Photography by Lori M. Nichols

Jordantown Baptist Church Burial Ground: Oldmans Township, Salem County

Schamp Family Burying Ground: Readington Township, Hunterdon County

Number of interments: At least 42
Oldest known headstone: Peter Schamp, died Oct. 12, 1812 (61 years old)

The Schamp Family Burying Ground contains at least 42 headstones within a cemented stone wall, 24 of those from the Schamp family. Peter Schamp's headstone is the oldest remaining, although records indicate that six other Schamps were buried here in the late 1700s.

Now here's where it gets confusing: There are records of Schamps being buried in three different cemeteries in the area, including the Schomp Family Cemetery (pictured below), which is directly across the street from the Schamp Family Burying Ground. However, there are no records of any Schomp burials in the Schomp Family Cemetery, but there are Schomps in the Schamp Family Burying Ground. (Are you still with me?)

The third burial ground — the Biggs-Schomp-Cole Cemetery Memorials — is approximately 3 miles away from the other two, as the crow flies, and while the name indicates there are members of the Schomp family buried there, no records show this. But there are records of four members of the Schamp family buried here, including Catherine Schamp Biggs, who obviously married into the Biggs family (David Biggs, to be exact), which is where the "Biggs-Schomp-Cole Cemetery" gets its name. (Mary Cole married into the Biggs family, in case you were wondering.)

Whether the last names Schamp and Schomp are actually various spellings of the same last name could not be determined. For the past year and a half, a local Boy Scout has been restoring the Schamp Family Burying Ground, Schomp Family Cemetery, and Smith Burying Ground as part of his Eagle Scout project.

German Presbyterian Church Graveyard: Hopewell Township, Cumberland County

Number of interments: At least 40
Oldest known headstone: Johann Wilhelm Wentzel, died July 29, 1761 (55 or 56 years old)

The German Presbyterian Church Graveyard is located in rural Cumberland County, on a clearing surrounded by farmland, slightly elevated from the road. At the back of the plot, a bench is set between a large tree and four headstones.

There are as many as 40 headstones with some form of identification at this cemetery, however there are just as many other unidentified "rocks" lined up in rows, seemingly marking additional grave sites.

Revolutionary War Capt. Daniel Wentzel is buried here, as are some of his relatives, although many of their headstones bear only their initials. Wentzel was born in Salem County on Feb. 25, 1749, and served as lieutenant, and then captain, of the Second Battalion, Salem.

Etra-Milford Cemetery: Etra, East Windsor Township, Mercer County

Number of interments: At least 35
Oldest headstone: Mary Hutchinson Ely, died April 21, 1803 (65 years old)

Situated on a long but narrow strip of land along Etra Perrineville Road, opposite Etra Lake, is the Etra-Milford Cemetery. At least 35 headstones from the 1800s — many of them at least partially legible — remain behind a black wrought iron fence. A large obelisk memorializes those in the Hutchinson family, with an interesting epitaph for Caroline S. Hutchinson, who died Oct. 26, 1892, at 32 years old: "Sacred to the memory of a household dead."

According to an Asbury Park Press article from 1927, this cemetery was originally called the Hutchinson Burial Ground, with Rev. Aaron Hutchinson the starter of the cemetery. Rev. Hutchinson died July the 30th, 1701, at 23 years of age; there is no marker for his grave site. This cemetery has also been called the Old Milford Burying-Ground.

Oaklawn Cemetery: Woolwich Township, Gloucester County

Number of interments: At least 30
Oldest headstone: Corp. James Mariner, died Jan. 29, 1904 (unknown age)

Oaklawn Cemetery has at least 30 visible headstones, although more could be beneath the overgrown brush. However, someone has taken the time to place American flags at several of the grave sites.

The oldest known headstone is that of Corp. James Mariner, a Civil War veteran who fought for the Union from Aug. 19, 1863, until April 7, 1864, when he was discharged at the United States Army General Hospital in Mound City, Illinois.

Another Civil War veteran buried here is Virgil Williams, who served with the Union Navy. Thomas H. Pollard, a World War II veteran, is also buried here.

Cramer Burial Ground: New Gretna, Bass River Township, Burlington County

Number of interments: At least 29
Oldest headstone: Isaac Cramer, died Dec. 3, 1831 (35 years old)

The Cramer Burial Ground is located in what could be called the front yard of a salvage yard, Cramer's Auto Recycling, which according to its website is family owned and operated, in business since 1938.

