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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Josiah C. Werner, 1863-1926 Catherine M. Rhoads. ( JCW's grandfather ) Pennsylvania ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS 3 Berlin Brush Creek BROTHERSVALLEY MILFORD 6. ADAM WERNER FAMILY ( in part ) ( Werners born in Germany ) ( JCW's paternal ...
Josiah C. Werner, 1863-1926 Catherine M. Rhoads. ( JCW's grandfather ) Pennsylvania ALLEGHENY MOUNTAINS 3 Berlin Brush Creek BROTHERSVALLEY MILFORD 6. ADAM WERNER FAMILY ( in part ) ( Werners born in Germany ) ( JCW's paternal ...
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... JCW while he was building a barn in Iowa for former Somerset Co. farmers . These letters included references to the Heffley barn . Then Sherri Hickman found Lydia's 1890 diary which documented JCW's work on the Heffley barn . With ...
... JCW while he was building a barn in Iowa for former Somerset Co. farmers . These letters included references to the Heffley barn . Then Sherri Hickman found Lydia's 1890 diary which documented JCW's work on the Heffley barn . With ...
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... JCW accomplished an amazing amount of building in his short life . To date 5 churches , 47 barns , and 25 houses have been documented or attributed to him . John Ruskin ( 1819-1900 ) , a contemporary of JCW's , wrote in Seven Lamps of ...
... JCW accomplished an amazing amount of building in his short life . To date 5 churches , 47 barns , and 25 houses have been documented or attributed to him . John Ruskin ( 1819-1900 ) , a contemporary of JCW's , wrote in Seven Lamps of ...
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