 d. 1920
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Jersey's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1893 to 1895. He also served as a Member of the New Jersey State Senate from 1891 to 1893, 1900 to 1902, and 1906 to 1911. (Bio by: K)
Washington Cemetery, Washington, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Crocker, Henry b. January 20, 1840 d. 1913
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as Captain and commander of Company F, 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia on October 19, 1864. His citation reads “Voluntarily led a charge, which resulted in the capture of 14 prisoners and in which he himself was wounded”. The prisoners he had captured were the first Rebel soldiers taken in the battle. His Medal was issued on January 10...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Washington Cemetery, Washington, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Harris, Henry Schenck b. December 12, 1850 d. May 2, 1902
US Congressman. He was elected to represent New Jersey's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1881 to 1883.
Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Henry Jr.., William b. December 15, 1830 d. March 10, 1889
Civil War Union Army Officer. He rose from Adjutant to Lieutenant Colonel and commander of the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry during his Civil War service. Commissioned 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant on May 31, 1861, he served in this capacity in the Battle of First Bull Run and the Peninsular Campaign. Promoted to Major of the regiment on August 12, 1862 to replace Major David Hatfield, who had succumbed to wounds received at the June 27, 1862 Battle of Glendale, he then articipated in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Johnston Addition, Lot 186
Hoffman, George d. August 9, 1886
Civil War Union Army Officer. Commissioned Captain and commander of Company H, 8th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on September 27, 1861. He fought in the Peninsular Campaign, the Seven Days, and the Second Battle of Bull Run. In an August 27, 1862 engagement at Kettle Run, Virginia (which was prelude to Second Bull Run) he led a detachment of his regiment that captured a number of Confederate prisoners. During the Second Bull Run engagment he briefly assumed command of the regiment when the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
First Presbyterian Cemetery, Asbury (Warren County), Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Maxwell, John Patterson Bryan b. September 3, 1804 d. November 14, 1845
US Congressman. Represented NJ as an at-large delegate in the House of Representatives on two separate occasions. First served from 1837 to 1839, then from 1841 to 1843. He was the son of NJ Congressman George Clifford Maxwell, and uncle of Presidential Cabinet Secretary George Maxwell Robeson. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Maxwell, William b. 1733 d. November 4, 1796
Revolutionary War Continental Army Brigadier General. During the American Revolution, he led the 2nd New Jersey Regiment. Among his many actions, he fought in the Battle of Newtown and was regarded by General George Washington as one of the best battlefield commanders of the American forces. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich Cemetery, Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
McAllister, Robert b. June 1, 1813 d. February 23, 1891
Civil War Union Brevet Major General. Served as Lieutenant Colonel of the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry before assuming the colonelcy of the 11th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry in August 1862. Was in continuous command of his unit from 1862 to Gettysburg, participating in the Battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. On the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 2, 1863), while his regiment was resisting the Confederate attacks on the Peach Orchard, he issued orders for his...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Lot 105
Meyner, Helen Day b. March 5, 1929 d. November 2, 1997
U.S. Representative from New Jersey. Helen Day Stevenson was the distant cousin of Adlai Stevenson. She was a newspaper columnist and television interviewer in New Jersey and New York. She served in Korea with the American Red Cross during the Korean War. In 1957, she married Robert B. Meyner (44th Governor of New Jersey). A Democrat, she lost in her bid for Congress in 1972, but won in 1974. Meyner served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1979)...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank McGady)
Phillipsburg Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Meyner, Robert Baumle b. July 3, 1908 d. May 27, 1990
New Jersey Governor. Served as Governor of New Jersey from 1954 to 1962.
Phillipsburg Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Ringo, Jim b. November 21, 1931 d. November 19, 2007
Hall of Fame Professional Football Player. He played college football at Syracuse University and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 7th round of the 1953 NFL draft. Although he was considered undersized for an offensive lineman, he became one of the most dominant centers of his era playing the position for eleven years as a member of the Packers. Vince Lombardi traded him to the Philadelphia Eagles after the 1963 season allegedly because he hired an agent to negotiate his new contract...[Read More] (Bio by: Dennis)
Fairmount Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Robeson, George Maxwell b. March 16, 1829 d. September 27, 1897
Presidential Cabinet Secretary, US Congressman, Civil War Militia General. Served as a Brigadier General in the New Jersey Militia during the Civil War, and facilitated the raising and training of troops for the Union Army. Commanded the Camp Stockton training camp in Woodbury, New Jersey. Appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant to the cabinet post of Secretary of the Navy, serving from 1869 to 1877. He was elected to represent New Jersey's 1st District in the United States House of...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Robeson Jr., William Penn b. July 8, 1837 d. September 15, 1881
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Commissioned as a First Lieutenant in Company E, 3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on May 28, 1861, and served in the First Bull Run and Peninsular Campaigns with his unit. Promoted to Captain and commander his company on August 13, 1862 to replace Captain E.L. Campbell, who was advanced to Major of the 3rd New Jersey. He commanded the company in the Battles of South Mountain, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. On December 28, 1863 he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Thomson, Mark b. 1739 d. 1803
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Jersey as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1795 to 1799. He also served as a State Court Judge in 1773, and as a Member of the New Jersey State Legislature in 1779. (Bio by: K)
Marksboro Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blairstown, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Wildrick, Isaac b. March 3, 1803 d. March 22, 1892
US Congressman. He was a farmer who held several public offices in Warren County: constable from 1827 to 1832; coroner from 1829 to 1831; Justice of the Peace from 1834 to 1839; judge in 1839; sheriff from 1839 to 1841; director of county poorhouse from 1842 to1848; and member freeholder from 1845 to 1848, and again from 1856 to 1859. Elected to US House of Representatives, he served from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1853. Dubbed the "Patriarch of the New Jersey House of Assembly," his last public...[Read More] (Bio by: Beth Painter)
Marksboro Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blairstown, Warren County, New Jersey, USA

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