HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP Paint, the seventeenth of the twenty-five townships of Somerset County, was named after Paint Creek and formed in 1837 from a part of Shade township. John…

St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran church was organized in 1874 by Rev. A.J. Nuner, with twenty- nine members. The first church officers were: Reuben Miller – ElderThomas Lohr – ElderDavid Naugle…

Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran church was organized in 1856 by Rev. L.J. Bell. The original members were:John SeeseJohn StatlerEmanuel J. SeeseAdam FolmerDaniel ShafferFrederick KeiferPeter StatlerPhilip SeeseM. Seese, Jr.Philip E. SeeseJacob…

Total taxpayers: 433 Freeholders: 246 Tenants: 114 Single men: 73 Baer, Herman L. – attorney Baer, William J. – president judge of the 16th judicial district Beerits, H. C. –…

Freeholders: 142 Tenants: 49 Single men: 46 Total number of taxables: 237 RESIDENT ATTORNEYS: Baer, Henry G. Baer, Herman L. Baer, William J. Coffroth, A. H. Colborn, A. J. Cunningham,…

Number of lots: 210 Number of freeholders: 160 Number of tenants: 52 Number of single men: 48 Total number of taxables: 260 PROMINENT RESIDENTS AS FREEHOLDERS: Baer & Colburn –…

Number of dwellings, etc: 120. PROMINENT RESIDENTS & REAL ESTATE OWNERS: Armstrong, George – machinist Benford & Sanner – merchants and tanners Benfore, Cyrus – merchant Benford, Henry – gentleman…

Number of dwellings, etc: 96 (due to the fire of October, 1833, was a gain of but one over the number reported in 1830) RESIDENTS: Ankeny, Isaac – innkeeper Ankeny,…

The Bethel United Brethren church, Paint township, was organized by Rev. Daniel Shank, in 1858. The first members were:David J. Lehman and wifeWilliam Dempsey and wifePhilip Moyer and wifeJohn Livingston…

Dwelling-houses, etc: 95 Total population: 641 PROMINENT RESIDENTS: Ankeny, Isaac – innkeeper Bailey, Samuel G. – attorney Benford, David – tanner Benford, Henry Bruce, Norman M. – physician Chorpenning, George…