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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... Brick shared these memories : Adam and Mazie subsisted on their small farm with their garden and livestock . Thanksgiving Day each year was Adam's Butchering Day . Marcelene's family came from their farm at Glencoe to help butcher ...
... Brick shared these memories : Adam and Mazie subsisted on their small farm with their garden and livestock . Thanksgiving Day each year was Adam's Butchering Day . Marcelene's family came from their farm at Glencoe to help butcher ...
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... brick at Meyersdale . $ 2.50 . Papa working at window frames . I went to Simon's to tell him to come and help to saw a red oak tree of Amos . Then to Amoses for wedges . 3 Papa in shop and cutting wood . 16 Papa went to town for tile ...
... brick at Meyersdale . $ 2.50 . Papa working at window frames . I went to Simon's to tell him to come and help to saw a red oak tree of Amos . Then to Amoses for wedges . 3 Papa in shop and cutting wood . 16 Papa went to town for tile ...
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... brick churches to replace the pioneer log churches . It's possible JCW got on- the - job training in rural church - building projects such as these . We know he helped build the 1898 Mt. Zion Reformed Church on the Berlin - Meyersdale ...
... brick churches to replace the pioneer log churches . It's possible JCW got on- the - job training in rural church - building projects such as these . We know he helped build the 1898 Mt. Zion Reformed Church on the Berlin - Meyersdale ...
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