Organizations & Lists, Somerset County

Berlin Lodge No. 461, I.O.O.F.

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Berlin Lodge, No. 461, I.O.O.F., was organized January 9, 1852. The following were charter members:Samuel S. PlattJohn PatenL. J. CaseDaniel HeffleyAaron MillerGeorge B. ArmstrongCharles StonerWilliam H. PlattJohn S. HeffleyWashington MegahanJames C. LeabheartHenry ShomberWilliam P. CarrollHenry F. SwopeThomas StewartHenry BrubakerWilliam P. FoustJosiah ZimmermanWalter ChalfantJohn RobertsJonathan StatlerThe first officers were:S. S. Platt, N.G.John Paten, V.G.Lemuel J. Case, … Read more

Sons of Temperance – Addison

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Addison Division, No. 454, Sons of Temperance, was organized September 20, 1850. Officers and charter members:Sam’l R. LuptonWilliam RoddyEphraim WhiteIsaac DavisM.A. RossJoseph HendricksonJames RoddyIsaac LightSullivan JohnsonThomas J. CooperHenry McGeeWilliam T. BeardJames G. Snyder. (Source: History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, PA; 1884)

Odd Fellows Lodge – Addison

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A lodge of Odd Fellows was instituted at Addison, October 22, 1851, with the following charter members and first officers:Sam’l R. Lupton, N.G.Henry Risheberger, V.G.Thos. J. Cooper, S.David Hartzell, T.Basil BirdNathan BradfieldIsaac BrownM. CramerC. DalrympleJames FullerJohn KesslerWilliam ParrM. A. RossEphraim White,J. W. Wilson (Source: History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, PA; 1884)

I.O.O.F. – Stoystown

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Stoystown Lodge, No. 372, I.O.O.F., was instituted on October 3, 1849. The chartered members were:Robert H. PattersonJoseph A. GarmanDavid ClarkDavid StatlerAugustus HeffleyJosiah H. ZimmermanJosiah Keller This old lodge is still flourishing, and at present has a membership of forty. The financial standing of the lodge is as follows: Money invested, eight hundred and thirty-one dollars; … Read more

G.A.R. – Ross Rush Post No. 361 – Ursina

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Ross Rush Post, No. 361, G.A.R., was organized July 23, 1883. The officers and charter members were as follows:Col. E. D. Yutzy, C.B. F. Snyder, S.V.C.G. W. Anderson, J.V.C.T. W. Anderson, Chap.Noah Scott, Q.M.William H. Kepler, O.D.Jackson Lenhart, O.G.LeRoy Forquer, Adj.J. B. JenningsJacob J. BushAndrew HollidayWilliam R. ThomasAlfred M. SnyderHarrison YounkinHarrison VansycleJohn EnosAndrew J. CrossSamuel … Read more

I.O.O.F. – Ursina Lodge No. 806

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Ursina Lodge, No. 806, I.O.O.F., was instituted July 12, 1873, with the following charter members:John LeslieB. M. FreshwaterSamuel ThompsonW. S. HarahJ. R. WeimerWilliam CaldwellSamuel MinderAlex. LeslieEd. KornsB. F. SnyderR. H. DullW. W. WolffI. J. MillerN. B. LichliterW. H. SannerS. B. JohnstonJ. B. DavisW. J. JonesJ. P. MillerWilliam ShawJ. S. Peterman The first officers were:W. S. … Read more

I.O.O.F. – Confluence Lodge

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Confluence Lodge, I.O.O.F., was instituted December 12, 1872, with the following officers and charter members:F.R. Fleck, N.G.Chas. Strohm, V.G.James Baxter, Sec’yW.S. Mountain, Ass’t Sec’yH. Valentine, Treas.W.R. MountainDavid MorrisonHenry D. BoleJ.K.P. ShoemakerJames RichardsonEllsworth McClearySam’l NeighleyRobt. WallaceJames B. CrossM. TannebillW.H. BishopJames KlingensmithWilliam Kessler Present membership, twenty- one; value of lodge property, four hundred and eighty- three dollars … Read more

Berlin G.A.R.

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Mark Collins Post, No. 344, G.A.R., was organized at Berlin June 21, 1883, with the following officers and charter members:Rev. H. F. Keener, P.C.A. D. Floto, S.V.C.C. C. Ball, J.V.C.J. Krissinger, Adjt.Samuel Imhoff, Surg.James Alton, Chap.A. K. Johnson, Q.M.W. H. Bender, O.D.Henry Gessner, O.G.Joseph Baldwin, S.M.Jeremiah Hartman, Q.M.S.Conrad KeimLudwig KoobSamuel FerrellWilliam J. PennCharles DivelyJoseph ImhoffMembership … Read more