Death Records of Sparta United Methodist Church

Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey
1855 - 1865

Donated by Sparta United Methodist Church and Transcribed by Debbie Bleger



1855
Persons deceased on Sparta Charge who have been subjects of pastoral care

NAME                    DATE	     AGE    REMARKS
Hand			                    A child at Hurdtown
McConnell, Mrs.	                            A widow
Rose, James W.	    Feb. 28, 1855           A member died in the faith
Sanders, Robert	    Apr. 27, 1855           A child
Sanders,	    May   9, 1855	    A child
Taylor, Mrs. & son			    Drowned in Brooklyn Lake


1856 - 1857
Funerals attended by IBG

NAME	                     DATE	  AGE	                 REMARKS
Beaty, Hannah I.	June 19, 1856	35 yrs
Becroft, David	        July 10, 1856	6 mo
Beilton, Thomas H.	October 1856	11 mo
Dean, Bryant            Sept. 13, 1856	3 yrs, 6 mo, 26 da
Degrought, Henry	June 22, 1856	45 yrs
Dickinson, George	Jan. 26, 1857	41 yrs
Dunlapp, Emiline	July 27, 1856	2 yrs, 5 mo, 26 da
Goble, Mrs. Susan	Jan. 1,1857	66 yrs
Goble, Sylvanus         Nov. 18, 1856	61 yrs, 6 mo, 1 da	Br. Goble died in peace
Hopkins, Adelia S.	May 15, 1856	2 yrs, 9 mo, 20 da
Hunt, Anna Amelia	May 22, 1856	2 yrs, 7 mo
Hurd, Sarah             Feb. 15, 1857	56 yrs
Kyle, Isaac             May 3, 1856	24 yrs
Lane, Anna M            May 20, 1856	7 yrs
Lane, William A.	May 7, 1856	1 yr, 9 mo
Lawrance, Margaret	Jan. 2, 1857	67 yrs
Longcoy	                April 3, 1857		                Infant dau/J.W.
Lyons, Davis            Jan. 15, 1857		
Martin, Hannah J.	June 22, 1856	10 mo
Manes, Joseph H.	May 19, 1856	7 mo, 2 da
Orelin, Hillop          Dec. 1, 1856	3 yrs
Pierson, Emma           June 4, 1856	10 mo, 11 da
Pierson, Leo            May 16, 1856	3 yrs, 1 mo, 10 da
Pinkney, James          July 31, 1856	3 yrs
Riker, Mary Ellen	Aug. 17, 1856	3 da
Robinson	        Dec. 13, 1856	3 yrs
Robinson                Dec. 28, 1856	
Scott, Lucy B.          May 21, 1856	4 yrs, 10 mo
Sherman, George M.	March 20, 1856	31 yrs
Slackbower, Phebe A.	May 25, 1856	25 yrs
Straway	                Dec. 14, 1856	3 yrs
Sutton, John            Nov. 23, 1856	18 yrs
Tetes                   April 3, 1857		                Son of Pierson
Tetes, Catharine A.	July 4, 1856	2 mo                    twin
Tetes, Hannah           July 8, 1856	35 yrs
Tetes, Sarah E.         July 4, 1856	2 mo                    twin
Wright, Albert          Aug. 14, 1856	2 yrs


1859 - 1861
Funerals attended by W.G. Wiggins

NAME	                   DATE	         AGE	                REMARKS
Allen, Jane              March 4, 1861	63 yrs
Aspinall, Rachael A.	 Feb. 20	1 yr, 4 mo		
Bogan, Michael           Feb. 12, 1860	70 yrs
Case, William            Dec. 31		                Son of S.P. Case, Newark
Curren                   March 7, 1860		                Infant son of James/Julia
Curren, James            March 7, 1860	24 yrs
Curren, William          June, 1859	18 yrs	
Dickerson, Elisabeth	 March 23, 1861	                        Wife Caleb Dickerson
Durlin, John             March 11, 1860	2 yrs
Durlin, Samuel           Jan. 16, 1860	23 yrs, 2 mo
Flat                     March 3, 1861
Flat, James Hampton	 March 19, 1861	1 mo, 2 da
Fountain, David	         May 15, 1860	84 yrs
George, Elisabeth        July 1, 1860		                Dau of John George
Goble, Aaron             May 23, 1860	20 yrs
Helebrant, Phebe	 June 6, 1860	53 yrs
Henderson, Sarah Ann	 May 8, 1860
Henion, George	         Feb. 14, 1861	4 yrs
Hurse, Sarah Hannah	 Feb. 8, 1860	1 yr, 9 mo
Ineren(?), Sarah Ann	 Dec.31, 1859	                        Wife of Fredrick
Johnson, Ira K.          Jan. 20, 1860	53 yrs
Kinney, Albert           Nov. 19, 1860	79 yrs
Landing, Darling P.      Feb.12, 1861
Landing, Russel          Dec. 30, 1859	66 yrs
Lyon                     March 24, 1861                         Infant son of Wm/Susan
McMickle, Amanda Eliz	 March 5, 1861
McMickle, Emma Louise	 March 3, 1861	1 yr
McPeek, Henry Nelson	 Jan. 3, 1860	2 yrs
Norman, Mrs.	         June, 1859	25 yrs		
Peters, Elisa	         Dec. 31, 1859         	    	        Wife of Lewis Peters
Pitney, Elisa	         Nov. 7, 1860	48 yrs              	Wife Benj. Pitney
Prickett, Aldian	 Feb. 18, 1861	23 yrs
Riker, Wm. B.            Nov. 14, 1859	1 yr, 8 mo, 12 da
Sanders, Matilda	 Jan. 23, 1860	28 yrs, 7 mo, 7 da
Shanger, Theodore H.	 Aug. 5, 1869	8 yrs, 8 mo             Drowned
Sherman, Martha	         Aug. 30. 1859	23 yrs	                Died in peace
Sisco, Mary Ann	         Sept. 3, 1859	29 yrs, 6 mo
Smith, Dexter	         Oct. 19, 1859	3 yrs, 10 mo
Sutten, Heman Ayres	 Sept. 5, 1859	2 yrs, 6 mo, 12 da	
Sutton, Jane             Feb. 20, 1860	61 yrs
Taylor, John William     Feb. 16, 1860	2 yrs, 7 mo
Vankirk, John	         Sept. 12, 1860	2 mo
Vanover, Catharen	 May  15, 1860	
Williams, Louisa	 Oct. 16, 1860	7 yrs
Youman, Charles          Nov. 17, 1859	26 yrs
Youman, Chas Agusta	 Feb. 11, 1861	1 yr, 3 mo, 4 da
Young, Julia Ann	 June, 1859
Youngs,	                 May  10, 1860	4 yrs
Youngs, John	         Nov. 27, 1860	23 yrs


