Somerset County

Hi and welcome to the Somerset County Pennsylvania Genealogy Project — a proud member of the PA-Roots family of websites.
Your County Team Associate is Nathan Zipfel and I’m really glad you stopped by and I hope that you find this website useful for your genealogical research.  A  huge thanks to Nan who originally develped the resources for Somerset County.
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1843 Summit Township Taxables

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The following were the taxable inhabitants of Summit township in the year 1843:John Berkely, Sr., cooperJohn Berkely, Jr.Jacob Berkely, gristmill and sawmillSally Berkely, sawmillAbraham BeachlyDaniel Beachly, tanyardJohn K. BeachlyElias BeachlyAndrew Brown, shoemakerJacob Brown, shoemakerChris. BoyerSamuel BittingerRudolph BittingerJohn Bowers, cooperJohn H. BowserJohn Brougher, SrJonathan BawmanJacob BreniserPeter BoyerJosiah Boyd, blacksmithJacob A. BriskyDaniel BaerJohn BarkholderDaniel BogerSamuel Barkley, sawmillWilliam … Read more

Reformed Churches of Jenner Township

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Beam congregation of the Reformed church was organized June 14, 1844, by Rev. William Conrad, then of Berlin, Pennsylvania. The first officers were Abraham Beam and Christian Ludy, elders; Gillian Walter and Isaac Ankeny, deacons. There is no record of original members. The pastors have been Revs. D. B. Ernst, C. F. Hoffmeier, F. K. … Read more

Evangelical Churches of Jenner Township

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Ben\’s Creek circuit of the Evangelical Association is situated mostly in Jenner township. The oldest church edifice in this circuit is St. John\’s, which was erected in 1875, during the pastorate of Rev. T. Eisenhower. Its cost was seventeen hundred dollars. Church officers: John Baker, George Swank, Jeremiah Gindlesperger; Membership at present; church, fifty-one; sabbath … Read more

Hoffman Lutheran Church

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Hoffman Lutheran church, near Jenner Crossroads, was organized November 20, 1814, Rev. Ernst Heinrich Tiedemann, pastor. The original members were:Jacob HoffmanSimon ShafferMichael CoverJohn KummerPeter FriedlinePhilip HoffmanConrad Keyser The pastors have been:Rev. E. H. TiedemannRev. D. H. KiefferRev. J. H. RabanachRev. P. SchmuckerRev. F. HeyerRev. D. HeiligRev. H. HaverstickRev. P. RizerRe. S. B. LawsonRev. J. T. … Read more

Jenner Township

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<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>Jenner township is a pleasant and prosperous farming community. It was organized in 1811 out of part of Quemahoning township, and named for Dr. Edward Jenner, the discoverer and advocator of vaccination. It is large in territory, and embraces within its limits one borough and one prosperous village. This township contains valuable … Read more

Savage Run Reformed & Lutheran Church

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Savage Run Reformed and Lutheran Church, commonly called Fink\’s church, was organized by Rev. B. Knepper in 1849. The house of worship was erected in the fall of the same year at a cost of about nine hundred dollars. The first church officers were:Michael Fink – elderIsrael Shumaker – deacon, for the ReformedMichael Moser – … Read more

Gladden’s Run Reformed & Lutheran Church

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Gladden\’s Run Reformed and Lutheran Church commenced with six members in Hoyman\’s schoolhouse in 1846. In November, 1872, the congregation was regularly organized by Rev. B. Knepper, the pastor, who is still in charge. The first church officers were:Israel Emerich – elderAndrew Everlain – elderBailey Shumaker – deaconSamuel Shurmaker – deaconThe oldest members were:Jonathan EmerichBenjamin … Read more