NJ Noah Cherry, 36th USCT (one man cemetery)

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So I stumbled over this today

The Parkway Plot of Noah Cherry | Weird NJ

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Noah was a former slave, and a private in Company H. 36th Regiment of the U.S. Colored Volunteers during the Civil War. The reporter tracked down a woman who was related to Mrs. Wiley Jane Williams, "a distant relative of Cherry's who knew him during his last years." Mrs. Williams had written a recollection of Cherry that tells so much about the man buried beside the Parkway.

See also https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178428399/noah-cherry

Anyone care to take a run at his FOLD3 entries?

Noah Cherry: PERSON, pictures and information - Fold3.com

View Noah Cherry's memorial on Fold3. Discover and add pictures, bio information and documents about the life of Noah Cherry.

www.fold3.com

Seems to me that Noah deserves a spot at General Doyle. Thoughts on how to make that happened are now solicited.

Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery in Arneytown, New Jersey - Find a Grave Cemetery

COL Stephen Abel (Ret.) New Jersey Director for Veterans Affairs FAX: 609-758-0169 CEMETERY OFFICE HOURS The cemetery office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; burials are...

www.findagrave.com

 

[RedRover]

Under the New Jersey Cemetery act of 2003, a "cemetery" there legally consists of "any land or place used or dedicated for use for burial of human remains or disposition of cremated human remains…." N.J.S.A. 45:27-2. Consequently, Mr. Cherry's resting place evidently still consists of a "cemetery."

I don't know about New Jersey specifically, but in Florida, outside of some court action, the family members/descendents/heirs of the deceased are the owners for the grave plot, and it is their decision to exhume remains, rebury elsewhere, etc.

Here is a link to New Jersey laws on the subject...
NJ Statutes: search: Grave...

As an aside:

The article mentions "General" S. Askew (among others) buried with Mr. Cherry, was also a veteran.

If he can be further identified, and his military record confirmed, a family member or perhaps a Veterans organization (Sons of Union Veterans, American Legion, etc.) might sign for a headstone from the Veterans Administration. The application can be downloaded: here:

VA form 40-1330

 

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As an aside:

The article mentions "General" S. Askew (among others) buried with Mr. Cherry, was also a veteran.
View attachment 455093

If he can be further identified, and his military record confirmed, a family member or perhaps a Veterans organization (Sons of Union Veterans, American Legion, etc.) might sign for a headstone from the Veterans Administration. The application can be downloaded: here:

VA form 40-1330

I saw that and a cursory googling seemed to indicate an Ancestry entry where the "General" was a first name, not a rank.

Additonal: thanks for the facts. I'll use them to irritate the appropriate parties.

 

[Seduzal]

Wow learning something new today. Never heard or seen this before. Thanks for sharing this.