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Little Family Burial Grounds

Memorials	:	1
Location	:	Matawan, Monmouth County, USA
Description	:	In 1843, Richard Little and his daughter Matilda Conover, organized the first congregation of the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, at 102 Atlantic Avenue, Matawan, NJ. The St. James Church cemetery was located directly behind the church. The current location of this African American burying ground is being researched. There are no known markers. This Little Family cemetery is mentioned as "The Little Burial Ground" or the "Little Family Grave Yard" in several obituaries. It is interesting to note that in 1873 the first known burial in the Little Family Cemetery is for Reverend James Simmons, first pastor of... Read More	In 1843, Richard Little and his daughter Matilda Conover, organized the first congregation of the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, at 102 Atlantic Avenue, Matawan, NJ. The St. James Church cemetery was located directly behind the church. The current location of this African American burying ground is being researched. There are no known markers. This Little Family cemetery is mentioned as "The Little Burial Ground" or the "Little Family Grave Yard" in several obituaries. It is interesting to note that in 1873 the first known burial in the Little Family Cemetery is for Reverend James Simmons, first pastor of St. James AME Church. The first known burial in the St. James Church cemetery was not until ten years later, in 1883.

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1. Ashton Burying Ground
Monmouth County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3440700, -74.1865880

3. Saint Clements Cemetery
Belford, Monmouth County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3696110, -74.1956270

7. Ackerson Family Cemetery
Holmdel, Monmouth County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3539380, -74.1688570

9. Crawford Family Cemetery
Holmdel, Monmouth County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3353720, -74.1621160

10. Dorsett Town Historic Cemetery
Holmdel, Monmouth County, USA

13. Holmdel Baptist Cemetery
Holmdel, Monmouth County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3440700, -74.1865880

18. Luyster Family Cemetery
Holmdel, Monmouth County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3884100, -74.1468600

19. Old Holmdel Yard
Holmdel, Monmouth County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3539380, -74.1688570

21. Smock Family Burial Ground
Holmdel, Monmouth County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3353720, -74.1621160

22. Stout Farmland Cemetery
Holmdel, Monmouth County, USA

23. Wall Family Burial Grounds
Holmdel, Monmouth County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4014000, -74.1621000

24. Walling Cemetery
Holmdel, Monmouth County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4138069, -74.1738052