The first church in Upper Turkey-Foot was a log building, erected by the Methodists, at Paddytown, in 1816. Rev. Jacob Gruber held the first quarterly meeting and preached the first…

The following is the assessor’s list of owners of real property in Upper TurkeyFoot township in the year 1848: <center>A – M — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=318&amp;rowstart=1″><u>N – Z</u></a></center>John AnsellMich. Ansell, Sr.Sam…

Middle Creek Evangelical Lutheran church was organized by Rev. William Uhl in 1850. Prior to the organization there had been preaching in the Putman schoolhouse for five or six years.…

<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>Organized in 1853, Middlecreek Township contains 19,318 acres or about 30 square miles, and was formed out of the western part of Milford Township. It was named…

The following is a copy of the official list of voters of Middle Creek township in 1854, one year after the organization of the township:<center>A – K — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=311&amp;rowstart=1″><u>L…

Taxables of Brothersvalley Township for 1776:<center><strong>A – K</strong> — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=308&amp;rowstart=1″><u>L – Z</u></a></center>Ambrosia, FrederickAldfather, FrederickBagly, MichaelBaker, PhilipBerkly, JacobBerkley, LudwickBough, ChristianBougher, PeterBowman, StophelBoyers, PhilipCable, AbrahamCable, JacobCafer, JacobCiblee, JacobCook, AdamCooper, MichaelCountryman, GeorgeDelabaugh,…

The following is a list of the taxable inhabitants of Berlin borough in the year 1837: John Atcheson, Jr., weaverJohn AutchbaughSolomon Baer, justiceHenry BakerLudwick BakerThos. Baldwin, wagonmakerElias Ball, cooperFred. Bedker,…

<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>BROTHER’S VALLEY was organized as a township of Bedford county, in 1771, and was the first township formed west of the Allegheny mountains in the Province of…

<center><strong>A – G</strong> — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=305&amp;rowstart=1″><u>H – M</u></a> — <a href=”articles.php?article_id=305&amp;rowstart=2″><u>N – Z</u></a></center>The following is a copy of the tax-list of Brother’s Valley for the year 1796:Jacob AlbrightHenry AlderFrederick AmbroseyFrederick…

Brother’s Valley church of the Brethren or German Baptists was organized in 1880, with one hundred and ten members. The present membership of this church is one hundred and eighteen.…