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Roseland Methodist Churchyard
Roseland, Essex County, New Jersey

Roseland Methodist Churchyard, Roseland, NJ

GPS: 40.82150, -74.29150

144 Eagle Rock Ave
Roseland, NJ 07068

Published: April 16, 2023
Total records: 184

Roseland United Methodist Church got its start on 1822 December 4th, when property was purchased from Demas Harrison to build a Methodist Meeting House. A church building was not erected until 1845. There are burials that date back to before the purchase of the land, these were likely removals from other burial grounds.

Cemetery Records

Records listed below were transcribed by David Podmajersky from tombstone inscriptions and historical documents, and originally published on, "Distant Cousin" a website that went offline around 2016. We were able to salvage this transcription before it became permanently lost. Many of the tombstones were no longer readable by the time he had photographed them.

Note: Much of the information David used came from a handwritten listing of burials for Roseland First Methodist Protestant Church Cemetery dated 9/1/1941 and obtained at Rutgers Alexander Library. Names were transcribed exactly as they appeared on the handwritten list unless the stone contained a different spelling that was clearly discernible.

Also, David's transcription listed the names in first, middle, last. We reorganized them into last, first, middle. Also, he had listed the names in the order by which he encountered the graves, whereas we reorganized them in alphabetical order by last name.

