Category: 1890-1909 (Born)
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Myrtle Malcolm Borton
1890-1959 Myrtle Borton ran a foundry in the Ironbound. Born, Myrtle Malcolm, Myrtle lived in Belleville as a child and then Clifton Avenue in Newark. She was baptized in the South Market Street Methodist Church. As a child she worked with her father at Riverside Steeling Casting Co, where he was a partner. By 1915,…
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Marietta Gless Barkhorn
1893-1969 Marietta (Mariette) Louise Glass was a lifelong Newark resident and leader in community affairs, serving on several statewide boards. Marietta was born in Newark and attended St. Mary’s in Newark and St. Ann’s in Wilkesbarre, PA before graduating Barringer in 1909 and Barnard in 1913. Her parents were separated and she lived with her…
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Lucye Harrington Lee
1907-2000 Lucye Harrington Lee was known as a “volunteer extraordinaire” around Newark. Connie Woodruff said, “In an age where money often motivates people Lucye is the epitome of a true volunteer.” Lucye was also social editor of the New Jersey Afro American for many years starting in 1947. At University Hospital, she was called the…
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Mildred Kaiser
1903-1991 Mildred Kaiser taught at Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts for 62 years. She was also an artist and calligrapher, giving private instruction and doing her own work in graphic arts, including with various advertising firms. She showed art at Newark Library in 1978 and 1979. In 1968 she illustrated the book Creative…
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Ruth Caldwell Lynn
1902-1964 Ruth Lynn was the only woman member of Newark’s Charter Study Commissioner in 1953, after being heavily involved in the Newark Citizen’s Committee on Municipal Government as vice chairman and acting chairman, advocating for a change in Newark’s government. She said, “I personally believe that Newark does not have the best form of municipal…
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Enid Bell Palanchian
1904-1994 Enid Bell was a Scottish-born artist and sculptor. She was sometimes called “Handy Andy” due to her various experiments in art. After marrying Missak Palanchian in New York in 1932, she moved to Newark to 21 Myrtle Ave. In 1933, she won the Sculpture Medal from the Newark Art Club. In 1934, she completed…
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Bessie Walker Williams
1906-1994 Bessie Walker Williams was a community activist who advocated for voter rights, and was active for senior causes, and urban gardening. Bessie graduated from Rutgers with her Bachelor’s degree in 1985 at age 79. Bessie ran voter registration drives in her neighborhood. She ran voter registration drives in her neighborhood and was also a…
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Georgia Henson Hearn
1892 -1998 Georgia Hearn lived to age 105, making her one of the oldest Newark residents at her death. Friends said she didn’t smoke or drink, didn’t eat much meat, and kept busy, and had a strong religious faith. She said, “I never had any trouble finding work and life’s been pretty good.” Georgia known…