Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick

The Van Liew Cemetery is a cemetery located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. [cite book |last=Sarapin |first=Janice Kohl |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey |year=2002 |publisher=Rutgers University Press |quote= | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=uDfIJt5RFWgC&dq=&pg=PP1&ots=auks4TKY6W&sig=SZl5W1s0xzASDS2kY9a9srYICb0&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fq%3DOld%2BBurial%2BGrounds%2Bof%2BNew%2BJersey%26sourceid%3Dnavclient-ff%26ie%3DUTF-8%26rls%3DGGGL,GGGL:2006-11,GGGL:en&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title |isbn=0813521114 ] Around 1966, Alfred Yorston removed 520 bodies from the First Presbyterian Church, New Brunswick's cemetery to Van Liew Cemetery to make way for new construction at the church. [cite web |url=http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/NorthBrunswick/oldnorthbrunswick.html |title=The Changing Landscape of North Brunswick |accessdate=2007-08-26 |quote=Yorston is best remembered for his work in removing the 520 bodies from the New Brunswick Presbyterian Church's cemetery to Van Liew Cemetery to make way for new construction, for his around-the-clock service during the 1918 deadly influenza epidemic, and for his service in connection with the autopsy involving the infamous Hall-Mills murder in neighboring Franklin Township. |publisher=Rutgers University ]

Notable burials

*J. Edward Crabiel (d. June 19, 1992) of Milltown, New Jersey, a Democrat. Alternate delegate to the 1948 Democratic National Convention from New Jersey; member of New Jersey General Assembly, 1953-65; member of New Jersey Senate, 1966-77; Secretary of State of New Jersey, 1974-77.
*Littleton Kirkpatrick (1797-1859), represented ushr|New Jersey|4 in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1855, and was mayor of New Brunswick in 1841 and 1842. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000236 Littleton Kirkpatrick] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed September 1, 2007.]
*James E. Mills (1878-1965) Reverend, of Hall-Mills Murder
*Charlotte E. Mills (1906-1952), daughter of James and Eleanor
*John Neilson (March 11, 1745-March 3, 1833) of New Jersey. He was born in Raritan Landing, New Jersey (now part of Piscataway, New Jersey, . Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1778; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1790; member of New Jersey state legislature, 1800-01. Died in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
*Garnett Bowditch Adrain (1815-August 17, 1878), who was born in New York City, December 15, 1815. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, 1857-61. Died in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
*Charles Van Liew Booream of Milltown, New Jersey, a Democrat. Delegate to 1932 Democratic National Convention from New Jersey.
*Eleanor Reinhardt (1888-1922), of Hall-Mills Murder

References

External links

* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/MI.html#R9T0WR74O Political Graveyard: Van Liew Cemetery]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=100283&CScn=van+liew&CScntry=4& Findagrave: Van Liew Cemetery]