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RUMEL, John M 27 m Pa head, farming
Hannah 21 f Pa wife, keeping house
Joseph 65 m Pa mason

John Rummel 57, Pa Head
Wife Hannah 51, Pa

The village of Rummel, east fo Windber Borough, was named for the area's first postmatser, John M. Rummel....he was the seventh child born to Joseph and Maria Meyer-Blough Rummel in 1853 in the Morningland district of Paint Township. He grew to manhood in this area and married Hannah Oaks, the daughter of Joseph and Margaret Custer Oaks. To this union there was one child born, Elizabeth, who died when she was 11 years of age.
John and Hannah Rummel purchased land from Andrew and Noah Shaffer, sons of Daniel, on Nov. 3, 1884, which was situated at a post at the public road leading to Ashtola where the state road and the Ashtola Road fork. The land extended to the Jacob Rose estate. The Rummel post office was established on the parcel of land directly across from the German Baptist church. The post office became a major pickup place for the mail, which was housed in a small grocery store operated by John M. Rummel, who became the postmaster. The store also became one of the busiest business places when the farmers came into town for supplies and mail long before Windber Borough existed with its many newer stores.
The Lutherans of Rummel decided to erect a church buolding in their vicinity and on Feb. 23, 1903, a charter was signed for the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church by John P. Statler, John M. Rummel, Simon P. Naugle, Lewis Weaver, William Weaver and Isaac Ream. On March 29, 1903, the cornerstone was laid for the building and John M. Rummel donated the bell, which was thought to be the finest in Somerset County.
John and Hannah remained as residents of the Village of Rummel until their deaths in 1933 and were buried in the Lutheran Church cemetery in Scalp Level.

• Married: Abt 1880 in Rummel, Paint Twp, Somerset Co, Pa
• Change Date: 19 Jan 2008

1. Elizabeth RUMMEL

1. Abbrev: TITLE
   Title: TITLE
2. Media: Newspaper
   Abbrev: Rummel History
   Title: Village of Rummel, Paint Township, Somerset Co., Pa.
   Author: Patricia Durst Shaffer
   Publication: Windber Era, February 24, 1987
3. Media: Book
   Abbrev: George Lint's 1998 Lint Electronic Book
   Title: George Lint's 1998 Lint Electronic Book
4. Abbrev: Goodwin, Judy (Reighard)
   Title: Goodwin, Judy (Reighard)