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The Locktown Christian Church Cemetery

May 24, 2014 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bonham, Carrell, Delaware Twp, Families, Heath, Hockenbury, Hoppock, Lair, Lake, Locktown, Rittenhouse, Robins, Snyder, Trout, Williamson Tags: cemeteries

Locktown Christian Church Cemetery
Locktown Christian Church Cemetery

As a follow-up to my recent article on the history of the Locktown Christian Church, here is a list of the people known to be buried in the cemetery adjacent to the church.

A visit to this interesting cemetery will quickly reveal that there are many graves here that are unmarked. So it is impossible to know who might be the earliest person buried here. The earliest gravestone is for Charity Alley who died in 1843, although Cornelius Williamson Carrell might have died a couple years before that. Oddly enough, Ms. Alley comes first on the list. The last known grave to be added was for Arthur E. Jungblut in 1999.

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Historic Hunterdon Church For Sale

May 17, 2014 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Families, Gordon, Hoppock, Lair, Lake, Locktown, Rittenhouse Tags: churches

Once Known as the Locktown Christian Church

Near the center of the village of Locktown stands a 19th-century church and its parsonage, waiting for a new owner. The congregation that has been worshipping in this church for the past 30 years or so is joining with the Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church on Route 202 in Flemington, so the Locktown property must be sold.

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“That Big Willow and Other Trees”

May 10, 2014 By Marfy Goodspeed in E. T. Bush, Headquarters, Historians, Opdycke Tags: flora and fauna, stores

A Chestnut That Acted As Host to a Younger Tree
– Biggest Oak of Them All

by Egbert T. Bush, Stockton, N.J.
published in the Hunterdon County Democrat, January 1, 1931

This month is a big allergy month for me, so I looked up what Mr. Bush had to say about trees. Turns out—quite a lot. Bush had a great affection for the grand old trees that had survived the previous century, and frequently mentioned them in his articles. Now that our trees are leafing out, it seems appropriate to publish this essay. The willow described here once stood in front of Roger Byrom’s house in Headquarters. 

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