Category: Born or raised in Newark (high school or before)
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Fannie W Sweasy Smith
c. 1851 – 1923 Fannie W Smith was the only Newark women to attend the International Congress for Women in 1915, representing the New Jersey branch of the Woman’s Peace Party. Fannie also…
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Sarah Ward
Feb 1833 – Feb 16, 1907 Namesake of the Sarah Ward Day Nursery, which has been in operation since 1892. The story states that she began caring for several children and soon had…
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Rosa L Sears Scudder
c. 1852 – 28 Jan 1930 Rosa Sears was the mother of Clara Scudder, piano prodigy. She taught in the Colored School with James Baxter from at least 1870 until her marriage to…
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Julia A. Mason Voorhees
c. 1867-May 4, 1915 Only student from the Colored School to test into the High School in 1881 with an 82.7%, higher than many other students. When she graduated in 1884, the Newark…
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Rose S. Ray Moryck
c. 1858 -1942 Mother of Brenda Moryck. One of the first colored teachers and principals in NJ, according to her obituary in the New York Age (She hasn’t been found in the Board…
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Fanny Tuell (Faye Adams, Scruggs, Jones)
1923-2016? Pioneering R&B singer who had several chart-topping hits in the 1950s, including 1953 hit “Shake a Hand”. Active from the 1940s-1960s. Born in Newark as Fanny Tuell and lived at 588 North…
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Leah Adele Neuhut
1877-1908 Born to a rabbi in Newark, blind from birth and deaf from 1904, she was called, “one of the most remarkable blind women in the country”. Neuhut a reputation as a pianist,…
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Mary and Louise Curcio
c. 1901-1973? , c. 1904-1987 Featured photo is Mary Curcio, Daily News, 1931. Two blind sisters born to Eva Bender and Paul Curcio in Newark. They lived on Morris Avenue. Mary entered school…