There are at least eight members of the Cramer family buried here, and some locals believe there are more unmarked graves located in the salvage yard.

Osborn Family Burial Ground: Brielle, Monmouth County

Number of interments: At least 28
Oldest known headstone: William Osborn, died Jan. 22, 1822 (1 day old)

Nearly 19 years ago, the Osborn Family Burial Ground was an overgrown plot of land on a residential street. But in April 2000, members of the Union Landing Historical Society (ULHS) stepped in to restore it.

"At least one other small private family burial ground in Brielle had already been lost to 'progress,' as indeed have many throughout the county and state," according to signage outside the graveyard. "It would have been shameful to not save, protect and secure our last one."

With support from borough officials, community members and local businesses, ULHS began to work on the cemetery, first locating boundary markers and then removing underbrush and trees.

Most of the headstones were broken into pieces. The land was probed inch by inch to locate the pieces which were buried underground. Many of the broken-off sub-terra pieces were still upright, so — with help from inventory taken in 1945 — ULHS was able to "understand with fairly close accuracy where each grave was located."

There are 21 known burials at the Osborn Family Burial Ground, which took place between 1822 and 1868. For 18 of these headstones, all of the pieces were located and able to be reconstructed; the three remaining headstones were missing significant pieces and required specialized handling to restore.

Most of the burials here are family members of Col. James Osborn, who served in the War of 1812 and died on June 17, 1880, at the age of 86. His three wives, and at least 12 of his children — only three of who made it past their 12th birthday — are buried here, as are his parents, Elizabeth Pintard (Allen) Osborn and Revolutionary War veteran Lt. Abraham Osborn (pictured above).

In July 2002, seven additional unknown burials were discovered by radar, one of which is believed to be that of Col. James Osborn.

Bethlehem African Methodist Churchyard: Burlington City, Burlington County

Number of interments: At least 27
Oldest known headstone: (unknown) Knight, died June 7, 1843 (likely 12 years old)

The Bethlehem African Methodist Church was founded in 1830 after James Still, an African-American preacher, wanted to start an all African-American church. The cemetery is located next to the church, but is now much smaller than its original size. In 1878, the Burlington Water Works expanded its plant, taking over some of the land used for burials.

At least two Civil War soldiers, Pvt. William E. Stiles and Pvt. Joseph Wilson, who served with the U.S. Colored Troops, are buried here. There are also two reverends buried here, Rev. Joshua Woodlin, who died in 1876, and Rev. George E Coyer, who died in 1880.

Willcocks and Badgley Families Cemetery: Berkeley Heights, Union County

Number of interments: 24
Oldest known headstone: John Willcocks Sr., died Nov. 22, 1776 (49 years old)

The Willcocks and Badgley Families Cemetery is located in the Deserted Village of Feltville, now part of the Watchung Reservation, one of America’s first county parks. The area was originally settled by Peter Willcocks in 1736.

The only original headstone here belongs to Peter's son John Willcocks Sr., a member of Captain Marsh’s Light Horse Troop in the Revolutionary War. He was reportedly killed defending General George Washington's retreat across New Jersey following the fall of Fort Washington in New York. A newer stone for John, provided by the government and detailing his service during the war, has been placed next to his original stone.

John's brother William Willcocks served as judge advocate during the Revolutionary War and died in 1800. Their cousin, Pvt. Joseph Badgley, died in 1785, having served in the 1st New Jersey Regiment during the Revolutionary War.

Cooper Burial Ground: Bridgeport, Logan Township, Gloucester County

Number of interments: At least 20
Oldest known headstone: John H. Cooper, died July 22, 1855 (61 years old)

Founded in 1789 according to signage outside the cemetery, Cooper Burial Ground has at least 20 interments, but likely more, as the oldest known burial was in 1855 despite the founding of the cemetery some 66 years earlier, and numerous partially or completely illegible headstones remain today.

Reportedly buried here is William Raworth Cooper, who served as a member of the State general assembly 1839-1841, although his grave marker could not be verified. Born near Bridgeport, on Feb. 20, 1793, he was a farmer before and after serving in the General Assembly, and died on Sept. 22, 1856.

