This is a record from 1819, contributed and transcribed by Niels Witkamp. To see photos of the actual document pages, click on the underlined links below the transcription.
Transcript 1819 list Messiah Lutheran Church, Bedford Twp, Bedford Co, PA.
[I transcribed this to the best of my ability; the a and o are written very similarly and are at times hard to distinguish so I can not rule out any mistakes – Niels Witkamp]
1819 Aprile the 1
1. Johannes Klotz $4.00
2. Henry Stiffler $5.00
3. Daniel Sill $4.00
4. Adam Holderbaum $1.00
5. Christian Smiths $1.50
6. George Reighert $1.00
7. Adam Earnest $1.00
8. Adam Ickes $1.50
9. Conrad Imler $3.00
10. John Earnest $2.00
11. John Knowt $1.00
12. Philip Zimmer $2.00
13. John Yount $4.00
14. John Sills $2.00
15. John Holderbaum $3.00
16. Jacob Allstad $0.50
17. John Earnest $1.00
18. Henry Ling $0.50
19. Jacob Wolf $1.00
20. Elisebeth Wolf $1.00
21. Henry Claar $1.00
22. Fredrick Earneist $0.50
23. John Feters $1.50
24. Micheal Feters $1.00
25. John Bedinger $1.00
26. Daneal Ling $1.00
27. George Croyle $0.50
28. Chrisdean Waiand $1.00
29. Micheal Spees $1.00
30. Antony Zimers $1.00
31. Henry Chunk $1.00
32. Samual Earnest $1.00
33. Conrad Reighert $1.00
34. Phillip Crantz $0.50
35. John Deibert $0.50
36. Fredrick Reighert Senier $2.00
37. John Ling Senier $1.50
38. Micheal Deibert $1.00
39. Jacob Waiand $1.00
40. George Feders $1.00
41. Micheal Stiffler $4.00
42. Jacob Reighert $2.00
43. Amanual Fredrick Meichley $0.50
44. Jacob Walters $0.50
45. Peter Heltzel $1.00
46. Jacob Smith $1.00
47. John Miller farmer $5.00
48. John Croyle $1.00
49. Widow Fethers $1.00
50. Henry Coffman $1.50
51. Henry Cline $2.00
52. Adam Sammel $1.00
53. John Deibert $4.00
54. Jacob Fethers $3.00
55. John Oto $1.00
56. Widow Earneist $1.00
57. Widow Croyle $1.00
58. Fredrick Reighert $3.00
59. John Ling $2.00
60. Henry Weiand $2.00
61. Lewrence Eyler $3.00
62. Joseph Weiand $0.50
63. Henry Croyle $1.00
64. Phillip Croyle $1.00
65. Jacob Imler Junier $1.00
66. Micheal Imler $1.00
67. Jacob Imler Senier $1.00
68. John Imler $1.00
69. George Heltzel $1.00
70. Robert Kinlu $1.00
71. Micheal Deibert Junier $1.00
72. Micheal Deibert Senier $2.00
73. Conrad Croyle $1.00
74. John Ickes Senier $1.00
75. Mathias Smith in grain $2.50
76. Peter Smith $2.00
77. Henry Kuntz [struck through]
78. Jacob Deibert $1.50
79. John Calbaugh $0.50
80. Daneal Wisegarver $1.00
81. John Lingenfelter $1.00
82. John Wisegarver Junier $0.50
83. John Wisegarver Senier $3.00
84. Phillip Man $1.00
85. Jacob Reighert Junr $0.50
86. Willean Smith $1.00
87. William Chressman $1.00
88. Fredreick m Deibert $4.00
89. Fredrick Zimers $2.00
90. Jacob Feters Senier $2.00
91. John Miller [struck through]
92. Jacob Zimers $1.00
93. Joel Lewice $1.00
94. John Miller $1.00
95. Elisbeth Holderbaum $0.50
96. Fedrick Stover $1.00
97. Abraham Kaufmann $1.00
98. George Sill $0.50
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Some of the names as originally written in the documents, are now how we spell them today. Some of them include: Christian Smith, George Reighard, Elisabeth Wolf, Fredrick Earnest, John Fetters or John Fetter, Michael Fetters or Michael Fetter, Christian Waiand or Christian Weyant, Anthony Zimmers, Samuel Earnest, Conrad Reighard, John Dibert, Fredrick Reighard Senior, John Ling Senior, Michael Dibert, Jacob Weyant, George Fetters or George Fetter, Michael Stiffler, Jacob Reighard, Emmanual Frederick Knisley (possibly), Widow Fetters or Widow Fetter, Henry Kauffman, Henry Kline, John Dibert, Jacob Fetters or Jacob Fetter, John Otto, Widow Earnest, Frederick Reighard, Henry Weyant, Lawrence Eyler, Joseph Weyant, Michael Imler, Michael Dibert, Henry Koontz, Jacob Dibert, Daniel Wisegarver, Phillip Mann, Jacob Reighard Junior, William Smith, William Chrissman or William Crissman, Frederick Dibert, Frederick Zimmers or Frederick Zimmer, Joel Lewis, Elisabeth Holderbaum, Frederick Stover, Abraham Kauffman
