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 Beavercreek Township, Greene County, Ohio USA
The Pennsylvania and CH and D Railroads and the Dayton and Xenia Traction ran from west to east across the township.
Beavercreek Township is the cradle of Greene County, for it was the little log cabin built by Benjamin Whiteman, occupied by Peter Borders, a short distance south of the log mill of Owen Davis erected in 1798 on Beavercreek that the first meeting of the associate judges of Greene County met May 10, 1803.
New Germany in the northwest corner of the township was a settlement of farmers of German extraction.
www.beavercreektownship.org /township-history.html   (692 words)

  
 History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania edited by John F. Meginness; ©1892
was born in Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, and was a son of Peter Harris, one of the early settlers of this county.
He was born in Loyalsock township, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1818, and was a son of William Miller, a Dative of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and one of the pioneer settlers of Loyalsock township.
was born in Jersey Shore, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, June 27, 1793, and was a son of Sampson Crawford, a native of Scotland, and one of the pioneers of Lycoming county.
www.usgennet.org /usa/pa/county/lycoming/history/Chapter-55.html   (16604 words)

  
 Seneca, Venice Township, Ohio, History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
JOHN H., deputy United States marshal, Attica, was born in Richland Township, Huron Co., Ohio, October 27, 1843; son of Amasa A. and Catherine (Huffman) Carpenter, the former a farmer, born in Steuben County, N. Y., of Scotch descent, the latter a native of Pennsylvania, of German lineage.
was boric in Pennsylvania, of German descent and was a farmer by occupation, settling in Venice Township, this county, in 1838, dying in 1871.
DAVID B., farmer, P. Attica, was born in Venice Township, this county, December 4, 1838, son of Maurice and Hannah (Davis) Moore, the former a native of New Jersey, of German descent, the latter a native of Wales.
www.heritagepursuit.com /Seneca/SenBVenice.htm   (17146 words)

  
 BOOSER, Ephraim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Henry Booser, the grandfather of Ephraim, was born in Switzerland, and was the first of the family to settle in Dauphin county.
Jacob Booser, the father of Ephraim, was born in Londonderry township, in 1797, where he spent his entire life on the old homestead.
He acquired a good education in the public schools and engaged in teaching, and was an active and consistent member of the Dunkard church.
maley.net /transcription/Sketches/booser_ephraim.htm   (320 words)

  
 Early Pennsylvania Surnames and Burial Grounds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Situated in southwestern Pennsylvania, in Washington County, Cross Creek was founded in the early nineteenth century.
Hatfield Township, Montgomery County: Originally called "the parts adjacent to Montgomery and Franconia", it was also called Harley township, named from a village in Hartforshire, England by Thomas Harley, an extensive land owner of its eastern portion from 1682 to 1702.
Pennsylvania Regimental Histories, Muster Lists including desertions, transfers, wounded, killed, location of burials, and ALL Surnames link to 100s of Free family records and spelling variations.
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 Dunkard township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
Churches in Dunkard township include: Saint Nicholas Church, Bald Hill Church, Shordon Chapel, Mount Pleasant Church.
Cemeteries: Steele Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Linton Cemetery, Lambert Cemetery, Everly Cemetery, Johnson Cemetery, Mason Ridge Cemetery.
Park in Dunkard township: State Game Lands Number 223.
www.city-data.com /township/Dunkard-Greene-PA.html   (153 words)

  
 Township Biographiess
Was born in Pennsylvania in 1828, and at an early age was taken by his parents, Jacob and Elizabeth Krysher, to Knox county, Ohio, where he continued to reside until the year 1850, and in the fall of that year he came to this county and settled where he now resides.
Was born in 1823, in the State of Pennsylvania, and at the age of sixteen his parents moved to Knox county, Ohio; there he grew to manhood a farmer, residing in that county until 1847, when he moved to Montgomery county, Indiana, remaining there for three years.
He came to this township on the 12th day of March, 1860, and settled on his present farm, embracing 600 acres, 520 of which are improved, the balance being timber.
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 Description of the Geology of Indiana County Pennsylvania
The basin west of the Indiana axis, and between it and the Saltzburg and Perryville axes, is nowhere deep enough to allow the Pittsburgh bed to be preserved in any of its hill tops.
But west of the Saltzburg axis all the higher lands of Young and Conemaugh townships between the streams which enter Black-Log creek from Armstrong county contain the Pittsburgh bed, 10 feet thick, with its regular upper bench and main clay parting as in the Monongahela river country.
From: A geological hand atlas of the sixty-seven counties of Pennsylvania :embodying the results of the field work of the survey, from 1874 to 1884.
www.libraries.psu.edu /emsl/guides/X/indiana.htm   (853 words)

