What's New on Korns.org

Comparing the Turkey Foot Road to Braddock's Road (posted December 2021)
Click here to see a map comparing the Turkey Foot Road to Braddock's Road.

Corriganville grade school, 1950 (posted October 2021)
Corriganville grade school, 1950

Photos from Ralph Dietle relating to his brother Roy (posted August 2021)
Photos from Ralph Dietle relating to his brother Roy Emerson Dietle

1903 business directory (posted August 2021)
Korns in the January 1, 1903 "Individual and Business Directory of Somerset County, Pa."
Dietle in the January 1, 1903 "Individual and Business Directory of Somerset County, Pa."

George Werner (posted August 2021)
1898 photo of George Werner family

Witt School (posted August 2021)
Witt School, 2021 photos

Obituary of Francis R. Korns (posted June 2021)
1938 obituary of Francis R. Korns in the "Annals of Iowa"

Captain Daniel Korns, U.S. Civil War (posted June 2021)
Daniel Korns in "Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866"

Daniel, Robert, and John Korns in 1860 directory (posted June 2021)
Korns in 1860 'Ohio State Gazetteer and Business Directory'

Wilson Allen Korns (posted June 2021)
1895 biography of Wilson Allen Korns

Simon Korns' daughter Rebecca Helen Korns (posted June 2021)
Henry and Rebecca (Korns) Hertzler

A study of the Water Works tract near Barrelville (updated May 2021--hit refresh)
"Water Works and the Gray Family" by Colen Kennell.

Gunsmiths of Bedford and Somerset counties, Pennsylvania (updated May 2021)
Gunsmiths of Bedford and Somerset counties, Pennsylvania This is a project documenting the lives and products of regional muzzleloader gunsmiths.

A zoomable computer-based map of Braddock's road (posted April 2020)
Google map of Braddock's road

A zoomable computer-based map of the Turkey Foot Road (posted April 2020)
Google map of the Turkey Foot Road

Bertha Cook, Lucretia Korns, and Florence Rizer (posted January 2020)
Photo of Bertha Cook, Lucretia Korns, and Florence Rizer

The Kennell's Mill School (posted January 2020)
Circa 1930 photo of students at the Kennell's Mill School

Christopher Gist's manuscript map of Braddock's expedition (posted January 2020)
Christopher Gist's manuscript map of Braddock's expedition

Early Allegany County, Maryland Records, 1788-1812 (21.1 MB posted January 2020)
Volume II of the 1966 book "Early Allegany County Records, 1788-1812"

Early Korns land ownership in Allegany County, Maryland (posted January 2020)
Early Allegany County Maryland land ownership by Henry, Jacob, and John Korns.

Lepley gunsmithing (posted December 2019)
I updated all the component photos that are linked from the Lepley gunsmithing page.

Troutman gunsmithing (posted December 2019)
I added several old newspaper clippings to the Troutman gunsmithing page.

Obituary of Mary (Lepley) Korns (posted December 2019)
Obituary of Mrs. Michael Korns, Jr. Somerset Herald, January 17, 1894.

Braddock Coal Company (posted December 2019)
Photo of the Braddock Coal Company building from Paul Lohr. .

Fort Cumberland (posted July 2019)
"Fort Cumberland" is a new 982-page two volume book that provides a detailed understanding of Fort Cumberland and its environs during the period before the founding of the town of Cumberland in 1786.

Descendants of John Calvin Korns (posted July 2019)
Descendants of John Calvin Korns (Also see "J. Calvin", page 230 of the Korns book.)

Survey of former Michael Korns property (posted April 2019)
property survey

Franklin Bittner (posted July 2018)
Significant upgrade to Franklin Bittner page

Troutman muzzle loading rifle (posted November 2017)
Photos of a Troutman rifle

Geiger one room school, Larimer Township, Somerset County, PA (posted November 2017)
Geiger School, with a very young Irvin H. Dietle as teacher

Maple Festival wooden nickels (posted October 2017)
1952 Maple Festival wooden nickels signed by the Maple King, Allen Lester Korns

Wellersburg iron furnace (posted September 2017)
Circa 1913 photo of the Wellersburg iron furnace (found by Michael McKenzie)

Reconsidering Braddock's Road to Martin's (posted August 2017)
"Reconsidering Braddock's Road to Martin's" is a new 107-page book that challenges the conventional wisdom regarding the route of Braddock's expedition between the first and second camps, and regarding the location of the second camp. Available on Amazon.

William and Effie Lepley (posted August 2017)
William Kennell and his wife Effie (Lepley) Kennell

Korns research by William Bauman (posted October, 2016)
Compilation of Jesse & Henry Korns Canal Boat Mortgages 1851- 1870 Allegany County, Md by William Bauman, 2012.
Henry Korns Family History, Volume 1 by William Bauman, 2012.
Jesse Korns Family History, Volume 2, Deeds And Mortgages by William Bauman, 2012.
Mr. Bauman is interested in obtaining additional information from descendants. His e-mail address is included in the documents linked above.

1994 Korns genealogy letter (posted October, 2016)
1994 letter from Rosemary Wade on Knieriem branch

Restored spring house on the Michael Korns, Sr. farm (posted September, 2016)
Restored spring house on the Michael Korns, Sr. farm

New book on Shade Furnace (posted August 2016)
Brian Fritz informed me today that his new book "Shade Furnace: An Early 19th Century Iron Ironmaking Community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania" was just released for sale at the Somerset County History Center. He reports that it is a full length book that includes a primer on 19th century ironmaking, the socio-economic development of western Pennsylvania, the history of the Thomas Vickroy family beginning in colonial Maryland, and the 50 year operational history of the ironworks, plus the archaeology of the 200-acre National Register listed Shade Furnace Archaeological District.

Johannes Keilman Family (posted March 2016)
Click here for a January 6, 2016 working draft of Andrew Petenbrink's book "Descendants of Johannes Keilman". Johannes' granddaughter Anna Elizabeth Coleman, born October 18, 1818, married Christian P. Petenbrink, on January 7 1846, in Allegany County, Maryland.

Photo Tour of the Turkey Foot Road (posted December 2015)
Photo Tour of the Turkey Foot Road

Petenbrink (posted November 2015)
Click here to see Andrew Petenbrink's latest research on the Petenbrink family.

New Bittner photos (posted November 2015)
Lots of new Bittner material contributed by Pattysue (Geary) Winters

Mary Elizabeth Geiger book (posted October 2015)
Click here to see an 1875 book owned by Mary Elizabeth (Geiger) Korns in 1888.

Update to the addendum to "In Search of the Turkey Foot Road" (posted September 2015)
Click here for the Sept. 20, 2015 update to Addendum A of the fourth edition of the book "In Search of the Turkey Foot Road". This addendum is updated periodically to provide corrections and supplemental material. The most significant aspect of this update is improved delineation of the 1779 military route, based on 1780 property-related documents that reference the route in Fayette and Westmoreland counties. This new evidence shows that the military route passed through the Pleasant Valley Country Club in Fayette County, and crossed Route 31 at Ruffs Dale. The Ruffs Dale evidence helps to explain why the Jacobs Creek fording site that Judge Veech described is so far west. The location of the Woodrow farm, along the Turkey Foot Road in Westmoreland County, is also identified.

Circa 1909 panoramic view of Kantner, PA (posted August 2015)
Click here to see circa 1909 panoramic and street level views of Kantner, PA, and a circa 1914 postcard of Stoystown.

Rininger woolen mill video (posted May 2015)
The Korns woolen coverlet page has been updated to include a link to Donald Rininger's YouTube video of the Rininger woolen mill, and the machinery it contained.

Descendants of Robert Earl Deitle (updated May 2015)
The Descendants of Robert Earl Deitle has been updated, based on information provided by his daughter Patricia Marie (Deitle) West.

The Wellersburg inclined plane page has been updated (posted May 2015)
The Wellersburg inclined plane page has been updated to include a circa 1920 photo of the inclined plane in action.

Barrelville (posted May 2015)
Click here to see a photo of Barrelville from the Feb. 5, 1921 issue of the "Black Diamond". (Image provided to Korns.org by Michael McKenzie.)

The Wellersburg iron furnace page has been updated (posted May 2015)
The Wellersburg iron furnace page has been updated to include a link to a 1920 photo of the furnace that Mike McKenzie provided, and 2012 photos of the interior and exterior of the liner that Francis Bridges provided.

History of Meyersdale, by grandson of 1776 settler (posted March 2015)
History of Meyersdale, by John Olinger

Wellersburg, PA Tavern Petition (posted February 2015)
1843 Wellersburg tavern petition of John Brallier features many local signatures, including Daniel Korns, Sr.; George Close; George Cook; John Mong; Jacob Cook; Daniel Lepley; Jacob Korns; John R. Brinham; Samuel Gaumer; Daniel Gaumer; Samuel Hoyman.

Mystery Korns in Fayette County (posted February 2015)
Michael and Caroline Korns of Fayette County

A newspaper article about the Turkey Foot Road (posted December 2014)
Scribe opens eyes to another historical Mt. Pleasant-area passage

Identification of Guy Kennell, in Merle Korns' scrapbook (posted December 2014)
Guy Kennell, Southampton Township, PA

Descendants of Robert Earl Deitle (posted December 2014, updated May 2015)
The Descendants of Robert Earl Deitle, provided by Harold A. Weigle

A third party interview about the Turkey Foot Road book (posted August 2014)
Exclusive Interview with Lannie Dietle

The final edition of the "In Search of the Turkey Foot Road" book (posted August 2014)
I'm pleased to announce a new edition of the book "In Search of the Turkey Foot Road". When our country was young, this early route crossed the mountain barrier between Fort Cumberland, Maryland and what would eventually become Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. The book conclusively proves that this legendary road was cut in 1779 as a military supply road to Fort Pitt in support of a major campaign. The reason why it was cut through the environs of present-day Salisbury and Confluence, Pennsylvania is explained, the various individuals who were involved in establishing the road are identified, and the route is delineated with maps and GPS coordinates. Documentary evidence shows that the antecedent to the eastern part of the road was an Indian and packer's path. The book also provides considerable information on the pioneers who settled along the route.

