Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-01-18
Obituary.

During the past week the people Of the
little hamlet of Cross Keys have laid al
rest in the church yard the remains of two
of the early settlers Of the village-Charles
X Lewis, and Hon. Abijah S. Hewitt.
CHAs. < LEWIS died on Wednesday
the 10th instant, 10 the Goth year OF MS
age. He was born IN Bucks county, Pa,
and removed to Cross Keys in lo45, and
engaged in the blacksmith aud wheel
wright business. Later he purchased land
adjoining village, and prosecuted both
businesses Tor many years Several years
ago he sold the blacksmith and wheel
wright shops, and active business, and
gave full attention to his farm.
Mr. Lewis was Jacksoni Democrat
a true citizen, kind father, and an honest
man. The funeral on Sunday last was
largely attended
HoN. ABIJAH S. HEWITT died at his
home at Cross Keys on Friday, the IL b
instant, aged IS years and months. Mr..
Hewitt was taken i'll on Christmas day, and
sank rapidly under a complication of
diseases natural to one of his years. Mr..
Hewitt was horn in Northern Liberties,
Philadelphia, and came TO the vicinity OF
Cross Keys in 1842 or '43 He was a
mason by trade, but a farmer by chmce,
and combined the two avOcati0ps. Mr.
Hewitt was q man of strong and reteDtiVe
intellect, we'll informed in ancient history,
and that of his own country. He was
udent of the poets, and of The Billie. 10
his youth he taught school, and was class
leader of wide reputation 10 the M.
church He was always active in the
business affairs of bis township and the
county, and held almost everv office of
trust in the township of Monroe, and for
many years represented the township In
the Board of Chosen Freeholders. being a
contemporary of John NJ Saunders, Peter
f. Locke and Joseph Higgins He was
one of the committee under whose super
vision the present Sheriff's residence and
Jail was constructed.
In the general election of 1881 he was
elected to the legislature over George Craft
by AS majority, and was conspicuously
useful representative The funeral in Cross
Keys church on Tuesday morning was the
largest held in that section for years. Five
children, two sons and three daughters
survive him.
DAVID NJ. REDFIELD died at his home
in the Firt Ward last Saturday, surviving
his wife Just eleven days. Mr.. Red6eld
was b, 70 Desr Woodbury. and spent hisen-
tire lite within sound of the Court House
bell. He was an honorable, upright man,
one of the honest workers of the com
munity, whose highest ambitions were
gratified in the maintenance of a happy
family circle. Four sons and two daugh
ters survive him.
DAN'L STEELMAN, native of Williams
town, was buried there last Thursday aged
rs years Years ago he was in the black
smith business there, but losing his wife,
he sold out and went West, returning to
Camden few years ago, where be d ed.
RUTH ANN, wife of John S. Stauger,
died at Clayton on the 18th inst. Mr..
died about Jan LIST. Both were
aged about 81 years Mr. Stanger was a
prominent Prohibitionist.
HIRAM MORGAN, former old resident
of Black wood, died at his residence at No.
142 North Twentieth street, Philadelphia,
on Saturday at the age of s5 years and was
buried at BlackwoOd on Wednesday. The
services were held at the Baptist church
at Blackwood. The deceased was well
known in Gloucester county, and was a
brother of former Sheriff Randall Morgan
and an uncle of ex-City Counsel J. Will
lard Morgan, of Camden.
The wife of Robert McCracken died
very suddenly in Philadelphia last Friday
They were former residents of this city,
where they had many friends.