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     Herman Force Tuers was born on 2 November 1875 at New Jersey.^2,3
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Howard M. Tuers was born in August 1899 at New Jersey.¹ He died circa 1900 as an infant.
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.²

     Irene Tuers was born on 15 September 1876 at Old Tappan, NJ.¹ She married Adam Francis Post, son of Richard D. Post and Hannah Conklin, on 28 August 1898.¹ She died on 26 December 1955 at White Plains, NJ, at age 79.¹
     An active homemaker, Irene was short and chubby, but had a great personality. She was noted as a fantastic cook and baker. She made candy at Christmas, and built a steady clientele who looked forward to buying her candy around the holidays. She also crocheted beautifully, making doilies, table cloths, afghans, etc. There was always music in the house. The family had a piano that Beatrice played for the family, and everyone always joined in singing or whistling. The home was a social gathering place for all of the family and friends.² Married name: Post.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.³

     Isaac Tuers was born on 24 July 1824 at Bergen County, NJ. He was baptized on 19 September 1824.¹
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.²

     Isabelle Marguerite May Tuers was born on 18 May 1910.² She died on 4 April 1987 at age 76.²
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹ Name variation: Isabelle Marguerite May Hinton. Name variation: Isabelle Marguerite May Hill.

     Jacob Tuers was born on 20 June 1823 at Bergen County, NJ.³ He was baptized on 29 June 1823 at Dutch Reformed Church, Acquackanonck, NJ.⁴ He married Johanna (Ann) Massaker, daughter of John Massaker, on 23 October 1847.⁵
     He was a weaver.⁶      Children birth dates taken from 1860 Census. He and Johanna (Ann) Tuers appeared on the census of 1860 at Paterson, Passaic County, NJ. Catherine Tuers, John Tuers and Joseph Tuers were enumerated with them. Her father John Massaker is living with them.⁶
     Information above from source below.^1,2

     Jacob Tuers was born on 21 August 1831. He was baptized on 10 December 1831 at Pompton Plains, Morris County, NJ.²
     We have seen John J Tuers in other databases given as son of Joseph Tuers and Gertrude Welsh, but this is in error, since we have very accurate records of this family from their heirs.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Jacob Albert Tuers was born on 18 January 1865.
     Likely lived Cherry Hill, NJ, serving on the Safety & Relief Commission in 1895 (NYT article 15 July 1895.)
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Jacob Edgar Tuers married Mary (Mae) Donath. He was born on 28 May 1892.² He died in February 1973 at Millville, Cumberland County, NJ, at age 80.^3,4
     SSDI data b 28 May 1892 d Feb 1973 08332 (Millville, Cumberland, NJ) SSN 138-05-3811 NJ.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Jacob J Tuers was born on 12 October 1797 at Bergen County, NJ. He married Margaret Bartholf on 24 December 1818.²
     He was a blacksmith.³
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     James Edgar Tuers was born on 13 July 1868 at New Bridge, NJ. He married Erma Vanderbeck, daughter of John Jacob Vanderbeck and Maria Catherine (Youmans) Zabriskie, on 12 April 1892 at South Church, Bergenfield, NJ.² He died on 16 September 1943 at age 75.³
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     James H. Tuers was born in 1852 at Washingtonville, Bergen County, NJ.¹ He married Sarah Louise Collignon, daughter of Claudius O Collignon and Sarah Cleveland, on 8 February 1874 at Closter, Bergen County, NJ.¹ He died on 14 May 1900 at Washington Twp, Bergen County, NJ, from septicemia.²
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.³      According to Steve Rottinger's notes, James Tuers was a wood turner who worked for Collignon Chair Factory.

