Glade Reformed Church
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…
Stonycreek Township
<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…
1796 Stonycreek Township Taxables
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…
Addison Township
<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…
1768 Residents (near Turkeyfoot)
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…
Sons of Temperance – Addison
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.…
Odd Fellows Lodge – Addison
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…
Addison Township Methodist Episcopal Churches
<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…
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
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.…
Addison Township Churches
<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…