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.
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.
The links below will take you to the various PA-Roots DataBoards and other resources for Somerset County.  At last check there are over 19,900 individual data records posted.
Thanks!
Nathan
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Greenville Churches

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  The first church in Greenville township was erected by the citizens as a untion meeting-house about 1810, and was principally occupied by the Presbyterians and the Lutherans. It was also used as a schoolhouse. The old building stood about a mile and a half northwest of Pocahontas. It was of logs and the shingles … Read more

Greenville Reformed Church

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The Greenville Reformed Church was organized by Rev. D. J. H. Kieffer, probably in 1820. Among the original members were:Elder Christian Lint and wifeDeacon Jacob LintJohn Lint and wifePeter EngleJacob GarlitzThe pastors have been:Rev. D. J. H. Kieffer – 1825Rev. H. E. F. Voigt – 1827-28Rev. H. G. Ibbeken – 1836-41Rev. Benjamin Knepper – 1846-74Rev. … Read more

Tressler-Daniels Reunion – 1953

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<center>OVER TWO HUNDRED MEMBERS OF TRESSLER-DANIELSCLANS HAVE REUNION AT KINGWOOD</center>Odd Fellows Park in Kingwood was the site Saturday afternoon of the first reunion of the Tressler-Daniels clans, with over two hundred descendants of the two families in attendance. A basket picnic dinner was served at noon. In the afternoon a sports program and contests were … Read more

Friedens Reformed Church

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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 Church

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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

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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

Judges of Somerset County 1795-1824

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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