Married by Rev. P.V. Van Buskirk in Closter

The 1880 Census for Harrington shows an infant daughter, Delia, born in September 1879 (no further record).⁴ He was a wood Turner in Collignon Chair Factory at Harrington, Bergen County, NJ.⁵

     James Van Winkle Tuers was born on 29 December 1823 at Belleville Twp, Essex County, NJ. He married Leah Vreeland, daughter of Hartman A Vreeland and Rebecca R, on 3 September 1846 at Dutch Reformed Church, Acquackanonck, NJ.^2,3
     Name variation: James Van Winkle Tuers.³ He appeared on the census of 1850 in the household of Hartman A Vreeland and Rebecca R at Acquackanonck, Passaic County, NJ; Living with them were Cornelius Corbey (age 12) and
Catherine Roxxy (sic) (age 23, born NY.)⁴ He and Leah Tuers appeared on the census of 1860 at Acquackanonck (Paterson), Passaic County, NJ. Mary Eliza Tuers, Vreeland Augustus Tuers, Hartman A Vreeland and Rebecca R were enumerated with them. Living with them are John Vreeland (40) and Nellie Bloch, (18, born Holland.)⁵ He was 1870 Census, Paterson, Passaic, NJ: Carpenter.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Jane Ann Tuers was born in 1845 ((calculated.)¹) She married George H Stager.¹ She died on 17 February 1870 at Franklin Reformed Church Cemetery, Nutley, Essex County, NJ.¹
     Married name: Stager.

     Jane Ann Tuers was born circa 1845. She died on 17 February 1870 at Nutley, Essex County, NJ.²
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹ Name variation: Jane Ann Stager.

     Jared Tuers married Elizabeth Vreeland, daughter of Abraham Vreeland and Elizabeth Mason.¹ He died on 14 May 1862.² He was buried in the Franklin Reformed Church Cemetery in Nutley.²

     Jennie Tuers was born on 7 March 1875 at River Vale, NJ. She married George Edward Morgan in 1899 at Westwood, NJ.² She died on 6 April 1975 at New Milford, NJ, at age 100.³
     Married name: Jennie Morgan.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Jerred Tuers was born on 31 January 1826. He was baptized on 21 May 1826.^2,3 He married Elizabeth A Vreeland, daughter of Abraham Vreeland and Elizabeth Mason, on 7 May 1851 at Belleville Twp, Essex County, NJ, (1850 NJ Archives record date.)^4,3 He was buried in May 1862 in the Franklin Reformed Church Cemetery in Nutley. He died on 14 May 1862 at age 36.^5,6
     Name is listed as "Gerard" in RDC Second River Baptisms

He is listed as living in Franklin, NJ at the time of marriage.

Executor of his father's will, together with Simeon Brown. Will 1862 (Trenton, 15711G.)^2,5
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Jesse Tuers was born in August 1874.³
     RDC Stone House Plains lists him as s/o Simon Tuers and Mary Ann Garrabrant becoming a member of the church in 1875.¹
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.²

     John Tuers was born on 13 November 1819 at Franklin, Essex County, NJ.¹ He married Maria Sip, daughter of Isaac Sip and Maria Demarest, on 15 January 1846 at Passaic County, NJ.¹ He died on 24 August 1882 at Westwood, Bergen County, NJ, at age 62.¹

