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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Miller Family in Somerset County to Hold Reunion on August 12th – 1911

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SOMERSET, AUG. 1–The descendants of Yost Miller, a Revolutionary soldier, will hold their second annual reunion in Somerset on August 12th. This year\’s reunion will be attended by many more of the kin than the one last year, owing to the additional historical facts discovered since that time and the pleasant congenial mingling of a … Read more

Black Township

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<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>In 1886 Black Township was formed by the Somerset County Court out of the eastern part of Milford Township, which included the part of Milford Township lying east of Coxes\’ Creek and east of the Casselman River below Rockwood. The area is 18,692 acres or about 29¼ square miles. It was named … Read more

Greenville Township

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<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>Greenville township was organized in 1812 from a portion of Southampton. It has a small population that depends mainly on agriculture for support. An abundance of fine quality limestone is known to exist but no mineral deposits have yet been developed. The first settlers of the township were Samuel Finley and his … Read more

Historical & Genealogical Societies

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Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society531 West Main StreetP. O. Box 95Rockwood, PA 15557<span class=\’small\’>Covers the areas of Black, Middlecreek, Milford and Upper Turkeyfoot townships; and Casselman, New Centerville, Rockwood and Seven Springs boroughs. Berlin Area Historical Society400 Vine StreetBerlin, PA 15530Telephone: (814)-267-5987 Boswell Historical Society 417 Main St. Box 39 Boswell, PA 15531 Telephone: … Read more

State Senators 1848-1882

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STATE JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT – Jeremiah S. Black, commissioned Nov. 13, 1854. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1872-3 – William J.Baer, delegate at large. SENATORS: Isaac Hugus, of Westmoreland and Somerset, elected 1848. Hamilton B. Barnes, of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton, elected 1851. Francis Jordan, of Bedford and Somerset, elected 1855. William P. Schell, of Bedford, Somerset … Read more

Registers, Recorders & Clerks of Orphans’ Courts 1795-1881

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  Josiah Espy, commissioned April 17, 1795. Morgan J. Rhees, commissioned January, 1800. Otho Schrader, commissioned December, 1804. Abraham Morrison, commissioned May, 1809. Alexander Ogle, commissioned April, 1812. Alexander Ogle, Jr., commissioned December, 1817. John Witt, commissioned February, 1821. Alexander Ogle, Jr., commissioned January, 1824. Alexander Ogle, Jr., commissioned April, 1827. Joseph Williams, commissioned January, … Read more

Prothonotaries and Clerks of Courts 1795-1881

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PROTHONOTARIES AND CLERKS OF COURTS: Josiah Espy, commissioned April 17, l795. Morgan J. Rhees, commissioned January, 1800. Otho Shrader, commissioned December, 1804. Abraham Morrison, commissioned April, 1806. Abraham Morrison, commissioned May, 1809. Alexander Ogle, commissioned April, 1812. Alexander Ogle, Jr., commissioned December, 1817. John Wells, commissioned February, 1821. Alexander Ogle, Jr., commissioned January, 1824. Alexander … Read more

Jury Commissioners 1867-1882

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Josiah Keller, elected October, 1867. John Thompson, elected October, 1867. Reuben Woy, elected October, 1870. David Knable, elected October, ,1870. George C. Leichty, elected October, 1873. Joseph C. Leichty, elected October, 1873. Charles T. Hunter, elected November, 1876. John Winters, elected November, 1879. Charles F. Rayman, elected November, 1882. Charles H. Fisher, elected November, 1882. … Read more

Somerset Borough Burgesses 1816-1883

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1816 – Jacob Schneider 1817 – John Kurtz 1818 – Jacob Glessner 1819 – Alexander Ogle, Jr. 1820 – Chauncey Forward 1821 – Abraham Morrison 1824 – Alexander Ogle, Jr. 1825 – Abraham Morrison 1826 – Alexander Ogle, Sr. 1827 – Joseph William 1828 – Abraham Morrison 1829 – Frederick Gebhart 1830 – Alexander Cummins … Read more