1861 - 1865
Funerals attended by John B. Mathis


Avery, Joel, June 29, 1862 -- age 60

Blanchard, Jane, Dec. 8, 1861 -- age 85, of Burchshire (sic) battery

Case, (no given name shown), May 26, 1865 –- age 57 years, wife of George  

Christy, Morris Larance, died Oct. 3, 1861, buried the 4th -- son of Richard and Mary Jane Christy, age 3 yrs., 5 days

Christy, Robert, died Oct. 20, buried Oct. 22, 1861 -- son of Richard Christy, age 5 years, buried at Branch Church

Current, infant, died June 30, 1862 -- son of Joseph and Mariah Current, age 6 weeks, buried at Newton

Decker, James, Feb. 7, 1862 -- age 74, Sparta Pr Churchyard

Dickenson, Mahlon C., Dec. 28, 1862 –- age 40, Berkshire Valley

Flatt, William A., Nov. 28, 1861 -- son of Samuel Flatt, age 4 years, drowned

Goble, Anna Mary, April 17, 1862 -- daughter of Malon and Margaret Goble, age 5 years 

Goble, Daniel, March 1, 1863 –- soldier died at Nashville Feb. 9th

Goble, Raymon E., April 12, 1862 -- son of Malon and Margrett Goble, age 10 years, 9 months, 11 days

Golliahager, David, Aug. 6, 1862 –- son of Cornelious and Hannah Golliahager, age 6 years andburied at Sparta Aug. 8

House, William, Aug. 31, 1862 –- only son of Wesley and Lucy House

Lazier, Mr. (no given name shown), July 26, 1865 –- soldier, died near New York on the  (?)

Lyon, Johnson, March 8, 1863 –- soldier died Feb.1863

Mains, Olline, May 26, 1861 –- old lady, Presbyterian, 84 yrs

Martin, Mr., Dec. 22, 1861 -- a solger (sic) died of fever in state of Virginia

Mott, Mrs., Jan. 31, 1863 -– died at Sparta, buried at Huntown (?)

Peters, May, April 17, 1862 -- age 76, died of canser (sic)

Pierson, John O., Jan. 9, 1863 –- age 42, Sparta

Roberson, (no given name shown), Aug. 18, 1865 –- daughter of Mr. Roberson up the meadow

Ross, Lillie, Dec. 7, 1861 –- daughter of John Ross, age 2 years, 6 months

Schoonover, Charles, June 8, 1862 -- age 14, private solgier (sic), preached a sermon on his death

Shelby, Samuel, March 18, 1863 –- age 103 yrs, 7 mo, 10 days, Sparta

Springtect, John Benjamin, June 22, 1862 –- age 5 months, Byram

Stewart, (no given name shown), Dec. 10, 1862 –- age 4 yrs, 8 mo, 24 days, son of Daniel Stewart  

Struble, David, April 11, 1862 -- age 30, buried at Vans (?) Gyard

Struble, Old Mr., Oct. 1, 1861 -- died of polsy –- age about 70 yrs

Sutton, David, September 13, 1862 –- Roseville, age 64

Tharp, William Elijah, July 16, 1861 -- son of Moses and Lucy Ann Tharp of Sparta, Sussex, New Jersy. He was seventeen years and twelve days old

Thomas, Elizabeth, Feb. 10, 1862 –- wife of Richard –- age 25 years

Wright, Mary Elizabeth, Aug. 10, 1861 –- daughter of Comelin and Margaret Wright of Roseville, age nine years, 2 months

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