Delanco Military Veterans Honor Roll

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Name Narrative Branch and Rank Unit and Specialty Conflict/Arena Born/Died
Paul Jones Paul Jones was born in 1804, probably the son of Asael and Elizabeth Jones. Deborah C. VanSciver was born in 1807 to John and Jennet Fenimore VanSciver, all of Willingboro New Jersey. Paul was a Lieutenant in the service when he married Deborah VanSciver in 1828. In 1833, Paul and Deborah purchased land from William and Sarah VanSciver. The 1849 map shows their farmhouse on the Delaware River at 1408 Second Street near present day Peachtree Avenue. In 1849 Paul was elected trustee and appointed Secretary of Beverly United Methodist Church. In 1855 a Methodist Society was formed in Delanco. In 1857 the family transferred membership. The Delanco Methodist Episcopal Church was incorporated in 1858. Paul was named to the first Board of Trustees and was elected Treasurer in 1858. In 1855 Paul was listed as a Willingboro freeholder and Burlington County Chosen Freeholder in 1863. In the 1860 Census Paul listed himself as a farmer. In 1863, Paul was listed as Steward and member of the official Bridgeboro Circuit. Paul was also a member of the short-lived Beverly & Dunk’s Ferry Steamboat Company. Paul died in 1867 and Deborah died in 1870, both of typhoid fever. The Jones family is interred at Monument Cemetery in Beverly. ? LT ? ? 1804 - 1867

Updated October 30, 2023