Midway Green Cemetery & Union Prospect Cemetery, Aberdeen, New Jersey (1840)

Midway Green Cemetery is located on Reids Hill Road, also known as Block 85 Lot 28, and is directly across from Union Prospect Cemetery.  Wicker Memorial Baptist Church at 180 Greenwood Road, Morganville, New Jersey, maintains 240+ graves on the 3.75 acres. Several gravestones are broken, toppled, buried or illegible.  Some of the older gravestones are hand carved. Other graves have no gravestones, but are marked by small aluminum courtesy markers supplied by local funeral homes. The oldest gravestone is dated 1897 and the most recent burial, as of September 18, 1998, was in August 1998. Aberdeen Township Historian Edward Fitzgerald is of the opinion that all burials in this cemetery are African Americans. 

This following partial list of those buried here is provided by but not guaranteed by George Joynson:

1.  Anderson, James B. 5/17/1931 10/1997 Sgt US Air Force Korea

2.  Anderson, Jane E. Baird 1909 1973

3.  Anderson, Joseph Bert, Jr. 1903 1960

4.  Anderson, Lucy 1878 1963

5.  Anthony, Ernest 1886 1912  shares stone with Matilda Anthony

6.  Anthony, Ernest W. 12/23/1909 9/15/1984 Sgt US Army WWII

7.  Anthony, Harold W. 1/5/1913 9/26/1948 NJ Sgt II ASF Tng Ctr WWII

8.  Anthony, Matilda 1887 no date, shares stone with Ernest Anthony

 9.  Anthony, Robert 1915 1976

10. Anthony?, _ _/28/1891 5/11/1989 daughter of _?; toppled, near Anthony

11. Arnold, Sharrieff Hussan 1/7/1974 1/16/1996 Childs FH

 12. Artis, Madelyn  1909 1994 Bedle FH

 13. Austin, Blessie M. 5/22/1892 7/197 of Matawan

14. Austin, M. T., Reverend

15. Bagwell, George D. 3/4/1927 NJ Pvt US Army

16. Bailey, Journey 9/1/1883 8/1962 NJ Pfc 824 Co Trans Corps WWI

17. Baird, Estella 1892 1952 wife of Frederick Baird

 18. Baird, Frederick D. 1900 1937  same stone with John Baird

 19. Baird, James M. 1914 1930

20. Baird, John M. 1891 1934 same stone with Frederick Baird

 21. Baird, Mable V.  date 1910

 22. Becton, Annie M. Leigh 9/19/1906 2/3/1997

23. Brandon, Otha, Sr. 3/10/1908 4/15/1995 husband of Trudy Brandon

24. Brandon, Trudy 11/17/1920 11/18/196 wife of Otha Brandon, Sr.

25. Bryant, Edwin D. 1882 1957 same stone with Lola Bryant

26. Bryant, Lole 1879 1963 sane stone with Edwin Bryant

27. Causby, Catherine L. 10/27/1926 12/1971 of Matawan

28. Causby, Debbie L.  1959 1959 infant

29. Causby, Edward D. 5/30/1883 3/8/1964 same stone with Minnie Causby

30. Causby, Joseph 11/25/1922 3/29/1991 of Matawan; Childs FH

31. Causby, Louis B., Sr. 1904 1982 Bedle FH

 32. Causby, Minnie L. 2/6/1885 4/29/1967 same stone with Edward Causby

33. Causby, Tarby 1911 1960

34. Chatmon, Fannie M. 10/14/1935 1/18/199 of Matawan; Childs FH

 35. Conover, Catherine 1838 1/29/1907 toppled

 36. Conover, Charlie 1857 1915 toppled

37. Conover, John R. 6/15/1895 12/2/1971 NJ Pvt Co B 428 Service BN WWI

 38. Conover, Simon, Jr. 4/19/1896 9/27/1948 NJ Pvt Btry D 350 Field Arty WWI

39. Coppock, Sarah L. 1/25/1940 10/15/1995

40. Creed, Derek L. 2/1/1971 6/26/1996

41. Creed, George D.  8/15/1895 10/19/1972 NJ Pvt Co D 369 Inf WWI

42. Creed, Hylda Ann 5/23/1896 2/4/1972 same stone with George Creed

 43. Cruise, Catherine no date 1910

44. Dandridge, Vardon B. 8/24/1910 3/25/1984 TEC5 US Army WWII

 45. Davis, Charles 8/31/1949 12/1970

46. Davis, David R. 5/9/1962 7/14/1993

47. Davis, Hazel 1905 1971 fenced, same stone with Roberts & Wilson

48. Davis, James D. 1950 1961 11 yrs. old; Days FH

 49. Davis, Verrel H. 7/2/1919 1/4/1964 Florida TEC5 1938 OM Truck Co WWII

 50. Davis, William 1900 1962 fenced, same stone with Roberts & Wilson

148. Williams, Garfield 1882 1920

149. Williams, Mrs. Louise 11/6/1896 10/16/1930 stone toppled, Willis, Alonzo 10/17/1876 7/1/1959 NJ App1 USN  Spanish-American War, husband of Emma E. Willis

150.Willis, Catherine 1849 1931

151.Willis, Emma E. 1882 1951

152.Woodruff, John 7/9/1895 11/30/1948 NJ MA1 USNR WWI

MIDWAY GREEN CEMETERY & UNION PROSPECT CEMETERY (1840’s) CHARLIE CONOVER  (BORN 1857-DIED 1915) ABERDEEN, NEW JERSEY (c. LAWRENCE E. WALKER FOUNDATION

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