Somerset Borough Burgesses 1816-1883
1816 – Jacob Schneider 1817 – John Kurtz 1818 – Jacob Glessner 1819 – Alexander Ogle, Jr. 1820 – Chauncey Forward 1821 – Abraham Morrison 1824 – Alexander Ogle, Jr.…
Sheriffs 1795-1881
Thomas Kennedy, elected October, 1795. Peter Kimmel, elected October, 1798. Thomas Kennedy, elected October, 1801. Abraham Miller, elected October, 1804. Thomas Kennedy, elected October, 1807. Frederick Neff, elected October, 1810.…
Somerset Lodge No. 358, F. & A. M.
Somerset Lodge No. 358, F. and A. M. was organized September 20, 1865. Its first W.M. was Andrew J. Colborn. His successors have been: N. P. Kerr, W. A. Garman,…
District Attorneys 1850-1883
John Edie, elected October, 1850. Cyrus Meyers, elected October, 1856. Cyrus Meyers, elected October, 1859. William H. Postlethwaite, elected October, 1862. Samuel Gaither, elected October, 1865. Francis J. Kooser, elected…
Directors of the Poor 1846-1882
DIRECTORS OF THE POOR. A majority vote in favor of a county poor house and farm was first polled at the October election in 1845. Benjaman Kimmel, elected October, 1846.…
Associate Judges 1795-1881
James Wells, commissioned April 17, 1795. Abraham Cable, commissioned April l7, 1795. Ebenezer Griffith, commissioned April l7, 1795. Morgan J. Rhees, commissioned February 8, l799. Robert Philson, commissioned August 10,…
County Treasurers 1795-1881
Josiah Espy, appointed October, 1795. Abraham Morrison, appointed September, 1801. Jacob Saylor, appointed October, 1805. James Clark, appointed December, 1808. Frederick Neff, appointed January, 1813. Abraham Morrison, appointed January, 1814.…
County Surveyors 1869-1880
Enoch D. Yutzy, elected October, 1869. Frederick Knepper, elected October, 1862. William M. Schrock, elected October, 1868. William B. Shafer, elected October, l871. Jonathan H. Fritz, elected October, 1874. Willjam…
County Coroners 1795-1880
David King, elected 1795. George Swartz, elected 1799. William McDermett, elected 1801. John Onewalt, elected 1803. Michael Hugus, elected 1804. Alexander Linn, elected 1808. Jasper Ruby, elected 1810. Norman M.…
County Commissioner’s Clerks 1795-1882
Abraham Morrison, appointed October, l795 William Russell, October, 1797 Joseph Parks, July, 1799 Dr. William G. Elder, February, 1800 Otho Shrader, April, 1801 John Sullivan, January, 1805 John McClean, October,…