This fourth edition represents five years of intense research, and is the final edition. As such, it closes a busy chapter of my life, and represents an interesting new chapter in the history of Fort Pitt and several counties along the Mason-Dixon line. The book has 562 pages, and contains 70% more information than the previous edition. The 1000+ figures and appendices are provided on a companion DVD. For an overview, click here. To order, click here. The cost is $40.00, plus shipping. All proceeds benefit the Mount Savage Historical Society.

The Rebecca Margaret (Korns) Witt Family (posted August 2014)
Click here to see Merikay Mestad's update to Neil Carter's information on the Rebecca (Korns) Witt family.

New article on the Turkey Foot Road (posted February 2014)
A 2014 article on the Turkey Foot Road

New Porter-Cook genealogy book available (posted May 2013)
Double Trace: An Historical Genealogy of Some Porters and Cooks of Gloucestershire, Maryland and Pennsylvania 1500 - 2012.

Identifying the location of Christopher Gist's cabin (3394KB PDF, posted April 2013)
Gist's cabin location

Susanna Bauscher's brother Henry is buried at New Centerville, PA (posted January 2013)
See the last paragraph on this page

New Turkey Foot Road articles (posted January 2013)
The most recent research on the military origins of the Turkey Foot Road is described in a 20 page article in Volume LII Number 2 (2012) of the Casselman Chronicle. Copies of the issue are available from the Springs Historical Society for $6.00. The most recent research on the route of the Turkey Foot Road across Fayette County is summarized on the website of the Bullskin Township Historical Society. People who have an interest in performing additional research on the route across Fayette County should contact L. Dietle at 1@korns.org.

Descendants of Johann Adam Dietel of 19th Century Somerset County, Pennsylvania (posted December 2012)
1996 book on Dietle/Deitle genealogy

Remedial math for the mainstream media (posted October 6, 2012)
Remedial math for the mainstream media

William Korns, son of Michael Korn, Sr. (posted September 2012)
Photo of seven children of William Korns

The Mull house (posted September 2012)
The Mull House was used by the Mull (sometimes called Bridegum) congregation before a church structure was built.

Wellersburg Lutheran and Reformed Church (posted July 2012)
Click here to read an article about the Wellersburg Lutheran and Reformed Church from the 1918 book "History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Pennsylvania".

Wellersburg & Jennings Run Railroad (posted July 2012)
Click here to read an article about the Wellersburg & Jennings Run Railroad from the 1854 "American Railroad Journal".

Korns & Lepley related deeds (posted July 2012)
Somerset County PA Land Deed Book 8 pages 191-192 mentions Adam Lepley, John Beall, Jacob Uhl, Susan Kendall, Daniel Korn, and others.
Somerset County PA Land Deed Book 11 Pages 781-782 Mentions Joseph Hardy and Adam Lepley.

Updated Mountain School materials (posted July 2012)
Mountain School, Southampton Township, Somerset County, PA

The Great Survey, Southampton Township (posted July 2012)
The great survey deed, conveying property to Michael Corn, Adam Lepley, Joseph Hardy, and others

Somerset County created from a portion of Bedford County (posted May 2012)
Laws of the State of PA, 1795, Chapter MDCCCLI

Southampton Twp, Somerset Co. created from a portion of Bedford Co. (posted May 2012)
Laws of the State of PA, 1800, Chapter MMCXI

Daniel Korns gets his money for the Richy Hollow farm (posted Dec. 2011)
Patrick loses his appeal, (1884 PA Supreme Court)

John Korns donates Wellersburg property to church in 1814 (posted Dec. 2011)
1918 history of Zion Lutheran Church, Wellersburg

Carl "Charles" Korn property (posted Oct. 2011)
1758 tract of Charles Korn, containing 90 acres 8 perches

Jacob Korn 1850 census record (posted Sept. 2011)
An 1850 Ohio census record listing Jacob Korn

Millstone HIll (posted Sept. 2011)
Jacob Korn's 1807 Millstone Hill tract

Virginia Korns (posted August 2011)
A family tribute to Virginia Havens Korns (5182 KB PDF)
Obituary of Virginia Havens Korns (42 KB PDF)
These two documents on Virginia Havens Korns were provided by her son Doug Korns. Dick and Virginia graciously provided information and encouragement to the Korns.org webmaster during his early studies of the Korns family in the 1990s.

Monroe Lutheran Church and Cemetery, Holmes County, Ohio (posted August 2011)
Click here to read Richard D. Korns' book on the Monroe Lutheran Church and Cemetery (7132 KB PDF).

Smoke and mirrors, Chicago style (posted June 2011)
We've all seen the editorials about needing to do something about our border gun stores arming Mexican drug cartels. It's all BS. Click Here to read a June 14, 2011 Congressional Joint Staff Report about the United States federal government intentionally permitting thousands of guns to be illegally sold to Mexican criminals. This is our own government facilitating illegal gun sales, then using those sales as a pretext to campaign for more restrictive gun laws. This, my friends, has all the hallmarks of Chicago style politics. The program was initiated in the fall of 2009 (Obama's first year of office), and Obama picked the guys running the DOJ and ATF. That same year, Obama and his political appointees were out in force saying the increase in Mexican violence was caused by America's lax gun laws. Hmmm...what a coincidence.

If you don't believe the report, believe me. Long before the story broke in the media, I overheard Texas gun store employees complaining that when they telephoned the ATF about suspected gunrunners trying to buy multiple guns, the ATF told them to go ahead and sell the guns. This ain't real hard to figure out, folks. Somebody at the upper levels of the federal government hatched a plan to allow guns to flow to Mexican drug cartels so they could use the gun traffic and ensuing violence as a pretext to restrict gun ownership by US citizens.

Cumberland Then and Now (posted January 2011)
Check out a preview of Patrick Stakem's new book on Cumberland, MD.

1787 Veatch map of lots west of Fort Cumberland (posted December 2010)
At last, a manageable online version of the 1787 Veatch map of lots west of Fort Cumberland.
It is still a large file at 9932KB, but being grayscale rather than color, it is much more usable than the much larger Library of Congress version.
Click here to see the map. For best results, view at 100%.

The Turkey Foot Road near Michael Korns, Sr. farm (Updated December 2010)
Introduction to the new Turkey Foot Road book, with sample images
11-29-2010 Press Release with sample images
Promotional photos
For newsletters, libraries, museums, etc.: Promotional Flyer

Our friend George's new song (posted December 2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5KwEy2KulA

Somerset County surveyor Mike Beeghley's Grandpa song (posted November 2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8XWJ6kc0UE

Additional information on the Porters and the Porter-Huff Cemetery (posted November 2010)

The Porters of Barrelville

Ruth Little Palmer, daughter of Maria Catherine Korns and Samuel Trawain Little (posted April 2010)

Ruth Little Palmer, 1906 (2559KB PDF)

Virgil Eben Korns, 1920 (posted March 2010)

Virgil Eben Korns, 1920 "Lucky Bag", US Naval Academy (3262KB)

Wellersburg Lutheran & Reformed Church Records (posted Feb. 2010)

Zion's pre-1904 church records (6750KB)

Emanuel Bosworth Korns (posted Feb. 2010)

Emanuel Bosworth Korns, Scottish Rite Certificate, 1910

A mining town between Barrelville and Wellersburg (posted Feb. 2010)

The town of Pamosa, Maryland

Korns (posted Jan. 2010)

Plat of Michael Korn's tract 2491
Index to Korns-related Allegany County MD Deeds
Charles Korns, son of Michael

1810 census (posted Jan. 2010)

1810 census sheet, Alleghany Co. District 4, including Arnold's settlement

Jacob Korn property in Maryland (posted Jan. 2010)

Found the location of Jacob Korn's 44-1/4 acre Millstone Hill tract.

Mount Savage & Barrelville Maryland (posted Jan. 2010)

1842 Mount Savage Iron Works Map
Cursive 1842 Barrelville Area Map
Catholic Cemetery, northeast of Mount Savage
"Sam Blank Stone House"

Corriganville, Maryland (posted Jan. 2010)

Devil's Backbone
"Indian Will's" Cove

Barrelville, Allegany County, Maryland (posted Dec. 2009)

Death Rock, and the railroad cut behind it

Archibald Arnold, Allegany County, Maryland (posted Dec. 2009)

Archibald Arnold's will in Durbin's Neglect Patent

Jacob Korn, Allegany County, Maryland (posted Dec. 2009)

Jacob Korn's 1807 Allegany County, MD tract "Millstone Hill" (1845KB PDF)

Somerset County, PA (posted Dec. 2009)

Article on Somerset County, PA from the 1843 "Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania"

Book Accuracy Warning (posted Dec. 2009)

A number of books about Somerset County were hastily published to take advantage of the sudden interest that was caused by the September 11, 2001 crash of United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, and the July 28, 2002 Quecreek mine rescue. In my opinion, some of these books contain striking historical inaccuracies, and for this reason people should not blindly rely upon such books. Please verify information by reference to original sources, before relying upon it.

Deakin's Survey (posted Dec. 2009)

Modern plat map overlaid on northeast corner of the 1787 Veatch map (4336KB PDF)

Isaac & Catherine Harden (posted Dec. 2009)

Will of Isaac Harden's second wife Catherine
The location of Isaac Hardin's 161 acre home place

Early maps showing Cumberland MD to Pittsburgh PA area (posted Dec. 2009)

1755 Lewis Evans map appears to show the Turkey Foot Road
1787 Thomas-Jeffereys map
The 1829 Finley-Young map

Deakin's Survey (posted Dec. 2009)

High resolution PDF (1618KB) copy of northeast corner of the Veatch map
High resolution JPG (1666KB) copy of northeast corner of the Veatch map

Charles Korns, son of Michael Korn, Sr. (posted Dec. 2009)

Charles Korns in the 1820 Coshocton (later Holmes) County census

Wellersburg Post Offices (posted Nov. 2009)

Wellersburg PA Post Offices

Middleton's 1847 map (posted Nov. 2009)

Click here to see Middleton's 1847 map comparing the routes of the Braddock and National Roads.