     John Tuers was born in 1856 at New Jersey.² He married Nora.
     He appeared on the census of 1860 in the household of Jacob Tuers and Johanna (Ann) Tuers at Paterson, Passaic County, NJ; Her father John Massaker is living with them.² He was a teamster (1880 Census.)³
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     John Tuers was born circa 1864 (He did not marry until age 39.) He married Frieda L circa 1903.²
     He was living next to brother Jesse in the 1930 Census in Nutley, NJ. Also living in household were Louis G. Hull (22, stepson), Dorothy R. Hull (20, stepdaughter), Dora Yost (49, boarder), and Ophelia
Brown (38, boarder.)²
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     John Tuers was buried in the Old Hook Cemetery in Westwood. He was born on 13 November 1819 at Franklin Twp, Essex County, NJ.² He was baptized on 12 February 1820 at Dutch Reformed Church, Second River.³ He married Maria Sip, daughter of Isaac Sip and Maria Demarest, on 15 January 1846 at Passaic County, NJ.² He died on 24 August 1882 at Washington Twp, Bergen County, NJ, at age 62 NJ Certificate of Death.
     George Olin Zabriskie shows John Tource as s/o Lawrence Tuers and Jannetje Zabriskie. This is not correct. We hold a copy of the death certificate in file.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     John Fletcher Tuers Jr was born on 12 June 1929 at San Francisco, CA. He died on 12 July 1993 at Yuba, CA, at age 64.^2,3
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     John Fletcher Tuers Sr was born on 3 May 1837 at New Jersey. He married Mary Ann Murphy in 1859 at Santa Clara, CA.² He married Clarinda H. Parker in 1870 at San Francisco, CA.^2,3,4 He married Jane (Jennie) Hanna in November 1876 at San Francisco, CA.² He died in 1906.³
     He was an actor and comedian.      As a working actor, Johnny moved almost every year. He worked as a comedian at Theater Comiqe, with Buckley's Variety, and as a minstral at Bella Union Melodian. The Bella Union was one of many on the Barbary Coast that were also called melodeans and sometimes concert saloons, but were in reality low variety and music halls. Among them in addition to the Bella Union, were the Olympic, the Pacific, Bert's New Idea Melodeon, the Adelphi, and Gilbert's Melodeon. They catered to stag audiences only, and occasionally offered very ambitious programs, but their performances, while coarse and vulgar and presented with what the Gilbert's advertisements called "freedom from constrained etiquette," were not particularly obscene. In these places there was no dancing. They charged admission, ranging from a bit, or twelve and one-half cents, to fifty cents, and their revenue was derived solely from this source and from the sale of liquor. They employed no pretty waiter girls, and discouraged drugging and robbery upon their premises. As elsewhere on the Coast, however, the female performers were required to sell drinks between their appearances on the stage, and in the curtained boxes which were a feature of each house they were permitted to do whatever in their judgment might persuade a reluctant customer to buy. In this setting John had his ups and downs, as most working actors do in their career. His most notorius moment may have come on 31 Jan 1873 when the newspapers of the day, among them the Stockton Daily Independent, reported ...James Dowling, for many years connected with the theatrical profession in California, mortally shot by Johnny Tuers, who was engaged in a scuffle with George Howard. Family members report that John Fletcher was working as a bouncer at the time.

For more on the Barbary Coast, see http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/hbtbc6.htm, taken from Asbury, Herbert. The Barbary Coast. 1933: New York.

According to the San Jose, Santa Clara 1870 Census, John owned real estate valued at $3500.
     Information above from source below.¹

     John Henry Tuers was born on 20 March 1854 at Bloomfield, NJ. He died on 28 November 1928 at East Orange, Essex County, NJ, at age 74.² He was buried on 1 December 1928 in the Mount Hebron Cemetery in Upper Montclair (Sec W Lot 3.)²
     Information is from Joseph Tuers' application for Civil War pension dated 3/18/1898.
Date of death and location of burial are from the cemetery. The show the cause of death as Uremic Coma - Hypertophy of Prostate.
1900 Census lists John Henry living with Joseph S. and Lydia in Montclair Twp, Essex, NJ

1920 Census lists John living with brother David and his wife Rhoda in Montclair

UNPROVEN - Children's birth dates are suspect. May have the wrong parent.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     John Henry (Harry) Tuers Sr married Mary Jane Macafferty. He was born on 5 August 1892 at Newark, Essex County, NJ.^2,3 He died in May 1955 at Wall, Monmouth County, NJ, at age 62.⁴
     WW II Draft Registration Card
Residence 32 Elston Street, Bloomfield, NJ

DOB 5 Aug 1892
NOK: Jane Tuers
Employer: Essex County Surrogate's Office, Hall of Records, Newark, NJ

Source: http://genform.genealogy.com/nj/essex/messages/587.htm posted Dec 2001

Posted by: John Henry Tuers 3rd Date: December 31, 2001 at 11:58:16
In Reply to: John Tuers/Phoebe/ Essex Cty NJ by Keith Anderson of 996

