Cornelius Ervin DEY

1833 - 1897  (63 years)

• Name	Cornelius Ervin DEY
  Born	16 Oct 1833  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Feb 1897  [1, 2]
  Person ID	I663	Jim Sweetman's Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2010

  
  

  Father	Peter Johnson DEY,   b. 8 Dec 1812, Monmouth County, NJ ,   d. 9 Dec 1864, Cranbury, Middlesex, New Jersey  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann ERVIN,   b. 1817,   d. 1866  (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca LAIRD,   b. 11 Nov 1832,   d. 22 Sep 1891  (Age 58 years)
  Children	1. Eliza DEY,   b. Abt 1859, Monmouth County, NJ   2. Nellie DEY,   b. 10 May 1869,   d. 11 May 1869  (Age 0 years)   3. Sarah Laird DEY
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2010
  Family ID	F252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1860 US Census, NJ, Monmouth County p. 875, 7-9-1860 Manalapan Twp, Englishtown post office Age: 27, occupation: butcher, born in: Middlesex County personal estate: $500 1860 US Census, NJ, Monmouth County p. 875, 7-9-1860 Manalapan Twp, Englishtown post office Age: 27, occupation: butcher, born in: Middlesex County personal estate: $500

  
  

• Sources

  [S37] History of Old Tennent Church, Rev Frank R. Symmes, p.404. [S119] Red Bank Register, 2-10-1897, p. 9. Cornelius E. Dey, who had been station agent at Englishtown for 84 years, was hit by an express train on Thursday morning and died from his injuries in less than an hour after the accident. Mr. Dey was walking down an inclined plane that leads from the station platform to the tracks. When the train was almost alongside of the station he slipped and fell on his face, his head almost touching the track. Before he could get up the train was upon him. It is supposed that Mr. Dey raised his head, and that his head was struck by some part of the engine. He was picked up and carried into the station. The only marks upon him were two cuts on the right side of his head. He was unconscious and did not regain consciousness. Mr. Dey was born in Middlesex county and was 63 years old. He was a farmer when a young man, but gave that occupation up when he was appointed station agent at Englishtown in 1862, which position he held without "interruption until his death. He joined Tennent church when a boy and for the past 25 years he had been an elder of the church. He was a member of Jamesburg lodge of Odd Fellows. His Wife died about four years ago. Three children survive him. They are Mrs. John R. Quaife of Jersey City; Miss Annie Dey, who lived with her father, and Mrs. Henry Herbert; who lives near Englishtown.