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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.
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The elected township officers in 1861 were:Constable: William PutmanAssessor: Jacob J. BittnerAssistant Assessors: Hiram Boucher and Cassimer CramerSchool Directors: Jonathan Saylor and Jeriah PileSupervisors: Deidrich Kreager and Simon BarronInspectors: Eli Saylor and Michael NicolaJudge: A. B. HochstetlerAuditor: Messimore KingTownship Clerk: Jacob R. McMillen and J. G. Eler (this was a tie vote) (Courtesy of the … Read more
The first church in Rockwood was built by the Evangelical Association in 1871. The building is a frame, and cost sixteen hundred dollars. In building it, the society were assisted by subscriptions from citizens who were not members. The first class-leader was Zachariah Snyder; first trustees, Simon Snyder, Thomas Cupp and Zachariah Snyder. The pastors … Read more
<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>Milford, the fourth township of what is now Somerset County was formed out of a part of Turkeyfoot township around 1780 and probably contained several settlers during the time of the revolutionary war. More than a hundred years before the present date (1883), James Wilson executed a cabin on a tract of … Read more
Middle Creek church of the Brethren or German Baptists was organized in 1849, with one hundred members. The district now has three hundred and twenty members and seven meeting-houses. The first meeting- house was built in 1850. Bishop: Adam F. SnyderMinisters:J. D. MillerJ. C. SchrockValentine BloughSilas HooverWm. MeyersJ. BerkleyCornelius BerkleyWilliam Miller (Source: History of Bedford, … Read more
The first church in New Centreville was erected about 1813, by the Lutherans and the Presbyterians. It was a log building, erected under the superintendence of John Carbaugh. The building was not finished until 1819. The first ministers who preached in the old house were Rev. Frederick Long, Lutheran, and Rev. John H. Giesy, Presbyterian. … Read more
According to the tax-list of 1796, the following persons in Milford township pursued other occupations than farming:Christian Ankeny, gristmill and sawmillPaul Barnett, fullerConrad Beemer, tavernBenj. Brown, tailorPeter Copp, storekeeperNath’l Davis, storekeeperJos. Douglas, blacksmithJac. Harbaugh, carpenterFred. Hensel, cordwainerJohn Herring, blacksmithDavid Jones, sawmillWm. Jones, masonWm. Jones, tavernPh. King, gristmill and sawmillJac. Kneble, blacksmithAdam Kreemer, blacksmithJohn Marteny, joinerAbr. … Read more
The following is a copy of the tax-list of Milford township for 1796, and shows the names of the resident taxables of at least one-sixth of Somerset county:<br><center><strong>A – F</strong> — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=326&rowstart=1″><u>G – O</u></a> — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=326&rowstart=2″><u>P – Z</u></a></center>Enoch AbramsAdam AdamsAdam Adams, Sr.James AllenIsaac AllenJohn AlthouseChristian AnkenyChristian AnkenyDavid AnkenyGeorge AnkenyGeorge AnkenyGeorge AnkenyHenry AnkenyPeter AnkenyJohn … Read more
<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>Upper Turkeyfoot township was organized in 1848, its territory, up to that date, having been included in the old township of Turkey-Foot. This region was settled early, but much of the land, owing to its mountainous and rugged features, still remains uncleared. A large number of the early settlers were Irish. Many … Read more
The first church in Kingwood was the Evangelical Lutheran, built in 1852, at a cost of about five hundred dollars. The first pastor was Rev. M.F. Pfähler. The present membership is about sixty- five. The Church of God at Kingwood was erected in 1876. The first minister was Rev. John Hickernell. The first officers were … Read more
Wesley Chapel Methodist Episcopal church, situated in the northern part of the township, was erected in 1863, at a cost of one thousand dollars.The first ministers were Revs. Wilkinson and Williams.The trustees were:John LanningMessimer CramerJohn C. PhillippiNorman LichliterDavid LichliterJeremiah PileJoseph B. CritchfieldClassleader: David LichliterMembership about thirty- five. (Source: History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, … Read more