Maud Abrams was an outstanding woman dedicated to the educational advancement of children in Cape May County.
Maud Heaton, the daughter of an assistant foreman on the Philadelphia Railroad, was born on January 29, 1905. She was one of six siblings to reside near Tatlers Road and Route 82 in South Seaville, NJ. Her house was built with cogs and was furnished with antiques. Maud was educated locally. She traveled by train to attend Ocean City High School. Immediately after graduating high school she began her chosen profession of teaching at Lower Consolidated.
In 1929, she met and married Claud Abrams. Claud and Maud continued to reside in South Seaville and vacationed at their cabin on the Creak near Tates in Dennisville. They were active members of the South Seaville Methodist Church, where Maud sang in the choir. Maud’s love and dedication for children did not stop at the school door. Every Sunday morning, rain or shine, she went around the neighborhood picking up children for church.
Additionally, she spent a lifetime constructing children’s crafts, raising money for children’s causes and producing children’s plays at Grange Hall. Maud, loved by all, taught many outstanding citizens of Cape May County, including Charles Sandman, who became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. At the midpoint of her profession, Maud was appointed principal of Lower Consolidated where she served as an educator for forty years until the school was dedicated in her name.
Maud Abrams retired in 1963 from the teaching profession shortly after contracting encephalitis from a mosquito bite. Maud Abrams was honored by the Cape Women’s Resource Fund on Women’s Equality Day on August 26, 1991 at Crest Haven Nursing Home in Cape May Court House, NJ where she was a resident since 1980. Maud Abrams passed away on March 3, 1992 at age 87.
