History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . ril 1, 1849, and resigned April 1,1851. During his pastorate the congregation was records that in the spring of 1849 he reorganized the congre-gation with twenty-six members, besides five who were con-firmed that day. Joseph Dively and Peter Welfley were elected 583 SOMERSET CONFERENCE elders, and Casper Loechel and George Lowry, deacons. Thefollowing- are the charter members, none of whom are living, the
History of the Alleghany Evangelical Lutheran synod of Pennsylvania, together with a topical handbook of the Evangelical Lutheran church, its ancestry, origin and development . ril 1, 1849, and resigned April 1,1851. During his pastorate the congregation was records that in the spring of 1849 he reorganized the congre-gation with twenty-six members, besides five who were con-firmed that day. Joseph Dively and Peter Welfley were elected 583 SOMERSET CONFERENCE elders, and Casper Loechel and George Lowry, deacons. Thefollowing- are the charter members, none of whom are living, thelast surviving one, William Kretchman, dying October 14, 1906;Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Welfley, JohnRosenbaum, Josiah Dively, Mr. and Mrs. Casper Loechel, Mrs. John Stein, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wahl, Mr. andMrs. Lewis Bockes, George Lenker, George Lowry, Henry Geese,Henry Weimer, Samuel Raymon, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Smith,Catharine DeHaven, Anna M. Livengood, Elizabeth Stutzman,Julia Dively, Catherine Lawson, Mary Neclrick. The followingwere confirmed: Cybilla Lawson, Elizabeth Dively, MaryLong, William Kretchman and Daniel Duecker. Miss Lydia. MR. AND MRS. CASPER LOECHEL Dively, now Mrs. C. R. Haselbarth, was confirmed December 5,1853, by Rev. M. F. Pfahler. She is the daughter of Mr. andMrs. Michael Dively, one of the pioneer Lutheran families. Hermembership dates back further than any other living member. Until the time of reorganization, in 1849, it is likely the con-gregation was not regularly supplied. They worshiped withthe Reformed congregation, having Lutheran pastors come fromthe neighboring charges at intervals. Many of their children,as they grew up, united with the Reformed Church. It is knownthat Michael Dively sent some of his children to Berlin to becatechized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. Upon the resignation of Rev. Lawson, the Rev. P. S. Nellis,pastor of the Wellersburg charge, supplied the congregation. On584 ST. JOHNS, ELK
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