Tabernacle

Tabernacle Tabernacle

UPDATE: I have posted a portion of the 1920 Federal Census for Tabernacle; you can view it here.

History
The following synopsis of Tabernacle's early history is from E.M. Woodward's History of Burlington County, published in 1883.
The hamlet bearing this name was first settled by Friends, and is located in the extreme northern part of the township. It contains a Methodist Episcopal Church, post office, two stores, blacksmith shop, school house, and a few dwellings.
Among the early merchants of Tabernacle was Robert Wilson, who kept a small store in 1860, for three years, at which time he closed out. The next to open a store was Westley Willets, who carried on the business for a short time, when he disposed of his goods and retired from mercantile life. Since his retirement the store has had many occupants, the present one being Arthur Hains, who entered upon his mercantile career in 1880.
Henry Peters has carried on the mercantile business here for the past ten or twelve years.
The post office was established in 1877, with Caleb Wright as postmster, who served until 1880, at which time Arthur Haines, the present incumbent, was appointed.
The present blacksmith of Tabernacle is Henry Allen.
Miss Sallie F. Haines is the present preceptress of Tabernacle school.

Families of Tabernacle
This page has just begun, and is really just a place for me to record references to families that lived in Tabernacle until I find time to organize it a little bit better. The following genealogy of the Moore/ Bozarth families includes several members who lived at Tabernacle at one time or another:

Moore/ Bozarth Family

Benjamin Moore married Sarah Stokes and had:
Benjamin Moore, jr., who married Rebecca Fenimore (b. 1717 in Evesham, NJ; died 1754), the daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Burroughs) Fenimore. They were the parents of John Moore, born 19 Sep 1736 in Burlington Co., who married Hannah Eayre.

The children of John Moore and Hannah Eayre were:

Stacy Moore
Rebecca Moore
Benjamin Moore
John Moore
Hosea Moore, b. 28 May 1772 in Evesham and died in 1838. He married Mary Bishop, daughter of Vincent Bishop. They were the parents of:
- Hosea Moore
- Aaron B. Moore, b. 18 Apr 1807 in Northampton. She married Achsah Bozarth , b. 1823 in Bozart Town, the son of Isaac and Mary (Mingin) Bozart. They were the parents of:
  - Mark Bozarth, b. 1860, Southampton Township, died 1934 in Tabernacle
  - Aaron Bozarth (1858-1934)
  - Hosea E. Bozarth (1856 - ??)
  - William K. Bozarth (1854-1899)
  - Rebecca Bozarth (1852 -??)
  - Samuel Richard Bozarth, b. 1850 Southampton Township. He married Virginia Pointsett.
  - Charles Bozarth (1849 - ??)
  - Adelaide Bozarth, b. 1847 in Southampton Township
  - Alfred Bozarth (1845 - ??)
  - Mary Ann Bozarth, b. 1843, d. 1918 in Vincetown, NJ. She married Thomas Polhemus and had:
    - Alfred Polhemus
    - Harvey Polhemus
    - William C. Polhemus

Some other residents of Tabernacle I have come across include:
Orlando B. Moore, b. 1861 in Southampton Twp, died 1951 in Tabernacle. He married Margaret Letts and later Elizabeth Haines.
John S. Moore, b. 1865 in Southampton. He married Ella Clevenger and had:

Chester J. Moore
Hosea Moore

Vincent B. Moore, b. Nov 1866 in Tabernacle, died Aug 1953. He married firstly Belle Pointsett and then Anna Doughty and had:

Mark B. Moore, who married Ida Smith ,d/o Henry A. and Sally (Bareford) Smith.. They were the parents of:
- Henry S. Moore
- Ada Moore, b. Feb 1900 in Tabrnacle who married Walter Simons.

Ella Milk was born in Tabernacle about 1912 according to her obituary in the Asbury Park Press on 30 Oct 1972; she died 28 Oct. Although born in Tabernacle, her obit also states she was a lifelong resident of Manchester Township in Ocean County, so her family must have relocated after her birth.