Comparing the 1787 Veatch map to an 1874 map (posted Nov. 2009)

Locations of the mile markers on the 1787 Veatch map

Vintage railroad-related photos from Cumberland MD (posted Nov. 2009)

Items from Merle Korns' scrapbook (updated Nov. 2009)

Gladdens School
Sarah & William Emerick, Merle Korns, and Lizzie Boyer
New photos of Andrew Jackson Kennell
Guy Kennell, son of William Effie (Lepley) Kennell
Unknown deer hunting party

Barrelville, Maryland (updated Nov. 2009)

Index to Barrelville pages on this and other websites

Jacob Korn's 1794 land acquisition (posted Nov. 2009)

Click here to see a survey of land surrounding lot 3352 called "Corn's Addition" that Thomas Beall assigned to Jacob Korns in 1794.

Fourteenth Amendment history (posted Nov. 2009)

Click here for a magnificent lesson on Fourteenth Amendment history. This irrefutable Nov. 16, 2009 Supreme Court brief should restore the "privileges and immunities" clause, which reads "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States". It may also breathe life into Article VI, which states "This Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.".

Viaduct at the Narrows (posted Nov. 2009)

1860 Narrows Viaduct, Cumberland MD

Barrelville General Store (posted Nov. 2009)

The Old Toll Gate general store

1938 branch railroad to Wellersburg (posted Nov. 2009)

Cumberland & Pennsylvania Railroad

Jacob Korns' Maryland property (posted Nov. 2009)

A PDF document was posted in June 2007 that attempted to show the location of Jacob Korn's Deakin's Survey Lot No. 3352. A newly found 1874 document casts some doubt on its conclusions. The PDF has been taken down while the information is being reviewed.

1870's map of area near Barrelville (posted Nov. 2009)

1874 map showing railroads and military lots near Barrelville
1875 Allegany County Maryland map

Undocumented Cemetery near Barrelville (posted Oct. 2009)

Porter/Huff Cemetery, Allegany County, MD

Southampton Township maps (posted Oct. 2009)

Index to maps of Southampton Township, PA and nearby Allegany County, MD

Interpretation of 1818 map showing Southampton township area (posted Oct. 2009)

Analysis of the Southampton Township portion of the 1818 Melish-Whiteside map

Isaac Harden Estate Document Scans(posted Oct. 2009)

Isaac Harden estate documents, pages 1-25 (5441KB pdf)

Isaac Harden estate documents, pages 26-50 (5933KB pdf)

Isaac Harden estate documents, pages 55-75 (6203 KB pdf)

Isaac Harden estate documents, pages 76-101 (6648KB pdf

The George Sturtz Place, near Wellersburg, PA (posted Oct. 2009)

The George Sturtz Place, including Michael Korn's Deakin's Survey lot 3356

Calvin Bittner (posted Oct. 2009)

Calvin Bittner Chevrolet truck title

Joke of the Day (posted Oct. 2009)

Joke of the day, October 9, 2009: Obama receives Nobel Prize

Jesse Korns, Cumberland, MD (posted Oct. 2009)

Jesse Korns burial vault, Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland MD

Cumberland Hose Company (posted Oct. 2009)

1845 Cumberland Hose Company building, Cumberland, Maryland

1835 Southampton Township map (posted Oct. 2009)

1835 map showing a road past Michael Korn's property that ran from Corriganville to Berlin

Isaac Harden materials (posted Oct. 2009)

Isaac Harden of Southampton Township, Somerset County, PA (index)

Song of the day (posted Oct. 2009)

Political satire regarding unconstitutional government actions

Uhl Mill photo survey (posted Sept. 2009)

Photo survey of the Uhl Mill site, including race photos

Church Remains along Glencoe Road (posted Sept. 2009)

Remains of Fink's Church along Glencoe road

Somerset County Schools (posted Sept. 2009)

Updated Mountain School page with map
Philson School photo

Wellersburg Lutheran Church (posted Sept. 2009)

Wellersburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1897, Irene Wilhelm membership certificate

Daniel Korn's 1829 release to Jacob Cook (posted Sept. 2009)

Daniel Korn sells his 1/12 right to Michael Korn's property in 1829, the year before the property was auctioned

The Blubaugh Place; why its called that (posted Sept. 2009)

1880 sale of Cook farm to Simon Blubaugh

Michael Korn's 1817 sale of property in Southampton Township (posted Sept. 2009)

1817 sale of 190 acres from Michael Korn to Jacob Cook

Spruce Bank School (posted Sept. 2009)

Spruce Bank School, near Wellersburg, PA

Michael Korn estate deed (transcript), 1830 (posted Sept. 2009)

transcript, 1830 deed to 1829 Michael Korn estate tracts 1 & 2

1864 petition mentions the Blubaugh place (posted Sept. 2009)

Nov. 14, 1864 petition regarding the estate of Jacob Cook

Mystery rock stacks near a steep gully along the old turnpike/plank road (posted Sept. 2009)

Puzzling rock stacks near Route 160 above Wellersburg

Farm near Wellersburg, PA (posted Sept. 2009)

Dom Farm near Wellersburg, PA

Jacob Korns, son of William, Poweshiek County, Iowa (posted Sept. 2009)

Congregational Church built on the Jacob Korns farm, 1875

Water powered mill & railroad near the fulling mill (posted Sept. 2009)

Water powered mill near the Kennels Mills-area fulling mill
Railroad along Gladdens Run

1800's era Moser Store, Wellersburg, PA (posted Sept. 2009)

Moser Store, Wellersburg, PA

Kennell's Mills Store/Election House (posted Sept. 2009)

Old store located near site of Kennells Mill

Annotated 1939 aerial photo of the area below Wellersburg (posted Sept. 2009)

Click here to see a very large (2530 KB) annotated 1939 aerial photo of the area below Wellersburg. Annotation of this photo was a joint effort between L. Dietle & local area resident Mike Mckenzie. (For best results, use your browser to zoom in and out and pan, or download the photo to your desktop and use photo viewing software with the same features.)

Fire bricks from Wellersburg pump station (posted Sept. 2009)

Pure Oil Co. fire bricks

Updated Kennell's Mill pages (updated Sept. 2009)

The Kennell's Mill
Kennell's Mill millstone burr stones
Fulling Mill near Kennells Mill, PA
Old bridge abutment from the Palo Alto Road near fulling mill site
Gladdens postoffice, near Kennell's Grist Mill, 1927

Benjamin Knepper (posted Sept. 2009)

Rev. Benjamin Knepper

Hay's mill in Wellersburg (updated Sept. 2009)

The curious case of the missing mill

Wellersburg Pumping Station (updated Sept. 2009)

Wellersburg Pumping Station photo

Wellersburg Coal Company (posted August, 2009)

Wellersburg Coal Company stock certificate, 1855

Wellersburg Railroad Line (updated Sept. 2009)

Wellersburg & Jennings Run Railroad

Fields in Richie Hollow (posted August, 2009)

1939 photo of fields in Richie Hollow
(Helps to substantiate the tradition that Daniel Korns, Jr. lived back there.)

Inclined Plane, Wellersburg PA (updated Sept. 2009)

Wellersburg Inclined Plane & Coal Tipple

1939 aerial photos of Michael Korns, Sr. & Daniel Korn, Sr. properties (updated August, 2009)

Annotated aerial photos of Michael Korn, Sr. & Daniel Korn, Sr. Pennsylvania properties
Michael Korn's lot no. 3357 from Deakin's survey

Early aerial photos of Danial Korns, Jr. farm (posted August, 2009)

1939 & 1958 aerial photos of Daniel Korns, Jr. Farm

Traditional Daniel Korns, Jr. birthplace (posted August, 2009)

Traditional birthplace of Daniel Korns, Jr.

Korns on 1818 map of Southampton Township (posted July, 2009)

Southampton Township on Whiteside's 1818 copy of John Well's map
Uhl gristmill, Wellersburg, PA (updated Aug. 2009)

1876 Somerset County maps from Beers Atlas (Updated September, 2009)

Southampton Township
Larimer Township
Greenville Township
Wellersburg
Elk Lick Township
Summit Township
Northampton Township

Parents of Caroline (Tressler) Korns (posted July, 2009)

J. Tressler & W.A. Geiger farms on 1876 map, with commentary

1841 map of Southampton Township Korns farms found (updated July, 2009)

Click here to see a high resolution, 122KB PDF of the entire 1841 Wellersburg-area map.
Click here to see interpretations of 1829, 1841, 1876 and 2008 maps. The northwest boundary of the 1829 Michael Korns estate tract no. 1 has finally been established on a modern-day map.
Click here to see a rotated version of the map, so that the Maryland border is oriented left-right.
Click here to see a rotated version of the map, with commentary added in red.

Daniel Korns, Sr. Coal mine (updated July, 2009)

Daniel Korns, Sr. Coal mine, circa 1841

The John Brinham house (updated August, 2009)

The first brick house in Wellersburg, Pennsylvania

Wellersburg Iron Furnace (updated July, 2009)

Old photo of the circa 1855 Wellersburg iron furnace

Family Colloquialisms (updated August, 2009)

Family Colloquialisms from Somerset County PA

Landwher & Korns cameo envelope, Cumberland, Maryland (posted May 2009)

Landwher & Korns (lumber company) envelope, Cumberland, MD

Amos Judson's 1865 "History of the Eighty-Third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers" (posted April 2009)

History of the Eighty-Third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (very large pdf, 10,696 KB)
Click Here to see why this book is on Korns.org.

Martha Jane Uhl, daughter of Levi Uhl and Christina Beal (updated April 2009)

Photo of Martha Jane (Uhl) McClelland

Rowena Korns (posted April 2009)

Rowena Korns, daughter of William Henry Korns

J. Roderic Korns (posted April 2009)

Updated J. Roderic Korns page to include his WW-1 draft card.

Obituary of William Lester Korns (posted March 2009)

William Lester "Billy" Korns 1921-2008

Breaking news concerning Michael Korns, Sr. House (revised Nov. 2008)

Location of Michael Korn's Tracts 1 and 2 resolved

1794 Special Warrant of Resurvey Granted to Michael Korn (posted Nov. 2008)

Deakins Survey page updated to include 1795 resurvey of military lot 3356. Click here to see a 2886KB PDF of Unpatented Certificate 130, related to the resurvey.