A perhaps unknown, but tragic story of one of the women buried here: Hannah C. Cooper Dallett. Hannah, at age 24, married James Dallett, of Philadelphia by way of Surrey, England, on June 14, 1826. Shortly after their marriage, James and his cousin John Dallett left for an expedition to Venezuela to import tallow oils for their fathers' business. James died in Laguayra, Venezuela, on July 10, 1828, at age 24, and is buried in Philadelphia. They had a son, James, who was born in 1827, but died at age 4 in 1831. It is unknown if the elder James ever met his son, who is reportedly buried here. Hannah died on April 5, 1861.

Smith-Ireland Burying Ground: Estell Manor, Atlantic County

Number of interments: At least 20
Oldest known headstone: Japhet Ireland, died Feb. 20, 1810 (65 or 66 years old)

Located in Estell Manor Park on the east side of the Artesian Well Road and south of the Swamp Trail, is the Smith-Ireland Burying Ground. Surrounded by a wrought iron fence, headstones are scattered among the moss-covered landscape. There are at least eight legible headstones, and numerous American flags mark where, perhaps, now missing headstones once were.

Japhet Ireland, a Revolutionary War veteran, is the oldest known burial here. His first wife Mary Townsend Ireland, who died in 1801, is presumed to be buried here, but no marker is visible. The headstone of his second wife, Abigal Ireland, who died in 1838, is legible.

Sharon Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery: Robbinsville Township, Mercer County

Number of interments: At least 17
Oldest known headstone: John L. Story, died Dec. 23, 1841 (3 years old)

The Sharon Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery is located on a small plot of land between two houses; if you aren't actively looking for it, you may miss it, as the headstones are located near the back of the plot.

Established in 1812, the cemetery is home to members of the Cooper and Story families. Records indicate that William Story, who died on Feb. 28, 1842, at 82 years old, received a Revolutionary War pension. It appears that John Story — son of William and Elizabeth — and his wife Eliza Robbins Story had at least six children: Isaac, Susan, Mary Jane, Joseph M., John L. and George. Census records indicate that Isaac Story became a teacher, and died around age 33.

Smith Burying Ground: Readington Township, Hunterdon County

Number of interments: At least 17
Oldest known headstone: George Malatt, died Oct. 21, 1837 (61 years old)

In the middle of the back yard of a private residence, just steps away from an inground pool, is the Smith Burying Ground. To gain entrance (I had permission from the homeowner), you have to squeeze through a small opening between the tall, thick hedges which surround an old wrought iron fence. But once inside, it felt as if you were transported to another world: all you could hear were the birds — nesting in the hedges — chirping loudly.

There are 17 headstones remaining, several of them no longer legible.

Old Zoar Cemetery: New Egypt, Plumsted Township, Ocean County

Number of interments: At least 11
Oldest known headstone: James A. Long, died 1841 (aged 1 year, 10 months, 22 days)

The Old Zoar Cemetery in New Egypt was established in 1809 by the United Methodist Church. Less than 10 legible headstones remain, but there are numerous broken headstones or footstones scattered about the property.

At least two men buried here served in the Civil War: Charles Bennett and William Binn. Binn enlisted at age 17 on Sept. 1, 1863, in Philadelphia, and served in the 6th U.S. Colored Infantry. After the war, he returned to farming, married and had at least two sons and two daughters, according to information in the 1880 census. He died on July 22, 1892, at the age of 45.

Runyon Cemetery: Piscataway Township, Middlesex County

Number of interments: At least 11
Oldest known headstone: Vincent (Rongnion) Runyon, died Nov. 11, 1713 (69 years old)

The Runyon Cemetery is partially surrounded by a white picket fence; to go inside, you must walk up a small number of steps and under a trellis. Of the remaining headstones, only a few are still somewhat legible.

Vincent Rongnion, a Huguenot from Poitiers, France, came to America to escape religious persecution. Not long after his arrival, he married Ann Boutcher, of Hartford, England, on July 17, 1668, in Elizabethtown, N.J. In 1677, the Runyons moved to their 150-acre estate in Piscataway. Vincent and Ann had a total of seven children, none of which records indicate are buried here.

According to signage at the site, Vincent was a witness in the first jury trial in New Jersey in 1671.

Vincent died in 1713; Ann died in 1736.

