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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 first church in Upper Turkey-Foot was a log building, erected by the Methodists, at Paddytown, in 1816. Rev. Jacob Gruber held the first quarterly meeting and preached the first sermon in this church. Rev. James Wilson was the first preacher in charge. The following presiding elders have conducted services here:Rev. William StevensRev. Robert BoydRev. … Read more
The following is the assessor’s list of owners of real property in Upper TurkeyFoot township in the year 1848: <center>A – M — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=318&rowstart=1″><u>N – Z</u></a></center>John AnsellMich. Ansell, Sr.Sam BaldwinWm. BaldwinFred. BlubaughJohn BlubaughSimon BlubaughChris. Boyer, millerWidow BradfordWidow BriggsJohn BrookJac. BrougherJohn Brougher, Sr.John Brougher, Jr.Peter BrougherSam. BrougherSilas BuleyMoses CatonThomas CatonPaul CleavingerEmanuel ConnHenry ConnBernard Connelly’s estateHugh … Read more
Middle Creek Evangelical Lutheran church was organized by Rev. William Uhl in 1850. Prior to the organization there had been preaching in the Putman schoolhouse for five or six years. The church edifice was erected in 1850, at a cost of ‘twelve hundred dollars. The first church officers were:Diedrich KregerWilliam MooreGeorge PileFrederick Uphouse The pastors … Read more
<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>Organized in 1853, Middlecreek Township contains 19,318 acres or about 30 square miles, and was formed out of the western part of Milford Township. It was named after the stream of the same name that ran through the middle of Milford and became Middlecreek\’s eastern boundary. One of the first settlers in … Read more
The following is a copy of the official list of voters of Middle Creek township in 1854, one year after the organization of the township:<center>A – K — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=311&rowstart=1″><u>L – Z</u></a></center>Christian BarkleyDan’l BarkleyDav. Barkley, Jr.H. B. BarnesChauncy BarronGeo. BarronHiram BarronMoses BarronSimon BarronJohn BongardHenry BoucherHiram BoucherJohn BoucherSol. BoucherBenj. BowmanJohn BoytsEmanuel CaronGabriel ChristnerCassimer CramerChas. CramerChauncy CramerDav. … Read more
Taxables of Brothersvalley Township for 1776:<center><strong>A – K</strong> — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=308&rowstart=1″><u>L – Z</u></a></center>Ambrosia, FrederickAldfather, FrederickBagly, MichaelBaker, PhilipBerkly, JacobBerkley, LudwickBough, ChristianBougher, PeterBowman, StophelBoyers, PhilipCable, AbrahamCable, JacobCafer, JacobCiblee, JacobCook, AdamCooper, MichaelCountryman, GeorgeDelabaugh, ValentineDites, MichaelDites, YostDivies, HenryDivies, WilliamDurst, CasperEaster, AnthonyEdnies, JohnEstop, RobertFancy, JosephFisher, JacobFlick, AdamFrig, JohnFrig, JohnFurrow, ChristianGilliage, JohnGimor, JohnGlasner, HenryGlasner, JacobGreenwalt, JosephGrove, PeterHail, WalterHair, ChristianHendricks, AndrewHendricks, JohnHershberger, … Read more
The following is a list of the taxable inhabitants of Berlin borough in the year 1837: John Atcheson, Jr., weaverJohn AutchbaughSolomon Baer, justiceHenry BakerLudwick BakerThos. Baldwin, wagonmakerElias Ball, cooperFred. Bedker, shoemakerJohn and Geo. BeighleyJohn Brubaker, innkeeperElizabeth BurkhartArch. Compton, tailorGeo. Conrad, carpenterSam. Conrad, gunsmithSarah ConradJohn S. Crawford, shoemakerPolly CrawfordSolomon Denius, clergymanPh. DornPh. Dorn, tailorGeo. Dively’s estateMartin … Read more
<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>BROTHER’S VALLEY was organized as a township of Bedford county, in 1771, and was the first township formed west of the Allegheny mountains in the Province of Pennsylvania. It then included all of the present county of Somerset which is situated west of the Allegheny mountain, and extended northward into the present … Read more
<center><strong>A – G</strong> — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=305&rowstart=1″><u>H – M</u></a> — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=305&rowstart=2″><u>N – Z</u></a></center>The following is a copy of the tax-list of Brother’s Valley for the year 1796:Jacob AlbrightHenry AlderFrederick AmbroseyFrederick BakerJacob BarndPeter BarndHenry BeakerJacob BeakerLudwick BeakerPeter BeakerPhilip BeakerHenry BeakerlyLudwick BearJacob BeeghleyJohn BeeghleyMichael BeeghleyJoseph BeegleyGeorge BenderIsaac BennetWilliam BerkebillJohn BerleyChristian BerslerJacob BiegleJacob BinglerFrederick BlockerJacob BloughJohn BloughJohn BoldonHenry … Read more
Brother’s Valley church of the Brethren or German Baptists was organized in 1880, with one hundred and ten members. The present membership of this church is one hundred and eighteen. The charge now contains one meeting-house. The first meeting-house in the district was built in 1848.Bishop: J. BloughMinisters: G. Schrock, William Sevits, D. P. Walker, … Read more