Michael Korns, Sr., co-owner of Broadhags coal bank (revised Nov. 2008)

Michael Korns, 1796 co-owner of Broadhags coal bank, Alleghany County, MD. You can click here for a 5469KB PDF copy of Patented certificate 340.

Daniel Korns, Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry (posted Nov. 2008)

Description of Captain Daniel Korns

Daniel Korns, Jr. farm (posted Oct. 2008)

Updated Daniel Korns, Jr. farm page

Golf Professional of the Year (posted Oct. 2008)

William Lester "Bill" Korns, Golf Professional of the Year

Nancy (Korns) Maurer (posted Oct. 2008)

Photo of Nancy (Korns) Maurer

We're lying, and you can't catch us

Korns.org political editorial

Updated William Alexander Korns page with info from daughter (posted Sept. 2008)

William Alexander Korns, son of John Hamilton Korns

John Hamilton Korns, M.D. (posted Aug. 2008)

Updated John Hamilton Korns page
Robert Fulton Korns, son of John Hamilton Korns
William Alexander Korns, son of John Hamilton Korns

William Korns, U.S. Civil War (posted Aug. 2008)

William Korns of Millersville, Ohio, 16th O.V.I.

Dr. John Hamilton Korns (posted Aug. 2008)

John Hamilton Korns, Medical Survey in China, 1919

Charles Harvey Korns (posted Aug. 2008)

Charles Harvey Korns, Bradford Principal, circa 1914

Edmund L. Korns (posted Aug. 2008)

Edmund L. Korns, Fifth Artillery, US Civil War
Edmund L. Korns, Battery D, Fifth Artillery, US Civil War

Edwin F. Korns (posted Aug. 2008)

Edwin F. Korns, Phillipsburg, Kansas Councilman, 1880

Attorney Emanuel Bosworth Korns (posted Aug. 2008)

Emanuel B. Korns in 1919 Minnesota Supreme Court Case
Emanuel B. Korns in 1897 South Dakota Supreme Court case
Emanuel Bosworth Korns, Tracy Minn. Attorney, 1904

Lewis F. Korns (posted Aug. 2008)

Lewis F. Korns sends copy of his book to "Good Roads" magazine, 1892

Wilson Allen Korns of New Philadelphia, Ohio (posted Aug. 2008)

Wilson A. Korns appointed to history committee by Ohio Governor, circa 1915
Wilson A. Korns resigns from prison board, circa 1904
Wilson A. Korns, Tuscarawas Publishing, 1920
Wilson A. Korns, Position with the Ohio State Reformatory, circa 1900

Francis Korns, member, Iowa Bar (posted Aug. 2008)

Francis R. Korns, 1921 member of the Iowa Bar Association

Daniel Korns, New Philadelphia, Ohio (posted July 2008)

Daniel Korns, New Philadelphia insurance agent, 1890

William H. Korns (posted July 2008 & Aug. 2008)

William Henry Korns, son of Solomon (Index)
William H. Korns' 1894 Senate confirmation for Postmaster
William H. Korns ousts Salt Lake City Police Chief C.W. Shores, 1916
William Henry Korns, publishing in Nebraska in 1900

Daniel Korns, New Philadelphia, Ohio, 1893 (posted July 2008)

Daniel Korns replaced as Postmaster of New Philadelphia, Ohio, 1893
Daniel Korns, GAR Aide-de-Camp

Six-Time Utah State Amateur Golf Champion Bill Korns (posted July 2008)

Roderic Korns' son William Lester "Bill" Korns

Captain Daniel Korns resigns, 1864 (posted July 2008)

Lt. McCall Civil War letter mentions resignation of Daniel Korns

Rachael Weyer, et al vs Henry Korns, 1846 (posted July 2008)

Rachael Weyer vs Henry Korns Allegany County, MD court document, 1846

Edwin F. Korns (posted June 2008)

1910 biography of Edwin F. Korns, Oklahoma (1574 KB PDF)

The Wyoming Derrick Newspaper (posted June 2008)

William Henry Korns owns Casper newspaper

Hand-forged Lepley shovel plow iron (posted June 2008)

Hand-forged Lepley shovel plow iron

Added link to the K&K Cattle Company's web page (posted June 2008)

Click here to see the K&K Cattle Company web page, which includes a great childhood picture of Lester Korns (of Southampton Township, Somerset County, PA), and a photo of some of his descendents.

Seven 1960's photos of Lepley farm when owned by Howard Burkett (posted May 2008)

Links to seven new photos added to the bottom of the Lepley stone house page

1911 History of Poweshiek County (posted May 2008)

Elmer J., Moses & William Korns & Minnie Boyd in 1911 History of Poweshiek County (581 KB PDF)

D. B. Troutman muzzle loading rifle (posted April 2008)

Daniel Benjamin Troutman Muzzle Loading Rifle Photos

Civil War iron-clad railroad car model (revised April 2008)

Iron-clad railroad car model, Company K, Second Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade

Broad axe example photo (posted April 2008)

Broad axe example photo

Rifling guide for muzzle loading rifles (posted April 2008)

Antique rifling guide for making muzzle loading barrels

Second Amendment Editorial (posted March 2008)

Strict Judicial Scrutiny Needed for Second Amendment

William Henry Korns, son of Solomon (posted March 2008)

Photo of William Henry Korns
William Henry Korns' Bible Records

J. Roderic Korns, Western Historian (posted March 2008)

J. Roderic Korns, son of William H., grandson of Solomon

Catharine Troutman Tombstone, Southampton Township (posted Feb. 2008)

Catharine Troutman, Consort of William (tombstone), Wellersburg, PA

Lepley hand-wrought hoe, Somerset County, PA (posted Feb. 2008)

Lepley hand-wrought hoe, Somerset County, PA

Korns, Somerset County, PA (posted Feb. 2008)

Lettering on rear of Michael Korn, Sr. headstone, 2007
Old bottle found hidden in a wall of the house on the Michael Korns, Sr. homestead
Antique adz from Allen Korns' farm

Gladdens Run Church, Somerset County, PA (posted Feb. 2008)

Added old photo of Gladdens Run Church, Southampton Township

Lepley long rifle shop, Somerset County, PA (posted Feb. 2008)

Lepley long rifle gunsmithing shop, Southampton Township

Misc. Korns, Somerset County, PA (posted Feb. 2008)

Boyhood photo of Merle Korns
Kathryn (Martz) Korns, wife of John Korns
1904 Korns School Souvenir, Southampton Township
Nevin Korns and other children at the Korns School
Wash day, Mary E. (Geiger) Korns, wife of Wilson Korns
Mahlon and Sherman Korns, sons of Jacob Korns
1926 report cards of Merle and James Korns, Kennels Mills School
Photo of Merle and James Korns
Wilson Korns & Peter Petenbrink, Directors, Comps School, 1913
Lois (Emerick) Korns, wife of James Korns

Old cabin on William Troutman, Jr. farm (posted Feb. 2008)

Old cabin on farm of William & Christina (Korns) Troutman, Jr.

Lester Korns Materials, Southampton Township (posted Feb. 2008)

A stagecoach built by Lester Korns of Southampton Township
Lester Korns of Southampton Township, gathering sugar water
Lester Korns with his sister Lucretia, 1917

Earl Korns Materials (posted Feb. 2008)

Earl and Ella Korns, Southampton Township
Earl Korns' steam shovel, Southampton Township
Earl Korns with his daughter Lucretia and his father John Wilson Korns
Photo of Earl Korns with his large 500-600 lb red hog
Earl Korns taking a buggy ride with his family

Petenbrink Genealogy Materials (posted Feb. 2008)

Peter Petenbrink, School Officer, Spruce Bank School, 1914-15
Peter Petenbrink farm house
Petenbrink farm photo
Andrew Kennell, father of Peter Petenbrink's wife Flora
Andrew Kennell's barn
Andrew Kennell in front of his house

Early Wellersburg, PA Photos (posted Feb. 2008)

Early photo of Main Street, Wellersburg PA
Early photo of Wellersburg store & blacksmith shop
Early photo of Wellersburg E.U.B. Church, attended by some Korns families
Early photo of Wellersburg Reformed & Lutheran Church
Early photo of 1801 Wellersburg School House

Antique Southampton Township blanket formerly owned by Lester Korns (posted Feb. 2008)

Somerset County-made woolen blanket

Photos added to Lepley Stone House Page (posted Feb. 2008)

New photos of the Lepley Stone House, Southampton Township

John Wilson "Wilse" Korns (posted Feb. 2008)

Wilson Korns, Director, Kennells Mills School, 1911
House of John Wilson "Wilse" Korns, Southampton Township
This house was also owned by Wilse's father, Daniel Korns, Jr.

Francis R. Korns (posted Feb. 2008)

Francis R. Korns, Chairman, War Recreation Board, WW-I (HTML)
Francis R. Korns presents paper at 1915 convention (HTML)

Wilson A. Korns, son of Captain Daniel Korns, New Philadelphia, Ohio (posted Feb. 2008)

1899 Description of the Newspaper of Wilson Allen Korns
Wilson Allen Korns, delegate to 1900 Republican National Convention

Daniel Korns, New Philadelphia, Ohio (posted Feb. 2008)

Daniel Korns, First Lieutenant, Company C, Eightieth Ohio
Daniel Korns, New Philadelphia, Ohio, 1888, report to Ohio Board of Health

Michael's daughter Christina (Korns) Troutman (posted Feb. 2008)

Descendants of Michael's daughter Christina (Korns) Troutman (93 KB PDF)

Lepley Gunsmiths, Southampton Township, Somerset Co. PA (posted Feb. 2008)

Upgraded photos of old Lepley gunsmithing tools and longrifle parts

1789 Militia list, Londonderry Township, Bedford County (posted Feb. 2008)

1789 Militia list, Londonderry Township, Bedford County
Portions of Londonderry Township were annexed to Somerset County in 1800

Cecilia, daughter of Charles and Catherine (Mirick) Korns (posted Feb. 2008)

Family of Cecilia (Korns) Danforth

Fork attributed to Jacob Korn, brother of Michael Korn, Sr. (posted Feb. 2008)

Drawing of a cooking fork made by Jacob Korn

Clarence C. Korns (posted Feb. 2008)

Two additional Clarence C. Korns patents

Stone trough on Michael Korns, Sr. Homestead (posted Feb. 2008)

Drawing of a stone trough on Michael Korns, Sr. Homestead

Tracing the ownership of the Daniel Korns, Jr. farm (posted Jan. 2008)

Tracing the ownership of the Daniel Korns, Jr. farm, Southampton Township, Somerset County, PA

John Wilson Korns, Southampton Township, Somerset Co. PA (posted Jan. 2008)

1905 Delavel letter to Wilson Korns about parts he ordered
1907 Letter to Wilson Korns about new mail route

Descendants of Moses Korns, Hartwick, Iowa (posted Jan. 2008)

Descendants of Moses Korns, Hartwick, Iowa

Gladys Edna (Bittner) Korns' Somerset Co. genealogy notebook (posted Jan. 2008)

Click here to access PDF or JPG pages from the 137 page genealogy notebook of Gladys (Bittner) Korns, who lived her married life in Southampton Township, Somerset County, PA. The notebook covers a great many Southern Somerset County PA families, including (but not limited to) Bittner, Petenbrink, Kennel, Hosselrode, Korns, Geiger, Mazer, Sass and Boyer.

