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Livengood Reunion – 1920

<center>Descendants of Somerset Pioneer for OrganizationFamily Reunion July 30 Near Casselman</center>MEYERSDALE, April 13– At a recent meeting of the great-great grandchildren of Peter Leibundgut, one of the earliest settlers, of…

Greenville Churches

  The first church in Greenville township was erected by the citizens as a untion meeting-house about 1810, and was principally occupied by the Presbyterians and the Lutherans. It was…

Greenville Reformed Church

The Greenville Reformed Church was organized by Rev. D. J. H. Kieffer, probably in 1820. Among the original members were:Elder Christian Lint and wifeDeacon Jacob LintJohn Lint and wifePeter EngleJacob…

Tressler-Daniels Reunion – 1953

<center>OVER TWO HUNDRED MEMBERS OF TRESSLER-DANIELSCLANS HAVE REUNION AT KINGWOOD</center>Odd Fellows Park in Kingwood was the site Saturday afternoon of the first reunion of the Tressler-Daniels clans, with over two…

1813 Taxable of Greenville Township

According to the tax list for 1813, the number of acres of cleared land in the township was small, each farm containing from one to ten acres cleared. The following…

Walker Family Reunion – 1910

Several Members From County Attend at Somerset, Pa. Six hundred and eleven members of the Walker clan held their first reunion at, Edgewood Grove, near Somerset. Pa., on Wednesday of…

Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

  Christ\’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, of Somerset township, was organized, in 1844, by Rev. Peter Rizer. A house of worship was built in 1845 at a cost of nine hundred…

Friedens Reformed Church

First a Union Congregation, composed of Reformed and Lutherans, Friedens Reformed Church was organized by Rev. D. B. Ernst and Rev. J. D. Gackenheimer, in December, 1846. Rev. D. B.…

German Lutheran Church

GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCHThe German Lutheran Church in Somerset township was established in 1870, by Rev. Frederick Kohler. Its members were:Frederick BingnerJohn BrommWilliam BrommLudwick BrosekerFrederick HabenichtCharles KlineChristian SchlickermanDaniel ShoemakerChristian ZinkeWilliam ZinkeThe…

Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church

Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized about the year 1783, by Rev. Mr. Steck, whose labors extended over a vast region lying on both sides of the Allegheny mountains. The…