??, Genevieve
??, Mary L., ~ died Feb 16, 1868, in her 20th year
??, Mary Louisa, ~ died Jun 2, 1866, aged 4 months, 20 days
??, Two unknown
??, Unknown, possibly DeCamp
??, Unknown
??, Unknown
??, Unknown
??, Unknown
??, Unknown
Allen, Abner W., ~ died at Roseland, NJ Mar 13, 1889, in his 80th year
Ball, Charles Henry, (son of John H. and Abbie C. Ball) ~ died Sep 20, 1855, aged 2 years, 3 months
Ball, Rebecca, "mother" (widow of Timothy Ball) ~ died Feb 7, 1856, in the 73rd year
Ball, Wickliffe Daton, (son of Wickliffe and Mary Anne Ball) ~ died Jan 15, 1838, aged 2 years, 8 months, 17 days
Ball?, Martha?, ~ 1878 - 1919
Beam, George R., ~ May 14, 1868 - Jul 14, 1900
Beam, George, ~ died Apr 24, 1868, aged 24 years, 4 months
Bishop, Amanda, (wife of Walter H. Bishop) ~ Dec 1, 1828 - Nov 8, 1900
Bishop, Joshua, ~ died Jan 22, 1828, aged 34 years, 3 months, 16 days
Bishop, Walter H., (Co. D 26 NJ Vol) ~ died May 31, 1889, aged 71 years
Bond, Charlotte Condit, (wife of Isaac Bond) ~ May 21, 1806 - May 16, 1877
Bond, Isaac, ~ Aug 17, 1804 - Oct 2, 1883
Bunnel, Benjamin William, ~ died Nov 1, 1852, aged 23 years, 2 months, 12 days
Bunnell, Benjamin B., ~ died Jul 22, 1880, aged 77 years
Bunnell, Sarah, (wife of Benjamin B. Bunnell) ~ died Apr 27, 1878, in the 76th year
Bush, Hannah DeCamp, (wife of John M. Bush) ~ died Nov 14, 1877, aged 69 years, 3 months, 11 days
Bush, John M., ~ Apr 13, 1806 - Oct 5, 1866
Cobb, Abram S., ~ died Feb 27, 1861, aged 6 months
Cobb, Asa S., ~ Mar 4, 1811 - Jun 11, 1885
Cobb, Asa, ~ Feb 3, 1782 - Feb 2, 1859
Cobb, Diannah Jacobus, (wife of Asa S. Cobb) ~ died Dec 6, 1879, aged 68 years
Cobb, Eddie, (child of Elias W., jr. and Martha Jane Cobb) ~ died Jun 18, 1862, aged 1 month, 14 days
Cobb, Elias W. Jr., ~ Jun 18, 1832 - Dec 22, 1871
Cobb, Elizabeth Conover, (wife of Stephen B. Cobb) ~ died Jan 23, 1836, in her 23rd year
Cobb, Ellen M., (daughter of Abram S. and Julia Maria Cobb) ~ died Oct 19, 1846, aged 2 years, 11 months
Cobb, Frankie, (child of Elias W., jr. and Martha Jane Cobb) ~ died Aug 13, 1863, aged 3 months, 13 days
Cobb, Freddie, (child of Elias W., jr. and Martha Jane Cobb) ~ died Sep 18, 1859, aged 1 month, aged 14 days
Cobb, Frederick S., ~ died Jul 23, 1859, aged 6 months
Cobb, George W., (child of Elias W., jr. and Martha Jane Cobb) ~ died Jun 3, 1860, aged 3 years, 6 months
Cobb, George Wilson, (son of Asa S. and Diannah Jacobus Cobb) ~ died Sep 16, 1855?, aged 8 years, ? months, 23 days
Cobb, Harry, (child of Elias W., jr. and Martha Jane Cobb) ~ died Jul 24, 1865, aged 6 months, 24 days
Cobb, Israel Nelson, ~ Jun 4, 1826 - Mar 7, 1868
Cobb, Julia Maria, (wife of Abram S. Cobb) ~ died Aug 23, 1863, aged 37 years, 6 months, 20 days
Cobb, Lydia E., (daughter of Asa and Nancy Cobb) ~ died Oct 7, 1822, aged 15 years, 9 months
Cobb, Marian Lavenia, (daughter of Abram S. and Julia M. Cobb) ~ died Sep 8, 1866, aged 11 years, 11 months, 2 days
Cobb, Nancy, (wife of Asa Cobb) ~ Jun 9, 1782 - Dec 3, 1864
Cobb, Reuben W., (Co. D, 26 NY Inf. GAR)
Cobb, Rev. William, ~ Apr 8, 1799 - May 6, 1873
Cobb, Sarah Louisa, (child of Elias W., jr. and Martha Jane Cobb) ~ died Dec 23, 1868, aged 3 years, 3 months, 3 days
Condit, Eliza M., (?wife of Josiah S. or B. Condit?) ~ died Jul or Feb 2, 1917
Condit, Josiah S. or B., died Jan 30, 1901, aged 73 years, 9 days
