Walter J. Vincent

Birthdate is from Hiram Vincents Pension Application. 1872 is given on a Census return later. Year may be off. Both cite February as the month.

Walter J. Vincent is buried in plot No. 52, Row 1000 of Woodland Cemetary, Newark, New Jersey located at 68 Brenner Street. The Entrance is at 670 South 10th Street. Sadly this is currently a very bad area apparently. Local historical societies organize annual or so groups to visit, with a police escort.

Marriage information is from marriage return, Walter J Vincent married Helen Croall he of Newburgh NY, grocer, age 28, father HIram mother Catherine Murray, all born USA, she of 454 Grand Street, Jersey City, age 23, father James Croall, mother Catherine Bethune both born Scotland as is she, married at 48 Fairview Ave Jersey City by G. Andreal, Pastor of St. Johns German Church in the presence of Concordia and Esther Andreal. Given elopment story, this makes sense as they would have had no guests. She was banned from marrying him and was being packed to go to Scotland and ran off. She was cut off from her family as a result.

Aunt Jane remembers him as tall and broad shouldered, dark hair, high cheekbones. Betty said he was called Dirty Neck Vincent because of his thick hair on the back of his neck (which when the hair is cut short gives a 5 oclock shadow look).