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The Joseph A. Hendrickson farm in Middletown, New Jersey circa 1894.
In this photograph from left to right is Mrs. Mary née Applegate Hendrickson (aged 78),
Miss Mary Matilida "Tillie" Henrickson (aged 22) and Mr. Joseph A. Hendrickson (age 57).
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Time capsule in an empire dresser.
Way back in the day......well June 25th, 1966 to be exact.
My mother went to an auction at 120 East Bergen Place, Red Bank, New Jersey.
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| Auction advertisement from the Daily Register. |
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| The empire dresser in question. |
It was the estate auction of a prominent old family from the Red Bank, New Jersey area. Mrs. Tillie Hendrickson, a 93-year-old spinster and schoolteacher, had passed away, and her estate was being sold off, with most of the proceeds going to charity.
My mother bid $20 (equivalent to about $125 in 2012) and won the contents of the upstairs bedrooms. Among the many treasures were an oak bedroom suite (which my mother left behind—at the time, Victorian furniture was considered unattractive), several other items, and an Empire dresser.
Inside one of the dresser's drawers, she discovered a packet of old family photographs and other documents.
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Hendrickson Family Photograph with Animals, circa 1894.
Left to right Mr. Joseph A. Hendrickson, Mrs Rebecca
née Hendrickson Taylor,
Mrs. Mary née Applegate Hendrickson and assorted cousins(?). |
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Detail from the above photograph.
The child moved during the exposure. |
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| Formal photograph of what appears to be the same child as above. |
The packet of photographs has sat in a closet for the past 46 years not to see daylight. I think now with the invention of the Internet it should be seen by all. It is time for their story to be told!
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The Hendrickson sisters in a horse and buggy.
Circa 1890s probably in front of the Globe Hotel, East Front Street Red Bank, NJ.
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Who were the Hendricksons?
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Mary Matilida "Tillie" Hendrickson, Circa 1894
(Detail from a photograph). |
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Mary Matilida "Tillie" Hendrickson, Circa 1890s
(Detail from a photograph).
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The Hendricksons were a well-to-do farming family who lived in Middletown, New Jersey, during the mid-to-late 19th century. Their farm was located near the present-day intersection of Middletown-Lincroft Road and Iler Drive in Middletown Township. Unfortunately, the farm and all its outbuildings were demolished, likely to make way for the current housing development. From the appearance of the house, it seems to have dated back to the 18th century.
Joseph A. Hendrickson was born on September 2, 1837, and passed away on April 1, 1919, at the age of 83. He was the son of Mary Applegate and Daniel B. Hendrickson. His wife, Mary Matilda Field, had died 44 years before him.
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The Hendrickson sisters in a horse and buggy.
Probably Red Bank, NJ, circa 1890s. |
The Obituary of Joseph A. Hendrickson from the Red Bank Register April 2, 1919.
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| Joseph A. Hendrickson, Circa 1894 (detail from photograph). |
Joseph A. Hendrickion of Red Bank
Was in His 83d Year.
Joseph A, Hendrickson, a retired
Middletown township farmer who had
lived at Red Bank the past nine years,
died yesterday afternoon. He was
stricken with paralysis. Saturday
night. Until he came to Red Bank he
had lived all his life on the farm at
Nutswamp where he was born September
2nd, 1837. He was a son of
Mary Applegate and Daniel B. Hendrickson.
His wife, who was Mary
Matilda Field, daughter of Matilda
field, died 44 years ago. Mr. Hen-
rickson was a very successful farmer
and a man of many fine traits of
character. He had been a member
of the Red Bank Baptist church the
last 25 years. The funeral will be
held at that church Friday afternoon
at two o'clock.
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| Joseph A Hendrickson (?) with his horse and carriage, circa 1890s. |
By all accounts Joseph A. Hendrickson seems to have been a financially successful farmer to the point he was even able to hire servants. These are several newspaper articles detailing his dealings.
Red Bank Register 12-14-1892
A fancy bird dog owned by Joseph A.
Hendrickson of Middletown went mad
last Friday morning. It was bitten by
a stray dog about two weeks ago and
had been carefully watched since. On
Friday it began to snap at the ducks and
was chained up and shot. Nothing was
bitten by the animal.
