Elmwood Cemetery (New Jersey)
| Elmwood Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 Georges Road entrance | |
 | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1868 |
| Location | 425 Georges Road North Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°28′30″N 74°27′04″W / 40.47500°N 74.45111°W |
| Type | Public |
| Find a Grave | Elmwood Cemetery |
The Elmwood Cemetery is located at 425 Georges Road in North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. It borders New Brunswick, New Jersey. The cemetery was established in 1868.[1]
Notable burials
[edit]- John Baillie McIntosh (1829–1888), Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War[2]
- Charles H. Bell (1798–1875), Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, served during the War of 1812, the Second Barbary War, and the American Civil War
- James Bishop (1816–1895), Opposition Party politician, represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1855–1857
- Henry de la Bruyere Carpender (1882–1934), of the Hall–Mills murder case
- William Henry Steele Demarest (1863–1956), eleventh President of Rutgers College (now Rutgers University)
- Robert Wood Johnson II (1893–1968), president of Johnson & Johnson[3]
- Frederick Barnett Kilmer (1851–1934), director of Scientific Laboratories for Johnson & Johnson, developed their baby powder, father of Joyce Kilmer
- Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918), who was buried in France, is honored by a cenotaph erected in his family's plot in the cemetery.[4][5]
- George C. Ludlow (1830–1900), 25th Governor of New Jersey, from 1881–1884[6]
- John Baillie McIntosh (1829–1888), Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War
- Miles Ross (1827–1903), Mayor of New Brunswick, represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1875–1883[7]
- Rev. Samuel Merrill Woodbridge, D.D., LL.D. (1819–1905), Reformed clergyman, professor at Rutgers College (1857–1864) and New Brunswick Theological Seminary (1857–1901), led the seminary (1883–1901)[8]
Gallery
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Year established at the Georges Road entrance -
Queen Anne style gatehouse at the Paul Robeson Boulevard entrance -
Gravestone of James Bishop (1816–1895) and his wife Mary -
Gravestones of the Frederick Barnett Kilmer family and the cenotaph for his son, Joyce Kilmer
References
[edit]- ^ Clayton, W. Woodford, ed. (1882). "North Brunswick: Elmwood Cemetery". History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. p. 754.
- ^ Welsh, Jack D. (1998). Medical Histories of Union Generals. Kent State. ISBN 0873388534.
- ^ Johnson, Robert Wood, Jr., The Political Graveyard. Accessed August 16, 2007.
- ^ "Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918) – Author of Trees and Other Poems". Miriam A. Kilmer. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- ^ Strauss, Robert (March 28, 2004). "Sometimes the Grave Is a Fine and Public Place". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-08-21.. Note that Kilmer is not buried at Elmwood Cemetery (he is buried in France), but he does have a cenotaph at Elmwood.
- ^ New Jersey Governor George Craig Ludlow Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, National Governors Association. Accessed August 16, 2007.
- ^ Miles Ross, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ Staff. Brief news item in New Brunswick Daily Times (27 June 1905), page 5, column 2.
