The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-02-25
WEEKS DEATH ROLL
BEARS MANY NAMES
People Prominent in Various
Walks Of Life are Taken.
Mrs. Alexander Campbell.

Alexander Campbell, of the New York
banking house of Ward, Campbell &
company, died at her home on Mil
Ter road at five o'clock Monday after
noon. She was taken suddenly i'll
at three o'clock Monday morning.
Mrs. Campbell had been a resident
of Morristown since 1909 and previous
to that had spent many summers
here.
Mrs. Campbell was born in Phila-
delphia on April 18th, 1925, the daugh-
ter of Mary Taylor and Charles Field
and came of old Revolutionary stock.
When she married she came to New
York with her husband and they
spent their early years there. Mr..
and Mrs, Campbell removed to New
ark during the Civil war and in that
city Mrs Campbell was identified
with the local charities. She was one
of the original members of the guild
of St. Barnabas' hospital and served
as it's secretary for many years and
also on its executive committee and
she was also deeply interestde in
the Newark Old Ladies' home.
AS child Mrs. Campbell attended
Christ church in Philadelphia which
was the church attended by George
| Washington. In New York Mrs.
Campbell was a member of st.
| Thomas church and in Newark she
! joined Trinity church. Since her
residence in Morrfstown Mrs. Camp
bell attended st. Peters church.
Mrs. Campbell's advancing years pre-
vented her taking an active part in
Morristown's charities after she re-
moved here but she was sub
scriber to many of them and her ad-
vice was valued and often sought by
their managers.
Mrs. Campbell leaves these chill
dren:-Ward C. Campbell and Miss
Mary F. Campbell, of this town, and
Mrs. Archibald Mercer, of Newark.
Funeral services will be held from
Trinity church, Newark, on Thurs
day afternoon at two forty-five. In
terment, which will be private, win
be in Mt. Pleasant cemetery
John II. Schmidt.
John H. Schmidt, one of the Oldest
carriage builders in New Jersey,
died on Friday at his home, No. 20
Ann street, after an illness of year.
Mr.. Schmidt was born in Germany on
April 23rd, 1892, son of John and
| Margaret Schmidt. Mr.. Schmidt came
to this country in August, 1850, and
for time worked at his trade of
carriage maker, in New York city, af-
! ter which he was employed in that
line at Liberty Corner for five years.
| He first went into business on his
own account i'll Green Village embark
ing in the enterprise with small
capital he had saved from his earn
ings. Five years later he went to
Millington where for four years he
was engaged in the grocery business
and also operated saw and grist
mill. His next place of residence wa
Madison where he lived until moving
to Morristown.
He opened a carriage making es-
tablishment in Madison, later estab-
fishing factory at Morristown on
Bank street and erected the Schmidt
building on South street.
| In 1860 Mr.. Schmidt married Miss
Margaret sNishwitz, who survives him
also these children John HI. Schmidt
| jr., and Mrs. Frank Marshall, of Mill
burn; Fred w. Schmidt, Edward
and Mrs. Arthur H. Lynch, of this
town, and Mrs. Charles Dackerman,
of Elizabeth. Mr.. Schmidt was a
member of Madison chapter, F. & A.
M.
Funeral services were held from
his late residence, No. 29 Ann street,
on Monday afternoon and interment,
at the convenience of the family,
was in Evergreen cemetery.
Elias Nj. Genung.
Elias M Genung, who has con-
Quoted lock and gunsmith and ma
chine shop on, Speedwell avenue for
thirty-five years, died at his home,
| No. 98 Speedwell avenue, just before
noon ON Sunday. He had been i'll for
three weeks.
Elias Muchmore Genung was born
in Madison sixty-eight years ago.
He attended Deckertown academy and
then went to the Speedwell Iron
works as an apprentice where he
| learned the trade of machinist. He
started in business for himself on
| llSpeedwell avenue at the same place
he occupied at his death. For long
time he had as his partner Charles
H. Hedges, who retired from the firm
several years ago.. SITS s4l
Mr.. Genung in 1868 married Miss
Isabella Jordan Johnson, who survives
him, together with one son, Harvey
j. Genung
Funeral services will be held from
his late home on Wednesday morning
at eleven o'clock and interment will
be in Evergreen cemetery.
John Cole.
John Cole, for ten years the pro-
prietor of grocery in Collinsyille,
died Sunday night at his home No.
219 Evergreen avenue after a long
illness, Death was due : to heart