The Penn's Grove record., 1911-02-17
Two Oldest Citizens Passed Away.
John T. Burden Aged 95, Jacob
Hampton 90.
JOHN r. BURDEN.

JOHN Il. BURDEN,
the Oldest citizen, and resident OF Penn
Grove died about 4 o'clock Tuesda.
morning, february 14th 1911, at the ex
traordinaryl age of 50 years. lie wa
taken sickle Thursday previous witt
pneumonia and pleurisy, which brongl'
his life to N end.
The funeral service was held at his latt
residence on Pitman Street this FRIDAY
afternoon at 100. Interment was In
Emmanuel Cemetery.
John T. Burden was born April III
1916, at Georgetown cross roads, in Upper
Penn's Neck Township. His father was
William Burden and his mother was
Heckles Tussey, whose second husband
was John B. Daniels. He had one
brother. William Burden. HIS sister
Sarah became the wife of Johh N
Louderback and the other sister, Elizabeth
was the wife OF Smith Hewitt.
John T. Burden married Anna Maris
Biddle. Their children were Eliza,
Charles d., Ezekiel, Sarah and son who
died young. Ezekiel and SaTai, widow
OF Lewis Barnes, survive him.
Eliza married Capt. John Strengthen
who died in 1885. She died in Septem-
Der, 1909, at the home of her son, DIR.
Clinton Strengthen, at Mattswan. Her
oldest son Charles who has followed the
water for years, o lives with his
brother Clinton. The only daughter An
ma is the wife OF George Smithln Canada.
Charles D. Burden who was a carpen-
ter in Penn's Grove, died in 1a0 leaving
two sons and a daughter.
) John T. Burden was small Of stature
W eiglling about a hundred and ten
7 pounds. 1t is remarkable thathe should
live so long when robust men PISS away.
| He titled his small farm with he ill.,
herited zeal Penn's Grove, Until age
made him too feeble. Cataract dimmed
his eyesight yet his mental faculties
continued bright and he took a lively
| lIG6ItSb Ill Vic utWS dUOut CDl oAOFO
which were read to him last Saturday,.
MIR. Burden was not only ar Oldest
citizen but the oldest Methods. He is
the last convert at the famoB revival
held in the old Cove school hose in 1886
which led to the organization AID build
ing of Emmanuel Church II 1S45.
While he did not take a livel, interest
in the Church for SOME years llitil the
the great revival in Emmanuel hurcll in
1876, yet he Was always a god, moral
conscientious man who walked in the
narrow way. Living quiet, emperate
life undoubtedly led to his o.;gevity.
During the past thirty-five year lie was
a faithful attender OF the means OF grace
until a feeble body and dim eyeight him
dered him from walking to the thurch.
JACOB HAMPTON
another old citizen OF Penn's GIVE, died
OF pneumonia on Wednesday, february
10, 1911 at the home of his nices, 301
SHtStIlttb ObiCCty OdIlIuCHy Mltii iifOli lC
had been living for three yegs. The
funeral service will be held at heir re-
sidence on Saturday at2 O'Clock Inter-
ment will be in Harleigh Cemetey, Cam
den.
Jacob Hampton was born Ocbber 20,
1920 in Oldmans Township, the part OF
Upper Penn's Neck. He leaned the
popular trade OF ~slloemaking in lis youth
but for most of his life time he He'd the
small farm,- at Georgetown eros roads,
inherited by his first wife, temperance
Paullin. Mr.. Hampton was quaint
character, addicted to drink in lis young
err days. Various stories are toll of his
soaring school children, OF his reaching
to a hogs head on a tombstone 'hile he
stood on a grave in Emmanuel Church
yard and from his garnet windoAto the
neighbors who heard him nearlya hall a
way. But a religious miracle las per-
formed OIL him, as told follows ~ Rev.
j. H. Payran in his history of Mehodism
in Penn's Grove.
"rhe conversion in 1878 o Jacob.
Hampton is worthy OF mention. He had
been a hard drinker for many yars and
seldom attended church. He wa regard
ed as a hopeless case. In the sumner the
pastor and a company of earnest Christ
ians, made him and his family a social
and religious visit, While engaged in
prayer for them, the power of tie Lord
came down upon us. He began 0 reflect
that if all these friend were so anxious
for his soul should he not be ANXIOUS too.
Conviction fastened upon him aid after
several weeks earnestly seeking tie Lord
he was blessed, and has been an tumble,
faithful witness for Jesus ever SINE"
Mr.. Hampton remained a temperate
steadfast Christian and member of EN-.
manuel Church since his conversion.
HELEN GARRISON,
wife OF Oscar Garrison, who was ~eriously
burned on Sunday evening, the 9Th, and
taken tc the Cooper Hospital, camden,
OH Thursday, OF last week, died here on
Monday night, aged 81 years.
She was buried on THURSDAY, at
Bridgeton, their native place. Tley had
been married only a year.
GEORGE HIRES
former Congressman and president of
Salem National Banking Company, died
of pneumonia, in Atlantic City on
] thursday. ! a. vnn~- lie had been