Census & Tax Lists, Somerset County

Number of Somerset County taxables for the year 1882, showing the boroughs and townships and the number of taxable inhabitants in each. TOWNSHIPS:Addison – 422Allegheny – 280Brother’s Valley – 390Conemaugh – 314Elk Lick – 244Greenville – 135Jefferson – 195Jenner – 385Larimer – 151Lower Turkeyfoot – 213Middlecreek – 151Milford – 428Northampton – 195Paint – 266Quemahoning – … Read more

The population of the county in 1860 was twenty-six thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight. In 1870 the inhabitants numbered twenty-eight thousand two hundred and twenty-six, and in 1880 thirty-three thousand one hundred and ten, enumerated by townships and boroughs as follows: TOWNSHIPS:Addison – 1,582Allegheny – 1,201Brothers’ Valley – 1,654Conemaugh – 1,379Elk Lick – 1,501Greenville – … Read more

According to the tax-list of 1796, the following persons in Milford township pursued other occupations than farming:Christian Ankeny, gristmill and sawmillPaul Barnett, fullerConrad Beemer, tavernBenj. Brown, tailorPeter Copp, storekeeperNath’l Davis, storekeeperJos. Douglas, blacksmithJac. Harbaugh, carpenterFred. Hensel, cordwainerJohn Herring, blacksmithDavid Jones, sawmillWm. Jones, masonWm. Jones, tavernPh. King, gristmill and sawmillJac. Kneble, blacksmithAdam Kreemer, blacksmithJohn Marteny, joinerAbr. … Read more

The following is a copy of the tax-list of Milford township for 1796, and shows the names of the resident taxables of at least one-sixth of Somerset county:<br><center><strong>A – F</strong> — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=326&amp;rowstart=1″><u>G – O</u></a> — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=326&amp;rowstart=2″><u>P – Z</u></a></center>Enoch AbramsAdam AdamsAdam Adams, Sr.James AllenIsaac AllenJohn AlthouseChristian AnkenyChristian AnkenyDavid AnkenyGeorge AnkenyGeorge AnkenyGeorge AnkenyHenry AnkenyPeter AnkenyJohn … Read more

The following is the assessor’s list of owners of real property in Upper TurkeyFoot township in the year 1848: <center>A – M — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=318&amp;rowstart=1″><u>N – Z</u></a></center>John AnsellMich. Ansell, Sr.Sam BaldwinWm. BaldwinFred. BlubaughJohn BlubaughSimon BlubaughChris. Boyer, millerWidow BradfordWidow BriggsJohn BrookJac. BrougherJohn Brougher, Sr.John Brougher, Jr.Peter BrougherSam. BrougherSilas BuleyMoses CatonThomas CatonPaul CleavingerEmanuel ConnHenry ConnBernard Connelly’s estateHugh … Read more

Taxables of Brothersvalley Township for 1776:<center><strong>A – K</strong> — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=308&amp;rowstart=1″><u>L – Z</u></a></center>Ambrosia, FrederickAldfather, FrederickBagly, MichaelBaker, PhilipBerkly, JacobBerkley, LudwickBough, ChristianBougher, PeterBowman, StophelBoyers, PhilipCable, AbrahamCable, JacobCafer, JacobCiblee, JacobCook, AdamCooper, MichaelCountryman, GeorgeDelabaugh, ValentineDites, MichaelDites, YostDivies, HenryDivies, WilliamDurst, CasperEaster, AnthonyEdnies, JohnEstop, RobertFancy, JosephFisher, JacobFlick, AdamFrig, JohnFrig, JohnFurrow, ChristianGilliage, JohnGimor, JohnGlasner, HenryGlasner, JacobGreenwalt, JosephGrove, PeterHail, WalterHair, ChristianHendricks, AndrewHendricks, JohnHershberger, … Read more

The following is a list of the taxable inhabitants of Berlin borough in the year 1837: John Atcheson, Jr., weaverJohn AutchbaughSolomon Baer, justiceHenry BakerLudwick BakerThos. Baldwin, wagonmakerElias Ball, cooperFred. Bedker, shoemakerJohn and Geo. BeighleyJohn Brubaker, innkeeperElizabeth BurkhartArch. Compton, tailorGeo. Conrad, carpenterSam. Conrad, gunsmithSarah ConradJohn S. Crawford, shoemakerPolly CrawfordSolomon Denius, clergymanPh. DornPh. Dorn, tailorGeo. Dively’s estateMartin … Read more

<center><strong>A – G</strong> — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=305&amp;rowstart=1″><u>H – M</u></a> — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=305&amp;rowstart=2″><u>N – Z</u></a></center>The following is a copy of the tax-list of Brother’s Valley for the year 1796:Jacob AlbrightHenry AlderFrederick AmbroseyFrederick BakerJacob BarndPeter BarndHenry BeakerJacob BeakerLudwick BeakerPeter BeakerPhilip BeakerHenry BeakerlyLudwick BearJacob BeeghleyJohn BeeghleyMichael BeeghleyJoseph BeegleyGeorge BenderIsaac BennetWilliam BerkebillJohn BerleyChristian BerslerJacob BiegleJacob BinglerFrederick BlockerJacob BloughJohn BloughJohn BoldonHenry … Read more

The following is a complete list of the taxable inhabitants of the township for the year 1796. Stony Creek then included about one-sixth of Somerset county: Thomas AddesonHenry BeckerJonathan BeckerHenry BlackJames BlackGeorge BoyerAbraham BrandIsrael BrandHenry BrandJohn Brown, Sr.James BueChristianl BurketIsrael BurketCornelius BurnsGarrardus ClarksonJohn DearlingJoseph DrayerJoseph EngleGeorge FacklerJohn FergusonMartin FisherHenry FunkJacob GlessnerMichael GouderJacob GrendleGeorge GroveRichard HaukensMary … Read more

According to authentic records, namely the testimony of Rev. Capt. John Steel, who visited this locality in April, 1768, the following persons were then resident at or near Turkeyfoot:Henry AbrahamsEzekiel DewittJames SpencerBenjamin JenningsJohn CooperEzekiel HickmanJohn EnslowHenry EnslowBenjamin PursleySome of these “trespassing settlers” doubtless lived within, the bounds of Addison township. (Source: History of Bedford, Somerset … Read more