What Happened to Paramus Plains Cemetery?
The Paramus Plains Cemetery was originally part of the True Reform Church of Paramus. It cost $8 for a 16' plot of land. The Somerville School is now located there on South Pleasant Ave in Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey. At one time, this cemetery included the Old Paramus Dutch Reformed Church Burials.
The True Reformed Church of Paramus split from the Paramus Reformed Church in January 1823. Their first church was in Waldwick, New Jersey. The cemetery that still exists in Waldwick was their first cemetery.
They moved to Ridgewood in 1858. Their second cemetery adjoined this church on South Pleasant Avenue in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The congregation was called the "True Reformed Church of Paramus". The congregation later became the Kenilworth Presbyterian Church. Their building burned to the ground in 1918, and the congregation relocated to South Van Dien Avenue. It is now called the First Presbyterian Church.
The cemetery located on Pleasant Avenue fell into disrepair and neglect. A decision was made by the city to remove the individuals buried there to a different location. Some of remains were claimed and relocated to other cemeteries by family members. The remaining bodies were moved to George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey. The Ridgewood Independent School District purchased the property and built the Somerville Elementary School on top of the old cemetery location.
Ackerman & Goff, noted genealogists in the area, documented the tombstone inscriptions in 1943. Another noted genealogist, George H. Budke, documented the headstone inscriptions as well. An additional list was developed utilizing the plot cards available from the cemetery. An accounting was made and the bodies were moved to their current locations in 1949. The Ridgewood Board of Education has a copy of the court case involving this endeavor.
All individuals located in a family plot were assigned one plot at George Washington Memorial Park. No headstones were relocated. One plaque remains describing the relocation and final disposition of the Paramus Plains Cemetery. 531 bodies were identified. 503 bodies were moved to George Washington Park in Paramus, New Jersey.
True Reformed Church of Paramus, New Jersey
• Transcribed by Herbert S. Ackerman & Arthur J. Goff
• Date: 1943
• Cemetery Inscriptions
• Plot Numbers were arbitrarily assigned
• Page: 28 Plot-26
The Paramus Plains Cemetery was originally part of the True Reform Church of Paramus. It cost $8 for a 16' plot of land. The Somerville School is now located there on South Pleasant Ave in Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey. At one time, this cemetery included the Old Paramus Dutch Reformed Church Burials.
The True Reformed Church of Paramus split from the Paramus Reformed Church in January 1823. Their first church was in Waldwick, New Jersey. The cemetery that still exists in Waldwick was their first cemetery.
They moved to Ridgewood in 1858. Their second cemetery adjoined this church on South Pleasant Avenue in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The congregation was called the "True Reformed Church of Paramus". The congregation later became the Kenilworth Presbyterian Church. Their building burned to the ground in 1918, and the congregation relocated to South Van Dien Avenue. It is now called the First Presbyterian Church.
The cemetery located on Pleasant Avenue fell into disrepair and neglect. A decision was made by the city to remove the individuals buried there to a different location. Some of remains were claimed and relocated to other cemeteries by family members. The remaining bodies were moved to George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey. The Ridgewood Independent School District purchased the property and built the Somerville Elementary School on top of the old cemetery location.
Ackerman & Goff, noted genealogists in the area, documented the tombstone inscriptions in 1943. Another noted genealogist, George H. Budke, documented the headstone inscriptions as well. An additional list was developed utilizing the plot cards available from the cemetery. An accounting was made and the bodies were moved to their current locations in 1949. The Ridgewood Board of Education has a copy of the court case involving this endeavor.
All individuals located in a family plot were assigned one plot at George Washington Memorial Park. No headstones were relocated. One plaque remains describing the relocation and final disposition of the Paramus Plains Cemetery. 531 bodies were identified. 503 bodies were moved to George Washington Park in Paramus, New Jersey.
True Reformed Church of Paramus, New Jersey
• Transcribed by Herbert S. Ackerman & Arthur J. Goff
• Date: 1943
• Cemetery Inscriptions
• Plot Numbers were arbitrarily assigned
• Page: 28 Plot-26
What Happened to Paramus Plains Cemetery?
