The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-25
THE GLOTFELTY FAMILY.
Interesting Sketch of Family From
Which a Large Number of CARROTS
CitiZenS are Descendants.

The following interesting his
torical and biographical sketch of a
family of Somerset county pa,
settlers was published in the Mey-
ersdale Commercial last week and
we reproduce it. There are q large
number Of descendants of the fam
lily in Garrett county who are
among its leading and best citizens:
"In recent years | found myself
employed, somewhat pleasantly oc-
casionally in writing sketches of
some Of the ancient families of Ale
gany and Garrett counties. | have
reason to believe they formed ac-
ceptable reading, not only to the
persons Immediately concerned, but
others as well. At any rate they
were literally drawn upon by the
historian of Western Maryland, in
his treatment of the two coun-
ties mentioned. My facilities,
(if the expression be allowable) in
such literature are about as availa-
BILE in Somerset county, as in the
other two, especially, old Elk Lick.
Among the old time families of my
early acquaintance IN Elk Lick, the
Glotfelty race readily presents
itself. My acquaintance with it
began III my earliest youth, and was
always of a pleasant and satisfacto-
ry character.
"The most remote ancestor was
Solomon, a good old Hebrew name.
Born in Germany in 1888, emf
grated to America, landed at Balti-
more in 1865, stopped at Hagers-
town, Md, till the next year.
When by way of Braddock's road
he Travelled westward, turning to
the right a few miles, he discovered
a beautiful tract of land. He set
tied upon it in 1866, and called it
"Green Park" with the Indians,
wolves, panthers and bears as hos
tile neighbors. All Of Somerset
county was then a portion of Cum
berland county; it had not yet
attained the name of Brothers Val
ley by which in after years it was
known, till the county was organ
lied in 1895. Green Park was a
beautiful plot Of land, situated on a
plateau upon spur of Meadow
mountain, about one mile south of
Salisbury. Its attractiveness in so
many of its features shows we'll the
Judgment of the old pioneer as to
the future value and usefulness of
land yet in saYagery. 1t was his
home to the time of his death in
1918, in his 01st year, The Ger
man Bible now nearly 200 years old,
brought with him from the Father
land is still in existence, and in the
family. The pride of one of the
children of Jerre Glotfelty. 1t is
in tolerable good preservation, con-
." sidering its age and long usage.
The birth entries made by the old
patriarch in his own hand, in Ger
man, are wonderfully quaint and
unique, and are worthy of publica-
ton to show by object illustration
how record was kept half dozen
generations ago. Here are reliable
extracts and TRANSACTIONS.
"June -, 1867, a daughter was
born in the sign of the Waterman.
"April y, 1865, daughter was
born to me and my wife, Eve Mar.
garet, the sign of the Scorpion.
"October25, 1770, son was born tc
us, his Christian name was John
Adam, in the sign of the Bowman.
"April IA, 1878, the sign Of the
Waterman, daughter was born tC
us, her Christian name was Anna
Mary.
"April 2, 1775, daughter was
born to us in the sign Of the Bull.
her Christian name was Elizabeth
"August "a, 1777, son was
born to us, his Christian name was
Casper, IN the sign Of the Bull.
November 4, 1879, a son was
born to us, his Christian name was
Henry, sign of the Virgin.
january II, 1884. my son Jacot
was born to US in the sign Of the
Scorpion.
October Is, 1889, nay Catharine
was born in the sign of the Virgin
sIt will thus be seen the Abra-
ham of all the American Glotfelty'
had nine children; four sons and
five daughters. John Adam went
to Ohio at an early day, and but
little is known of his progeny, at
least to the writer, but no doubt
there is more or less Of it, Casper
(Gosper) stepped over into Mary
land when young, and bought from
Michael Fresh a small portion of
"Grassy Cabins" two miles south
of Grantsville, where it is said he
became the proprietor of a small
distillery for a few years. From
here he went to Turkeyfoot where
he raised a small family, but not
much known to the writer.
TThe old ancestor was a black