Condit, Phebe K. Cobb, (wife of Ezra F, Condit) ~ died May 18, 1867, aged 52 years, 18 days
Condit, Wm. H., (Co. C 7 NJ Inf GAR)
Conklin, Abram, (Co. D, 25th NJ Inf GAR) ~
Conklin, Ada, (only daughter of Josiah and Eliza M. Conklin) ~ died Aug 8, 1856, aged 2 years, 2 months, 23 days
Conklin, Daniel S., ~ May 8, 1832 - Jan 5, 1879
Conklin, Elliott Stodart, (wife of Wesley B. Conklin) ~ died May 23, 1893, aged 23 years, 10 months
Conklin, Esther, (wife of Thomas Conklin) ~ died Jun 28, 1862, aged 57 years, 4 months, 25 days
Conklin, John L., (Co. D, 26th NJ Inf) ~
Conklin, Leroy A., (son of Vaughan and Lydia A. Conklin) ~ died Mar 8, 1886, aged 6 months
Conklin, Rachel A. Hyer, (wife of John L. Conklin) ~ died Apr 2, 1899, aged 71 years, 6 months, 9 days
Conklin, Susan M., (daughter of J. M. Conklin and wife of D. S. Conklin) ~ Aug 4, 1841 - Jun 28, 1872
Conklin, Thomas, (GAR) ~ died May 20, 1885, aged 53 years, 1 month, 13 days
Conklin, Thomas, ~ May 5, 1800 - Mar 3, 1877
Courter, Ward, (Co. F 43 Ohio Infantry GAR)
Cypher, Theo., (Co. C 1st NJ LA GAR)
Davenport, Mary A. Cobb, (wife of William Davenport) ~ Apr 19, 1840 - Jun 12, 1876
Davenport, Sarah Anna, (daughter of William and Mary A. Cobb Davenport) ~ died Jun 8, 1867, aged 6 years, 7 months, 16 days
Davis, Clarence B., ~ died Jul 30, 1875, aged 11 months, 19 days
Davis, Jessie E., (daughter of James L. and Ida S. Davis) ~ - died Jul 23, 1878, aged 14 months, 15 days
De Camp, Aaron, ~ died Jul 25, 1901, in his 88th year
De Camp, Electa C. Bond, (wife of Zenas Harrison De Camp) ~ Mar 14, 1825 - Aug 9, 1908
De Camp, Mary F. Tomkins, (wife of Aaron De Camp) ~ died Nov 10, 1884, in her 67th year
De Camp, Zenas Harrison, ~ Aug 8, 1823 - Apr 2, 1897
DeCamp, Justinah, (wife of Wilbur W. DeCamp) ~ Jan 23, 1846 - Oct 13, 1942
DeCamp, Nellie Squier, (wife of Thomas J. DeCamp) ~ died Jun 13, 1884, aged 37
DeCamp, Timothy B., ~ Jul 10, 1811 - Nov 12, 1889
DeCamp, Wilbur W., ~ Dec 1, 1840 - Oct 13, 1903
Earle, Guion Alson, (son of Guion and Irene Earle) ~ Sep 22, 1897 - Oct 13, 1914
Edwards, Jacob, ~ died Oct 6, 1843, aged 79 years, 1 month, 16 days
Force, Catherine Chardayoyne, (wife of John R. Force) ~ Feb 2, 1821 - Apr 21, 1900
Force, John R., (Co D 26th Regt NJ Vols GAR) ~ Oct 26, 1822 - May 21, 1901
Grant, Harry J., (son of W. A. and Grace E. Grant) ~ aged 8 years, 8 months
Grant, John F., (son of W. A. and Grace E. Grant) ~ aged 1 year, 8 months
Habersang?, Henry, (?child of Bernhard and Catherina Habersang?) ~ died Apr 6, 1857, aged 3 months
Halsey, Elizabeth DeCamp, (wife of William H. Halsey, MD) ~ Jun 28, 1850 - Aug 14, 1889
Halsey, John, (son of Archibald and Emma Parkhurst) ~ died Dec 1, 1863, aged 5 years, 8 months
Halstead, Jemima D., ~ died Jul 18, 1879, aged 83 years
Harrison, Louis A., (child of Alfred and Abby Harrison) ~ Aug 29, 1856 - Jan 10, 1859
Jacobus, Anthony, (of Little Falls) ~ died Apr 16, 1862, aged 54 years
Jacobus, Lucy A. Van Winkle, (wife of Anthony Jacobus) ~ May 15, 1814 - Jan 8, 1894
Keeth, Peter, ~ died Jan 20, 1853, aged 58 years, 8 months, 28 days
Keeth, Rebecca M., (child of Adam and Rebecca Keeth) ~ died Jun 26, 1853, aged 2 months
Kent, Betsey, (wife of Joseph Kent) ~ died Sep 14, 1891, in the 90th year of her age
Kent, Caleb T., ~ 1868 - 1891 or 5 ~ likely on back of stone for John R. and Sarah E.
