Martha E. Wright of Ocean Grove ordered in her will that her body should be cremated. Two great-nieces get $200 each and the rest of her property goes to two nieces and two nephews. None of the relatives lives in Monmouth county. David Harvey, Jr., was made the executor of the will.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, May 2, 1900

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 - Ancestry.com

• Interment.net - NJ ~ New Jersey Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

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