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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... structures people needed . He contracted and finished his first church in 1901 . When he wasn't on a construction job , he worked in his carpenter shop and on his little farm . Sundays the family went to church ( Pine Hill and Mt. Zion ) ...
... structures people needed . He contracted and finished his first church in 1901 . When he wasn't on a construction job , he worked in his carpenter shop and on his little farm . Sundays the family went to church ( Pine Hill and Mt. Zion ) ...
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... structure that JCW built for his small scale farm is more than just another farm building ; it holds a barn - full of memories for our family and neighbors . It's a symbol of our heritage , and a source of pride . This was not an ...
... structure that JCW built for his small scale farm is more than just another farm building ; it holds a barn - full of memories for our family and neighbors . It's a symbol of our heritage , and a source of pride . This was not an ...
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... structures . These turn- of - the - century farmhouses were generally vernacular instead of classical architecture : one room decp , two stories high , sometimes an L addition , and wrap - around porch . As the families became more ...
... structures . These turn- of - the - century farmhouses were generally vernacular instead of classical architecture : one room decp , two stories high , sometimes an L addition , and wrap - around porch . As the families became more ...
Contents
Werner Family Comes To America | 8 |
Mother Dinah Smith Werner | 16 |
Wife Lydia Stahl Werner | 28 |
Copyright | |
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