  
 Greene County, Pa. Formation Maps
When Washington County was laid out in 1781, the townships were formed with streams or watersheds as natural boundaries.
Greene County was composed of Greene Township, Cumberland Township, Morgan Township, and part of Donegal Township.
When Franklin Township was formed in 1786 from Cumberland and Morgan, it included the upper (western) part of the South Fork basin.
www.ourfamilyhistories.com /hsdurbin/maps2.html   (394 words)

  
 Seneca, Jackson Township, Ohio, History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
JOHN FEASEL, farmer, P. Fostoria, born in Fairfield County, Ohio, February 12, 1828, is a son of George and Jane (Anderson) Feasel, natives of Pennsylvania, the former of Dutch, and the latter of Irish descent.
JOSEPH SCHUPP, farmer, P. Fostoria, was born in Jackson Township, Seneca Co., Ohio, September 19, 1847, son of Jacob and Catharine (Yenney) Schupp, the former a native of Germany, the latter of Carroll County, Ohio.
BENJAMIN W WYANT, farmer P. O., Amsden, born in Jackson Township, Seneca Co., Ohio, November 6, 1853, is a son of Isaac and J. (McDugle) Wyant; the former a native of Pennsylvania, of German descent, and the hitter a native of Virginia, of Scotch descent.
www.heritagepursuit.com /Seneca/SenBJackson.htm   (4967 words)

  
 METZGER FAMILY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He was a prominent member of the Dunkard church, and died in 1832.
Joseph Gingrich, of Lower Swatara township, died April, 1896; Barbara, widow of John Meyers, and widow of Frederick Beck, of Lancaster county; John, deceased; Leah, Mrs.
Metzger is independent in politics; he has filled many township offices, and served as school director of his township for nine consecutive years.
maley.net /transcription/sketches/metzger_family.htm   (490 words)

  
 Census Information for Greene County, Pennsylvania
Federal census schedules for the years 1790-1920 are currently available for research, with the exception of the 1890 schedules which did not survive for the state of Pennsylvania.
Beginning in 1850, the Federal Census recorded the name and gender of each family member, as well as the year and place (state or country) of their birth.
Census records are available for research in many Southwestern Pennsylvania libraries, including the Pennsylvania Room of the Carnegie Library in Oakland.
www.co.greene.pa.us /secured/gc/services/census.htm   (223 words)

  
 Greene Co. Watershed Alliance
The goal of this proposal is to unify the Eastern Dunkard Creek Watershed through the development of a watershed association that will identify stakeholders in the watershed that will bring to light the environmental harms that exist in this geographic region.
Working in partnership with the Greene County Conservation District, an awareness campaign has been developed to gain interest in watershed issues throughout the community that include acid mine drainage, illegal dumping, historical components as it relates to past economic trends, recreation, and an evaluation of overall watershed sustainability.
Their efforts have enabled the community to participate in stream side clean-ups, public meetings, and has allowed for displays and informational material to be placed for viewing.
www.greenewatersheds.org /edunkard.html   (225 words)

  
 PGS - Publications
Western Pennsylvania was a gateway to the West and many people did land speculation that did not live there.
Township of Pine, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1796- 1996
Pennsylvania does have the most complete list and is available on microfilm.
www.powellgenealogy.com /Publications/publications.html   (2412 words)

  
 Dunkard, Pennsylvania PA, township profile (Greene County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Dunkard was $14,537, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Dunkard, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $216.
· Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=13859   (669 words)

  
 Lycoming County Obituaries, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
He was selected as one of four men from Pennsylvania to assist in reconstruction work in Europe after the war, but had to decline the offer because of his duties here.
He was a clerk at the Pennsylvania Road freight station far more than 40 years and was a member of Covenant-Central Presbyterian Church.
He was a member of the American Medical Association, Pennsylvania Medical Society, Lycoming County Medical Society, Hospital Association of Pennsylvania, American Hospital Association, Association of New York Central Lines Surgeons, New York and New England Association of Railway Surgeons, also numerous lodges and fraternal organizations.
www.usgennet.org /usa/pa/county/lycoming/obits/obits.html   (15474 words)

  
 Description of the Geology of Washington County Pennsylvania
The geology of this county is a continuation northward of the geology of Greene County already described, with the difference that the mass of the Upper Barren measures is thinner, i.e.
The best geological section is afforded by the wells recently bored for gas on Chartiers Creek north of Washington.
The 3d sand from which cam a little gas is part of the Mahoning sandstone which furnished the oil for the Dunkard Creek wells in Greene County; and the 5
www.libraries.psu.edu /emsl/guides/X/washington.htm   (594 words)

