Herbert N. Straus Cobble Close Title Insurance

Name/Title

Herbert N. Straus "Cobble Close" Title Insurance

Scope and Content

Unsigned title insurance document dated February 15, 1950 of Therese Kuhn Straus, widow of Herbert Straus, to James McConnell. On December 4, 1949 the Red Bank Register noted that McConnell was a Jersey City coal dealer who purchased 20 acres of the "Middletown Farm" or "Cobble Close" estate for $35,000.

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquired From

Howard W. Roberts/Law Office of Roberts, Pillsbury, & Carton