The following image is from the 1810 federal census of Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It reports that there were three gunsmiths identified in the county when taking the 1810 census. Bear in mind, however, that not every person working in the gunsmithing trade identified himself as a gunsmith to the census worker. Gunsmithing was often a secondary occupation, and there are plenty of examples where known gunsmiths are listed in census and tax records as farmers, blacksmiths, whitesmiths, etc.
The three most likely candidates
Because they are identified as gunsmiths in the tax rolls in the relevant time period, I think the following three individuals are the most likely candidates to have identified themselves as a gunsmith during the 1810 census of Somerset County:
Benjamin Troutman: According to Kauffman's 1960 book "The Pennsylvania - Kentucky Rifle", Benjamin Troutman is identified as a gunsmith in the 1810 tax roll of Southampton Township, Somerset County.
Henry Boushinger/Bowshinger: According to Kauffman's 1960 book "The Pennsylvania - Kentucky Rifle", Henry Boushinger/Bowshinger is identified as a gunsmith on the tax rolls of Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County in the years 1805, 1806, 1808, 1810, 1812, 1813, 1820, and 1823.
Frederick Horner: According to Kauffman's 1960 book "The Pennsylvania - Kentucky Rifle", Frederick Horner is identified as a gunsmith in the 1808 and 1811 tax rolls of Quemahoning Township.
Other possibilities
Jacob Gaumer: A Jacob Gaumer household appears in the 1810 census of Southampton Township. An 1892 book indicates that Jacob Gaumer was the first gunsmith in Salem Township of Muskingum County, Ohio. An 1882 book says he was repairing guns there in 1811. Since he moved to Ohio late in life, I think it is safe to assume that he learned and practiced gunsmithing long before moving to Ohio. He was recorded as a "smith" on an 1800 Somerset County assessment list.
Adam Lepley II: An article by Vaughn E. Whisker in the November 1982 "Laurel Messenger" mentions Adam Lepley 1776-1853 as being a Southampton Township gunsmith known for incorporating fine silver inlays in his rifles. Adam Lepley II is listed as a "Smith" on the Rockland Township assessment list, which seems to be a circa 1800 list of people from what would become Southampton Township.
John Dietz: John Dietz was identified as a gunsmith in an 1800 Brothersvalley Township tax list and was identified as a Berlin gunsmith by an 1802 eyewitness. An individual named John Dietz was still living in Brothersvalley Township at the time of the 1810 census.
John Horner: The information about John Horner is scanty and confusing, but he seems to have been old enough to already have been a gunsmith in 1810.
See the Gunsmith Index to learn more about the history of gunsmithing in Somerset and Bedford counties, Pennsylvania.
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