Find A Grave - New Jersey

Abrams, Ike Quebec b. August 17, 1918 d. January 16, 1963
Jazz Musician. He was a well known artist, primarily for his work on the tenor saxophone with a big tone and a firm vigorous style. Trained as an orchestral musician as well as a featured soloist, he was a pianist and dancer as well. He found his calling on the tenor sax in 1940 with a group known as the Barons of Rhythm. His accomplishments included work with popular 1940's recording artists Ella Fitzgerald, Frankie Newton, Roy Eldridge, Hot Lips Page, Trummy Young, Sunset Royals, Benny Carter...[Read More] (Bio by: RJD)
Woodland Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Ackerman, Ernest Robinson b. June 17, 1863 d. October 18, 1931
US Congressman. He was elected to represent New Jersey's 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1919 until his death in office in 1931. His Congressional term was subsequently completed by Congressman Percy Hamilton Stewart.
Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section A, Division 6, Row 1, Lot 68
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
Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer b. December 11, 1893 d. March 27, 1982
Author. The daughter of American publisher and author Edward Stratemeyer, she was the author of several books for young children and teens. Writing for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the book publishing firm founded by her father, she contributed stories in the "Nancy Drew" series under the firm's blanket pseudonym 'Carolyn Keene'. She also contributed stories in the "Hardy Boys" and "Bobbsey Twins" adventure and mysterious...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Adams, Platt b. March 23, 1885 d. February 27, 1961
Olympic Athlete. Born in Belleville, New Jersey, he was an all around track and field athlete as a high jumper, javelin thrower, discus thrower and long jumper. As a member of the United States Track and Field team, he competed in the 1908 Summer Olympic Games London, England and finished 5th in two events. At the 1912 Summer Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, He won the Gold Medal for the men's standing high jump and the Silver Medal for the men's standing long jump. In 1922 he was elected to...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Rose Garden, Section 6, Space 28
Addonizio, Hugh Joseph b. January 31, 1914 d. February 2, 1981
US Congressman. A World War II United States Army veteran, he was elected as a Democrat to represent New Jersey's 11th District in the United States House of Representatives, in 1948, defeating incumbent Republican Congressman Frank Sundstrom for the seat. He served from 1949 until 1962, when he resigned to run for Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. Elected to that office, he served as the Mayor of Newark from 1962 until he...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Adler, John Herbert b. August 23, 1959 d. April 4, 2011
US Congressman. A member of the Democratic Party, he served New Jersey's 3rd District in the US House of Representatives from 2009 until 2011. Raised in New Jersey, he attained his law degree from Harvard University in 1984, before practicing law privately. He initiated his political career serving as a member of the township council of Cherry Hill (New Jersey) from 1987 until 1991 and served in the New Jersey State Senate (1991 to 2008) before his election to Congress. Adler was defeated by...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Locustwood Memorial Park, Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Adonis, Joe (Guiseppe Antonio Doto) b. November 22, 1902 d. November 26, 1971
Organized Crime Figure. He was a close friend of mob boss Lucky Luciano and a member of his Mafia family in both Brooklyn, New York City, New York and New Jersey. He was deported to Italy in 1956 and died there of natural causes.
