tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951483292186512206.post3789910301522704920..comments2024-03-22T09:40:51.869-04:00Comments on BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP, N.J. HISTORY . . . etc.: The Tragic Tale of Little Pearl BartonPete Stemmer, moderatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12922972073356224964noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951483292186512206.post-57206905851276886842009-09-22T23:00:42.567-04:002009-09-22T23:00:42.567-04:00John,
Great detective work! I was wondering why W...John,<br /><br />Great detective work! I was wondering why William wasn't living home with his parents.<br /><br />Pete SPete Stemmer, moderatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922972073356224964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951483292186512206.post-62691530369324240642009-09-22T06:33:42.820-04:002009-09-22T06:33:42.820-04:00Pete,
While looking for someone else in the WWII &...Pete,<br />While looking for someone else in the WWII "old man registration", I found John A. Allen of Port Republic listing Ada Barton as point of contact. In the 1930 census, he was was a boarder with the Bartons. I also found William P. Barton, 19 in 1930 listed twice in the census. Forked River Coast Guard Station and Monmouth Beach Coast Guard Station.<br /><br />John AllenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951483292186512206.post-86569582262090832752009-09-21T08:06:03.841-04:002009-09-21T08:06:03.841-04:00Pete,
I remember another person killed, not on t...Pete, <br /><br />I remember another person killed, not on the Bass River bridge but on the east side of the bridge, by a public service bus. It was Bill Allen, Benny Allen's uncle, sometime around the late 30's or early 40's. He was riding a bicycle and was totally deaf from birth. The State highway men working there at the time said he didn't hear the bus coming and the horn blowing and cut right in front of it. They saw it coming and waved frantically to him, and he just waved back unaware of the bus coming off the Bass River bridge behind him. <br /><br />Don MaxwellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951483292186512206.post-27237011753038032732009-09-20T00:28:21.268-04:002009-09-20T00:28:21.268-04:00Pete: This story brings to my memory of another gi...Pete: This story brings to my memory of another girl who was killed on the Bass River Bridge in the 1933/34 timeframe . Her last name was Kelly. Her father was the Mess Sargeant at the CCC camp.<br />She was buried in the Pleasantville cemetary. I would appreciate if you can find some more details on this accident which I faintly remember.<br /><br />Regards - Clif BrownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951483292186512206.post-3806754962334069632009-09-19T22:51:26.852-04:002009-09-19T22:51:26.852-04:00Brother John,
Thanks for catching my mistake rega...Brother John,<br /><br />Thanks for catching my mistake regarding the birth date on Pearl's tomb stone. The caption should read "July 9, 1909" for Pearl's birth date. Actually, I made two errors, one on the day and another on the year. I've made the correction.<br /><br />Pete SPete Stemmer, moderatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922972073356224964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951483292186512206.post-37601445001519575342009-09-19T22:44:10.533-04:002009-09-19T22:44:10.533-04:00Pete,
I was trying to reconcile the age of 8 with...Pete,<br /><br />I was trying to reconcile the age of 8 with the dates on the tombstone for Pearl Barton. I think you want to change the picture caption to say July 3, 1909 and not 1903.<br /><br />JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com