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see the New Jersey news article about J. Hamilton Evernham. Also known as "Hammy". Read about his problems as the Ocean County Game Warden.
Evelyn Doris Evernham/Newman says she is not sure why "her grandfather James Hamilton Evernham, spelled his name like that, and his brother (Carroll Ross) spelled his last name (Everingham)" NOTE: see other Everingham/Evernham's closely related to this family... Many also spelled their names "EVERNHAM". No proof of why, but many "theories" exist as to why...like: (Breaking Revolutionary War ties to certain Everingham's, family fueds, illiteracy, poor family records, among others!)
2email from Sindi Swieder, April 2003 & June 2005
CENSUS & OTHER NOTES; (research of Kevin Everingham, 2012 & 2022)
1893 Ocean Co. NJ Marriage Record (Pg 2013, #23)... Jas. H. Everingham 21, & Hannah J. Harvy 27,... married January 1, 1893 at Forked River, Ocean, New Jersey
1893 Birth Retistration ... baby male EVERNHAM... b.15 May 1893 at Ber. Ocean, New Jersey, son of: Hamilten J. Evernham, 22, & Hannah J. Harvey 29.
1895 Death Register ... baby male Evernham b.25 April 1895, died 25 April 1895 at Ber. Ocean, New Jersey, son of: James H. & Hannah J. Evernham.
1900 US Census June 4
Berkeley Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, Enumeration District 152 sheet 3, James H Evernham Head WM Aug 1871 28y Married 7 years Occupation; Oysterman, Hannah J, Wife WF March 1865, 35y Married, 7 Children - 3 survived, George L H Son WM Jan 1898 W Hartson Sexton Stepson WM Feb 1887, Edgar H, Stepson WM July 1889.
1910 Census Berkeley Township, Ocean County, NJ dated 18 & 19 April sheet 2 A, Enumeration Dist. 118
She stated Married 2X. I wanted to straighten that out Pauline Listed was the sister to W Hartson Sexton Sr.
1920 Perth Amboy Evening Newspaper, Sept. 30, 1920.. "Thomas L. Smith, Fred Kushman from Middlesex county was fined $400 and costs when a crate in his possession was found to have thrirty-nine short lobsters. Kushman claimed that he had purchased them from Nelson Stryker. Arthur Davison, game warden from Monmouth county and J. H. Everham game warden from Ocean County, were in town and made the complaint against Kushman. Stryker will be given a hearing."
1921 Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct 30, 1921.. "Wild Beasts roam pines of Jersey - The Game Warden J. Hamilton Evernham is ready to suggest to the State an extension of the game laws protecting denizens of the wilderness of Burlington and Ocean Counties. Touring the pine roads looking for deer law violators, the warden's eyes nearly popped out of his head when near Bamber, he heard a terrific trumpeting and the next moment a huge elephant burst through the underbrush. The card, unguided for an instant, left the road and started to climb a tree. Evernham was about reaching for the branches of a second tree when before him, another great uncanny shape raised itself out of the bushes and a towering head on a long neck looked down on his confusion. The warden was still scratching his head over the strange encounter and endeavoring to coax the flivver back into the woods road, when a man on horseback road up. "Seen an elephant and a camel around here?" he enquired. "Let me see your gunning license." replied the warden. The stranger explained that the elephant and the camel were part of a menagerie which has just taken up winter quarters at Bamber. The wild animals, which thrill rural audiences, include a bear, some lions, zebras and other specimens. To save feed bills some of the animals are allowed to browse in the deer woods."
1931 Summet New Jersey Herald Newspaper (Dec 18, 1931).. "Jersey Game Wardens to wear official uniforms... The largest penalty for a single case was collected through efforts of Warden J.H. Everham, in capturing deer poachers. Everham in October rounded up another party of deer law violators with a total of $1,600 in fines."
Bayville Cemetery Bayville, Ocean County, New Jeresy Headstone is inscribed: "Father, Capt. J.H.Evernham (Auguts 4,1872, August 29, 1961)."
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