Red Bank Register 10-25-1893
A WESTERN GUNNING TRIP.
Three Middletowners to take a
Three Weeks' Trip to Indiana.
Joseph A. Hendrickson, Jacob Taylor
and Edward Cooper, all of Middletown,
will start licit Wednesday on a gunning
trip to Fountain County, Indiana. Mr,
Hendrickson's brother, Henry Hendrickson,
lives at Layton in that county, and
the gunners will make his home their
headquarters on their trip. There are
plenty of quail and prairie chickens there
and the gunners expect to have great
luck. A similar party went out last year
and had fine sport. They brought home
with them over a hundred quail and
other game. They will be gone this year
about three weeks.
Red Bank Register 8-31-1898
The peach crop is not very good, but Joseph A.
Hendrickson, W. S. Heyer, Edwin Beckman
and George Luyster have fair crops,
and have made some big shipments.
Red Bank Register 12-16-1908
FENCE POSTS FOR SALE.
About 700 round, locust fence posts, 7 feet long
for sale, with many locust trees not cut into
lengths. Joseph A. Hendrickson, Middletown, N. J.
Red Bank Register 3-3-1909
About 700 round locust fence posts, 7 feet long,
for sale, with many locust trees not cut into
length; 400 4-hole and 8-hole posts; also 4 tons of
good clover hay. Joseph A. Hendrickson, Middletown, N. J.
Red Bank Register 5-11-1910
Quantity of Stone variety tomato
plants; also large quantity of Succession
cabbage plants. Apply to John Anderson
on Joseph A. Hendrickson farm, Middletown. N. J.
Red Bank Register
6-7-1911
Joseph A. Hendrickson has bought
Red Bank Register
12-6-1916
Joseph Smith pleaded guilty to a
charge of stealing a basket of
peaches from Joseph C. Hendrickson
of Middletown township. He was
fined the costs of the prosecution.
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| Fruit orchard on Joseph A. Hendrickson's farm, Middletown, NJ. |
While Mr. Hendrickson enjoyed material prosperity, he never-the-less was not spared the tragedy and hardship of 19th century living.
In 1874 his only son and name sake died, probably of a childhood illness. Joseph Hendrickson died Jul 1, 1874, aged 6 and was buried in Fair View cemetery according to the cemetery records.
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| Mary Henrickson, Circa 1894 (detail from photograph). |
Red Bank Register 9-23-1895
Death Mrs. Mary Hendrickson (his mother).
Mrs. Mary Hendrickson of Nut Swamp
died at that place last Friday of paralysis,
and the funeral was held at the
house on Monday. She was 79 years old
and was the daughter of Joseph Applegate
of Nut Swamp. Mrs. Hendrickson
was born at Nut Swamp and had always
lived at that place. She married Daniel
D. Hendrickson of Middletown about 59
years ago. He died about thirteen years
after the marriage. Mrs. Hendrickson
had been a member of the Middletown
Baptist church about 45 years. She was
a sister of John S. and Richard Appplegate
of Red Bank and Joseph Applegate
of Nut Swamp. Four children survive
her, two sons and two daughters.
They are Joseph A. Hendrickson of Nut
Swamp, with whom she lived at the
time of her death ; Henry Hendrickson
of Illinois (Indiana?), Mrs. Eleanor A. Mount, wife
of John W. Mount of Red Bank; and
Mrs. Elizabeth Leonard, wife of Welling
Leonard of Leonardville. The funeral
was preached by Rev. J. K. Manning of
Red Bank. The pall bearers were William
Mount, William T. Conover, John
West, George A. Bowne, Jacob Taylor
and Joseph Field.
In 1889 his eldest daughter eloped with her sweetheart to New Brunswick. By the turn of the century her husband either left her, divorced her and passed on. At any rate, she died childless, living with her sister Tillie of Red Bank, NJ.
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| Rebecca Hendrickson Taylor, Circa 1890s (detail from photograph). |
Red Bank Register 7-6-1887
A RUNAWAY MARRIAGE.
Two Well-Known Society People of Middletown united for life.