Circa 1855 Wellersburg Iron Furnace, Somerset County, PA (posted Jan. 2008)

2007 remains of the circa 1855 Wellersburg iron furnace

1924 "The Missionary Review of the World" (posted Jan. 2008)

John H. Korns 1924 article ""Influence of Peking Union Medical College"

Southampton Township Sawmill site (posted Jan. 2008)

Photos of, and 1876 map to a water-powered sawmill site, Southampton Township

Korns School, Southampton Township, Somerset Co. PA (posted Jan. 2008)

Added map showing location of the Korns School, Southampton Township

Earl T. Korns, Southampton Township, Somerset Co. PA (posted Jan. 2008)

Spoon holder of Mr. & Mrs. Earl T. Korns, Southampton Township, Somerset County PA

Christian Hoyman tombstone, Somerset County, PA (posted Jan. 2008)

Tombstone of Christian Hoyman, son-in-law of Carl Korn

Tombstones of several daughters of Michael Korns, Sr. (posted Jan. 2008)

Tombstone of Rebecca (Korns) Witt, daughter of Michael Korns, Sr.
Tombstone of Christina (Korns) Troutman, daughter of Michael Korns, Sr.

Recent photo of Gladdens Reformed Church, Somerset Co. (posted Jan. 2008)

2007 photo of Gladdens Church added to Treasurer's book page

Allen Korns book inscription, Somerset County, PA (posted Jan. 2008)

Allen Korns book inscription from 1911-12 school year

John Hamilton Korns, son of Silas Wright Korns (posted Dec. 2007)

John Hamilton Korns, Shanghai, China, 1921: "Toxicity of Antimony in Rabbits"

Edwin F. Korns, 1888 (posted Dec. 2007)

Edwin F. Korns, co-owner of the Phillipsburg Herald, 1888

Korns & Johnson law firm: GOTZIAN & CO. v. HEINE (posted Dec. 2007)

Korns & Johnson law firm: GOTZIAN & CO. v. HEINE, 1902 Minnesota Supreme Court

Emanuel B. Korns biographical information (posted Dec. 2007)

Emanuel B. Korns biographical information from the "The American Bar" (1918)

Daniel Korns of New Philadelphia, Ohio (posted Nov. 2007)

Daniel Korns presides over State v. Eugene Wenger (1896)

A walk through Michael Korn's world (posted Oct. 2007)

A walk through Michael Korn's world and time via estate sale analysis

1838: John Korns, Co-Founder of Millersburg Church (posted Sept. 2007)

John Korns, son of Michael Korn, Sr., co-founder of Ohio Church

Mrs. Emanuel Bosworth Korns, Doland, South Dakota (posted Sept. 2007)

Mrs. Emanuel Bosworth Korns, Treasurer, Congress of Mothers of South Dakota, from page 616, Volume X, Kindergarten Magazine, Sept. 1897

Jacob Korns lawsuit, 1891, Poweshiek County, Iowa (posted Sept. 2007)

Jacob Korns sues Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.

Updated the page on Daniel Korns, Sr. son of Michael Korns, Sr. (posted Sept. 2007)

Daniel Korns, Sr. page

A page about the possible ancestry of Michael Korn's wife Susanna (posted Sept. 2007)

Was Susanna Korn's maiden name Baker or Bauscher?

Some descendants of Silas Alvin Korns (posted Aug. 2007)

Some descendants of Silas Alvin Korns and Roselda Torrence

Updated information on Christian Petenbrink (posted Aug. 2007)

New information on the Battle of Green Springs Depot

Nails recovered from the east end of the house on the Michael Korns, Sr. farm (posted July 2007)

Nails recovered from the east end of the house

Triangular lath suggests an early house construction date (posted July 2007, revised July 2007)

The discovery of triangular lath on the house on the Michael Korns, Sr. homestead suggests an early construction date. The photograph also reveals more reciprocating sawmill marks on core structural lumber. The photograph shows triangular lath and crude plaster on one wall, and sawn lath and more modern plaster on another wall of the same room, which suggests that part of the plaster was replaced during a remodeling job well after the house was originally built. Reasearch on plaster construction suggests that the triangular lath was placed too close together to assure mechanical interlocking with the plaster, and much of it had to be replaced at a later date.

Reciprocating saw marks found on lumber from the house on the Michael Korns, Sr. farm (posted July 2007, revised July 2007)

The Michael Korns, Sr. Farm Photo Index web page has a number of new pictures, including pictures that prove that the house was built during the age of the reciprocating saw mill. Most of the previous farm and house-related pictures have been replaced with new, higher quality scans for improved clarity.

Joseph Lepley, who married Catherine Korns, daughter of Daniel Korns (posted July 2007)

An apparently unrelated Henry Korn in the PA Archives, ninth series (posted July 2007)

An apparently unrelated Henry Korn living in Philadelphia in 1831, from the PA Archives, ninth series

Uhl Family Article in 1889 Ohio book (posted July 2007)

Four page article on the Uhl Family, from the 1889 book "Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio". This includes information on the Charles Uhl who married Barbara Korn, a daughter of Michael Korn of Somerset County, PA.

1923 "Lutherans in Berks County" book (posted July 2007)

30 pages from the 1923 book "Lutherans in Berks County" , including pages on the Longswamp Church, New Bethel Zion's Church, and the Corner Church. These churches are associated with the Korns family in various books.

Daniel Korns, Mayor of New Philadelphia, Ohio (posted July 2007)

Daniel Korns of New Philadelphia in 1896 "Historical Collections of Ohio" book

Added 9 pages from the "History of Allegany County, Maryland" (posted July 2007)

Added 9 pages from the "History of Allegany County, Maryland". These pages relate to Henry Korn's daughter Mrs. S. T. Little, co-founder of Western Maryland Hospital, and to the Deakins Survey.

Korns.org photo featured on new British rock album (posted July 2007)

Korns.org photo featured on cover of new British rock album

Early Korns Immigrants to Pennsylvania (posted July 2007)

Early Korns immigrants from PA Archives, 2nd Series, Vol. 17 (Including Carl Korn)

E. B. Korns, University of Michigan, 1881 (posted July 2007)

Emanuel Bosworth Korns, University of Michigan, 1881

Edwin F. Korns Postmaster Appointment by Theodore Roosevelt Administration (posted July 2007)

Edwin F. Korns Postmaster Appointment, Newkirk, Ohio, 1904-05 Congressional Session

1804 State Law: Michael Korn House To Be Used For Elections (posted June 2007)

An act designating the Michael Korn house as an election site

1898 History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio (posted June 2007)

A history of Tuscarawas County, Ohio with a mention of Daniel Korns (1624 KB PDF)

1898 History of Holmes County, Ohio (posted June 2007)

A brief history of Holmes County, Ohio with an early mention of a Jacob Korn (670 KB PDF)

Archived Korns website Messages (posted June 2007)

Messages from the old message board

1872 Allegany County MD tax list (posted June 2007)

Korns in 1872 Allegany County MD tax list (678 KB PDF)

Documents showing Jacob & Michael Corns as early Western Maryland settlers (posted June 2007, updated July 2007)

Jacob & Michael Corns in Western Maryland
This page was revised on July 15, 2007, so if you viewed the page prior to that, you need to hit the refresh button in your internet browser software the next time you view it. Refresh the pages displaying raster images as well, as they have now been annotated.

1886 "History of Berks County in Pennsylvania" book (posted June 2007, updated June 2007)

Selected pages from 1886 "History of Berks County" book

1882 "History of Western Maryland" book (posted June 2007, updated June 2007)

Korns family info from 1882 "History of Western Maryland"
This page was revised on the evening of June 9, 2007 to add over 20 additional pages, so if you viewed the page prior to that, you need to hit the refresh button in your internet browser software the next time you view it.

Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series (posted June 2007, revised June 2007)

Korns info from the PA Archives book, Third Series (printed 1899)

Mildred (Korns) Yeamans book inscription (posted May 2007)

1903 Signature of Mildred Korns in 1902 book (392 KB PDF)

News Article about Emanuel B. Korns (posted May 2007)

News Article about Emanuel B. Korns in the employ of a railroad (57 KB PDF)

Old Somerset County, PA Post Cards (posted May 2007)

Started a new page for old post cards from Somerset County, PA (Index)

Mongst the Hills of Somerset (posted May 2007)

Korns info from p. 248 of "Mongst the Hills of Somerset"a> (still need other Korns-related pages). Courtesy of the Historical & Genealogical Society of Somerset County.

