The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
old JERSEY FOLK
Lots Of Them, and They Are
Good Specimens of Well
Preserved Age.

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muchm mixed up in their birthday dates. or
the State has a climate that is particu.
larry conducive to longevity. Old folk
get to be very old, and the older they are
the more vivacious they seem to become.
The numbe that are just near. or who
have just passed the century milestone.
is large. and fncites wonder and admira-
ton. There are many distinguished
venerables, aud aside from those who
are old without being foolish there ar g
some ancient twins and primitive trip.
lets.
Simon Wallen and his sister are old
fashioned folk down In the primitive
town of Salem, where John Fenwicg
They were both born. seventy.nine yea rs
ago, aud are still of the hale and he arsy
kind. Abner and Aaron Blanchard are
the distinguished twins of Morrl,
county. They were born e%ighty-fve
years ago. and still bear a res smblance
cane. and Aaron walks three miles to a
county there is "Uncle" jacob SonnIer
and his brother Joe. One 10 short aud
he other Is long. Jacob has Il good
N memory, but Joseph is like Max Adeler's
Fourth OF July orator. somewhat mixed
iu his dates. He claims that 1t was
uinety'two years age list May when he
and Jacob made their bow hand in haud.
Jacob insists that 1t was only eighty
seven years ago. that Joseph has gone
astray on account OF the leap year.
TRIPLETS.
The ~triplets are Masoa Blake. of MUIR
THVYillR llnRQn rOuntv. In ina Rloka nf
Kingston, Middlesex county; and Mrs.
Hannah War mau, of Trenton. They
were born sixty-seven years ago In
Gloucester county, near Woodbury.,
where they lived until their father moved
to Burlington county. where the boys
remained until they were ready to look
out for themselves. These old people
have a strong family resemblance aad
enjoy good health.
OLD coLoRED PEOPLE.
The Oldest colored woman in the State
is Aunt Judy Cummings. who lives as
ored colony Of that fashionable seaside
resort. She resides with her daughter,
Mrs. Margaret Crummel. She was born
a slave on q Southern plantation and at
terlv became the property Of Major VIII
lam Waters, who resided near New
fore the emancipation act released her.
She Is the mother of twelve
children. by two men. She has
some recollection of General Washington.
Her claim 10 the honor of seeing that
lllustrious patriot seems to be based on
more fact than the average cenren-
arian who makes the laudabie claim of
gazing on the illustrious George. The
particular time when she saw him was
when he diued at the house of M,jor
Factor, near New Brunswick. She was
young at Che time. She is quite particu.
lar about her description of the dresses
OF Martha Washington. n insists hat
the General had on navy blue knicker-
bockers with brass buttons. Last ysar
AUNT Judy" celebrated her birthday by
personating Martha Washington at a tea
party given by the ladies of the Trinity
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
of Long Branch.
Judith Cummings was born at Griggs-
town, Somerset county, in IT'S, OF slave
parents owned by William VICTOR. The
family name is Veghte now. Judith, be-
Ing born a slave, took the nam of Victor,
When twenty -one she was sold to Van
Llew Gordon, of CheeseQuakes, who sold
her to Henry Hendrickson OF Middierown
with whom she lived for, MANY years, she
cannot tell how long; but there she was
married to Samuel Brush, by whom shs
had tive children. Mr.. Hendrickson gava
her her freedom, and she went to live
with John l. Bergen, of Millto wn, whose
family name she aud her husband took.
aad called all their children Bergen.
Randall Jones, q colored man now
residing Ia Assury Park, ts 10Y years old.
He formerly resided near Jersey Vile, Ia
monmouth county He Is n male and
jolly old a WV. Reid OF Villa Park.
now 63 ysars of age. remembers Randall
when he was a boy and hs was then a
middleaged man.
Aunt Toby Mason" lives In the col
ored settlement ut Kiukora, Ia Burllng-
ton county. She has a reputation of be-
Ing l07 and is still vigorous. Sue Is
accredited with much ability asa for
uune taller and has considerable busf-
ness. She is small and dwarfel aud hsr
skin is copper colored.