I am the son of John H. Tuers jr, and the grandson of John H Tuers, both of which were from the area of Bloomfield NJ. My grandfather died in 1955, and my father died in 1995. My grandfather was married to Jane Macafferty appx. mid 1920's.
I also had a great uncle, he would be John sr.'s brother, who's name was William Frank Tuers. He was born probable early 1900's, and later lived in Newark.⁵ He was (an unknown value.)
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     John Henry Tuers Jr was born on 20 November 1928 at New Jersey.² He died on 30 June 1995 at Toms River, Ocean County, NJ, at age 66.³
     Death record source also online:
Saint Mary of the Lake, Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum, 1 Honey Locust Dr, Lakewood, Ocean, NJ.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     John J Tuers was born on 2 October 1865 at Washington Twp, Bergen County, NJ. He married Maggie May Peterson, daughter of Ellen, on 10 November 1892 at Dutch Reformed Church, Pascack, (From Book 2: Marriages by the Revd. Stephen Goetschius.
John J. Tuers and Maggie May Peterson. November 10, 1892.
Witnesses: Mrs. Ellen Peterson, Mrs. Maria Tuers.)^2,3 He died in 1929. He was buried in the Westwood Cemetery in Westwood.⁴
     John J Tuers served as a musician in the Spanish American War.

Elmira and Floyd were unconfirmed in the Blauvelt Genealogy, but found living with John and Maggie in Westwood Borough, listed on the 1920 Census. John's sister, Annie, is living with the family in 1920.

1900 Census list:
John J Tuers Head b Oct 1865
May Wife b May1874
Chester Son b Jan 1896
Elwina Dau b Mar 1908 part illegible
Maria Mother b Jan 1827
Anne Sister b July 1855
Peterson Ellen Mother in Law b Apr 1834
Melvin and Elmer were listed in the Blauvelt Genealogy, but may be incorrect. There is no record of Melvin or Elmer in this family in 1900. Names/family unconfirmed.

Unnamed child death in Hackensack Republican 1895-6-20, Pg. 3 Col. 7
? Event Date: 6-16
? Town: Westwood
? Type of Notice: Local
? Remarks: died in Eastwood.⁵
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     John Jasper Tuers was born in 1832 at Newark, Essex County, NJ.² He married Delia Jane Hennion, daughter of Ezekiel Baldwin Hennion Sr and Jane Fowler.
     He appeared on the census of 1850 in the household of Ellen at Newark, NJ; Listed with them were John J. (age 6) and Ellen W. (age 4) Vandenburgh.³ He was an Oilcloth Manufacturer (1880 census); Jappaner (in other census); Varnish (in his death certificate.)
     First appears in records in the 1850 Census Newark, NJ in the household of Ellen Tuers. Age is approximate, birth dates vary from 1829-1832. Birthplace given as NY and NJ in different Census.
We know that Delia Hennion married a John J Tuers, and that both families were possibly from Morris County. Working with a direct descendant of Cornelius Tuers, we are quite certain that John Jasper Tuers is the correct name of Delia Hennion's husband, and we know that his father's name was Cornelius. However, we have not proven that we have correctly linked John Jasper to this Cornelius. Both names appear in both Newark Census and Newark directories. Ages and locations support a correlation, but we have found no primary records to support our postulation.

Rather than omit these families, we have chosen to show this Parent/Child link in the hopes that we may find additional records that will help us prove a correct line, allowing a link with which we can provide subsequent family groups.

Children's names are taken from 1860, 1870, and 1880 Census, Newark, Essex, NJ.

Also living with the family in 1880 were:
Mary Barries, age 22, servant
her child, Carrie A, age 1
Cellia Leimons, age 25, servant

In various census, John J Tuers occupation is listed as "Jappaner". This is a 19th century term for someone who varnishes wooden furniture with a hard brilliant coat of hard lacquer. Invented in Japan.

-Jim Turse, July 2010. Name variation: John J Tuers.
General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