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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. 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.
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Divine services were held in 1812. Rev. Henry Giese was among the first Reformed ministers. The house of worship was a log building, afterward weather boarded. Among the first members were:Eli AlltfatherJoseph GlessnerAbraham LandisJacob Ziegler The pastors have been:Rev. H. GieseRev. ConradRev. A. B. KeplinRev. D. H. ReiterRev. L. B. LeasureRev. James GrantRev. Joel W. … Read more
<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>Stony Creek was organized as a township of Bedford county in 1792 out of a part of Quemahoning Township and named for the large stream that crosses it. It was the last of the six townships of what is now Somerset County formed by the Bedford County courts. When it was created, … Read more
The following is a complete list of the taxable inhabitants of the township for the year 1796. Stony Creek then included about one-sixth of Somerset county: Thomas AddesonHenry BeckerJonathan BeckerHenry BlackJames BlackGeorge BoyerAbraham BrandIsrael BrandHenry BrandJohn Brown, Sr.James BueChristianl BurketIsrael BurketCornelius BurnsGarrardus ClarksonJohn DearlingJoseph DrayerJoseph EngleGeorge FacklerJohn FergusonMartin FisherHenry FunkJacob GlessnerMichael GouderJacob GrendleGeorge GroveRichard HaukensMary … Read more
<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>Addison township, the third township created after the organization of Somerset County, was formed from a part of Turkeyfoot township in 1800. It was named after the Hon. Alexander Addison, the first judge of the courts of Somerset County. It is bounded on the west by the Youghiogheny river, the north by … Read more
According to authentic records, namely the testimony of Rev. Capt. John Steel, who visited this locality in April, 1768, the following persons were then resident at or near Turkeyfoot:Henry AbrahamsEzekiel DewittJames SpencerBenjamin JenningsJohn CooperEzekiel HickmanJohn EnslowHenry EnslowBenjamin PursleySome of these “trespassing settlers” doubtless lived within, the bounds of Addison township. (Source: History of Bedford, Somerset … Read more
Addison Division, No. 454, Sons of Temperance, was organized September 20, 1850. Officers and charter members:Sam’l R. LuptonWilliam RoddyEphraim WhiteIsaac DavisM.A. RossJoseph HendricksonJames RoddyIsaac LightSullivan JohnsonThomas J. CooperHenry McGeeWilliam T. BeardJames G. Snyder. (Source: History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, PA; 1884)
A lodge of Odd Fellows was instituted at Addison, October 22, 1851, with the following charter members and first officers:Sam’l R. Lupton, N.G.Henry Risheberger, V.G.Thos. J. Cooper, S.David Hartzell, T.Basil BirdNathan BradfieldIsaac BrownM. CramerC. DalrympleJames FullerJohn KesslerWilliam ParrM. A. RossEphraim White,J. W. Wilson (Source: History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, PA; 1884)
<center><strong>Newbury Methodist Episcopal Church</strong></center>This church was organized in Addison township at an early date. Among the leading members were: Edward Kemp, John Kemp, John Heston and John Forshey. A house of worship was erected in 1812, and occupied until 1834, when it was torn down. Among the preachers were: Revs. Robert Hanna, John White, James … Read more
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church at Listonburg was erected in 1872, at a cost of two thousand dollars. The pastors have been:Rev. L. W. HazlepRev. L. R. MarkwoodRev. W. E. WolfRev. C. E. SimmonsRev. William ShuffRev. W. B. Dorsey The first trustees were:Thomas ListonHiram MitchellJesse ListonAlfred MitchellGeorge Wass The first steward and class leader was Jesse … Read more
<center><strong>Brethren</strong></center>Savage congregation, of the Brethren or German Baptists, worships in a frame meeting-house, erected in the eastern part of the township in 1881 at a cost of about twelve hundred dollars. The first ministers of this church were: Jonathan Kelso, bishopNathaniel MerrillJohn MeyersL. A. PeckSamuel MillerSamuel MossJoel NagyEdward HostetlerDaniel FikeJ. W. Peck. This is a … Read more