Middletown has a sensation in the
shape of the runaway marriage of two
of its prominent society people.-The
bride is Miss Rebecca Hendrickson,
daughter of Joseph A. Hcndricksori, of
Nut Swamp, one of the richest farmers
of Middletown township, and the groom
is Edward C. Taylor, a prosperous young
business man of Middletown village and
a member of one of the eldest families of
the county. The wedding took place at
New Brunswick last evening. The bride
is a beautiful blonde of 20 years, tall,
with blue eyes and with a peach
complexion. She is a reigning belle, and
her sudden and unexpected entrance into
married life will leave sore hearts,among
a number of eligible young men of this
part of the county. In addition to her
prospects from her father's estate, she
has a snug little fortune in her own
right. The groom is 23 years of age,
and has been prominent in the management
of the balls and parties of this part
of the county. After the ceremony
they went to Philadelphia on a wedding
tour and expect to return on Saturday
night. Both are very well known, and
they have a large circle of friends who
wish them joy.
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| Dated Photograph of a house in Red Bank, NJ? |
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Taken June 7th 1896
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With old age comes loss; loss of ability, loss of loved ones and loss of material. Apparently around 1910 Mr. Hendrickson stopped farming, rented out his acreage and moved in with his daughters in the town of Red Bank, New Jersey.
Red Bank Register 10-30-1918
Mr. Greenwood and his sons have
farmed the Joseph A. Hendrickson
farm on shares, for the past seven
years. This farm composes about
135 acres, about forty acres of which
are set out with fruit trees and asparagus.
The apple crop on, the
Greenwood farm is prolific. Of the
Ben Davis variety thirty barrels were
gathered from four trees. The best
apples brought $5.60 on the farm and
the crop now being harvested is
bringing $4.00 a barrel.
Red Bank Register 1-8-1919
CHANGES ON FARMS.
Adjoining Farms at Tinton Fall Have New Tenants.
John Anderson of Tinton Falls has
rented his farm where he now lives
for five years to Edward J Dangler of
Manasquan, who lived for a long time
on the Joseph Field farm at Wayside.
Mr. Anderson will move to the Joseph
A. Hendrickson. farm near Middletown
village. Before buying his farm
at Tinton Falls Mr- Anderson worked
the Hendrickson place. Mr. Anderson
will move to the Hendrickson
farm about March 1st.
Thomas Goulder of Tinton Falls,
whose farm adjoins Mr. Anderson's
farm, has gone to Springfield, Long
Island, to live with his brother,
Charles Goulder. He gave up farming
on account of poor health. Mr.
Goulder's son Russell will work his
father's farm.
Red Bank Register 1-29-1919
George L. Greenwood, who occupies
the Joseph A. Hendrickson
farm on the Nutswamp road near
Middletown, will hold an auction on
Monday, February 10th, beginning at
eleven, o'clock. Livestock and the
usual farm machinery and some
household goods will be sold. Robert
Pierce of Red Bank will be the auctioneer.
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| Advertisement from the Red Bank Register 1-29-1919 |
Red Bank Register 1-12-1921
MIDDLETOWN FARM SOLD.
New Yorker Buys the Joseph Hendrickson
Farm for $25,000.
The Joseph Hendrickson farm on
the Nutswamp road at Middletown
was bought last week by Robert
Adamson of New York for $25,000.
It was owned by Miss Tillie Hendrickson
and Mrs. Rebecca Taylor of
Red Bank, daughters of the late Joseph
Hendrickson. It comprises 119
acres of land, a large part of which
is on a high hill. Two houses are on
the property. One is occupied by
James Anderson, who farms the
place, and the other is used as a
storehouse. The usual outbuildings
are on the farm. Mr. Adamson, who
formerly was fire commissioner of
New York, is having plans drawn by
J. C. and G. A. Delatush of Red
Bank for many changes to the property.
(I hope the sisters invested the money wisely, on account of the stock market crash of 1929).
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John W. Mount
(brother-in-law to Joseph A Hendrickson
and uncle to Rebecca and Tillie).
A successful Red Bank businessman,
ran a carriage/automobile factory.