Dr. William Robert Korns Autobiographical info (posted April 2007)

Photo and information on William Robert Korns, Somerset, PA

Another Korns-related Baker Hoax document (posted April 2007)

A 1933 submission by Chas. F. Cook, apparently to a Baker Heirs Association (128 KB PDF)

Family tree by Mrs. Allen Korns, Somerset co. (posted April 2007)

Korns family tree prepared by Mrs. Allen Korns (175 KB PDF)

Susanna Boucher birth date (posted April 2007)

English language translation of Susanna Bauscher birth record (145 KB PDF)

Korns genealogy letters from Ohio family (posted April 2007, pdf repaired 5-1-2007)

Korns Genealogy Letters from Dick & Virginia Korns, Kettering, Ohio (361 KB PDF)

Joseph Korns Family Index (posted April 2007)

The family of Joseph Korns, son of William, grandson of Michael, Sr.

New info on the Baker/Boucher mystery (posted April 2007)

1917 Joseph Korns Genealogy Affidavit (236 KB PDF)

1882 E.B. Korns proposal to Josie Winters (posted April 2007)

Emanuel B. Korns letter to Josie Winters (271 KB PDF)

1925 E.B. Korns Letters of Recommendation to CA bar (posted April 2007)

Letters of Recommendation to California Bar Association (176 KB PDF)

1896 E.B. Korns brief to South Dakota Supreme Court (posted April 2007)

Minnesota Thresher Mfg. Co. v. Schaack (1,673 KB PDF)

Lewis F. Korns 1892 bicycle book (posted April 2007)

The 1892 book "The Bicycle, its Selection, Riding and Care" by Lewis F. Korns (6,284 KB PDF)

Lewis F. Korns book "Thoughts" (posted April 2007)

Thoughts, and How I Came to Write Them (4184 KB PDF)

Joseph Korns Deed (posted April 2007)

1854 Dixon Illinois deed of Joseph Korns, son of William, Grandson of Michael Korns, Sr.

John Korns (posted April 2007)

Information on the descendants of John Korns, son of Michael Korns, Sr.

Francis R. Korns (posted March 2007)

1913 Post Card showing Francis R. Korns as a Director of the Modern Woodmen of America

Photo of Edwin and Ida Korns & children (posted Feb. 2007)

Edwin (son of Henry, grandson of Charles) Korns & Family

Electronically Searchable Text of Entire Michael Korns, Sr. Genealogy Book (posted Feb. 2007)

To serve as an electronically searchable copy of the "Genealogy of Michael Korns, Sr." book, a text version has been created and reviewed.

Improved scans of pages 34-76 of the Korns Genealogy Book (posted Feb. 2007)

For the improved pages, go here

PDF version of the 53 page Miller genealogy book, Meyersdale, PA 1963 (posted Feb. 2007)

The complete book as a single PDF document is now available here

PDF version of "Book of Sermonets" by Wilson Allen Korns" (posted Feb. 2007)

"The complete book as a single PDF document is now available here

PDF version of "A History of Wills Creek Charge of the Evangelical and Reformed Church" posted Feb. 2007)

The complete book as a single PDF document is now available here

Civil War discharge paper of Jacob Korns (posted Dec. 2006)

Discharge paper of Jacob Korns (son of William) of Poweshiek County, Iowa

Korns patents, 1880-1907 (posted Dec. 2006)

Seven additional Korns patents from the 1880-1907 time period

Thanks to Cleanup Efforts, the Future of Wells Creek Looks Good (posted Dec. 2006)

Article by Thurman Korns, President, Wells Creek Watershed Association

Elizabeth Clair Korns Obitiuary (posted Nov. 2006)

Elizabeth Clair Korns Obitiuary

W.R. Korns Veterinary Bottle, Somerset County, PA (posted Nov. 2006)

For a medicine bottle or promotional bottle from William R. Korns' Somerset PA veterinary practice, click here.

Obituary of Lucinda Geiger (posted Sept. 2006)

Lucinda Geiger Obituary

Obituary of Joseph M. Korns (posted Aug. 2006)

Obituary of Joseph M. Korns, son of Jacob Korns & Margaret (Burkett) Korns

Obituary of Dewey C. Korns (posted Aug. 2006)

Obituary of Dewey C. Korns, son of Jacob Korns &Margaret (Burkett) Korns.

Marriage announcement of William R. Korns, Somerset County veterinarian (posted Aug. 2006)

Marriage announcement of William R. Korns, veterinarian.

2006 Photos of the Farm owned by Daniel Jr., John Wilson and Allen L. Korns (posted Aug. 2006)

2006 photo of the milk barn
2006 photo of the fence around the 9 acre field that was built by Nevin Korns
2006 photo of the "new" barn
2006 photo of the upper fields

Wilson Korns Obituary, Somerset County, PA (posted Aug. 2006)

Wilson Korns Obituary, Somerset County, PA

Charles Korn proprietary return from Penna. Archives (posted Aug. 2006)

Carl (Charles) Korn Proprietary Return from Penna. Archives, 3rd Series, Vol. 18, page 40.

Charles Korn land warrants from Penna. Archives (posted Aug. 2006)

Carl (Charles) Korn land warrants from Penna. Archives, 3rd Series, Vol. 26, page 279

Rev. F. A. Edmonds & Wife M. A. Korns (posted Aug. 2006)

Biography of Rev. F. A. Edmonds

Emanuel Korns Obituary (posted Aug. 2006)

Obituary of Emanuel Korns, son of Daniel

Joseph H. Korns Obituary (posted Aug. 2006)

Obituary of Joseph Korns, son of Daniel

Comp's Church, Somerset County, PA (posted Aug. 2006)

Photos of Comp's Lutheran and Reformed Church

More Shuckhart-Petenbrink marriage evidence (posted July 2006)

The marriages of Christian's daughter & step-daughter to G. Shuckhart-questionnaire (172 KB PDF)

Shuckhart-Petenbrink marriage evidence (posted July 2006)

The marriages of Christian's daughter & step-daughter to G. Shuckhart-reimbursement app (255 KB PDF)

Petenbrink Marriage Certificate (posted July 2006)

Marriage Certificate of Henry and Anna Marie (Everline) Petenbrink (477 KB PDF)

Christian Petenbrink, 1850 census, Somerset County (posted July 2006)

Christian Petenbrink & Misc. Korns in 1850 census, Southampton Township (209 KB PDF)

Christian Petenbrink, 1860 census, Somerset County (posted July 2006)

Christian Petenbrink in 1860 census, Southampton Township (286 KB PDF)

Peter & Flora Petenbrink tombstones, Somerset County (posted July 2006)

Peter & Flora Petenbrink tombstones, White Oaks, Somerset Co. PA

Christian & Annie Petenbrink tombstone, Somerset County (posted July 2006)

Christian & Annie Petenbrink tombstone, Getz Cemetery, Southampton Township

1842 Ship Passenger List with Petenbrink Family (posted July 2006)

Petenbrink Passengers Onboard the Ship Marianne, 1842 (477 KB PDF)

1830 census, Daniel Korn, Lynn Township, Lehigh County, PA (posted July 2006)

Daniel Korn, 1830 census, Lynn Township, Lehigh County, PA.

1830 census, Michael Korn Jr. & Daniel Korn Sr. (posted July 2006)

Michael Korn (Jr.) & Daniel Korn (Sr.), 1830 census, Southampton Twp., Somerset Co., PA

Peppenbrink Deed (posted July 2006)

Deed relating to the widow of Christian's father Peter Peppenbrink (570 KB PDF)

MYTHBUSTERS: Anna Keilman was Christian Petenbrink's wife (posted July 2006)

C. Shaffer document, showing Anna Keilman as wife of Christian Petenbrink (457 KB)

Photo of Lydia Boyer, Somerset County, PA (posted July 2006)

Photo of Lydia (Boyer) Hasselroth, mother of Flora (Kennel) Petenbrink (689 KB PDF)

Peter Peppenbrink marriage license (posted July 2006)

Licence, remarriage of Peter Peppenbrink

Photo of Mrs. Christian Petenbrink, Somerset County (posted July 2006)

Anna_Elizabeth_Petenbrink

Heimatmuseum Schloss Schonebeck letter regarding the ship Marianne (posted July 2006)

Letter about the ship Marianne, regarding the Petenbrink's

Christian Petenbrink marriage licence record (posted July 2006)

Marriage license record, Christian Petenbrink to Eliza Coleman, Jan. 7, 1846

Updated the John Wilson Korns Page (posted June 2006)

Wilson Korns

Updated the Daniel Korns, Jr. Page (posted June 2006)

Daniel Korns, Jr.

Updated the Gladden's Run Church Page (posted June 2006)

The Gladden's Reformed and Lutheran Church

Updated info on Wellersburg Reformed and Lutheran Church (posted June 2006)

The Wellersburg Reformed and Lutheran Church

"A History of Wills Creek Charge of the Evangelical and Reformed Church" posted June 2006)

The Wills Creek Charge

Korns in the "Cumberland City and Allegany County Directory 1895-96." (posted April 2006)

Korns in the "Cumberland City and Allegany County Directory 1895-96."

