Country Carpenter: Josiah C. Werner, 1863-1926Catherine M. Rhoads Gateway Press, 1991 - 128 pages Adam Werner (1800-1876) and his wife, Anna Catharine Sass, came to America from Germany in 1854 settling in Pennsylvania. This is the life story of their grandson, Josiah C. Werner, a Pennsylvania carpenter. |
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... Bakers . Papa came home . Brought a watermelon , cantelope from Band supper . Papa went to Bakers . Mother . Daisy , Edna and I went to Grandpa Werners to tell Fred of Baker's raising . Picked 8 gal . huckleberries . Papa came home ...
... Bakers . Papa came home . Brought a watermelon , cantelope from Band supper . Papa went to Bakers . Mother . Daisy , Edna and I went to Grandpa Werners to tell Fred of Baker's raising . Picked 8 gal . huckleberries . Papa came home ...
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... Baker . Rained . The men went home and came this morning again . Rained again . They came again . 2 went home and 2 staid all night . Masons came . Peter worked til dinner . Then went home . Came again . Conrad and Lewis staid all night ...
... Baker . Rained . The men went home and came this morning again . Rained again . They came again . 2 went home and 2 staid all night . Masons came . Peter worked til dinner . Then went home . Came again . Conrad and Lewis staid all night ...
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... Baker finished the wall . 5 First car . Peter Baker came . Working on wall for automobile shed . Baker made the coal house wall today . 13 Wm . cut his thumb off . 3 p.m. AUG 15 Papa went to Goodtown . 16 SEP 5 22 1917 Harry and Wm ...
... Baker finished the wall . 5 First car . Peter Baker came . Working on wall for automobile shed . Baker made the coal house wall today . 13 Wm . cut his thumb off . 3 p.m. AUG 15 Papa went to Goodtown . 16 SEP 5 22 1917 Harry and Wm ...
Contents
Werner Family Comes To America | 8 |
Mother Dinah Smith Werner | 16 |
Wife Lydia Stahl Werner | 28 |
Copyright | |
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14 Papa Ackerman Adam ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS Baer Baker Band barn Bauman Berlin Bill Bittner boards born brother Brothersvalley Twp brought building built carpenter Christian church coal Conrad contract Creek crew Daisy daughter Dennis diary died Dinah dinner Edison Edna Elizabeth farm father finished frame Fred Garrett George German Goodtown Grafton handles Harry hauling Hay's Heffley Henry horse included J.C.Werner JCW's John Josiah JULY JUNE letters Lewis lived log house Lydia Marling married Mary Meyersdale mountain moved Naomi neighbors Northampton original painting Papa and Simon Papa came home parents Peter Pine Hill raised records Reformed Church Rhoads roof S.P.Werner side Smith Somerset sons Stahl stones syrup thru told took Township Uncle Walker Werner Werner Family White wife