Born 1838, died 1922
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1838 1920
To Beckie & Tillie
To live in the hearts
of those we leave behind
is not to die
J. W. Mount
Red Bank Register 6-25-1890
MRS. M. E. PERKIN'S SCHOOL.
Pleasant Commencement Exercise at Riverside Seminary.
A very pleasant entertainment was
given by the pupils'of Mrs. M. E. Perkin's
Riverside seminary last Wednesday
and Friday nights. On each occasion
the pallors were filled by the relatives
and friends of the pupils.
All of the pupils took some part in the performance.
There were no essays, there being no
graduates this year. But there was an
argument, or written debate between
four of the older pupils on the topic,
"Are the inventions of the age beneficial
to the laboring classes." The affirmative
was taken by Eva Heyer and Abbie
Allen, and the negative by Lottie
Field and Tillie Hendrickson.
The play Gaffer Grey's Legacy was given.
The parts in this play were taken by
Tillie Hendrickson, Eva Heyer, Lottie Field, Jennie
May Luffhurrow, Blanche Spinning,
Lizzie West, May Warper and Ada Borden.
The play described the various
relatives of Garlor Grey, and their anxiety
to possess his fortune, but the result
showed that those who were the least
anxious got the most of the estate.
The exercises were very entertaining,
and the audience was heartily pleased
with the exhibition.
Red Bank Register 4-1-1891
Marion B. Borden entertained
about twenty-five of her friends last
Friday night at her home on Broad
street. The Usual games were played
before refreshments and then there was
dancing. Tillie Hendrickson was among the guests.
Red Bank Register 4-27-1892
A NOTABLE WEDDING YESTERDAY AT MIDDLETOWN.
The presents received were handsome
and costly, and consisted of many articles
of silverware, glassware, crockery,
table linen, etc. One prominent gift was
a silver mounted clock, nearly three
feet high, which was presented to the
groom by his fellow employees in the
large hardware store of Sargent & Co;
of New York. The groom's present to
the bride was a handsome gold watch.
Several checks and various sums in cash
were among the wedding gifts received.
Those present at the reception were
Miss Tillie Hendrickson and her father
Joseph Hendrickson,
Red Bank Register 1-6-1892
DANCING THE OLD YEAR OUT.
A Jubilant Sociable Held on New Year's Eve.
One of the most brilliant of the social
events of the season was a party given
by ex-Senator John S. Applegate in
honor of his daughter Annie Last
Thursday night. The guests began to
arrive about half-past eight o'clock and
were most gracefully and heartily welcomed
by the young and pretty hostess,
About half-past nine the orchestra struck
up a march, which was led by Mr. and
Mrs. Fred W. Hope. The music was by
an orchestra composed of a piano, violin,
and flute, and was stationed in the ball
in order that the music might be heard
on the entire lower floor. The evening
was spent in dancing. Many of the costumes
worn by the ladies were very
handsome. At 11:30 dancing was discontinued
for a short time and refreshments
were served by a New York caterer.
During the intermission each guest
received a pink rose. After the reresbments
were served dancing was reumed
and continued until the year 1891
was a thing of the past and New Year's
morning was well advanced. Among
those present was Tillie Hendrickson.
Red Bank Register 2-6-1895
A party was held on Saturday, January
20th, at the residence of George A. Bowne,
Middletown. It was given in honor of
his daughter Lydia, it being her eighteenth
birthday. Tho amusements consisted
of games and music, and refreshments
were served. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Griggs, Mr. and
Mrs. James Otterson, Misses May Hendrickson,
Tillie Hendrickson, Emma Conovor,
Albert Taylor, Lizzie West and Mattie West,
George Conover, John M. West, Mr. English,
Henry D. Smith, George Burd aud Kenneth Wyckoff
Red Bank Register 12-9-1896
Miss Tillie Hendrickson of Middletown
gave a party last Wednesday night.
rags, ,violin and piano music and games
were the pleasures of the evening.Some
of the young men present were members '
of the Atlantic Highlands glee club and
they sang several songs. Those present .
we're Misses Lizzie and Mattie West,
Charlotte Field, Lydia Bowne and Mary
and Frances Field, Mrs. E. C. Taylor,
William Dawson, Rufus Savidge, Albert
and Philip Leonard, John West, Jr.,
Edward Taylor and Walter Field
Red Bank Register 5-12-1897
Miss Tillie Hendrickson is recovering
from a severe attack of pneumonia.
