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John Arthur Apgar 1847–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1847

Birth Location: Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 21 January 1929

Death Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Father: George Apgar

Mother: Martha Tiger

Spouse(s): Mary Shurts

Children(s): Ross Apgar, Ida Apgar

In 1847, John Arthur Apgar entered the world in Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA, born to George A Apgar And Martha Tiger. In 1850, John Arthur Apgar resided in Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA. In 1870, John Arthur Apgar resided in Clinton, Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA. John Arthur Apgar married Mary Jane Jennie Shurts, and had children including Ida May Apgar, Ross Shurts Apgar. John Arthur Apgar passed away in 1929 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1847, John Arthur Apgar entered the world in Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA, born to George A Apgar And Martha Tiger.
  • In 1850, John Arthur Apgar resided in Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1870, John Arthur Apgar resided in Clinton, Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA.
  • John Arthur Apgar married Mary Jane Jennie Shurts, and had children including Ida May Apgar, Ross Shurts Apgar.
  • John Arthur Apgar passed away in 1929 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Apgar
1808–1896
Birth Location: Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
GA
Martha Tiger
1819–1893
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Mary Shurts
1848–1938
Birth Location: Bethlehem Twp,Hunterdon,New Jersey
MS

Children(s)

Ross Apgar
1870–1966
Birth Location: Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
RA
Ida Apgar
1881–1965
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
IA

John Apgar's Ancestors

Self
John Apgar
1847–1929
Birth Place: Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Parents
George A Apgar
1808–1896
Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Martha Tiger
1819–1893
New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Frederick Apgar
1772–1856
Cokesbury, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Sarah (Ann) Aller
1777–1854
Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Jacob (V) Tiger
1800–1874
Clinton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States of America
Mary (Wan) Cramer
1798–1882
Lebanon, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Apgar
1747–1820
Catherine Clover
1752–1820
1724–1813
Anna Hoppock
1734–1803
Jacob Tyger\Tiger
1770–1859
Margaret Wyckoff
1777–1837
Noah Cramer
1778–1814
Mary Emery
1781–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Friedrich Epgert
1704–1760
Anna Schaefer
1709–1771
John Clover
1728–1831
Catherine Sharpenstine
1730–1798
Joannes Aller
1674–1778
Maria Alt
1688–
Jost Hoppaugh
1701–1761
Anna ***
1701–1770
Jacob Tieger
1736–1836
Anna Gertroud
1750–1844
Matthias Cramer
1741–1783
Anna Henn
1740–1804

John Apgar's Descendants

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John (Arthur) Apgar (30 Jun 1847–21 January 1929) m. Mary (Jane "Jennie") Shurts (Oct 13 1848–8 November 1938)
  1. 1. Ross (Shurts) Apgar 1870–1966 m. Minnie (Belle) Smith 1870–1953
    1. 1. Jennie (May) Apgar 1893–1986 m. William (W) Kolb 1887–1964
      1. 1. Jane (Pearl) Kolb 1921–2007 m. Howard (Malcomb Byles) II 1922–2004
      2. 2. Shirley (Ann) Kolb 1925–2008 m. John (Morton) Brown 1914–1995 m. Arthur (Franklin) Gerow 1920–1968
    2. 2. Lillian (Claire) Apgar 1897–1991 m. Kenneth (Nelson) Gamble 1898–1987
      1. 1. Kenneth (Nelson Gamble) Jr 1929–2016
      2. 2. Joan (Albey) Gamble 1938–1938
    3. 3. John (Wilbur) Apgar 1899–1989 m. Dorothy (E) Allen 1904–1998
      1. 1. Betty (Jane) Apgar 1927–2021 m. Robert (M.) Keil 1926–2010
      2. 2. Claire (Joyce) Apgar 1929–2011 m. William (Edwin) Hutchison 1928–2014
    4. 4. Russell (Stewart) Apgar 1892–1970 m. Victoria (Amelia) Nelson 1894–1983 m. Ethel (Elizabeth) Augustine 1918–1994
      1. 1. Russell (Kingston) Apgar 1915–2003 m. Eleanore (Frances) Cobb 1917–2005
      2. 2. John (Nelson) APGAR 1916–2006 m. Henrietta (Delisa) Hall 1918–1997
  2. 2. Ida (May) Apgar 1881–1965 m. Samuel (Hine) Keefer 1881–1911
    1. 1. John (Samuel) Keefer 1909–1971 m. Edith (Ottilia) Nelson 1906–1986

John Apgar's Timeline

12 Records

1847
30 Jun 1847
Birth of John Arthur Apgar in Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
1850
1850
Age 3
John Arthur Apgar resided here in Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
1870
1870
Age 23
John Arthur Apgar resided here in Clinton, Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Clinton, Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
1880
1880
Age 33
John Arthur Apgar resided here in Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
1895
1895
Age 48
John Arthur Apgar resided here in Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1900
1900
Age 53
John Arthur Apgar resided here in Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1905
1905
Age 58
John Arthur Apgar resided here in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1910
1910
Age 63
John Arthur Apgar resided here in Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1915
1915
Age 68
John Arthur Apgar resided here in 7th District Newark, Newark, New Jersey, USA
7th District Newark, Newark, New Jersey, USA
1920
1920
Age 73
John Arthur Apgar resided here in Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1929
21 January 1929
Age 82
Death of John Arthur Apgar in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1932
1932
Age 85
John Arthur Apgar resided here in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Newark, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1847
    Event Place: Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1035; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 219

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Oct
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Roll: M593_869; Page: 90A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Roll: 453; Page: 330a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Clinton, Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Roll: M593_869; Page: 90A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Roll: 787; Page: 278D; Enumeration District: 081

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 965; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1240965

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, State Census, 1905, New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1905; Reference Number: L-04; Film Number: 14

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: 7th District Newark, Newark, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1915, New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1915; Reference Number: L-05; Film Number: 21

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1035; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 219

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1932
    Event Place: Newark, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clinton, Hunterdon
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Birth, Marriage and Death Records, New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1711-1878

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1929
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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