Mrs. Adeline (Mason) Poling of Keyport died on Tuesday of last week. Her death was caused by typhoid pneumonia, and she had been sick only five days. The was 73 years old and had lived at Keyport since she was twenty years old. For forty years she had been a member of the Keyport Methodist church. Her husband, William Poling, survives her,, and she also leaves three daughters and four sons. The children are Samuel, William A., Britton and Thomas Poling; Adaline, wife of Furman Smith; Emma, wife of William H. Bryne; and Mary, wife of Harry Alberts. Mrs. Poling also leaves 36 grandchildren. She was a sister of Wesley Mason, who lives between Keyport and Holmdel.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Feb 26, 1902

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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