Bowne-Provost Family Cemetery: Laurence Harbor, Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County

Number of interments: At least 8
Oldest known headstone: John Provoost, died Aug. 6, 1781 (47 years old)

Located along a one-way street in a small neighborhood overlooking the Raritan Bay, lies a small cemetery where members of the Bowne and Provoost families are interred.

Signage at the site, provided by the Old Bridge Historic Preservation Commission, states the land was owned by the family of John Bowne in the late 1600s. John Provoost, an "influential and wealthy French Huguenot during Colonial era," appears to have acquired the land thereafter.

Records indicate there are as many as 12 people buried here. Only five legible and two partially legible headstones remain; three of the headstones lie flat in the ground. There are a few other possible headstones which have been broken over the years.

Signage at the site lists the spelling as Provost, but the headstones read Provoost.

Preston Family Burial Grounds: Smithburg, Manalapan Township, Monmouth County

Number of interments: At least 8
Oldest known headstone: Jonathan Forman, died May 21, 1818 (63 or 64 years old)

Nestled behind a row of hedges next to a $1 million home are the Preston Family Burial Grounds. The land was farmland prior to the construction of the housing development in the early 2000s, and the land on which the burial site remains was designated as a historic cemetery, not to be disturbed by the development.

According to documents from the Monmouth County Historical Association, members of the Preston family lived in Freehold, Manalapan, and Millstone townships during the 18th and 19th centuries. In addition to farming, records indicate they "administered estates, were surveyors, and owned and operated a woolen mill built prior to the Revolutionary War and which was located near Smithburg in Manalapan Township."

The oldest known headstone here belongs to Jonathan Forman, who married Martha Preston.

Steelman's Creek Burial Ground: Estell Manor, Atlantic County

Number of interments: At least 8
Oldest known headstone: Andrew Steelman, died Feb. 9, 1772 (53 years old)

Located between the Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery and Stephen's Creek in Estell Manor Park, Steelman's Creek Burial Ground is a small cemetery surrounded by a wooden fence.

According to signage at the burial site, this was part of the large plantation of Andrew Steelman. Frederick and Naomi Edwards Steelman, the parents of four children buried here, are assumed to have been buried here as well, in unmarked graves. Frederick was a Revolutionary War veteran; a newer marker has been placed at the burial ground to mark his service.

Crabbe Family Cemetery: Berkeley Township, Ocean County

Number of interments: 8
Oldest known headstone: Birkbeck Chittenden Crabbe, died 1938 (31 or 32 years old)

The Crabbe Family Cemetery, located in Double Trouble State Park, has eight interments. The oldest is that of Birkbeck Chittenden Crabbe, who died in 1938 and whose stone marker is the most primitive, being more or less a large engraved rock with a now-missing seal on it. The most recent is that of Sarah Crabbe Fagan, who died in 2011.

In the early 1900s, Edward Crabbe purchased land and an existing cranberry business and in the years following, transformed the Double Trouble Company into one of the largest cranberry operations in New Jersey. Due to the booming cranberry business, a village to accommodate workers and their families sprung up, complete with not only the buildings needed for the business, but also included a general store, bunk house, cook house, shower house, one-room schoolhouse, and pickers’ cottages.

The state bought Double Trouble Village in 1964 to help protect the Cedar Creek watershed. In 1977, the Double Trouble Historic District was placed on the State Register of Historic Places, and on the National Register a year later.

FitzRandolph Cemetery: Piscataway Township, Middlesex County

Number of interments: At least 7
Oldest known headstone: Reune FitzRandolph, died Nov. 14, 1816 (unknown age)

Surrounded by a white picket fence, between a parking lot and the football stadium on the grounds of Piscataway High School, is the FitzRandolph Cemetery.

The FitzRandolph family was reportedly very prominent in the area, having first settled in Piscataway in 1668.

Only two legible headstones remain. A few have fallen into the ground and some have deteriorated beyond recognition. Records indicate that Elizabeth FitzRandolph, who died Feb. 23, 1793, at 39 years old, is also buried here, but her headstone seems to have been rendered illegible now.

Collins Cemetery: Smithville, Galloway Township, Atlantic County

Number of interments: At least 6
Oldest known headstone: Richard Collins Jr., died May 22, 1833 (34 years old)

Located in the woods approximately 30 or 40 feet from a somewhat well-traveled road in Atlantic County, is a partially fenced area of land where several members of the Collins family are buried.