Kent, Elizabeth Hyer, (wife of John M. Kent) ~ Feb 24, 1825 - Aug 26, 1899
Kent, Jacob E., ~ Mar 16, 1809 - Mar 29, 1888
Kent, Jemima Zindle, (wife of William Kent) ~ died Apr 10, 1871, aged 33 years
Kent, John M., ~ died Feb 2, 1858, aged 34 years, 9 months
Kent, John R., ~ 1885 - 1889 ~ likely on back of stone for John R. and Sarah E.
Kent, John R., ~ Apr 27, 1844 - Jan 11, 1908
Kent, Joseph, ~ died Apr 20, 1883, in the 85 year of his age
Kent, Mary E., (daughter of Joseph and Betsy Kent) ~ died Sep 7, 1889, in her 64th year
Kent, Sarah E. Tuttle, (wife of John R. Kent) ~ Feb 13, 1840 - Sep 23, 1913
Kent, William M., ~ 1867 - 1891 ~ likely on back of stone for John R. and Sarah E.
Kent, William, ~ died Aug 4, 1896, aged 75 years
Keny, Hannah M. Hyer, (wife of Jacob E. Kent) ~ Feb 5, 1820 - Nov 28, 1897
Keny, Mary DeCamp, (wife of Cornelius Keny) ~ Apr 24, 1803 - Oct 31, 1886
Kle??, Elizabeth Braz?, (wife of John S.) ~ Apr 13, 1824 - Mar 3, 1887
Kle??, John S., ~ Jan 1, 1819 - Jan 22, 1890
Layland, Thomas J., ~ May 11, 1858 - Apr 22, 1937
Layland, Thomas, ~ Jun 16, 1823 - Jan 28, 1891
Major, Mary Emma Grant, (wife of William R. Major) ~ Jan 21, 1857 - Dec 1, 1926
McClennon, Annie Marintha, (daughter of John and Matilda McClennon) ~ Mar 7, 1845 - Nov 19, 1884
McClennon, Charles H., (child of John and Matilda McClennon) ~ Jul 14, 1858 - Sep 20, 1858
McClennon, George Wakey, (son of John and Matilda McClennon) ~ Apr 15, 1851 - Aug 22, 1881
McClennon, John H., (child of John and Matilda McClennon) ~ May 7, 1856 - Aug 20, 1856
McCreery, Selena D. Shave, (wife of Wm. H. McCreery) ~ died Feb 16, 1881, aged 57 years
McDonald, Mary, of St. Johns New Brunswick Canada ~ Mar 2, 1825 - Aug 4, 1910
Mosher, John, (son of William and Catherine Mosher) ~ died Sep 29, 1846, aged 4 years, 6 months
Mosher, Joseph H., (son of Israel R. and Margaret Mosher) ~ died May 17, 1873, aged 2? years, 9 months, 17 days
Norwood, Charles H., (Co E 13th Regt NJ Vols) ~ Aug 10, 1824 - Dec 10, 1908
Norwood, Elizabeth E., Conklin (wife of Charles H. Norwood) ~ Mar 13, 1826 - Oct 25, 1877
Norwood, John Joseph, (son of Charles and Elizabeth Norwood) ~ died Apr 11, 1852, aged 1 year, 10 months, 23 days
Norwood, Laura Jan, ~ May 4, 1842 - Jan 20, 1916
Osborn, William D., ~ Jun 20, 1808 - Mar 17, 1881
Parkhurst, Archibald, ~ Mar 5, 1835 - Mar 25, 1900
Parkhurst, Sarah Emmeline Walker, (wife of Archibald Parkhurst) ~ Jun 14, 1835 - Oct 20, 1916
Perry, Morton S., (son of T. S. and M. L. Perry) ~ died Jul 16, 1868, aged 6 years, 5 months, 8 days
Schailenbauer?, Elizabeth Wildhagen?, ~ Mar 2, 1858 - Oct 26, 1877
Schailenbauer?, J.
Shawger, George B., ~ died Jul 11, 1870, in the 73rd year of his age
Shawger, Mary A. Zindle, (wife of George B. Shawger) ~ died Dec 7, 1885, in her 73rd year
Shields, Abby Jane, (wife of Patrick Shields) ~ died ?, 1867
Slick, Louisa, (child of John and Margaret Slick) ~ died Dec 9, 1873
Slick, Margaret, (child of John and Margaret Slick) ~ died Dec 10, 1873
Slick, Susan, (child of John and Margaret Slick) ~ died Dec 7, 1873
Steele, Elizabeth A., (daughter of Josiah Steele and wife of D. S. Conklin) ~ died Dec 16, 1859, aged 30 years, 7 months, 21 days
Swinnerton, Charles
Swinnerton, James
Tanry, Peter Bernard Deutsch, ~ Apr 28, 1855, in the 48th year