"Book of Sermonets" by Wilson Allen Korns" (posted April 2006)

"Book of Sermonets" by Wilson Allen Korns

Added pages from the "History of Allegany County, Maryland" (posted April 2006)

Added pages from the "History of Allegany County, Maryland"

Updated information on Joseph Lepley (posted April 2006)

Updated information on Joseph Lepley

Added a PA Archives link to Carl Korns page (posted April 2006)

Added a PA Archives link to Carl Korns page

Korns in 1884 Tuscarawas County Ohio History Book (posted April 2006)

Korns individuals in 1884 Tuscarawas County Ohio History Book

Wellersburg Reformed and Lutheran Church, Somerset County (posted April 2006)

The Wellersburg Reformed and Lutheran Church

The Rebecca Margaret (Korns) Witt Family (posted April 2006)

The Rebecca Margaret (Korns) Witt family (donated by Neal Carter-595 KB PDF)

Korns Bakery post card (posted March 2006)

Korns Bakery, Des Moines, Iowa

Updated Petenbrink Records (posted March 2006)

Updated Petenbrink records

Getz Cemetery Listings, Southampton Township (posted March 2006)

Getz Cemetery listings (2 page PDF)

Updated page on the brother of Mrs. John Wilson Korns (posted March 2006)

Added links to Ephriam Geiger page

1880 census record of Franklin Bittner (posted March 2006)

Added 1880 census record of Franklin Bittner, Greenville Township

Updated Korns School class of 1923-24 page (posted March 2006)

Added names to class of 1923-24 photo, Korns School

171st Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers (posted March 2006)

Added a history of the 171st Regiment, PA Volunteers

Korns School, Southampton Township, Somerset Co. PA (posted March 2006)

Added two photos of the Korns School

Allen Korns' memorial card, Somerset County (posted March /2006)

Allen Korns' memorial card (105KB)

W.H. Korns merchant trade token (posted Jan. 2006)

Korns merchant trade token

New photo of Ephriam Geiger's muzzle loading rifle (posted Jan. 2006)

Ephriam Geiger's Rifle

Charles Korns & John M. Korns (posted Jan. 2006)

Charles Korns & John M. Korns

Centre Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Cumberland, MD (posted Dec. 2005)

Jesse Korns, Church Officer, Cumberland, MD, 1884

Henry Korn, brother of Michael Korn, Sr. (posted Dec. 2005) )

Henry Korn, Justice of the Peace, Allegany Co. MD, 1828

1800-1900 Census Summary, Somerset County, PA (posted Dec. 2005)

1800-1900 census summary, Somerset County, PA

A. Korns, 1880 Director of the Poor, Somerset County, PA (posted Dec. 2005)

Alexander Korns, 1880 Director of the Poor, Somerset County PA

1845 description of Somerset County, PA (posted Dec. 2005)

Somerset in 1847 "Early History of Western Pennsylvania"

Luther Korns photos (posted Dec. 2005)

Luther Korns, July 1995 (7KB)
Luther Korns, fall 1996 (25 KB)

Calvin Bittner Marriage Certificate (posted Dec. 2005)

Marriage certificate of Calvin and Ida (Petenbrink) Bittner

Charles Byron Korns Political Cards, Somerset County (posted Nov. 2005)

1930 & 1932 political cards of Charles B. Korns, Sipesville PA

Updated information on Michael Korns, Sr. index page (posted Nov. 2005)

Michael Korns, Sr. index page

Updated information on Horace M. Korns page (posted Nov. 2005)

Updated information on Horace M. Korns

Updated information on Joseph Lepley (posted Nov. 2005)

Updated information on Joseph Lepley

Updated Tama County Korns Cemetery page (posted Nov. 2005)

Updated Tama County Korns Cemetery page

Jesse & William C. Korns in 1913 Cumberland Directory (posted Nov. 2005)

Jesse & William C. Korns in 1913 Cumberland Directory

1876 Map of Alexander & Simon Korns farms, Jenner Township (posted Nov. 2005)

1876 map of Alexander & Simon Korns farms, Jenner Township, Somerset County, PA

Photo of Allen Korns' boyhood rifle (posted Sept. 2005)

Photo of Allen Korns' boyhood rifle

Michael Korns, Jr. excerpts from the "Genealogy of Michael Korns, Sr." book (posted July 2005)

Michael, Korns, Jr. family Chapter (excerpts)

High quality photos from the "Genealogy of Michael Korns, Sr." book (posted July 2005)

Index to high quality GIF scans from the "Genealogy of Michael Korns, Sr." book

Marriage Record of Charles Korns, son of Michael Korn, Sr. (posted July 2005)

Marriage record of Charles Korns, son of Michael Korns, Sr.

Baptism info for daughters of Michael Korn, Sr. (posted July 2005)

Baptism info for Catherine, dau. of Michael Korn, Sr.
Baptism info Mary Magdalena, dau. of Michael Korn, Sr.

The Battle of Green Springs Depot (posted July 2005)

A link to information on the battle of Green Springs Depot on another website

Cumberland MD in the Civil War (posted July 2005)

Added 32 pages from the 1878 "History of Cumberland" by William H. Lowdermilk, about Civil War-related events in and around Cumberland Maryland.
Civil War events in Cumberland Maryland

Berlin Tavern Petition, Somerset County, PA (posted June 2005)

1838 Petition of Isaac Miller for Tavern in Berlin, PA

Horace M. Korns (posted June 2005)

Information on Dr. Horace M. Korns of Iowa City, Iowa

Petenbrink (posted April 2005)

A link to more information on Civil War armored trains on another website

Korns Sugar Camp, Somerset County, PA (posted March 2005)

Korns Sugar Bush, ad in 1951 Maple Festival Program

Bittner, Somerset County, PA (posted March 2005)

Franklin Bittner 1880 census enumeration, Greenville twp. (30KB)
George Klingaman, Sr will, Page 1
George Klingaman, Sr. will, Page 2
George Klingaman, Jr. estate document, Page 1
George Klingaman, Jr. estate document, Page 2

Download Miller book (posted March 2005)

Download 53 page Miller genealogy book, Meyersdale, PA 1963

Korns (posted March 2005)

Gladys Bittner listed as teacher in 1924 county report (53KB)

Petenbrink (posted March 2005)

Christian Petenbrink estate documents
Christian Petenbrink's Civil War muster records showing artillery work

Ephriam, Aaron and Richard Geiger (posted March 2005)

1890 draught of Ephriam Geiger's farm mentioning Aaron and Richard Geiger

Wilse Korns' brother-in-law Ephriam Geiger (posted March 2005)

Ephriam Geiger, Wilse Korns' brother-in-law, and wife Mary (Dietle) Geiger
Pasture on Ephriam Geiger's farm, when owned by Irvin Dietle (44KB)
Summer Kitchen on Ephriam's farm, when owned by Irvin Dietle (189KB)
Road to field on Ephriam's farm, when owned by Irvin Dietle (112KB)

White Oak Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church, circa 1920 (posted March 2005)

White Oak Lutheran Church, Larimer Township, circa 1920, photo 1 (214KB)
White Oak Lutheran Church, Larimer Township, circa 1920, composite photo 2 (315KB)

Somerset County Schools (posted March 2005)

Geiger School building, Irvin Dietle teacher
Geiger School outing to nearby Irvin Dietle farm
Geiger School class photo from 1930's
Class Photo, Geiger School, Larimer Township
Class Photo, Witt School, Irvin Dietle teacher

Bittner & Petenbrink family materials (posted March 2005)

Photo of Alverda and Gladys Bittner as children
Photo of Nannie and Edna Bittner
Ada Petenbrink's brother and sisters
Mower, Gladys Bittner in center of group, Ethel Beal seated
Josiah Joe Bittner, posing with family members
Calvin Bittner with Logson's, Shroyer's (97KB)
Charley Bittner at Samson's rock (241KB)
Ida Ada "Mom" Bittner with cake (37KB)
Calvin and Ida (Petenbrink) Bittner 60th anniversary (1055KB)
Norman Petenbrink barn construction photo 1 (208KB)
Norman Petenbrink barn construction photo 2 (50KB)
Gladys Bittner holding Verna Mankamyer
Gladys Bittner, Leta, Lucille, Ina, Minerva
Hilda Bittner, from Gladys Korns album
Ina and Clinton Bittner, from Gladys Korns album
Lucille Mazer, Paulene Mankameyer, from Gladys Korns album
Photo of Calvin and Ida Ada (Petenbrink) Bittner
Ida Ada Petenbrink as a young woman
Gladys and Alverta Bittner as children (63KB)

Allen & Gladys (Bittner) Korns, Somerset County, PA (posted March 2005)

Rock outcropping visible from Allen Korns farm, photo 1 (101 KB)
Rock outcropping visible from Allen Korns farm, photo 2 (48 KB)
Lester and Allen Korns with farm machinery, 1942
Estalene Korns in horse-drawn sleigh on her father Allen's farm, 1950
Ephriam Geiger Red Cross donation receipt (279KB)
Luther Korns' wife Faith (Crowe) Korns

Unknown Individuals from Gladys Korns' Album (posted March 2005)

The following photos are from the photo album of my Grandmother Gladys (Bittner) Korns, of Southampton Township, Somerset County, PA, but I can't identify them. If you can help to identify them, please e-mail L. Dietle (korns.org site administrator).
Aquilla Barnes (11KB)
Aquilla Barnes at beach (11KB)
Aquilla Barnes with car (25KB)
Don, Allen Korns, Ed (43 KB)
Don and Dorthy Hess
La Rue Barnes (188 KB)
Luella Bittner (9KB)
Mary (Mazer) Petenbrink (164 KB)
Mary Smith (220 KB)
Mary Lepley, 1926 (64 KB)
Louis Barnes (39 KB)
Mrs. Joe "Lizzie" Korns (243 KB)
Lizzie Korns' at her Mount Pleasant home (48 KB)

Allen & Gladys (Bittner) Korns, Somerset County, PA (posted March 2005)

1940 photo of Leah Brightbil and Patty Akers in front of Allen Korns house.
Allen Korns and his brother John Korns gathering sugar water (at tank)
Allen Korns and his brother John Korns gathering sugar water at tree
Gathering sugar water with horse-drawn tank
Gathering sugar water with tractor-drawn tank
Allen & Gladys Korns with Irvin & Alma Dietle, 1952
Allen Lester Korns with camera
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Lester Korns photo
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Lester Korns Christmas photo
Allen Lester Korns at Siggy's service station
Photo of the Allen Korns family farm house in winter
Luther, son of Allen & Gladys (Bittner)Korns
Allen Korns' sawmill
Allen Korns sugar camp and maple syrup operations (index)
Better photo of the upper house on the Allen Korns farm
Dorothy Saltman unloading wood at the Allen Korns sugar camp
1924 photo of Gladys Bittner at the Philson School
Black Dan horse, Barnes kids on Allen Korns' farm
Early 1950's photo of Allen Korns' smokehouse
Gladys (Bittner) Korns below the Allen Korns milk barn
Moving cattle to pasture on the Allen Korns farm
Allen Korns' house, tractor, son, early 1950's
Garage and sheds on Allen Korns farm, 1950's
Gladys Bittner with her Korns School class of 1923-24
Photo of Mr. & Mrs. Allen Lester Korns
Horse-drawn box sled from Gladys Korns' album
Allen Korns' milk barn and silo
A load of logs for the sawmill
Korns School, Southampton Township, Class of 1939-40
Mrs. Wilson Korns & Mrs. Allen Korns in deep snow
Young Gladys (Bittner) Korns in rocking chair
Gladys (Bittner) Korns' class at the Wilson School
Photos added of the 1940's era construction of Allen Korns' "New Barn"
Allen Korns with baby daughter Estalene
Gladys in Somerset, perhaps teacher training
Cattle in front of Wilson Korns 1925 barn
1924/25 photo of Allen Korns and Gladys (Bittner) Korns
Ella Allene Korns, age 11 months
Anna Lee Korns, age 1 month
Estalene Korns & Mildred Bittner in front of Allen Korns' house
Photo of Calvin Bittner's children, their spouses
Kitchen-end of Allen Korns' house