Red Bank Register 9-8-1897
Miss Charlotte W. Field, Miss Tillie
Hendrickson and Miss Lydia A. Bowne
of Middletown township, who have been
spending two weeks in the Catskill
mountains, returned home on Friday
Red Bank Register 3-16-1898
A Party at Nut Swamp
Mamie Field entertained a number of
her friends ather home at Nutswamp
last Wednesday night.
The guests had a merry time playing games,
and refreshments were served during
the evening. Those present were Misses
Annie Mount, Elsie Bennett and Mabel
Applegate, Mr. and Mrs. William Applegate,
Frank Antonides, Charles Bennett
and Charles Hopping of Chapel Hill;
Misses Frances Field, Sadie Applegate,
Ella and Kate VanCleaf; Helen DeCou,
Tillie Hendrickson and Charlotte Field
and Walter Field of Nut Swamp ; Rufus
Savidge of Atlantic Highlands; Philip
Leonard of Leonardville and Max Bates
of Lincroft.
Red Bank Register 9-30-1903
Middletown's Private School.
Middletown village has a private
school building and the school will be
opened next Monday morning. The
building was built by Dey Conover on
his lot on Liberty Street. Miss Tillie
Hendrickson will be the teacher. The
scholars who will attend at the opening
are the children of Mr. Conover, William
B.Conover, Mrs. Carrie Conover,
Edward Johnson, Robert Despreaux and
J. F. Swackhamer, The children will
be eight in number.
Red Bank Register 5-30-1906
The private school was closed last Monday
on account of the sickness of Miss
Tillie Hendrickson, the teacher
Red Bank Register 7-6-1910
Mrs. Mary C. Walling celebrated
her 76th birthday last Wednesday afternoon
at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Alfred E. Barlow of Broad
street." The afternoon was spent in
feasting and sociability. Mrs. Walling
was the recipient of many handsome
presents. Those present were
Mrs. John S. Applegate, Sr., Mrs.
William A. Truex, Mrs. William
Truex, Jr., Mrs. Corlies Thompson,
Mrs. J. Dunbar Throckmorton, Mrs.
Mary Morris, Rev. and .Mrs. W. B.
Matteson, Mrs. Charles J. M. Smith,
Miss Annie Conover, Mrs. John W.
Mount, Miss Mary Mount, Mrs. Rebecca
Taylor, Miss Tillie Hendrickson,
Mrs. Leonard Davis, Miss Martha
Allen and Mrs. Edward Lafetra.
J Mrs. Walling's guests congratulated
her on her many useful years and
wished her many happy returns of the day.
Red Bank Register 8-31-1921
Mrs. Rebecca Taylor and Miss Tillie Hendrickson of
Red Bank returned Saturday from a two weeks' trip to Canada.
Red Bank Register 7-18-1940
St. John's Chapel Guild Card Party
About 150 Attend Affair at Little Silver.
Among the guest were Mrs. Rebecca Taylor
and Miss Tillie Hendrickson.
Red Bank Register 9-11-1941
Surprise Party For Local Woman
Mrs. Thomas Voorhls of Bergen
place was given a surprise birthday
luncheon' Tuesday at her home by
a group of her friends who meet at
her home and do Red Cross and
British war relief sewing and knitting.
Mrs. Voorhls termed the party a
complete surprise." She told a Register
representative yesterday that
when the women finished their work
Tuesday morning they returned with
a large basket of gifts, flowers and a
complete luncheon.
Mrs. Voorhls, who is active In hospital
and civic work in this community,
recieved many cards of congratulation.
She is a past-president and active member
of the Red Bank Woman's club and her "secret
friend" member of" the Woman's
club sent her a bouquet of roses.
The guests at the party, who also
arranged the event, were Mrs. Joseph
White, Mrs. Benjamin Covert,
Mrs. William Wulfurm, Mrs. Rebecca
Taylor,Mrs. William Truex,
Mrs. J. J. Ballln, Mrs, Oeorge Golf,
Mrs. James Smock, Mrs. Edward
Fenton, Mrs. William Belth, Mrs.
