Union Prospect Cemetery, Aberdeen, NJ

UNION PROSPECT CEMETERY, ABERDEEN, NEW JERSEY

Union Prospect Cemetery is located between Lloyd and Reids Hill roads, Aberdeen, New Jersey. Also known as Block 86, Lot 2, the 1.3 acres are unkempt. Several gravestones are broken, toppled or illegible. There are a few hand-carved stones, some cement stones and one unusual marker with small blue tiles. At least a dozen grave sites are unmarked. Some graves have small aluminum courtesy markers from local funeral homes. There are about 125 known burials. The oldest gravestone is dated 1902.  Aberdeen Township Historian Edward Fitzgerald is of the opinion that all burials in this cemetery are of African Americans. As of the walk through on September 12, 1998, the most recent burial was 1996.

MIDWAY GREEN CEMETERY & UNION PROSPECT CEMETERY (1840’s) ABERDEEN, NEW JERSEY (c. LAWRENCE E. WALKER FOUNDATION)

This list of those buried there is provided by genealogist George Joynson:

1. Jeanette 1910 broken & toppled, near Schanck stone

2. Anthony, Oscar 4/22/1913 3/4/1985 PFC US Army WWII, Bedle FH

3. Armour, baby girl 1992 1992 Childs FH

4. Armour, Benjamin H. 2/17/1908 6/9/1995

5. Armour, James D. 1976 1989 Childs FH

6. Armour, Veola 1908 1985

7. Bagby, Maggie 1870 1953

8. Baird, William 5/31/1926 4/30/1995 Bedle FH, of Hazlet

9. Brewer, Elsie 4/23/1891 6/19/1908 of Oak Shades; marker toppled; 14 yrs.  old; obit 6/11/1908, p5c1.

10. Brown, Floyd 1988 Childs FH

11. Brown, Jefferson no dates no dates family of

12. Browne, Ruth Major 1909 no date on same stone with Leanna Major

13. Butler, Pamela Carter 7/7/1992

14. Callander, Harry D. 9/4/1935 6/22/1995 Pvt. US Army WWII, of Red Bank

15. Callander, Nina S. 6/20/1900 9/30/1989 mother, of Matawan

16. Carter, Mabel A. 3/1/1893 11/22/1974 1892 on stone

17. Carter, Russell L. 1/7/1910 9/1979 dad, of Matawan

18. Coleman, Mildred 11/6/1897 6/26/1935

19. Cranshaw, _ 2/20/1891 9/11/1948 broken stone, hand chiseled

20. Cranshaw, Benjamin H. 9/17/1891 6/18/1967 NJ Pvt CO B 807 Pioneer INF WWI, of Hazlet

21. Cranshaw, Earl 9/10/1920 7/23/1982 US Army WWII, of Highlands

22. Cranshaw, Lester, Sr. 11/20/1889 10/1964

23. Cranshaw, Lester, Jr. 2/6/1916 6/29/1929 13 yrs. old; son of Lester Sr. and Grace; ceramic tiled stone; obit 7/5/1929

24. Cranshaw? 1776-1-24? Mother

25. Cranshaw? 1902 Brother

HUITH (died May 7, 1848 aged 33 years) ABERDEEN, NEW JERSEY (c. LAWRENCE E. WALKER FOUNDATION)

26. Cranshaw? 1914 Baby

27. Dandridge, Avenel A. 1/20/1905 4/15/1989 on stone with Royal L. Hinton, Childs FH

28. Davis, Joseph C. 1/30/1943 10/1981 Bedle FH

29. Davis, Jr., Walter T. 1941 1985 Bedle FH

30. Davis, Lizzie Bell 2/21/1917 10/28/1984 Bedle FH

31. Davis, Shaniece Danielle 7/31/1984 6/2/1985

32. Davis, Sr., Walter T. 1911 1985 Bedle FH

33. Dean, Allen 1961 1989 SP4 US Army

34. Deckle, Sr., Carlton M. 5/17/1941 2/15/1984 Veteran?

35. Earle, Harry 10/22/1890 11/11/1911

36. Edwards, Johnnye Lee 1922 1988 wife, Childs FH

37. Forston, Mamie 1913 1983 Bedle FH

38. Gatson, Vivian 10/11/1931 2/1/1997 James FH, Perth Amboy, NJ

39. Gilchrist, Lawrence P. 1/22/1905 10/13/1967 PVT 470M Truck Regt WWII

40. Gillman, Preston 1988 Childs FH

41. Golden, Elihu 2/19/1914 12/1979 Childs FH, of Red Bank

42. Golden, Lethea 1910 1971 mother

43. Gordon, Cherry E. 8/9/1930 5/1980 Bedle FH, of Hazlet

44. Gray, Ann Marie 1/11/1938 8/1979 Bedle FH, of Matawan

45. Gray, Eugene 9/8/1942 4/1976 Bedle FH, of Hazlet

46. Gray, Hester 1900 1947 Bedle FH

47. Gray, Katie Dickens 11/16/1907 5/19/1996 Bedle FH, of Matawan

48. Gray, Sr., Jesse 3/25/1918 9/1971 Bedle FH

49. Griffin, Wade H. 12/14/1904 5/12/1967 NJ PVT US Army WWII

50. Gross, Ann R. 1900 1983 Bedle FH

51. Wilson, Wilhemina 1921 1961

SOURCE:  (c. LAWRENCE E. WALKER COLLECTION), 2000