Bethel A.M.E. Church Cemetery Freehold, NJ
BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH CEMETERY, FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY
Listed in the Monmouth County Veterans Grave Registration dated July 23, 1979, are five Civil War USCT (United States Colored Troops) veterans. During the American Civil War, most African-American soldiers fought in these federally designated units. Three of the Bethel veterans were credited to New Jersey. The men were all sent to Camp William Penn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for induction into federal service.
From the Veterans Grave Registration Project, the following names appear in the Bethel A.M.E. Cemetery:
Hendrickson, William 1848 to 7/4/1889 Civil War USCT
Higgins, David Civil War USCT
Jackson, Charles M. 7/14/1827 to 11/17/1887 Civil War USCT
Johnson, Simon 1813 to 10/14/1888 Civil War USCT
Johnson, Stephen Civil War USCT
Lane, Daniel US NAVY
William, James 4/19/1897 to 4/7/1919 World War I USA
LEWIS I. CONOVER, CO. H., 127th USCT
Conover served from August 30, 1864 to September 7, 1865, as a substitute in Co. H, 127th USCT. He died on January 8, 1910, at the age of 65. His unit saw action at Deep Bottom, Virginia, on October 31, 1864 and was mustered out at Brazos, Texas where he moved to Freehold, New Jersey..
DAVID LIMEHOUSE, CORP. CO. A, 22nd USCT
Limehouse served from December 4, 1863 to October 16,1865. He died April 29, 1896, at the age of 69. The 1890 census of Civil War veterans and widows states that Limehouse suffered a gun shot wound on his left hand. The 22nd USCT saw heavy action in the Petersburg, Virginia, area from mid-1864 to April 1865, and was mustered out at Brownsville, Texas.
