The following history was written in 1889 by Rev. J. C. MELOY: Somerset, the county seat of Somerset County, is one of the most beautiful towns in Western Pennsylvania. It…

The following were the taxable inhabitants of Summit township in the year 1843:John Berkely, Sr., cooperJohn Berkely, Jr.Jacob Berkely, gristmill and sawmillSally Berkely, sawmillAbraham BeachlyDaniel Beachly, tanyardJohn K. BeachlyElias BeachlyAndrew…

Beam congregation of the Reformed church was organized June 14, 1844, by Rev. William Conrad, then of Berlin, Pennsylvania. The first officers were Abraham Beam and Christian Ludy, elders; Gillian…

Ben\’s Creek circuit of the Evangelical Association is situated mostly in Jenner township. The oldest church edifice in this circuit is St. John\’s, which was erected in 1875, during the…

Moses Fream, who had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Hagerstown, Maryland, settled within one mile of where the church now stands, in the year 1792, and…

Hoffman Lutheran church, near Jenner Crossroads, was organized November 20, 1814, Rev. Ernst Heinrich Tiedemann, pastor. The original members were:Jacob HoffmanSimon ShafferMichael CoverJohn KummerPeter FriedlinePhilip HoffmanConrad Keyser The pastors have…

<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>Jenner township is a pleasant and prosperous farming community. It was organized in 1811 out of part of Quemahoning township, and named for Dr. Edward Jenner, the…

Savage Run Reformed and Lutheran Church, commonly called Fink\’s church, was organized by Rev. B. Knepper in 1849. The house of worship was erected in the fall of the same…

Gladden\’s Run Reformed and Lutheran Church commenced with six members in Hoyman\’s schoolhouse in 1846. In November, 1872, the congregation was regularly organized by Rev. B. Knepper, the pastor, who…

  WELLERSBURG John J. Witt, 1857 Chas G. McClelland, 1859 Michael Long, 1862 D. B. Troutman, 1862 Michael Long, Josiah B. Hicks, 1867 M. Long, 1872 M. Long, 1877 M.…