Bass River History
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- • Brief History of Bass River Township
- • Bass River Gazette Index
- • Historical Articles, Lists & Tid Bits
- • News Clippings & Obits Album
- • Bass River Cemeteries
- • Bass River Twp Census
- • BassRiver Family Genealogies
- • Old Bass River Maps
- • Old Bass River Wills
- • Bass River Family Portraits
- • Historic Photo Album
- • Bass River Outhouses
- • History Links
- + Bass River School Home Page
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CRAMER CEMETERY PHOTO TOUR
The Cramer Cemetery is a private cemetery that was started by the Cramer family in the mid 1800's and has passed down through the Cramer family to this day. It is maintained by the New Gretna Old Home Society.
For more information on the Cramer Cemetery, go to page 1 on the following link . . . BASS RIVER GAZETTE, ISSUE #5. Use your browser's BACK ARROW to return to this page.
Cramer Cemetery Location Map
The Cramer Cemetery is on Hammonton Road (Rt 542), adjacent to the Cramer Auto Recycling Center. It's GPS coordinates are 39.591540,-74.466040.
The Cramer Cemetery is on Hammonton Road (Rt 542)
The Cramer Cemetery is simply that . . . a private cemetery owned and used by the Cramer family for the burial of its members, friends, and neighbors. All the names on the tombstones can be traced to one of these connections, as discussed in the "Bass River Gazette", Issue #5, mentioned and linked above.
Cramer's Auto Recycling Can Be Seen In The Background
The Cramer Cemetery still stands beside land owned by the Cramer family as evidenced by the adjacent Cramer Auto Recycling business.
Isaac and Dorcas Cramer Stones
The oldest stones in the cemetery belong to the family of Isaac (1756-1839) and Dorcas (1766-1848) Cramer. Isaac's tombstone makes no mention of his service in the Revolution; however, the madellion and American flag properly identify him as a Revolutionary War veteran. Isaac was the grandson of Stephen Cramer, the original Cramer settler in the Bass River area, through Stephen's son Caleb.
You can read Isaac and Dorcas' wills by clicking on the following links: ISAAC CRAMER WILL • DORCAS CRAMER WILL. Use your Browser's BACK ARROW to return to this page.
John Milton Adams, a descendant of Isaac Cramer, wrote a "Bass River Gazette" Issue #4, page 7, article entitled "Isaac Cramer- Revolutionary War Veteran". Click here to read John's article . . . Gazette Issue #4, May 1999. Use your Browser's BACK ARROW to return to this page.
Isaac was mentioned repeatedly in the 1808-1815 "Martha Furnace Diary" as doing a variety of jobs at Martha Furnace. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ISAAC CRAMER REFERENCES IN THE "MARTHA DIARY". They start on page 3. Use your Browser's BACK ARROW to return to this page.