Bedford County, Pennsylvania Will Book Volume 4, Page 445, 1864.

The last will and Testament of John Wisel Sr. of the township of St. Clair in the County of Bedford.

I John Wisel Sr. considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of sound mind and memory

do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following what is to say)

First I give and bequeath unto my youngest son Josiah Wisel ten dollars. And second, I give and

bequeath unto my sons Jacob, Daniel, and John Weisel share and share alike. And unto my

daughters Susan, Sally, Rachel, Rebecca and Betty I bequeath the same as to my sons Jacob,

Daniel and John. It is my will that my real estate shall all be sold at public sale and the proceeds

equally divided among my sons and daughters with the exception of Josiah who shall have nothing

but ten dollars. And lastly I appoint my son John Wisel, and John Fickes sole Executors of this

my last will and testament. And hereby revoking all other former wills by me made. Witness my

hand and seal this first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five.

John Wisel (seal)

Signed, Sealed and Declared by us to be the last will and Testament of John Wisel

to which we hereunto subscribe our names. Andrew I. Kegg, Josiah Ritchey, Tobias Wetzel.

My daughter Susan having died since the delivery of this will herein mentioned I therefore Bequeath

her portion to the balance of my children with the exception of Josiah. [He goes on to say if there

is "any difference, dispute, question, or controversy" it should be resolved by his friends Harry? Moes

of Bedford Township and William Sill of St. Clair Township. ] Witness my hand and seal the twenty

second day of June A.D. 1858. John Weisel (Seal)

attest Andrew I. Kegg

Be it remembered that on the 31 day of Dec. A. D. 1864 Letters Testamentary were issued to

John Wisel and John Fickes the Exer. named in the forgoing will they having been both

serially sworn. O. E. Shannon Register

US Federal Census 1850 Pennsylvania, Bedford County.

St. Clair Twp, Bedford Co., taken 26 Sep 1850, handwritten page no. 356:

John Weisel 83 m occ. farm 2000 PA

Joshua Weisel 23 m no occ. PA

Peter Weisel 85 m no occ. PA

Peggy Smally 15 f

U. S. Federal Census, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 1880.

King, Bedford, Pennsylvania, FHL Film 1255098, NA Film Number T9-1098, p. 197C

Josiah WEISEL Self M Male W 63 PA Farmer PA PA

Amelia WEISEL Wife M Female W 53 PA House Keeper PA PA

Margaret A. WEISEL Dau S Female W 26 PA Dress Maker PA PA

George Wm. WEISEL Son S Male W 23 PA Laborer PA PA

Sarah J. WEISEL Dau S Female W 19 PA At Home PA PA

Franklin WEISEL Son S Male W 18 PA Farm Hand PA PA

Lorenzo WEISEL Son S Male W 16 PA Farm Hand PA PA

Hannah R. WEISEL Dau S Female W 15 PA At Home PA PA

Archie Claar Cemetery Inscriptions The BCGS publications are photocopies of his work. #118 - Archie Claar Cemetery Inscriptions - Volume 1 - $22.00 contains inscriptions from these cemeteries: Ake, Albright, Anderson, Baker, Baker Farm, Barley, Bechtel, Bloomfield, Boyer, Brumbaugh, Burger, Burget, Burk, Burket, Byers, Clappertown, Claycomb Farm, Colored, D. R. Long, Davis, Diehl's Cross Roads, Dilling, Dodson, Dry Hill, Eshelman, Fairview, Falkner, Fickes, Gochenour, Grabill, Greenfield Reformed, 2 Greenlawn Cemeteries, Hetrick, Hickory Bottom, Holliday, Holsinger, Hoover, Imler, Kaufman, Keagy, Kensinger, Koontz, Long, Lower Claar, Loysburg, Loysburg Hill, Lutheran, Mauk, McIntyre, Mennonite, Metzker, Mt. Hope, Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Sinai, Nelson Farm, New Enterprise, Nicodemus, Ober, Peck, Pote, Potter Creek, Pressel, Rebecca Furnace, 3 Reformed Cemeteries, 2 Replogle Cemeteries, Rhodes, Riverside, Rodman, Royer, Salem Reformed, Salemville, Shriver, Skyles, 2 Smith Cemteries, Snowberger, Snyder, Spring Hope, St. Mark's, St. Mary's (New), Stayer, Stiffler, Stonerook, Treese, Umbower, 4 Union Cemeteries, United Brethren, Upper Claar, and Vicksburg. Blair County Genealogical Society Roller-Hojeth Memorial Library 431 Scotch Valley Road Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 814-696-3492.

Reformed Church Osterburg Bedford County:

Jacob Walter 8/12/1824-12/28/1904

Rachael Walter 2/19/1815-7/25/1876

Deresa Walter 1/4/1851-6/17/1875

Josiah Weisel 10/23/1817-9/25/1893,

Amelia Weisel 7/2/1827-10/2/1898 married.

Rebecca H Weisel 1867-1915

Church minutes and baptisms, and burials of St. John's Reformed Church, Pattonsville, St. Clairville Congregation : Bob's Creek; Old Long Church Lutheran & Reformed Church, 1820-1898 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library Catalog Microreproduction of original at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Includes index.

Transcribed by Jane McClure, 2005

[St. John's Reformed Church, had a nice typed index but with no Walter or Weisel in it.]

[Much of it is completely impossible to read, white handwriting on black background.

That's especially true of the St. Clairville Congregation records. I got nothing from them.]

Baptism on 23 Sept 1867 of these 3 children of Josiah and Amelia Weisel:

Franklin Sylvester Weisel b. 9 May 1862

Lorence Burden [not sure of spelling of either name] Weisel b. 3 Sept 1864

Hannah Rebecca Weisel b. 27 Jun 1867.

Bob's Creek; Old Long Church Lutheran & Reformed Church:

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Birth of Samuel Walter 10 Dec 1855 to Jacob & Rachel Walter

Birth of William Harrison Weisel 13 Dec 1855 to John & Mary Weisel

Funeral of Peter Weisel 21 Aug 1849 [Actually, I'm NOT sure this was HIS

funeral; it was more of a ledger and I think he PAID for a funeral, but no

other name was given]

Baptism: Mary, dau of Jacob & Mary Weisel, 12 Sept 1842.

There were pages and pages of "Lists of Communicants," apparently a list of

people who took communion, several times a year. The following were

familiar names:

1846: Rachel Weisel, John Weisel, Jacob Weisel

1847 John Weisel, Jacob Weisel & wife, Rachel Walters

14 Nov 1847: Jacob Weisel, Jacob Walter, Peter Weisel

Death: Jacob Weisel 12 Apr 1839, 84 years old.

Old Log Church, Lutheran & Reformed:

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7 Oct 1840 baptism Hannah Weisel, dau of Jacob & Mary Weisel

12 Nov 1842 baptism of Mary Weisel, dau of Jacob & Mary Weisel

24 Feb 1848 Sarah Jane Walter dau of Jacob & Rachel Walter

10 Dec 1855 birth, 9 Mar 1856 baptism, Samuel Walters, son of Jacob & Rachel Walters

13 Dec 1856 birth, 6 Jan 1857 baptism, William Harrison Weisel, son of John & Mary Weisel

Death: Jacob Weisel 12 Apr 1839, age 84 years 1 mo. 2 days