  
 Vshadow: Antrim
Other people soon followed them, and in 1741, the court at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, accepted their application for township status.
The township is named for Antrim, Ireland, a sure indication that the first residents were of Scotch-Irish descent.
The villages are: Shady Grove, Wingerton, Middleburg, Brown's Mills, and South Pennsylvania Junction.
valley.vcdh.virginia.edu /towns/antrim.html   (303 words)

  
 The Old German Baptist Church 1855 - 1962   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In the graveyard next to the church are a dozen or more Small family stones, many dated in the 1800’s and several are difficult to read.
Knowing there were several Small families scattered over the township, it was interesting to see on my old 1858 map that "A. Small" lived close to the head of Falling Spring.
Immediately south and across the creek from the Adam Small property on the 1868 map (ten years later) is labeled the Dunkard Church.
home.nycap.rr.com /smallfamily/church.htm   (326 words)

  
 Aleppo township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Profile
Churches in Aleppo township include: Centennial Church, Sugar Grove Church.
Cemeteries: Evans Cemetery, McDay Cemetery, Miller Cemetery, Dunkard Cemetery, Slonaker Cemetery.
72% of Aleppo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
www.city-data.com /township/Aleppo-Greene-PA.html   (119 words)

  
 Carroll County, Indiana History and Genealogy Research Guide and Links
Deer Creek Township communities include: Delphi (the county seat), Harley and Harley Siding.
Monroe township was organized in March, 1840, and Isaac Price was appointed inspector of elections.
In 1916, Flora was reported to have a population of one thousand six hundred, and located on the Vandalia railroad which later became the Pennsylvania railroad.
home.att.net /~Local_History/Carroll-Co-IN.htm   (907 words)

  
 FACE 82-03
This report is based upon an investigation of a single occupational electrocution resulting from a crane's cable coming in contact with a 7200 volt power line.
This tank was being built for the East Dunkard Township Water Association by Welding Inc. of Charleston, West Virginia.
An employee was holding on to the line when the crane operator, the father of the employee, swung the boom into the 40,000 volt powerlines.
www.cdc.gov /niosh/face/In-house/full8203.html   (1826 words)

  
 Dunkard Township Recycling Location in Greene County, Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Dunkard Township Recycling Location in Greene County, Pennsylvania
There are NO recycling facilities in Dunkard township
Dunkard Township has 3 Clean Up day per year
www.co.greene.pa.us /secured/gc/depts/pd/swr/recy/loc/dunkard.htm   (25 words)

  
 Hi and welcome to the new home of the USGenWeb Greene County
Greene County, Pennsylvania was named for Nathaniel Greene on Feb. 9, 1796.
Greene County, Pennsylvania is also part of the Monongahela Valley of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
From 1775-1780 Greene County, Pennsylvania was claimed by Virginia.
www.pa-roots.com /~greene/index.html   (326 words)

  
 PENNSYLVANIA
The LVFC is located in Laporte, the county seat of Sullivan County.
Medical Rescue Team South is a non-profit emergency medical service that provides life-saving care to the 75,000 residents of Baldwin Township, Castle Shannon, Dormont, Greentree, Mt. Lebanon and Whitehall in the South Hills of Pittsburgh..
North Warren VFD located in the county of Warren in northwestern Pennsylvania.
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 Early Pennsylvania Settlers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
School system: The Mennonites established a school in the southern part of the township in 1760.
The first Dunkard or Brethren Church was erected near the Cowpath, a mile from Orvilla in 1851.
The first Evangelical church was built near Orvilla station, in 1854.
worldgene.org /pachurch.htm   (577 words)

  
 Early Municipal Bond - County of Lycoming, Pennsylvania 1894
Ten-Twenty County Bond from the County of Lycoming, Pennsylvania
This historic document has an ornate border around it with a vignette of State of Pennsylvania Coat of Arms.
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 BareFamily
The 1790 census of Pennsylvania has a gazillion Jacob Bears, but I'm betting on at least a relation to a Jacob in York County who is listed near Isaac Bear (Isaac is the name of my great-great-grandfather) and also near a number of Winterode households.
Jacob Bare was buried in a Dunkard cemetery in Twin Township, Preble County, Ohio.
His son Henry (1803-1885) was a German Baptist Brethren minister, and another son John (1807-1891) donated land to the first Church of the Brethren church in West Alexandria, Ohio.
www-personal.umich.edu /~dawnbare/BareInternet.html   (581 words)

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