Index of nearly 170 young men from Hudson County New Jersey drawn in the first round draft lottery in 1940
Names of graduates from West New York Memorial High School in the 1920s have been indexed in this database. Currently the June 1922 and January 1923 graduates have been indexed.
This database includes 326 names and death dates of individuals who died in the Union City vicinity between 1936 and 1946, although there are also some entries from the early part of the century. Information was obtained from the "Journal Registers of Charles L. McCarthy, Sr.", a Union City police officer of the period. Provided by James M. Miller (Great Grandson of Charles L McCarthy Sr)
Emanuel J. Reichhelm was enlisted as a Chaplain in the 82nd Regiment Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War and after discharge applied for a disability pension. In later years he was a resident of Uniontown, Hudson County, NJ.Databases - Military
The Hudson County Genealogical & Historical Society is proud to host a number databases for aiding genealogical research. If you have ancestors in Hudson County, perhaps one of the databases below could help. If you found one to be especially useful feel free to rate it by clicking a star (5 stars is best). Ratings help us deterimine what the community would like to see more.
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Civil War Veterans Buried in Jersey City / Harsimus CemeteryA Listing of Civil War veterans buried in Jersey City/Harsimus Cemetery courtesy of Bob MacAvoy |
Civil War Veterans Buried in Speer CemeteryA Listing of Civil War veterans buried in Speer Cemetery courtesy of Bob MacAvoy |
Hudson County Civil War VeteransExtracted from the 1890 Special Census for Civil War veterans this database of Hudson County veterans was created by Bob MacAvoy. |
Hudson County Resident World War II Veteran CitationsResidents of Hudson County who received military citations for service during World War II. |
Hudson County World War II First Round DrafteesIndex of nearly 170 young men from Hudson County, New Jersey drawn in the first round draft lottery, 1940. |
Union Hill Soldier Deaths During World War IA database of residents of Union Hill, Hudson County, who were killed or died during the World War April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918. |
West Hoboken Soldier Deaths During World War IA database of residents of West Hoboken who were killed or died during the World War April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918. |
West New York & Guttenberg
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West New York World War II VeteransCourtesy of the West New York Library's Estela Longo, Alan Ballester, and Weiliang Lai this is an index of 1,950 names of resident veterans mentioned in area newspaper clippings. |
World War I Casualties from Bayonne |
World War I Casualties from Hudson CityHudson City Residents Who Gave Their Lives During World War I: The "America Triumphant" Memorial
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World War II Bayonne Soldier DeathsThe Official list of 300 soldiers from Bayonne who fought and died in service during World War II |