James Hendrickson, Mrs. Murray
Frazler, Miss Grace Sutton and Miss
Tillie Hendrickson.
Red Bank Register 10-16-1952
Church Women plan Activities
The various circles of the Women's
Fellowship of the Red Bank
Baptist church held their meetings
at Thursday at members' homes.
A number of fund-raising activities
such as a cake sale and the sale
jewelry were discussed.
Among those attending were
Mrs. Rebecca Taylor and
Miss Tillie Hendrickson.
Red Bank Register 1-1-1953
Baptist Women Give Program
A play, "We Have Seen His Star,"
was given at the meeting of the
Women's Fellowship of the Red
Bank Baptist church last week in
the chapel. Mrs. Donald Crawford was director.
Members of the cast included Mrs. Rebecca Taylor
and Miss.Tillie Hendrickson
Red Bank Register 6-12-1958
Miss Tillie Hendrickson Given Surprise Party
Miss Tillie Hendrickson of Red Bank
was honored recently at a surprise birthday
party in the home of Mrs.Paul Welch,
34 Drummond pl.
Miss Barbara Brower assisted as
hostess. Miss Hendrickson has
lived in Red Bank many years
and is an active member of the
Baptist church. Guests were Mrs.
Everett Brower, Mrs. Donald Oakley,
Mrs. Flora Truex, Mrs.
Charles J. DeGavre, Mrs. Grace
Clayton. Mrs. Thomas R. Wilson,
Mrs. Jessie Teed, Mrs. Serena
Havens, Mrs. Alfred L. Beck, Mrs.
Howard Young, Mrs. Elwood Powers
and Mrs. Arthur Swift.
Red Bank Register 3-30-1960
Color Photographs Shown For Baptist Fellowship
A series of colored photographic
slides taken last summer at the
Peddie house party for churchwomen
in Hightstown, and at the Green Lake,
Wisconsin national conference of the
Baptist church, were shown at
a meeting of the Women's Fellowship
of the Baptist Church Monday
in Mary E. Mount Fellowship Hall.
Members of afternoon circles
Among those present was Miss
Tillie Hendrickson of Red Bank.
Red Bank Register 1-12-1962
Attending Sewing and Project
day last week at the church were
Mrs. Charles Schanck, Mrs. R. G
Baxter, Miss Tillie Hendrickson
Mrs. George Hooper, Mrs. Gertrude
Meiser, Mrs. Ellwood Powers
and Mrs. Edward Clayton.
Miss Dorcas Diaz was a guest for lunch.
Red Bank Register 5-19-1964
MIDDLETOWN - The little
Red Schoolhouse, filled with furnishings
reminiscent of its days as a house of learning
from 1842to 1909, will be open
to the public this weekend.
The Garden Club, RFD, Holmdel,
which has its headquarters in
the township's only one-room
school landmark, will hold a
flower show titled "Now and
Then" Friday and Saturday in
the little schoolhouse, and in the
new Thompson School, adjacentiy
located on Middletown-Lincroft
Rd., which in 1687 was known
as Nut Swamp Rd. This road,
an old Indian path, was used by
the Lenni Lenape Indians to
travel to old Middletown Village
from the Lincroft area. General
Clinton lead the retreat from the
Battle of Monmouth up this route.
Monmouth up this route.
Sold for $7
The property for the school was
purchased for seven dollars and
recorded In Freehold on Aug. 2,
1842. The present quaint and
sturdy building wao erected in
the same year and was called
the Union Schoolhouse or District
No. 16 school.
Miss Charlotte Field, who became
the wife of the township's
well-known primitive artist, 92-
year old Henry T. Gulick was a
teacher in this little schoolhouse
with its enrollment of 49 pupils ranging
in ages from five to 16 years.
The teenage boys only attended
during the winter months
since they were needed on the
farms during the growing season.
A Bible once Used in the schoolhouse
will be on view during the
flower show. The Bible is inscribed,
"Given by the Ladies of
the Nut Swamp Area."