Six partial or full headstones are at the site currently, although records indicate there were at least ten burials here. Only two legible headstones remain, that of Richard Collins Jr. and Daniel Collins, who died in 1887 at the age of 79. Most of the stones are broken off, with at least two covered by leaves and moss on the ground. A few American flags adorn the grave markers, most likely indicating that some of those buried here served in a war.

Unnamed cemetery: Mullica Hill, Harrison Township, Gloucester County

Number of interments: At least 6
Oldest known headstone: Thomas Beran, died 1864 (22 or 23 years old)

There are at least five legible or partially legible headstones remaining in this unnamed cemetery, one of which is lying flat on the ground; there appears to be at least one, if not two, more headstones that have deteriorated or been broken.

This plot of land at 71 South Main St. is owned by Harrison Township, according to property tax records and the National Register of Historic Places registration form for the Mullica Hill Historic District.

At least two veterans of the Civil War are buried here: Pvt. Thomas Beran, of the 12th N.J. Infantry, and Charles Draper, who served with the U.S. Colored Troops.

Joseph Ludlam Family Burying Ground: Ocean View, Dennis Township, Cape May County

Number of interments: 6
Oldest known headstone: Joseph Ludlam, died April 13, 1775 (18 years old)

This burial ground is located along Route 9 in Oceanview, nearly hidden in the trees to passersby.

The family ancestry of this branch of the Ludlam family is a little tricky due to the fact that in three generations of Ludlams, only two names were used.

Joseph Ludlam (1731-1803) married Abigail Scull Ludlam. Together, they had a son Joseph Ludlam (1757-1775) and a daughter Abigail Ludlam (1776-1794), who married Seth Hand. Seth and Abigail Ludlam Hand had a son, Joseph Ludlam Hand (unknown-1821).

Also buried here are Rev. Israel Mattison (1807-1885) and his wife Emeline Bishop Mattison (1806-1891).

Baptist Cemetery: Estell Manor, Atlantic County

Number of interments: At least 5
Oldest known headstone: Rev. Isaac Bonnel, died July 26, 1794 (63 or 64 years old)

Across the street from the Methodists' Head of the River Cemetery is the previously abandoned Baptist Cemetery. Founded in 1751, there are just five remaining headstones.

There are two clergy members buried here, Rev. Isaac Bonnel and Rev. Peter Groom. Rev. Groom's story goes like this: first he was shunned by his Baptist congregants for wanting to preach at a Methodist church. The Methodists eventually accepted him, but only to a point: he was allowed to preach at their church, but he wasn't allowed to be buried among them, thus having to be buried in the Baptist Cemetery.

Rev. Groom died on Jan. 16, 1807, aged 55 or 56 years old. Buried beside him is his wife, Anne, who died in 1796. The two other headstones belong to Millicent Price (died in 1826 at 56 years old) and Robert Campbell (died in 1854, aged 7 or 8 years old).

The Baptist Cemetery is now part of the Head of the River Cemetery.

Stratton Burying Ground: Medford, Burlington County

Number of interments: At least 4
Oldest known headstone: William D. Cannon, died Dec. 4, 1898 (29 years old)

Only four headstones remain at the Stratton Burying Ground (a fifth stone appears to be a footstone, but could be a fifth headstone which has deteriorated).

The land was purchased by Evesham in 1813 from Enoch and Hannah Stratton for a public burying ground. By the early 1800s, there were only three cemeteries in the area: two Friends Burial Grounds and the Peacock Cemetery. Prior to the founding of the Stratton Burying Ground, if you weren't a Quaker or a member of the Peacock family, the only place you could be buried was on the family farm.

Three of the four known burials here were veterans of the Civil War: Pvt. Isaac Elbertson, Pvt. William H. Smith, and Fredrick Van Winkle.

The burial grounds became part of Medford in 1847 when the township was formed.

Shaler Burial Ground: Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County

Number of interments: 4
Oldest known headstone: Sibbel Warner Shaler, died April 2, 1785 (33 or 34 years old)

Sibbel Warner Shaler is buried here with three of her infant children, names and ages unknown, on the grounds of Egg Harbor City Lake Park.

In 1769, when she was approximately 18 years old, she married Capt. Timothy Shaler, who became a privateer in Chestnut Neck during the Revolutionary War.

One of the Shaler's children, William, went on to serve the U.S. government in several capacities after working as a sea captain in the early 1800s. He died during a cholera epidemic in Havana, Cuba, in 1833, and is buried there.

