Cape May County, NJ Union Bethel Cemetery

Union Bethel Cemetery (African-American)

This Civil War Veterans Cemetery is located off of Tabernacle Road in Erma about 1/4 mile from Fishing Creek Road situated in the woods.

Volunteers help maintain the cemetery. There does not seem to be a burial pattern of the graves and most are just placed anywhere except where a few family plots lay surround by pole type fencing. The condition is very poor as it is very old and many stones are missing and broken. I have not yet confirmed if the church that may have been associated with this cemetery is still in existence. Some family members can also be found in Mount Zion Cemetery.

Rev. Edward C. Turner
(free slave of Lower Township)

Transcribed April 15, 2003 by Celina Jack
Digital Photo Verified
Earliest burial 1834; Latest burial 1976

Surname, Given Name, Birth Date, Death Date, Inscription, Notes
Allison, Lydia F. b. 1851 d. 1926
Armer, Rebecca b. d. 6-Feb-1851
Bacon, Lida b. d. 6-May-1910
Batteast, Benjamin F. b. d. 1912 "Birth date has been left blank. Buried in the ""Ida Lee Plot"""
Batteast, Cynthia C. b. d. 23-Mar-1909 Aged 75 Yrs. "Buried in the plot of ""Ida Lee"""
Battest, George b. 4-Jul-1828 d. 12-Aug-1867
Boze, C. S. b. d. Co. K. 22nd U.S. C.T. The stone is very worn and no dates were engraved.
Boze, Sina b. d. 17-Aug-1878 My daughter... Aged 36 years. Buried next to Wm. & Judith Trusty
Butler, Dolly Elizabeth b. 1955 d. 1976 Buried in the Humphries Grave Plot
Cooper, Henry W. b. d. 12-May-1862 "May 12, 1862 aged 28 years. "
Cox, Charles b. d. 18-Feb-1913 "Late Sergt, Co. K. 22 Reg US Cold Trps, aged 69 years" Buried next to Matilda Cox
Cox, Israel b. d. "Co. K, 22nd U.S. C.T." No dates engraved on this stone
Cox, Matilda b. d. 8-Dec-1899 "w/o Charles Cox, aged 51 yrs, 3 dys" Buried next to Charles Cox and near the Vance Family Plot
Davis, B. b. 1862 d. "s/w John Russell, Amos Johnson, B. Davis, & Florence Davis"
Davis, Florence b. 1879 d. "s/w John Russell, Amos Johnson, B. Davis, & Florence Davis"
Dorsey, Cornelia b. d. Aged 22 years No Dates Engraved on Stone. Buried next to Araminta Green
Finnaman, Charles M. b. d. 27-Jul-1916 Late of Co. H. 2 Reg. U.S. Col. Trps. In his 82nd yr.
Gibbs, James b. d. Late of 22nd Regt. U.S. Cold. Inf. Aged 47 years No Dates engraved on stone
Giles, Hannah b. d. 30-Dec-1905 "Dear mother Hannah w/o Isaac Giles. Died Dec. 30, 1905 in her 81st year" Buried next to Matilda Jackson
Green, Araminta b. 27-Jul-1861 d. 9-Dec-1897 Buried next to Cornelia Dorsey
Green, William b. d. Co. B. 25 U.S. C.I. Buried just outside the Vance Family Plot. No dates engraved on stone
Humphries, Harriet E. b. 1855 d. 1834 "Buried in ""Humphries Family Plot"""
Humphries, Job b. 12-Nov-1808 d. 1-May-1855 Hard to make out death as 1855 or 1856.
Humphries, Prince G. b. 1845 d. 21-Nov-1923 Late of Co. B. 25 Reg. Cold. Vol. CIVIL WAR In his 78th year "Buried in ""Humphries Family Plot"""
Jackson, Matilda b. d. 9-Aug-1909 "Aged 84 yrs, 3 ms, 7 ds" Buried next to Hannah Giles
Jafferson, Lloyd b. 26-May-1892 d. 24-Aug-1915 My Son Spelling is Jafferson and not Jefferson on stone.
Jefferson, Thomas b. d. 8-Mar-1905 Late of US Gunboat Seneca. Aged 66 years
Johnson, Amos b. 1858 d. 1923 "s/w John Russell, Amos Johnson, B. Davis, & Florence Davis"
Lee, Ida M. b. d. There is no headstone in this cemetery for Ida M. Lee but there is a burial plot bearing this name.
M., V. b. d. "Headstone missing. Only foot stone exists. Buried in the ""Charles Major Plot"""
Major, Charles b. d. 18-Feb-1897 In his 79th year "Buried next to V.M. and Charity Vance in the ""Charles Major Plot"""
McGraw, Jane b. ??-Nov-1886 d. 16-Jun-1932 Broken Head Stone
Murray, Henry b. d. Aged 15 years No Dates Engraved on Stone
Murray, Henry b. d. 1864 Co. B. 25 US CLD INF. CIVIL WAR Buried next to Isaac Turner