Miss Field's grandfather,
Thomas S. Field, headed the committee
that built the school. He
owned the farmhouse which noted
designer Hattie Carnegie was
later to call Four Winds when
she enlarged the estate. Miss
Field's family also, owned the
farmhouse now owned by the Edwin
H. Brasch family and located
across the road from the schoolhouse.
The private privy built in 1852
(distinguished by its trio of accommodations—
one of them for a child) now is installed behind the
little schoolhouse-complete with
foundation plantings of old-fashioned
lilac bushes.
One Thing Missing
Miss Tillie Hendrickson of Red
Bank was the last to teach in the
schoolhouse in 1909. In a visit to
the Garden Club's headquartens
as a guest, Miss Hendrickson
looked around the little room and
remarked "Well-the only thing
that is missing is the children."
Featuring a plant sale and informal
arrangements, the schoolhouse
will be used as the luncheon
site for the judges prior to
the standard show which will be
staged in all classifications of
competition in Thompson School.
The show will be open to the
public Friday from 3 to 9 p.m
and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m
Red Bank Register 8-9-1956
Rebecca Taylor Will Probated
The will of Rebecca
F. Taylor of Red Bank,
who died July 24, was among
those filed for probate last week
In the office of Surrogate Edward
C. Bibege. She left her estate to her sister
Tillie Hendrickson.
Red Bank Register 7-26-1956
Mrs. Rebecca Taylor, widow of
Edward C. Taylor, died Tuesday
morning at her home, 120 East
Bergen pl., Red Bank.
Mrs. Taylor was born In Middletown,
daughter of the late
James A. and Mary Field Hendrickson,
and had been a resident
of Red Bank 45 years, She was
the oldest member of the Red
Bank Baptist church and was a
member of the women's fellowship
of the church. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. M.
Matilda Hendrickson,
of the East Bergen Pl. address.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
at 2 p. m. at the Adams memorial
home with Rev. Roger J.
Squire pastor of the Red Bank
Methodist church officiating
burial will be in Fairview cemetary.
Red Bank Register 5-31-1966
Miss Mary Matilda Hendrickson
of 120 East Bergen Pl. Red Bank.
Died Saturday night at Ivy House Nursing Home,
Middletown the day before her 94th birthday.
She was born in Middletown,
daughter of the late Joseph A.
and Mary Field Hendrickson, and
lived here most of her life. She
was a member of the First Bapist
Church of Red Bank.
Surviving are several cousins.
The funeral will be tomorrow
at 2 p.m. in the Adams Memorial
Home with Rev, Stanley E. Mugridge
of the First Baptist Church
officiating, Burial will be in Fair
View Cemetery, Middletown.
Red Bank Register 6-20-1966
Miss Mary M. Hendrickson, Red Bank,
who died May 28, left the balance of
her estate, after stock and cash
bequests, to the First Baptist
Church and Riverview Hospital,
both Red Bank.
Her will, probated In the office
of Surrogate Donald J. Cunningham,
states that 20 shares of
American Telephone and Telegraph
Co. stock be left to Arthur
C. Swift and E. Allaire Cornwell.
She left 10 shares of AT and T
stock and 10 of General Motors
Corp. to Mr. and Mrs. William
Graves; 20 shares ol each to
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Field; 4
shares of AT and T and 20
shares of General Motors to Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Welch, and to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Moore
She directed that $1,000 be
used for the upkeep of the Joseph
A. Hendrlckson plot at Fair
View Cemetery and that $500 be
used for the upkeep of the Mary
A. Hendrickson plot.
She left $1,000. each to Adel
Conover, Helen Porcheddu, Joseph
B. Madusky and Leah Russell.
She left $500 each to Charlotte
,McGarrity, the Baptist
Home for the Aged, Newark;
William B. Lyman, Grace Drury
and Alice' B. Graves.
Personal possessions were left
to E. Allaire Cornwell, Margaret
C. Mount, Leah Russell, George
Gronde, and Ruth Scattergood.
In her will dated April 14, 1965
she directed that the balance of
her estate be sold and the proceeds
divided equally between
the First Baptist Church and
Riverview Hospital, both Red Bank.
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