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The assembly met in the home of James L. Lomerson +1926-1927+, at 132 Washington St. 1940 @ Phillipsburg, NJ. He was employed in 1900 as a bookkeeper. In 1910, he was cashier at National Bank.

James' paternal g-g-g-g-g-grandparents were Conrad Lamberts (b. 1680 Amsterdam, Netherlands - d. 1720 Harlingen, Somerset, NJ) & Neeltje Cornelia Kortreght Low Lamberts (b. 1682 Kingston, Ulster, [[New York|NY]] - d. 1750 Harlem, Manhattan, NYC, NY). Neeltje's father was Laurens Jans Kortreght Low (b. 1651 Beest, Gelderland, Holland - d. 1727 Readington, Hunterdon, NJ).

His maternal g-g-grandparents were Frederick Fritts II (b. 1732 Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, [[Germany]] - d. 1816 Lebanon, Hunterdon, NJ & Cornelia Jewell Fritts (b. 1731 Oldwick, Hunterdon, NJ - d. 1816 Lebanon, NJ) who were married in 1755 in Oldwick. Cornelia's father was Capt. William Jewell (b. 1706 Brooklyn or Albany [[New York|NY]] - d. 1770 Readington Twp., Hunterdon, NJ), whose father William Jewell (1685-1750) was born in the [[Netherlands]].

Mary Elizabeth was a maternal descendant of Sir William of Ashley Hadsell/Hassell II (b. 1592 Much Wenlock, Shropshire or Axbridge, Somerset, [[England]] - d. 1664 Cambridge, Suffolk, [[Massachusetts|MA]]), who resided for a time at Bristol, England. On Ancestry.com, Sir William is included in 11,128 family trees.

Her father, Asa Beers, in 1870 was self-employed in [https://livingplaces.com/PA/Carbon_County/Jim_Thorpe_Borough.html Jim Thorpe] (then known as Mauch Chunk) as a dry goods merchant, and one of its oldest in 1907. As per his [https://www.newspapers.com/image/274591607 obit], his parents were descendants of "old Connecticut settlers who came to the coal regions during" the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wyoming Wyoming Massacre]. As per the wiki, when he was 15 years old he taught school in the Academy at Lehighton, and in schools near Laurytown. His mercantile career began as a clerk for [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143168367/joseph-marshall-stoddart Curwan, Stoddart & Co.], in Philadelphia. Then he accepted a position as clerk shortly afterward in what is now Jim Thorpe, PA for J.W. Heberling. Then he partnered with S.S. Smith in the mercantile business, and owned a store in Catasauqua before selling it to Daniel Heberling. Asa was one of the "leading projectors" of the [https://www.kutztownhistory.com/featured-stories/the-dorney-park-line Allentown & Reading Electric Railway], a member of its board of directors and served as secretary.

* Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Beers Lomerson '''+1926-1927+''' (b. 1870 Jim Thorpe (J.T.), Carbon, PA; m. 1891 J.T., PA; d. 1934 Phillipsburg, NJ), daughter of Asa Robert Beers (b. 1844 Rockport, PA - d. 1907 J.T., PA & Ellen Ashley Bathsheba Beers (b. 1848 J.T., PA - d. 1913).

** Elizabeth Ashley Lomerson Calvin (b. 1901 Phillipsburg, NJ - d. 1989). Husband: Russell Anderson Calvin (b. 1901 Pohatcong, Warren, NJ - d. 1978 Phillipsburg, NJ), son of Arthur Spencer Calvin (b. 1871 Easton/Raubsville, Northampton, PA - d. 1942 Carpentersville, Pohatcong Twp., PA) & Nellie May Reese Calvin (b. 1880 Raubsville, Northampton, PA - d. 1947 Phillipsburg, NJ). Arthur was a descendant of Miller John Calvin Sr. (b. 1657 Devon, [[England]] (home of Plymouth of the PB) - d. 1729 Dartmouth, Bristol, [[Massachusetts|MA]]), who emigrated to such by 1657 when the city was five years old. He was also a descendant of Gerard Jaqueman Calvin (1454-1531 Noyon, Picardie, [[France]], '''father of reformer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calvin John Calvin]'''.*** Elizabeth "Betty" Lomerson Calvin Dennis (b. 1926 Easton, PA - d. 1999 Phillipsburg, NJ). Husband: Earl W. Dennis. Betty was a deacon and elder at [http://www.westminster-phillipsburg.org/ Westminster Presbyterian] in Phillipsburg, also taught Sunday School for fifty years and was a church school superintendent.** Mary B. Lomerson (1907-1913 Phillipsburg, NJ)** Kenneth L. Lomerson (1909-1920 Phillipsburg, NJ)