Picture number one shows workers at the tannery in Eatontown, that was near the historic mill. Albert Dennis (1850-1921) lived in Eatontown all his life. He was the 3g great grandson of Samuel Dennis (1650-1723) Albert is shown fourth from the right in the top row of the picture. The workers are shown wearing hats made at the tannery.
Picture number two is a portrait of Albert Dennis circa 1870.
The third picture shows the "Old Mill" in Eatontown that was built 1780. Its from a postcard mailed December 22nd 1910 from Eatontown, with the message "Directly behind this building is a large pond where I go skating, Elsie Reynolds Eatontown NJ". About three quarters of a mile downstream from the mill pond was the farm that Jacob Dennis (1775-1829), Alberts grandfather, bought from Manuel Pearce in 1828. The 1851 Lightfoot Monmouth county map shows Catharine Dennis, Alberts grandmother living there. In the 1870's Albert bought the farm from his brothers Jacob, and George. The three brothers had jointly inherited the farm from their father John Dennis.
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