Category: Born or raised in Newark (high school or before)
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Hamilton Family
Laura Bland Hamilton 1853-1952 Born into slavery in VA. Came to Newark after the Civil War with her sister and married Frederick Hamilton. Founder of Bethany Baptist Church. Organized a factory making baby…
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Rose Baldasare Maker
1913-1997 1939 Women’s Singles NJ Tennis Champion and the Newark Open Champion 4 years in succession. Lived at 258 Van Buren St. Graduate of East Side High. After marriage member of Newark’s Municipal…
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Shirley Northern Green
c. 1935-1983 Appointed director of the Division of Public Welfare in 1978 by Ken Gibson. Previously served as Rent Control Administrator from 1974 to 1978, and in the Business Administrator’s office before that.…
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Marcia King Stillwell
c. 1846- Feb 13, 1929 Daughter of Mary Thompson King. Sister of Harriet and Ellen King. Marcia King was First Assistant to James Baxter from at least 1865 (first year its listed in…
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Ellen C. King
c. 1839-1936 Daughter of Mary Thompson King and sister of Harriet King Brown. Born at 70 Warren Street and lived there most of her life. Went to North Carolina after the Civil War…
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Harriet A. King Brown
c.1850-1912 Thanks to Noelle Lorraine Williams for sharing this name and New York Age obituary. The New York Age called her “an energetic woman and a credit to her race”. She was one…
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Carrie Epps Powell
c. 1905-1987 Born in Newark, attended East Side High, Newark State University and graduated Rutgers in 1931. Worked as a teacher for over 40 years, retiring in 1964 as VP of Hawthorne Ave…
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Gladys Berry Francis
c. 1911-1993 Born in Newark.* Director of Elementary Education from 1967-1978. Previously taught at Charlton Street School and South 8th Street School and was Vice Principal at South 8th Street, Oliver Street and…