Murray, John b. d. 1922 "Co. D. 45 US CLD INF, CIVIL WAR"
Obekah, Benjamin b. 1839 d. 1929
Obekah, Hester b. d. 4-Feb-1907 "Age 7 ys, 8 ms." Buried in front of the Ida M. Lee Plot and next to Benjamin Obekah 1839-1929
Queen, Joseph N. b. 1844 d. 1914
Rigby, Jane b. d. 04-Feb-1872 My sister. Aged 62 years Buried next to Edward & Synie Turner
Russell, John b. 1858 d. 1913 "S/w John Russell, Amos Johnson, B. Davis & Florence Davis"
Saunders, Noble J. b. 10-May-1879 d. 10-Jun-1947 "New Jersey, SC IC US NAVY, WWI & WWII"
Smith, Jere b. d. CO K 22ND US C.T. Hard to read gravestone
Squirel, Rhuma b. d. 8-Mar-1871 Aged 82 years Headstone is off of foundation
Taylor, Priscilla b. d. 4-Mar-1875 w/o Rev. Simon Taylor.Aged 60 yrs. Member of the M.C. Church 45 years. Buried next to Rev. Simon Taylor and over from Israel Cox
Taylor Simon b. d. 8-Mar-1882 Born at Port ??u Del. 1801. Aged 81 years. Buried next to Priscilla Taylor
Thomas, Martha L. b. 22-Jun-1878 d. 28-May-1945
Tildmund, Hannah L. b. d. Aged 23 years Buried next to Henry Murray age 15
Trusty, Jacob b. 1855 d. 1924 Buried next to Nancy C. Trusty 1858-1930
Trusty, Judith b. 10-Dec-1807 d. 29-Sep-1891 Buried next to Wm. Trusty & Sina Boze
Trusty, Nancy C. b. 1858 d. 1930 Mother - Nancy C. Trusty (1858-1930) Buried next to Jacob Trust (1855-1924)
Trusty, Samual J. b. d. 18-Jun-1917 Late CORP. CO. C. 41. US C. TRPS. Aged 68 years
Trusty, Wallace M. b. d. 13-Feb-1861 Aged 25 years and 7 months. Buried next to Rev. Edward C. Turner
Trusty, William b. d. 30-Jan-1874 My husband... Aged 84 years. Buried next to Judith Trusty & Sina Boze
Turner, A. Henry b. d. 8-Feb-1897 Late of Co. B 25th US COL VOLS.... Aged 78 years
Turner, Edward C. b. 31-Jun-1818 d. 3-Sep-1905 Father Rev. Edward C. Turner. Like Abraham of old he died the peaceful death. Buried next to wife Keziah and Wallace M. Trusty
Turner, Edward b. d. 19-Mar-1836 Aged 75 years. Also his wife Synie Turner... s/w Synie Turner and buried next to Jane Rigby.
Turner, Isaac H. b. 1833 d. 1932 Co. K 22 CLD INF. CIVIL WAR Buried next to Henry Murray
Turner, Keziah b. 15-Aug-1825 d. 10-Jun-1896 w/o Edward G. Turner Buried next to Rev. Edward C. Turner
Turner, Oliva A. b. 10-Aug-1901 d. 19-Apr-1925 This is a hand inscribed carving. There is a chip on the stone where the birth year could be 1901 or 1917
Turner, Synie b. d. 29-May-1842 Aged 60 years s/w Edward Turner. Buried next to Jane Rigby
Vance, Charity b. d. 5-Feb-1897 w/o Michael Vance. In her 87th year "Buried in ""Charles Major Plot"""
Vance, Charles Henry b. d. 26-Jul-1879 "Husband- Aged 42 yrs, 5 ms, 13 ds" Buried next to Harriet Vance
Vance, Harriet E. b. d. 22-Aug-1918 Aged 80 years. Buried next to Charles H. Vance
Vance, Henry b. d. Henry Vance "Blank & Broken Stone. Buried in ""Joseph Vance Family Plot"""
Vance, John M. b. d. 18-Sep-1917 Aged 62 years Buried near Charles Cox & Matilda Cox
Vance, Joseph C. b. d. 24-Jan-1873 "Aged 31 yrs, 2 ms, 19 ds"
Vance, Joseph G. b. d. 7-Oct-1840 "Father - Joseph G. Vance - Oct 7, 1840" "Buried in ""Joseph Vance Family Plot"""
Vance, Sara E. b. d. 29-Mar-1912 "w/o Joseph G. Vance. Aged 54 yrs, 5 ms, 28 ds" "Buried in ""Joseph Vance Family Plot"""
Vance, William C. b. d. "Buried in ""Joseph Vance Family Plot"""
W., C. b. d. Broken Headstone. These initials appear on the footstone of this grave. Buried near Rhuma Squirrel
Washington, James S. b. 1820 d. 1898 PVT 145 REGT US CLD TRPS CIVIL WAR
White, William b. 1841 d. 3-Mar-1911 Late Sergt. CO. F 22 REG. US COL'D TRPS
Williams, Amelia E. b. d. 8-Mar-1857 Aged ?? years & 5 months. Her age is chiseled away and stone is broken.

Miscellaneous

"Gravesite of 9 Black Sailors who were found on Delaware Beach, Lower Township. No Names are given on this painted sign."

Posted 5/15/03
This page was last edited 12/07/2003

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