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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... ground is covered with snow . I had a very nice time of it . In November , Papa was still with making sauerkraut and soap NOV 14 15 21 22 DEC 14 ยท working in W. Va . Lydia was coping and the dentist : I boilt soap , boiling all day at ...
... ground is covered with snow . I had a very nice time of it . In November , Papa was still with making sauerkraut and soap NOV 14 15 21 22 DEC 14 ยท working in W. Va . Lydia was coping and the dentist : I boilt soap , boiling all day at ...
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... ground and sod to the back yard . Papa went for the 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 ...
... ground and sod to the back yard . Papa went for the 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 ...
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... ground July 20 , 1935 ; two were torn down by 1970 [ the 1902 CLARENCE HAY barn and the 1905 D. G. STAHL barn ( 50'x115'4 " ) ] ; the small barn JCW helped his brother SIMON WERNER build ( ca. 1894 ) collapsed in a heavy snow storm 1987 ...
... ground July 20 , 1935 ; two were torn down by 1970 [ the 1902 CLARENCE HAY barn and the 1905 D. G. STAHL barn ( 50'x115'4 " ) ] ; the small barn JCW helped his brother SIMON WERNER build ( ca. 1894 ) collapsed in a heavy snow storm 1987 ...
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