William H Applegate^{[1, 2]}

1842 - 1912  (70 years)

• Name	William H Applegate
  Born	23 Jan 1842	Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  Occupation	1870  [1]
  	Railroad Conductor
  Residence	1870	New York, USA   [1]
  Residence	1880	Asbury Park, Neptune Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  Died	31 Dec 1912
  Buried	Old First Methodist Church Cemetery, West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  Notes	WILLIAM APPLEGATE William Applegate, proprietor of the Hotel Monmouth, Asbury Park, was born in Freehold township, Monmouth county, January 23, 1843. His parents, Mathias and Margaret (Emmons) Applegate, were both natives of Monmouth county, where the paternal ancestors of our subject followed the vocation of farming. The boyhood days of William were passed on his father’s farm. He attended the common school at West Freehold. In 1864 he enlisted as a private in Company E, of the Twenty-eighth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, and participated in the Battle of Fredricksburg. After being mustered out at the end of the war he went to New York and learned the butcher’s trade. He opened a meat market at Eighth Avenue and Fifty-fourth street, which he conducted successfully for seven or eight years. In 1873 he located in Asbury park and oopened a general provision and butcher business. Fourteen years later he closed out this business and went to Belmar, then known as Ocean Beach, and became proprietor of the Surfr House, now known as the Melrose Inn. After conducting this hotel for two seasons he purchased the Atlantic Hotel in Asbury Park, and after spending some forty thousand dollars in improvements and additions renamed the hotel, calling it Hotel Monmouth. The hotel accommodates about three hundred guests and is open from June to October. It has a large clientage, representing people from all quarters of the United States and Canada. Mr. Applegate has from time to time invested in real estate and owns some choice properity in Asbury Park and vicinity. His winter home is at 509 Sixth avenue. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In 1867 Mr. Applegate was married to Elmira Hendrickson of Freehold township, Monm,outh county. Mrs. Applegate passed away December 25, 1891. She was the mother of eioght children, all of whom survive her. Mtr. Applegate is a self-made man. He began his business career with no capital excepting energy and ability. His success is attributable entirely to hard work and constant application.
  Person ID	I35496	Applegate Main
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Matthias Applegate,   b. 16 Jan 1804, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 17 Sep 1887  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Margaret Emmons,   b. 28 Aug 1821, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 1877  (Age 56 years)
  Married	28 Aug 1836
  Family ID	F619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rachel Chamberlain
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2018
  Family ID	F489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elmira Hendrickson,   b. 24 Aug 1844, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 25 Dec 1891  (Age 47 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1866	Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA   [6]
  Children	1. Willis C Applegate,   b. 29 Aug 1866, New Jersey, USA ,   bur. Old First Methodist Church Cemetery, West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA   2. Lillian Lavina Applegate,   b. 1870, New Jersey, USA   3. Maude Applegate,   b. 09 Apr 1873, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 05 Jul 1951  (Age 78 years)   4. Matthias T Applegate,   b. 14 Jan 1875, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 15 Nov 1916  (Age 41 years)   5. H Rosella Applegate,   b. 19 Jul 1877, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 09 Oct 1914  (Age 37 years)   6. James B Applegate,   b. 09 Oct 1878, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 11 Jan 1905  (Age 26 years)   7. Chester A Applegate,   b. 28 Sep 1881,   d. 10 Feb 1944  (Age 62 years)   8. Hattie May Applegate,   b. 1882,   d. 1945  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2018
  Family ID	F13477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Jan 1842 - Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1850 - Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA Married - 25 Jun 1866 - Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA Residence - 1870 - New York, USA Residence - 1880 - Asbury Park, Neptune Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S85] 1870 United States Census, New York, New York County, 15th Dist., 19th Ward, p. 31. [S875] New York Sun, July 27, 1909, p. 10. identified as father of Chester [S86] 1850 United States Census, NJ, Monmouth Co., Freehold Twp., 186/203. [S93] 1880 Census (Soundex Index), New Jersey, Soundex A142. [S80] Findagrave. [S887] "New York Marriages, 1686-1980," index, "FamilySearch" (https://www.familysearch.org).