Tompkins, Aaron, ~ died Jan 7, 1846, aged 79 years, 1 month, 4 days
Tompkins, Albert J., ~ died Sep 12, 1862, aged 37 years, 5 months, 3 days
Tompkins, Catherine Garrison, (wife of Ezra Tompkins) ~ Nov 6, 1788 - Apr 19, 1868
Tompkins, Catherine, ~ died Aug 17, 1845, aged 75
Tompkins, Charlotte, (child of Isaac and Nancy Condit Tompkins) ~ died Jan 15, 1846, in her 20th year
Tompkins, Ezra, ~ Aug 5, 1792 - Oct 11, 1882
Tompkins, Hannah S., (child of Isaac and Nancy Condit Tompkins) ~ died Apr 6, 1846, in her 24th year
Tompkins, Isaac, ~ Aug 2, 1857, in the 67th year
Tompkins, Margaret Hulihan, (wife of Moses Tompkins) ~ died Sep 27, 1897
Tompkins, Mary, ~ died Feb 16, 1874, aged 85 years
Tompkins, Nancy Condit, ~ died Apr 27, 1836, in her 33rd year
Tompkins, Richard W., ~ died Nov 9, 1833, aged 32 years, 11 months, 28 days
Ulsenbeimer?, Gertrud, ~ died Dec 1, 1863, aged 63
Van Winkle, Emily, of Rockaway Valley NJ ~ died Nov 23, 1859, in the 47th year
Vanderhoof, Betsey, (formerly wife of Richard W. Tomkins / wife of Richard Vanderhoof) ~ died Sep 15, 1853, aged 50 years, 7 months, 14 days
Vanderhoof, George W., ~ died Sep 1, 1847, in the 11th year
Vanderhoof, Huldah C., (wife of John Vanderhoof) ~ died Nov 25, 1851, in the 35th year
Wade, Nathaniel, ~ died Jan 6, 1856, aged 80 years, 2 months, 12 days
Wade, Polly, ~ died Jun 30, 1860, aged 80 years, 5 months, 7 days
Walker, Alson Herman, ~ Nov 4, 1851 - Mar 29, 1938
Walker, Genevieve Bartlett, (wife of Alson Herman Walker) ~ Mar 13, 1855 - Mar 27, 1946
Walker, John H., ~ died Jan 4, 1876, aged 65 years
Walker, Nancy M., (widow of John H. Walker) ~ died Jan 30, 1885, aged 72 years
Ward, Emma Urania, (daughter of John C. or G. and Sarah C. Ward) ~ died Jan 17, 1849, aged 3 months, 28 days
Ward, Francis Lorane, (son of John C. or G. and Sarah C. Ward) ~ died Mar 17, 1850, aged 2 months, 22 days
Warner, Levi, ~ 1835 - 1840
Warner, Sarah Allwood, (wife of Thomas Warner) ~ 1801 - 1879
Warner, Thomas, ~ 1798 - 1891
Watkins, Alice, (wife of Thomas Layland) ~ Dec 6, 1820 - Aug 27, 1880
White, Jacob, (Co. G, 13 NJ Inf GAR)
White, Lavinia, (daughter of Sarah Jane and Jacob White) ~ died Sep 2, 1853, aged 4 years, 3 months, 23 days
White, Mary Elizabeth, (daughter of Sarah Jane and Jacob White) ~ died Jun 21, 1848, aged 3 years, 3 months, 15 days
Williams, Clifford, (child of Jeptha and Elizabeth Decamp Williams) ~ Aug 1888 - Apr 1889
Williams, Cora Idell, (child of Jeptha and Elizabeth Decamp Williams) ~ Apr 1882 - Jan 1894
Williams, George S., ~ died Jun 14, 1859, aged 31 years, 7 months, 19 days
Williams, Jared, ~ died May 13, 1875, aged 33 years, 24 days
Williams, Jennie, (child of Jared V. and Laura J. Williams) ~ died Apr 30, 1878, aged 6 years, 7 months, 16 days
Williams, Joseph A., (child of Abner and Eleanor Williams) ~ died Dec 11, 1855, aged 1 year, 4 months, 13 days
Williams, Laura, (child of Abner and Eleanor Williams) ~ died Feb 28, 1865, aged 10 months, 24 days
Williams, Levi, (child of Joseph and Mary Williams) ~ Mar 1, 1814 - Aug 23, 1864
Williams, Phebe Wade, (wife of Josiah Williams) ~ Jul 4, 1800 - Dec 17, 1854
Williams, Robert B., (son of George S. and Sarah A. Williams) ~ died Aug 29, 1857, aged 1 year, 11 months, 13 days
Williams, Silvester, (child of Abner and Eleanor Williams) ~ died Aug 9, 1861, aged 2 years, 6 months, 25 days