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UNION CEMETERY
Union Cemetery is located on New Jersey Route 519 between the villages of Hope (to the west) and Johnsonburg (to the east). According to Snell's 1881
History of Warren County, this cemetery was associated with Union Methodist Episcopal Church. The church no longer stands on the grounds, but the grave yard is still there. It is located on land donated by Levi Howell and John Albertson. Many members of the Howell family are buried here. This is not a complete transcription of the cemetery. It is instead a selection of the stones within the cemetery, which were collected on 26 September 2005. There are 15 stones included in the transcription, which represent 18 individuals. The photograph to the left is an overview of the cemetery facing to the south. Route 519 is behind me. The newer part of the cemetery is adjacent to Route 519, while the older part is in the rear of the cemetery. Interstate 80 runs along the southern edge of the cemetery. The photograph was taken on 26 September 2005 by Esther Doyle Read. Click on the photograph and then on the icon on the following page to enlarge the image.
Letson, Robert L., Born Aug. 3, 1858, Died Nov. 25, 1936; Anna O. Letson, Born June 14, 1860, Died Nov. 22, 1923.
Lewis, Rebecca, In Memory of Rebecca Lewis, daughter of Joseph Newman, Died Dec. 5, 1866, Aged 72 yrs. Rebecca Newman Lewis was the daughter of Joseph and Azubah (Read) Newman. The name of her husband is unknown. She is buried next to her father.
Luse and Howell, The families of Henry Freeman Luse and his wife B. Anna Howell. The plot includes a large stone with the family names on it and several smaller stones for each individual in the plot. From left to right the graves are: I. Van Cleve Howell, Margaret Howell, B. Anna Luse, and Henry F. Luse.
Howell, I. Van Cleve, 1852 - 1938.
Howell, Margaret, 1835 - 1921. Margaret was the daughter of Philip S. Howell and Margaret Vought and the sister of I. Van Cleve Howell and B. Anna Luse. Margaret never married.
Luse, B. Anna, 1848 - 1930. B. Anna Luse was born Bethena Ann Howell, the daughter of Philip S. Howell and Margaret Vought. She was the sister of I. Van Cleve Howell and Margaret Howell, and the wife of Henry F. Luse.
Luse, Henry F., 1848 - 1916. Hemry Freeman Luse was the son of Isaac Read Luse and Emeline Freeman (and a grandson of Henry Freeman and Lydia Luse). He was the husband of Bethana Anna Howell.
Luse, B. Anna, see Luse and Howell.
Luse, Henry F., see Luse and Howell.
Newman, Abraham, In Memory of the Rev. Abraham Newman who departed this life Feb 22nd, 1842 in the 71st year of his age. 2d Timothy, 4 Chap. 7th & 8th verse. The Rev. Abraham Newman was a son of Thomas Newman and Rebecca Giles. He married Elizabeth Burdge, the daughter of Peter Burdge. Elizabeth is buried next to him in the cemetery.
Newman, Anna., see Saron B. Newman.
Newman, Elizabeth, Sacred to the Memory Elizabeth wife of Abraham Newman who died July 1, 1842 in the 71st year of her age. 2d TImothy, 4 Chap. 7th & 8th verse. Elizabeth Burdge was a daughter of Peter Burdge. She married the Rev. Abraham Newman, a son of Thomas Newman and Rebecca Giles. Elizabeth is buried between Abraham and his brother Joseph in the cemetery.
Newman, Joseph, In Memory of Joseph Newman who died Nov. 24, 1848 Aged 80 Years, 9 Months, and 1 Day, D. Baker, Newton. Joseph Newman, Sr. was a son of Thomas Newman and Rebecca Giles. He married Azubah Read, the daughter of Joseph Read and Sarah Sutton. She was born 12 September 1773 and died 20 January 1797. Her place of burial is unknown. Joseph's daughter, Rebecca Newman Lewis, is buried next to him in the cemetery. D. Baker of Newton was the stone carver.
Newman, Rebecca, see Rebecca Lewis.
Newman, Saron B., 1845 - 1922; Anna M., his wife, 1846 - 1916.
Osmun, Bervilla, Born Mar. 30, 1858, Died Apr. 3, 1911; Ono J. Osmun, Born Nov. 6, 1860, Died Oct. 19, 1929.Osmun, Ono J., see Bervilla Osmun.
Read, Samuel D., 1819 - 1879; Abbie, his wife, 1821-1874. Samuel D. Read was a son of Samuel Read and Maria H. Freese. He married Abigail Curliss.
Sharp, Ozias, Sept. 10, 1841 - Nov. 8, 1905; Esther A., his wife, Feb. 17, 1841 - Sept. 7, 1914. Ozias was the son of Isaac Sharp and Martha Maria Luse. He married Esther Ann (or Hester Ann) Howell, the daughter of Caleb Howell and Sarah M. Cummings, on 12 May 1869. The reverse side of their stone is inscribed with the name of their eldest son Clinton Sharp.
Sharp, Clinton, Oct. 18, 1873 - Sept. 18, 1907. Clinton never married.
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