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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... lived and worked on the farm of Peter C. Meyers near the Casselman River . By Sept. 1861 they had twin sons , Uriah and Conrad . Uriah died at birth ; Conrad grew to manhood . Their next child , Josiah , was born May 1863. ( He was ...
... lived and worked on the farm of Peter C. Meyers near the Casselman River . By Sept. 1861 they had twin sons , Uriah and Conrad . Uriah died at birth ; Conrad grew to manhood . Their next child , Josiah , was born May 1863. ( He was ...
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... lived until 1929 at Goodtown in one of the coal company houses . ( See Lydia's 1918 diary . ) It was during the depression . The coal boom was over . Fred and his family had to look for other work . Dennis ' daughter , Tillie Werner ...
... lived until 1929 at Goodtown in one of the coal company houses . ( See Lydia's 1918 diary . ) It was during the depression . The coal boom was over . Fred and his family had to look for other work . Dennis ' daughter , Tillie Werner ...
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... lived with her widowed grandmother Leah from age 8. She says Leah never talked about her parents . Grandma Leah liked to visit her sister Elizabeth Smith Werner who lived on a farm on the other side of Casselman River . She walked there ...
... lived with her widowed grandmother Leah from age 8. She says Leah never talked about her parents . Grandma Leah liked to visit her sister Elizabeth Smith Werner who lived on a farm on the other side of Casselman River . She walked there ...
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