John Wilson Korns, Somerset County, PA (posted March 2005)

Construction of Wilson Korns' 1925 barn, photo 1
Erection of Wilson Korns' 1925 barn, photo 2
Erection of Wilson Korns' 1925 barn, photo 3
Wilson Korns with threshing crew
Wilson and Mary (Geiger) Korns on their porch
Mary (Geiger) Korns with Lucinda Geiger
Allen Korns with parents Wilson and Mary Korns
Mary (Geiger) Korns, Lucinda Geiger, Melvin Korns
Nevin Korns, son of John Wilson Korns

Allen Lester Korns hunting-related photos (posted March 2005)

Allen Korns hunting squirrels
Allen Korns with his hunting dog Sport
Allen Korns with squirrels that he bagged
Gladys (Bittner) Korns with harvest of squirrels

Allen Lester Korns, Somerset County, PA (posted March 2005)

Portrait of Allen Lester Korns, son of John Wilson Korns of Southampton Township, Somerset County, PA, as a young man; see http://korns.org/allen_korns/allen-korns-portrait.jpg .

Gladys Bittner 1923 photo (posted March 2005)

1923 photo of Leta Brown, Gladys Bittner and Minerva Mazer; see http://korns.org/bittner/1923-at-home.jpg .

Gladys Bittner 1924 photo (posted March 2005)

1924 photo of Gladys Bittner; see http://korns.org/allen_korns/6-1924-Gladys.html .

Philson School (posted March 2005)

The Philson School, including a photo of the school building, Gladys Korns, and students; see http://korns.org/misc/philson-school.html .

Lydia Korns, dau. of Daniel Korns Jr. (posted March 2005)

I put up a page on Lydia Korns, the daughter of Daniel Korns, Jr., copied from "The History of Bedford and Somerset Counties Pennsylvania", 1906 by Blackburn, Welfley and Koontz; see http://korns.org/misc/lydia-korns.html .

Christian Petenbrink-battle of Green Springs Depot, VA (posted March 2005)

I put up a page with various eyewitness accounts of Christian Petenbrink's participation in the Civil War armored railroad car battle of Green Springs Depot, Virginia at: http://korns.org/bittner/c-petenbrink-2PHB.html

Mystery solved: where Michael Korns went from Berks Co. (posted March 2005)

The Korns book notes that Michael Korns was last assessed in Berks County in in 1786, but couldn't locate him again until he showed up in the Bedford County (now Somerset County) records in 1795. A new record indicates that he was living in Maryland west of Fort Cumberland in 1787/88; see http://korns.org/misc/Jesse-Korns-Cumberland.htm

Second Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade (posted Feb. 2005)

The following text is copied from the book the "History of Allegany County Maryland" by James W. Thomas, LL.D. and Judge T.J.C. Williams, volume 1. This relates to a Civil War battle of the Second Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade: http://korns.org/misc/2nd-phb.html

Korns living in Cumberland Maryland in 1797 (posted Feb. 2005)

This relates to information on Korns living in Cumberland Maryland in 1797: http://korns.org/misc/HOACM-95-KORNS.html

Korns-related excerpts from the 1878 "History of Cumberland" (posted Feb. 2005)

Added various Korns-related excerpts from the 1878 "History of Cumberland" by William H. Lowdermilk, including information on early Maryland property ownership by Michael Corn somewhere west of Cumberland, and information on various Korns families living and working in Cumberland during the 1790 to 1861 time period including Henry, Jacob and Jesse Korns; see http://korns.org/misc/Jesse-Korns-Cumberland.htm .

Information from the 1917 book "The Boucher Family" (posted 2/27/2005)

Added information from the 1917 book "The Boucher Family" by Franklin A Burkhardt relating to Daniel Boucher's grand-daughter who married Michael and Susanna Korns' son John Korns and lived in Somerset County, PA; see http://korns.org/misc/rebecca-boucher-korns.html .

Biographical sketch on Levi Korns (posted Feb. 2005)

Added a biographical sketch on Levi Korns from page 459 of the 1891/1892 book "A memorial and biographical history of Northern, California"; see http://korns.org/misc/Levi-Korns.html .

1831: Governor to deliver cannon to Henry Korns of Cumberland MD (posted Feb. 2005)

Information on a resolution by the 1831 session of the general assembly of Maryland requiring the Governor to deliver a cannon to Henry Korns of Cumberland can be seen at: http://korns.org/misc/henry-korns-cannon.pdf

New Bittner and Petenbrink materials, Somerset County, PA (posted Feb. 2005)

New information relating to the Bittner and Petenbrink families:

Post card of Gladys and Ina Bittner, daughters of Calvin Bittner: http://korns.org/bittner/gladys-and-ina-bittner.html
Photo of the Peter Petenbrink family: http://korns.org/bittner/Peter-Petenbrink-fam_a.html
Photo of the extended Peter Petenbrink family: http://korns.org/bittner/Peter-Petenbrink-fam_b.html

More info on Tama County Korns families (posted Feb. 2005)

More info on Tama County Korns families posted:

Typewritten list of burials in Korns Cemetery: http://korns.org/Tama_County/Korns-cemetery-listings.jpg
John & Susan Korns in June 6 1880 Tama Co. Highland Township Dist. 324 Census: http://korns.org/Tama_County/john-korns-1880-census-tama.jpg
John Korns info from Wm. H. Welfley Scrapbook No. 1: http://korns.org/Tama_County/obit-of-john-korns-1894.jpg

E.C. Saylor's 1932 notes on Delilah Korns (posted Feb. 2005)

E.C. Saylor's 1932 notes on the John & Delilah (Korns) Miller family (234KB are posted at http://korns.org/misc/Delilah-Korns-Miller-family.jpg .

Info on Christina Ann (Korns) Walling (posted Feb. 2005)

The death of Christina Ann (Korns) Walling, Ziebach Co. South Dakota, dau. of John D. of Tama County Iowa (305KB) has been posted at http://korns.org/misc/C-Walling-death-cert.jpg . Her obituary (322 KB) is posted at http://korns.org/misc/C-Walling-obit.jpg .

Info on Michael and Anna Elizabetha (Huy) Korns (posted Feb. 2005)

Information on the family of Michael and Anna Elizabetha (Huy) Korns has been posted on at http://korns.org/c-korns-ancestors/m-korns-1689.html . They are believed to be the parents of the immigrant ancestor Carl Korns.

New Somerset County Korns photos (posted Jan. 2005)

The following new materials were posted on January 2, 2005:

Photo of outbuilding on Allen Korns' Somerset County farm that was destroyed by fire: http://korns.org/allen_korns/korns-outbuilding.html
1994 photo of Lester Korns of Somerset County: http://www.korns.org/Korns_History.html
Sugar water keeler from Allen Korns' Somerset County farm: http://korns.org/allen_korns/korns-keeler.html
Allen Korns after a successful deer hunt: http://korns.org/allen_korns/allen-korns-deer.html
Photo of the old upper house on the Allen Korns Somerset County farm: http://korns.org/misc/korns-house-bell.html
Bell on Allen Korns' Somerset County farm for calling men from the field, 1950: http://korns.org/misc/estalene-horseback.html
The baby chair of Gladys (Bittner) Korns of Somerset County: http://korns.org/allen_korns/gladys-bittner-chair.html
Sled riding on the Allen Korns Somerset County farm, circa 1936: http://korns.org/allen_korns/korns-sledriding.html

Circa 1949 photo of the Allen Korns farm, Somerset County, PA (posted Dec. 2004)

A circa 1949 photo of the Allen Korns farm, taken from the "Genealogy of Michael Korns, Sr." is posted at:

http://korns.org/Daniel_Korns_Jr_House/korns-circa-1949.html

Wilson Allen Korns Sermonets, sample pages (posted Dec. 2004)

I added sample pages to this website from Wilson Allen Korns' 1927 book of Sermonets; go to http://korns.org/misc/wilson-korns-sermonets.pdf

Added info on B&O Railroad Civil War armored cars (posted Aug. 2004)

Information of particular interest to Petenbrink descendants has been added concerning the use of armored cars on the B&O railroad during the civil war: http://korns.org/misc/Civil-War-Armored-Trains.htm

Additional Lepley information (posted Aug. 2004)

New information pertaining to the ancestors of Johanna (Lepley) Korns has been posted on this website at: http://korns.org/Lepley-Genealogy/Johannah-Lepley-Korns.html

Info on Korns families of Poweshiek Co. Iowa (posted Aug. 2004)

Information about two Korns families of Poweshiek Co. Iowa has been posted on this website, see http://korns.org/Poweshiek-County-Iowa/Poweshiek-County-Index.htm

Carl Korn baptism, confirmation records (posted April 2004)

Documents believed to be Carl Korn's 1725 baptism and 1738 confirmation records have been posted on this website at:

Aerial photos of the Michael Korns, Sr. farm (posted 9/28/2003):

Aerial photos of the Daniel Korns, Jr. farm, Somerset County, PA (posted 9/28/2003):

Old pictures from the Allen Korns farm, Somerset County, PA (posted July 2003)

A number of old pictures that were obtained this summer from the former Allen Korns farm have now been posted:

New info on Korns Cemetery, Tama Co. Iowa (posted June 2003)

Photos of the Korns Cemetery, Tama County, Iowa, have been posted to this website at:

http://korns.org/Korns_Cemetery/Korns_Cemetery.html

Longswamp Church photos (posted June 2003)

Some 1985 photos of the Longswamp Church and Cemetery have been added to this website at: http://korns.org/Longswamp_Church/Longswamp_Church.html