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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. Â A Â huge thanks to Nan who originally develped the resources for Somerset County.
I’ll be adding to and updating this website as new material is made available, so please be sure to stop by often. If you’ve got data that you’d be willing to contribute, please contact me. I’m always in the need of help in getting data on-line. If you’d be interested in helping, please contact me.
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Geary Family Reunion Held at Champion The members of the family of Mr. and Mrs George Geary of Champion gathered at the parental home on July 4 for their annual reunion A program consisting of speaking and singing of sacred hymns was presented in the afternoon. The following were present:Mr. and Mrs. George Geary of … Read more
GERMAN FAMILY TO HAVE A REUNIONBlauch Blough Plough Reunion Will Be Held on Tuesday in a Park Near Johnstown The Blauch Blough Plough Reunion Association will hold its second annual reunion at Arbutus Park, near Johnstown, Tuesday August 24. The officers of the association are: President D. D. Blauch of JohnstownVice President C. E. Blough … Read more
<u>Walter Shipley Family Holds Annual Reunion At Victoria Homestead</u>The descendants of the late Walter Shipley held their second annual reunion at the home of Mrs. Mary Shipley on the old homestead at Victoria, above Ohiopyle, Sunday. The event was in the form of an old fashioned basket picnic, two tables bountifully filled with good things … Read more
MILLERS HOLD REUNIONMany Persons Gather at Somerset for Big CelebrationSOMERSET, June 4.– There was a happy family reunion at John A. Miller\’s Grand View home on north Franklin street, commencing on Saturday and lasting until yesterday, when the host and hostess, John A. Miller and Mary, his wife, enjoyed the unusual gratification of seeing all … Read more
The German Baptists of Jefferson township form a branch of the Middle Creek church. The first preaching in the township was at the house of Christian Miller in 1844; serviced conducted by Peter Cover and John Beaghley. There were then but two members in the township–John Maust and wife. The present number of members in … Read more
Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized by Rev. P. Rizer, July 31, 1842. Prior to this date, however, there had been preaching in the schoolhouses for about three years. During the year 1849 a church was erected at Bakersville, and dedicated on November 4 of the same year. The congregation is now quite large … Read more
<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>Jefferson township was organized in 1847 and named in honor of the distinguished statesman and president, Thomas Jefferson. The first township election was held at the house of Henry Baker, now owned by Jonathan C. Barkley. The township contains valuable quantities of coal as well as an abundance of limestone. Vast quantities … Read more
Tobias Musser, elected October, 1843. Michael Zimmerman, elected October, 1844. John R. Edie, elected October, 1845. John R. Edie, elected October, 1846. Jost J. Stutzman, elected October, 1847. Jost J. Stutzman, elected October, 1848. Henry Little, elected October, 1849. George Mowry, elected October, 1850. George Mowry, elected October, 1851. John P. H. Walker, elected October, … Read more
Jas. Armstrong – woolcarder………………..John Knipple – stonemasonHenry Ash, Sr…………………………………….Jac. KooserJac. Ankeny……………………………………….Moses LavanChris. Ankeny…………………………………….Wm. Loiry – tailorHenry & Sol. Baker……………………………..Jona. LenhartJac. Brendle – shoemaker…………………….Jac. LenhartThos. Benford…………………………………….Dav. Lohr – millerNich. Beck………………………………………….Wm. LoganPeter Brugh – tavernkeeper………………….Wm. Morrison – tanyard & millJohn C. Benford – tavernkeeper…………….John MorrisonHenry Baker Sr. – tavernkeeper…………….Jas. Morrison – gatekeeperGeo. Barkley Sr…………………………………..Jac. MillerAbr. Brugh………………………………………….John MasonJos. … Read more
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC R. P. Cummins Post, No. 210, G.A.R. (named in honor of Col. Robert P. Cummins, of the 142d Regt. Penn. Vols., who, while in command of his regiment, was mortally wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1, and died July 2, 1863), was organized June 16, 1881, by … Read more