The Paramus Plains Cemetery was originally part of the True Reform Church of Paramus. It cost $8 for a 16' plot of land. The Somerville School is now located there on South Pleasant Ave in Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey. At one time, this cemetery included the Old Paramus Dutch Reformed Church Burials.
The True Reformed Church of Paramus split from the Paramus Reformed Church in January 1823. Their first church was in Waldwick, New Jersey. The cemetery that still exists in Waldwick was their first cemetery.
They moved to Ridgewood in 1858. Their second cemetery adjoined this church on South Pleasant Avenue in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The congregation was called the "True Reformed Church of Paramus". The congregation later became the Kenilworth Presbyterian Church. Their building burned to the ground in 1918, and the congregation relocated to South Van Dien Avenue. It is now called the First Presbyterian Church.
The cemetery located on Pleasant Avenue fell into disrepair and neglect. A decision was made by the city to remove the individuals buried there to a different location. Some of remains were claimed and relocated to other cemeteries by family members. The remaining bodies were moved to George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey. The Ridgewood Independent School District purchased the property and built the Somerville Elementary School on top of the old cemetery location.
Ackerman & Goff, noted genealogists in the area, documented the tombstone inscriptions in 1943. Another noted genealogist, George H. Budke, documented the headstone inscriptions as well. An additional list was developed utilizing the plot cards available from the cemetery. An accounting was made and the bodies were moved to their current locations in 1949. The Ridgewood Board of Education has a copy of the court case involving this endeavor.
All individuals located in a family plot were assigned one plot at George Washington Memorial Park. No headstones were relocated. One plaque remains describing the relocation and final disposition of the Paramus Plains Cemetery. 531 bodies were identified. 503 bodies were moved to George Washington Park in Paramus, New Jersey.
True Reformed Church of Paramus, New Jersey
• Transcribed by Herbert S. Ackerman & Arthur J. Goff
• Date: 1943
• Cemetery Inscriptions
• Plot Numbers were arbitrarily assigned
• Page: 28 Plot-26
The Paramus Plains Cemetery was originally part of the True Reform Church of Paramus. It cost $8 for a 16' plot of land. The Somerville School is now located there on South Pleasant Ave in Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey. At one time, this cemetery included the Old Paramus Dutch Reformed Church Burials.
The True Reformed Church of Paramus split from the Paramus Reformed Church in January 1823. Their first church was in Waldwick, New Jersey. The cemetery that still exists in Waldwick was their first cemetery.
They moved to Ridgewood in 1858. Their second cemetery adjoined this church on South Pleasant Avenue in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The congregation was called the "True Reformed Church of Paramus". The congregation later became the Kenilworth Presbyterian Church. Their building burned to the ground in 1918, and the congregation relocated to South Van Dien Avenue. It is now called the First Presbyterian Church.
The cemetery located on Pleasant Avenue fell into disrepair and neglect. A decision was made by the city to remove the individuals buried there to a different location. Some of remains were claimed and relocated to other cemeteries by family members. The remaining bodies were moved to George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey. The Ridgewood Independent School District purchased the property and built the Somerville Elementary School on top of the old cemetery location.
Ackerman & Goff, noted genealogists in the area, documented the tombstone inscriptions in 1943. Another noted genealogist, George H. Budke, documented the headstone inscriptions as well. An additional list was developed utilizing the plot cards available from the cemetery. An accounting was made and the bodies were moved to their current locations in 1949. The Ridgewood Board of Education has a copy of the court case involving this endeavor.
All individuals located in a family plot were assigned one plot at George Washington Memorial Park. No headstones were relocated. One plaque remains describing the relocation and final disposition of the Paramus Plains Cemetery. 531 bodies were identified. 503 bodies were moved to George Washington Park in Paramus, New Jersey.
True Reformed Church of Paramus, New Jersey
• Transcribed by Herbert S. Ackerman & Arthur J. Goff
• Date: 1943
• Cemetery Inscriptions
• Plot Numbers were arbitrarily assigned
• Page: 28 Plot-26
Inscription
Headstone in the Paramus Plains Cemetery
Wife of Lawrence Snyder
Aged 43 years, 10 months & 17 days
Gravesite Details
Paramus Plains Burials - George Washington Memorial Park - Paramus, New Jersey ~ Contributed by Carole Nurmi Cummings - Photo being taken by ElizaBlack
Family Members
Spouse
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