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According to the tax list for 1813, the number of acres of cleared land in the township was small, each farm containing from one to ten acres cleared. The following inhabitants had over ten acres cleared:Samuel Finley, Sr. – 30Peter Hutzel – 20Geo. Klingaman – 13John Klink Sr. – 15 The complete list is as … Read more
Several Members From County Attend at Somerset, Pa. Six hundred and eleven members of the Walker clan held their first reunion at, Edgewood Grove, near Somerset. Pa., on Wednesday of last week, coming from all parts of the county and from Maryland, Missouri and, Illinois. They passed a most pleasant day socially. Interesting features of … Read more
Christ\’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Somerset township, was organized, in 1844, by Rev. Peter Rizer. A house of worship was built in 1845 at a cost of nine hundred dollars. It has since been repaired to the amount of twenty-two hundred dollars. The congregation is out of debt and numbers at this time one … Read more
First a Union Congregation, composed of Reformed and Lutherans, Friedens Reformed Church was organized by Rev. D. B. Ernst and Rev. J. D. Gackenheimer, in December, 1846. Rev. D. B. Ernst had previously preached to the people for one year. The first elders were: Jacob Snyder and Nicholas Zahnies; deacons: John Sudor and John Schmedt. … Read more
GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCHThe German Lutheran Church in Somerset township was established in 1870, by Rev. Frederick Kohler. Its members were:Frederick BingnerJohn BrommWilliam BrommLudwick BrosekerFrederick HabenichtCharles KlineChristian SchlickermanDaniel ShoemakerChristian ZinkeWilliam ZinkeThe wives of the above-named were also members, excepting Habenicht. The pastors were A. W. Mueller and Charles Lauderbach; Christian Zinke and Frederick Bingner served as … Read more
Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized about the year 1783, by Rev. Mr. Steck, whose labors extended over a vast region lying on both sides of the Allegheny mountains. The first house of worship was built jointly by members of the Lutheran and Reformed congregations, about the year 1783. It was also used for educational … Read more
The first term of court held in the county of Somerset was convened for the first time on Monday, the 25th day of December, 1795. Hon. Alexander Addison as president judge of the fifth judicial district presided, assisted by James Wells, Abraham Cable, and Ebenezer Griffith, Esqs., associate judges of Somerset county. Judge Addison presided … Read more
SOMERSET, AUG. 1–The descendants of Yost Miller, a Revolutionary soldier, will hold their second annual reunion in Somerset on August 12th. This year\’s reunion will be attended by many more of the kin than the one last year, owing to the additional historical facts discovered since that time and the pleasant congenial mingling of a … Read more
<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>In 1886 Black Township was formed by the Somerset County Court out of the eastern part of Milford Township, which included the part of Milford Township lying east of Coxes\’ Creek and east of the Casselman River below Rockwood. The area is 18,692 acres or about 29¼ square miles. It was named … Read more
<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>Greenville township was organized in 1812 from a portion of Southampton. It has a small population that depends mainly on agriculture for support. An abundance of fine quality limestone is known to exist but no mineral deposits have yet been developed. The first settlers of the township were Samuel Finley and his … Read more