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Professional & Tradesmen of Somerset Borough – 1850

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Sep 14, 2015

Number of dwellings, etc: 120.
PROMINENT RESIDENTS & REAL ESTATE OWNERS:
Armstrong, George – machinist
Benford & Sanner – merchants and tanners
Benfore, Cyrus – merchant
Benford, Henry – gentleman and owner of tavern and tanyard
Benford, John H. – tanner
Berkey, Michael – physician
Black, Jeremiah S. – president judge
Chorpenning, George – associate judge
Cox, Joshua F. – attorney
Cummins, Robert P. – apothecary
Dull, Abraham – brewer
Flick, Daniel – merchant
Forward, Ross – attorney
Gaither, Samuel – attorney
Herr, Joseph – watchmaker
Imhoff, Joseph – gentleman
Kimmel, Francis M. – attorney
Kimmel, John O. – merchant
Kimmel, Samuel – owner of taven
Kurtz, John – hatter
Lichtenberger, Josiah – gentleman
Lint, Gillian – justice of the peace
Morrison, Abraham – attorney
Mowry, George – gentleman
Neff & Flick – tanners
Neff, Jacob – gentleman
Neff, John – gentleman
Ogle, Andrew J. – attorney, also owner of foundry
Pearson, Samuel W. – attorney
Postlethwaite, William H. – attorney
Roddy, John D. – attorney
Sanner, Michael – merchant
Schell, Henry F. – merchant
Schell, John J. – gentleman
Snyder, John A. – farmer
Snyder, Nicholas – merchant
Snyder, William – hatter
Stutzman, Joseph – attorney
Tredwell, Miller – merchant
Walker, John – brewer
Weyand, Daniel – attorney
Witt, John – surveyor
PROMINENT RESIDENTS & TENANTS:
Bruce, Andrew – physician
Bruce, Norman M. – physician
Coffroth, John – gentleman
Cummins, Joseph – postmaster
Earl, Joseph B. – register and recorder
Eberhart, Uriah – preacher
Edie, John R. – attorney
Hassinger, Peter – preacher
Hay, George – innkeeper
Holderbaum, John M. – merchant
Knee, Solomon – innkeeper
Kooser, Curtis – wagonmaker
Kurtz, Samuel – apothecary
Laughton, Robert – teacher
Mong, John – millwright
Ogle, Alexander – gentleman
Parson, James – innkeeper
Picking, William – innkeeper
Row, Jonathan – county treasurer
Scull, Edward – editor and attorney
Stewart, Robert – prothonotary
Uhl, William – preacher
Weller, John – sheriff
Younkin Abraham – tailor
SINGLE FREEMEN:
Baer, William J. – attorney
Benford, George – printer
Hugis, Isaac – attorney
Long, Adam – teacher
Patton, John W. – merchant
Roddy, Robert R. – printer

(Source: History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, PA; 1884)

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