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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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The following history was written by Professor J. B. WHIPKEY, County Superintendent from 1875 to 1881, and published in 1877 as part of the State Report: What is now known as Somerset county formerly constituted a part of Bedford county, and consisted of but four townships. In April, 1795, an act of Assembly was passed … Read more
All persons listed in the abstract were born in Pennsylvania, unless otherwise noted. Both parents of the head of household and his wife were born in the U.S., unless otherwise noted. (School) indicates that the person attended school within the year. R. E. stands for real estate. P. E. is for personal estate. HENRY OTT, … Read more
LANDOWNERS IN 1867 — Larimer Township, Somerset County The following is a list of landowners whose names appear on the 1867 landowner map of Larimer Township. Some of these names appear on the map several times; but for brevity\’s sake, are only listed below once. ALBRIGHT, F.ALBRIGHT, H.ALBRIGHT, P.BACHMAN, J.BAKER, J.BEAL, J.BEAL, S.BITTNER, E.BITTNER, J.BITTNER, … Read more
Joel Austin, Windber Harry C. Barnhart, Stoyestown H. O. Beegle, Hooversville John F. Bender, Stoyestown B. F. Berkey, Hooversville Benjamin Bowman, Stoyestown John P. Boyer, Quemahoning Lloyd Boyer, Elklick Frank Bridegum, Meyersdale Samuel Bridegum, Meyersdale Frederick Broomberg, Windber Perry Brown, Confluence Howard Cook, Garrett Edward J. Cramer, Meyersdale Henry C. Cramer, Kingwood Harrison Custer, Buckstown … Read more
AKINS, Andrew: Shoemaker, 1 house, 1/2 lot ($150) ANAWALT, John: Constable, 1 cow ($110) ANKENY, Anthony: 2 lots ($20) ANKENY, Isaac Esq: Sheriff, 2 horses, 2 cows, 4 lots ($280) ANKENY, Joseph: 20 acres – 7 acres clear ($125) ANKENY, Peter: 60 acres – 60 acres clear ($360) ANNAWALT, Samuel: Carpenter, single man ($100) ANTHONY, … Read more
Teacher School Name Monthly Salary # Students Enrolled BENDER, D.H. Upper Folk $ 32.00 62 BLANCH, E.K. Sawmill $ 29.00 31 FlKE, D.J. Lichty $ 29.00 46 HAY, A.L.G. Thomas $ 32.00 29 KEIM, W.H. Peck $ 29.00 42 LEPLEY, Herman G Cross Roads $ 30.00 35 LICHLITER, C.S. West Salisbury Primary $ 29.00 47 … Read more
ANKENY, David: 178 acres — 40 cleared; 1 house; 1 horse; 2 cows ($618 total value) ANSEL, Michael: 100 acres – 12 cleared; 2 horses; 2 cows ($124 total value) ANSEL, Peter: 100 acres – 15 cleared; 1 horse; 1 cow ($99 total value) ARMS, Thomas: 100 acres – 20 cleared; 1 horse; 1 cow … Read more
AMCH, Nicholas: Shoemaker; singleman ANAWALT, Jacob: Carpenter; 1 horse; 1 cow ATCHASON, James: Laborer ATCHASON, John Jr: Weaver; 1 cow ATCHASON, John Sr: Laborer; 1 cow ATCHASON, William: Weaver; 1 cow ATCHBAUGH, John: 1 house & lot; 1 cow AUMAN, Peter: 1 cow AUMAN, Phillip: Wheelright; 1 cow AVINGER, Joseph: 1 house & lot; 1 … Read more
Includes all of what is now Somerset County lying west of the Allegheny Mountains in 1772: Abrahams, Henry………………100 acres…..12 clearedAdams, Samuel…………………200 acres…….5 clearedAdams, solomon……………….200 acres…….3 clearedAmbrose Frederick…………….200 acres…….8 clearedBarrick (Boude), Ludwick…….100 acres……2 clearedBaxter, John……………………..200 acres……8 clearedBenuch, Christopher…………..200 acres……3 clearedBiggs, Benjamin…………………300 acres……2 clearedBridges, John…………………….200 acres……3 clearedBrown, Richard…………………..300 acres……6 clearedCable (Keble), Abraham………200 acres…..10 clearedCampbell, James………………..200acres……12 clearedCatta, John……………………….200 … Read more
Items crossed out below were crossed off on the original record. (400) = Total assessed value of all taxable items listed; given in dollars. Joseph BOYER: 200 acres (6 cleared); 1 horse; 1 cow; 1 cabin (133) Benjamin BOYER: 100 acres (15 cleared); 2 cows; 1 cabin (77) Aaron BRECHNER: 200 acres (8 cleared); 1 … Read more