Stull Family Cemetery: Centerton, Pittsgrove Township, Salem County

Number of interments: 4
Oldest known headstone: John Stull, died Feb. 6, 1831 (74 or 75 years old)

The Stull Family Cemetery is located in a small wooded area between Dealtown and Centerton roads in Centerton, surrounded by private homes.

The cemetery contains four headstones — John Stull and his wife Mary, as well as their adult son, Jeremiah Stull, and his wife, Bathsheba Newkirk Stull. The small plot of land is surrounded by a brick wall, and it appears room was left for a few future burials, or the remains of others are buried here without any markers.

Mathis Family Burial Ground: Port Republic, Atlantic County

Number of interments: 3
Oldest known headstone: John Shreve Mathis, died Oct. 24, 1824 (70 years old)

This burial site is not easily found unless you know where to look. Located in a heavily briar-filled, wooded area just off of Route 9 in Port Republic, it is best visited in the winter due to less overgrowth along a path likely made on the few occasions this site has visitors each year.

There are only three headstones here, which are secured by a concrete slab: John Shreve Mathis, his wife Martha Cranmer Mathis (who died in 1842), and Louiza Adams Mathis, the first wife of their son John, who remarried following Louiza's death in 1850.

The burial site is likely a quarter of a mile from where the Mathis home was originally located, on the Mullica River, before it was destroyed by the British in the Battle of Chestnut Neck on Oct. 6, 1778, during the Revolutionary War.

Philip Morin Freneau Burial Site: Matawan, Monmouth County

Number of interments: 2
Oldest known headstone: Agnes Watson Freneau, died Oct. 18, 1817 (90 or 91 years old)

Known as the "Poet of the Revolution," Philip Freneau was also considered the first professional American journalist and served as a privateer in the Revolutionary War. He was captured by the British in 1780 and "put on one of the notorious prison ships in New York," according to signage at the site. During his six-week imprisonment, he nearly died, and his account of his experience can be found in his poem, "The British Prison-Ship."

Following his release, he was a contributor to the Freeman’s Journal in Philadelphia as well as a sea captain. He also served as editor of the National Gazette in Philadelphia from 1791 to 1793, retiring from journalism to his Monmouth County farm in the early 19th century. He died Dec. 18, 1832, at the age of 80.

This well-maintained burial site sits atop a hill in a tree-lined residential neighborhood.

Noah Cherry Memorial: Whitesboro, Middle Township, Cape May County

Number of interments: At least 1
Oldest known headstone: Noah Cherry, died 1907 (75 or 76 years old)

If you've ever noticed the headstone located near milemarker 6.1 heading southbound on the Garden State Parkway, now you know who it belongs to: Noah Cherry.

Cherry was a former slave who served as a private with Company H, 36th Regiment of the North Carolina Colored Volunteers during the Civil War. He was reportedly part of Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea, in which the troops captured Atlanta and through to the port of Savannah, destroying military targets as well as infrastructure and civilian property in order to disrupt the Confederacy as much as possible. The March to the Sea is believed to have helped lead the surrender of the Confederacy.

Cherry found his way to Cape May County in 1903. Two years prior, a black community was established following racism in Cape May City, at the direction of George Henry White — one of the first black congressmen elected to Congress — and other investors. The town was originally called White's, but soon became known as Whitesboro. Cherry was buried in the Old Whitesboro cemetery when he died in 1907.

In the mid-1950s, many of those buried in the cemetery were moved during the construction of the Garden State Parkway, but for unknown reasons, Noah Cherry, and possibly up to seven others, were not moved. Cherry's headstone is the only one remaining today.

Taylors Cemetery: Swainton, Middle Township, Cape May County

Number of interments: At least 1
Oldest known headstone: Angelina Taylor, died Sept. 5, 1888 (83 years old)

Located in the front yard of a private home on Route 9, just north of an entrance to the Garden State Parkway in Cape May County, is Taylors Cemetery.

Surrounded by a wooden split-rail fence, the approximately 50 by 70 square foot lot seems too big for just the one headstone that remains. It is likely that there are more burials at this site.

In 1880, Angelina Taylor was a 74-year-old black housekeeper, married to Simon Taylor, a minister, according to U.S. Census records.

Saint Nicholas Roman Catholic Church Cemetery: Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County

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