Document G.287 · find a grave memorial · transcription: verbatim
Find a Grave memorial 57371455 - William Cooper Annin, Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Liberty Corner, Somerset County, New Jersey
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- 1854
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What is transcribed: The whole memorial: header, inscription field ("74y"), bio, family panel (two spouses and eight children, with memorial ids) and eight images: four of his headstone, two school logos, a photograph of William Annin Junior High School and a photograph of a stone house. The parser returned no Ancestry record links.
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Cooper Annin | deceased | William Cooper Annin 1779–1854 | birth: 24 Jul 1779, Liberty Corner, Somerset County, New Jersey death: 1 Jun 1854, Liberty Corner, Somerset County, New Jersey burial: Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Liberty Corner, Somerset County, New Jersey |
| Phebe Miller Annin | spouse | ||
| Sarah Vanida Annin | spouse | ||
| Samuel Annin | child | Samuel Annin 1802–1803 | |
| Phebe Miller Annin Hand | child | ||
| Lydia Cooper Annin | child | Lydia C. Annin 1809–1812 | |
| Joseph W. Annin | child | Joseph W Annin 1814–1884 | |
| Mary Miller Annin | child | Mary (Miller) Annin 1817–1907 | |
| Sarah Kirkpatrick Annin | child | Sarah (Kirkpatrick) Annin 1820–1855 | |
| Elizabeth Freeman Annin | child | Elizabeth (Freeman) Annin 1823–1864 | |
| Jennette Annin | child | Jennette Annin 1830–1873 |
Transcription and notes
- Name: "William Cooper Annin"
- Birth: "24 Jul 1779 - Liberty Corner, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA"
- Death: "1 Jun 1854 (aged 74) - Liberty Corner, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA"
- Burial: "Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church Cemetery", "Liberty Corner, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA"
Bio, as given on the memorial:
William Cooper Annin (1790–1872), a prominent New Jersey legislator and War of 1812 veteran, was the son of John Annin (1765–1824) and Elizabeth Van Doren. John Annin was a farmer in Liberty Corner, Somerset County, New Jersey, and a descendant of early Scottish immigrants to the region. He was the son of Captain William Johnstone Annin (1715–1784), a Scottish-born patriot who settled in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and served in the Revolutionary War. William C. Annin served as a New Jersey State Assemblyman representing Somerset County in 1828, and was married twice during his lifetime, and had fifteen children. Annin Middle School in Bernards Township is named in William's honor." William Annin Junior High School was dedicated on September 28, 1969. The school was completed for $2,465,000. Of interest to today's students: there was not a single computer in the school. Its first principal was Mr. Paul Wagner. Dedication Statement" "First, we pay tribute to a man who was the father of his Community, and who embodied the finest of ideals: love of country, a belief in the need for education, and a desire to give public service. Second, in choosing the name of one of her sons, and the original settler, we honor the fastest-growing area of our township. Third, and perhaps most importantly, we hope to instill in our schoolchildren some knowledge of and appreciation for the long historical tradition of this pre-Revolutionary town of ours. We have much to he proud of in our past, and even more to look forward to in the future, which will be in the hands of many of the children educated in the school named for William Annin. May they be inspired by his example." MRS. PHYLLIS JOHNSON - BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIRMAN
Family panel: - spouse: "Phebe Miller Annin", 1781-1827, m. 1801, memorial 70798715 - spouse: "Sarah Vanida Annin", ?-1862, memorial 57371599 - child: "Samuel Annin", 1802-1803, memorial 70798738 - child: "Phebe Miller Annin Hand", 1804-1887, memorial 303772132 - child: "Lydia Cooper Annin", 1809-1812, memorial 70798646 - child: "Joseph W. Annin", 1814-1884, memorial 16334160 - child: "Mary Miller Annin", 1817-1907, memorial 218752702 - child: "Sarah Kirkpatrick Annin", 1820-1855, memorial 57371546 - child: "Elizabeth Freeman Annin", 1823-1864, memorial 57371479 - child: "Jennette Annin", 1830-1873, memorial 57367891
Inscription field on the memorial: "74y"
Photograph (headstone, a hand pointing upward in the arched panel):
THE[R]E IS REST IN HEAVEN. WILLIAM C. ANNIN, DIED JUNE 1st 1854. In the 7[illegible] year of his age. [two lines of verse, worn]