Cause of death: Natural causes
Madonna Cemetery, Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Adrain, Garnett Bowditch b. December 15, 1815 d. August 17, 1878
US Congressman. The son of prominent 19th century mathematician Robert Adrain, he was elected as a Democrat to represent New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1861. After serving two terms, and being a vocal opponent of secession, he declined to run for a third term, and was succeeded by Congressman William G. Steele for the seat. (Bio by: T.L. Watson)
Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Allen, Henry Crosby b. May 13, 1872 d. March 7, 1942
US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and began law practice in Paterson, New Jersey. In 1905, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth Congress, serving until 1907. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law and was postmaster of Paterson, 1926 to 1935. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Antheil, George b. July 8, 1900 d. February 12, 1959
Composer. The son of German immigrants, he gained fame as pianist and composer in the avant-garde genre. His trademark work was the 1924 work "Le Ballet Mecanique", which incorporated sounds from machines like airplane propellers and car horns. He also wrote film scores for numerous movies in the 1930s. At a dinner party given by Janet Gaynor, George Antheil met Hedy Lamarr. Shortly after this meeting, Lamarr and Antheil invented and patented a secret communications system, U.S. Patent 2,292...[Read More]
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section R, Lot 542
Apgar, Virginia b. June 7, 1909 d. August 7, 1974
Medical Pioneer. A 1933 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons graduate, she developed the "Apgar Score" system to test the health of newborn infants by delivery room personnel. In 1949, she became the first woman to hold a full professorship on Columbia University's medical faculty. She was the author of "Is My Baby All Right?" In 1994 she was honored on a United States postage stamp as part of the "Great Americans" series. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Appleby, Theodore Frank b. October 10, 1864 d. December 15, 1924
US Congressman. He was elected as a Republican to represent New Jersey's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving a single term from March 4, 1921 to March 3, 1923. He was defeated for re-election in 1922 by Congressman Elmer H. Geran, but he ran again against Geran in 1924, and succeeded in reclaiming the seat. He then died a month after the election, and his seat as filled by his son Stewart Hoffman Appleby, who was appointed by New Jersey Governor George S. Silzer. (Bio by: Robert)
Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Applegate, Edwin Forrest b. June 3, 1831 d. January 23, 1885
Civil War Union Army Officer. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 29th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, being commissioned on September 12, 1862. He held command of the unit during the December 1862 Fredericksburg Campaign, then resigned on January 16, 1863. For many years he was the editor of the "Monmouth Inquirer", and he later commanded GAR Post 63.
Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Plot #254, Grave- D
Appleton (Jablonski), Peter William b. May 20, 1904 d. January 18, 1974
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball as a pitcher for fourteen seasons (1927 to 1928, 1930 to 1933, 1936 to 1942, 1945) with the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Browns. Born Peter William Jablonski, he legally changed his name to the less-ethnic sounding "Appleton" in 1933. A journeyman hurler who pitched mostly in relief with occasional spot-starting duties, he arrived in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Saint Gertrudes Roman Catholic Cemetery, Colonia, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Block 21, Grave 637B
Archinal, William J. b. June 3, 1840 d. May 10, 1919
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Germany, he immigrated to the United States in 1860, and was 21 years old when he enlisted in the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 22, 1861 at Canal Dover, Ohio. Mustered in as a Private in Company I on August 31, 1861, he would go on to be awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vicksburg, Mississippi on May 22, 1863. His citation simply reads "Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party." On the day in question 150 men...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Section W, Lot 126
Armour, Norman b. October 4, 1887 d. September 27, 1982
US Diplomat. As a career foreign service officer (1915 to 1945), he served as Minister or Ambassador to a dozen countries, including Haiti, where he arranged for withdrawal of United States Marines in the 1930s. He was Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 1947 to 1949, and joined with other retired diplomats in 1954 in protesting Senator Joseph R. McCarthy's attacks on the foreign service.
Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Arnold, George b. June 24, 1834 d. November 9, 1865
Author, Poet. He contributed stories, poetry and articles to the magazine "Vanity Fair" as well as to "The Leader". He authored what was known as the "McArone Papers", which brought him prominence as a humorist. His most famous poem became the "Jolly Old Pedagogue". (Bio by: Laurie)
Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Auf Der Heide, Oscar Louis b. December 8, 1874 d. March 29, 1945
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Jersey's 11th and 14th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1925 to 1935. Also served as a Member of the New Jersey State House of Assembly from 1908 to 1911, Mayor of West New York, New Jersey, from 1914 to 1917, and Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New Jersey in 1932. (Bio by: K)
Hoboken Cemetery, North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Avery, Dr. Mary Ellen 'Mel' b. May 6, 1927 d. December 4, 2011
Medical Pioneer. A pediatrician, her recognition that a deficiency of pulmonary surfactant was the cause of what was then called hyaline membrane disease in premature infants has saved countless lives. The child of an upper middle class family, she was raised in the New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia and developed an interest in medicine via her association with a pediatrician neighbor. Following her graduation with honors from Wheaton College of Norton, Massachusetts, she attended the Johns...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Buried in her parents' plot.

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