Isaac Kershaw (1840-1894) appears to have died a pauper on September 24, 1894 in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey at age 52 or 54.
Research:
Isaac Kershaw is the only person by this name in the area of Somerville, New Jersey. Somerville is the last place we have him with his family, on March 4, 1872, in the Freedmen Bank records in New York City. He is most likely the man that married Elizabeth Brokaw (1840-?), an African American woman. Their son, Isaac Kershaw (1870-?) was listed as a mulatto in the 1880 US census living in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. This Isaac Kershaw (1840-1894) died at the poor house in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
Name:
He was called "Israel Kershaw" in the 1850 US census. However in the 1872 Freedmen Bank records, he is "Isaac Kershaw".
Parents:
Abraham Kershaw (1815-1854) and Sarah Oldrin (1816-1894).
Birth:
The 1850 US census has him born in 1840. The 1880 US census has him born in 1845. His death certificate lists his birth year as 1842.
Siblings:
By 1850 the family was living in Manhattan and they appear in the census: Mary Kershaw (1835-?); Israel [sic] Kershaw (1840-?); Anna Augusta Kershaw (1841-1931) who was born in Glen Cove and married Charles Frederick Lindauer (1836-1921); Sara Kershaw (1843-1922) who married Matthew Williamson (c1825-?) and after his death married William Young; Ann Kershaw II (1847-?) and Peter Kershaw (1849-?). The family then moved to Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey.
Death:
There is an Isaac Kershaw who died in New Jersey on September 24, 1894 in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. The death certificate does not list his parents. He died at the poor house and was buried in a pauper's grave. There was a poor farm in Hillsborough. Hillsborough is just on the other side of the canal that separates Franklin Township from Hillsborough.
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on January 19, 2011. Updated on March 15, 2021 with information from the 1880 US census and a summary of the research to date.
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Research:
Isaac Kershaw is the only person by this name in the area of Somerville, New Jersey. Somerville is the last place we have him with his family, on March 4, 1872, in the Freedmen Bank records in New York City. He is most likely the man that married Elizabeth Brokaw (1840-?), an African American woman. Their son, Isaac Kershaw (1870-?) was listed as a mulatto in the 1880 US census living in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. This Isaac Kershaw (1840-1894) died at the poor house in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
Name:
He was called "Israel Kershaw" in the 1850 US census. However in the 1872 Freedmen Bank records, he is "Isaac Kershaw".
Parents:
Abraham Kershaw (1815-1854) and Sarah Oldrin (1816-1894).
Birth:
The 1850 US census has him born in 1840. The 1880 US census has him born in 1845. His death certificate lists his birth year as 1842.
Siblings:
By 1850 the family was living in Manhattan and they appear in the census: Mary Kershaw (1835-?); Israel [sic] Kershaw (1840-?); Anna Augusta Kershaw (1841-1931) who was born in Glen Cove and married Charles Frederick Lindauer (1836-1921); Sara Kershaw (1843-1922) who married Matthew Williamson (c1825-?) and after his death married William Young; Ann Kershaw II (1847-?) and Peter Kershaw (1849-?). The family then moved to Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey.
Death:
There is an Isaac Kershaw who died in New Jersey on September 24, 1894 in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. The death certificate does not list his parents. He died at the poor house and was buried in a pauper's grave. There was a poor farm in Hillsborough. Hillsborough is just on the other side of the canal that separates Franklin Township from Hillsborough.
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on January 19, 2011. Updated on March 15, 2021 with information from the 1880 US census and a summary of the research to date.
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Isaac Kershaw (1840-1894) appears to have died a pauper on September 24, 1894 in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey at age 52 or 54.
Research:
Isaac Kershaw is the only person by this name in the area of Somerville, New Jersey. Somerville is the last place we have him with his family, on March 4, 1872, in the Freedmen Bank records in New York City. He is most likely the man that married Elizabeth Brokaw (1840-?), an African American woman. Their son, Isaac Kershaw (1870-?) was listed as a mulatto in the 1880 US census living in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. This Isaac Kershaw (1840-1894) died at the poor house in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
Name:
He was called "Israel Kershaw" in the 1850 US census. However in the 1872 Freedmen Bank records, he is "Isaac Kershaw".
Parents:
Abraham Kershaw (1815-1854) and Sarah Oldrin (1816-1894).
Birth:
The 1850 US census has him born in 1840. The 1880 US census has him born in 1845. His death certificate lists his birth year as 1842.
Siblings:
By 1850 the family was living in Manhattan and they appear in the census: Mary Kershaw (1835-?); Israel [sic] Kershaw (1840-?); Anna Augusta Kershaw (1841-1931) who was born in Glen Cove and married Charles Frederick Lindauer (1836-1921); Sara Kershaw (1843-1922) who married Matthew Williamson (c1825-?) and after his death married William Young; Ann Kershaw II (1847-?) and Peter Kershaw (1849-?). The family then moved to Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey.
Death:
There is an Isaac Kershaw who died in New Jersey on September 24, 1894 in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. The death certificate does not list his parents. He died at the poor house and was buried in a pauper's grave. There was a poor farm in Hillsborough. Hillsborough is just on the other side of the canal that separates Franklin Township from Hillsborough.
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on January 19, 2011. Updated on March 15, 2021 with information from the 1880 US census and a summary of the research to date.
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Research:
Isaac Kershaw is the only person by this name in the area of Somerville, New Jersey. Somerville is the last place we have him with his family, on March 4, 1872, in the Freedmen Bank records in New York City. He is most likely the man that married Elizabeth Brokaw (1840-?), an African American woman. Their son, Isaac Kershaw (1870-?) was listed as a mulatto in the 1880 US census living in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. This Isaac Kershaw (1840-1894) died at the poor house in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
Name:
He was called "Israel Kershaw" in the 1850 US census. However in the 1872 Freedmen Bank records, he is "Isaac Kershaw".
Parents:
Abraham Kershaw (1815-1854) and Sarah Oldrin (1816-1894).
Birth:
The 1850 US census has him born in 1840. The 1880 US census has him born in 1845. His death certificate lists his birth year as 1842.
Siblings:
By 1850 the family was living in Manhattan and they appear in the census: Mary Kershaw (1835-?); Israel [sic] Kershaw (1840-?); Anna Augusta Kershaw (1841-1931) who was born in Glen Cove and married Charles Frederick Lindauer (1836-1921); Sara Kershaw (1843-1922) who married Matthew Williamson (c1825-?) and after his death married William Young; Ann Kershaw II (1847-?) and Peter Kershaw (1849-?). The family then moved to Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey.
Death:
There is an Isaac Kershaw who died in New Jersey on September 24, 1894 in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. The death certificate does not list his parents. He died at the poor house and was buried in a pauper's grave. There was a poor farm in Hillsborough. Hillsborough is just on the other side of the canal that separates Franklin Township from Hillsborough.
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on January 19, 2011. Updated on March 15, 2021 with information from the 1880 US census and a summary of the research to date.
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