1814:

THE FIRST ASSESSMENT OF SHADE TWP. AFTER ITS ORGANIZATION WAS MADE IN 1814 BY SAMUEL GALBRAITH AS ACTING ASSESSOR BY APPOINTMENT OF THE COURT. IT CONTAINED THE NAMES OF THE FOLLOWING TAXABLES AND THEIR OCCUPATION.

PHILIP BAKER AND BROTHER SAWMILL AND GRISTMILL

JACOB BROLLIER CARPENTER

WILLIAM BUCHANNAN FARMER

SAMUEL CLARK FARMER

GEORGE FRYE DISTILLER AND 271 ACRES OF LAND

SAMUEL GAHAGEN SAWMILL AND GRISTMILL

SAMUEL GALBRAITH FARMER

JOHN GIBLER FARMER

JACOB HELMAN BLACKSMITH

GEORGE HELMAN WEAVER

JOHN LAMBERT GRISTMILL AND SAWMILL

GEORGE LAMBERT SAWMILL & 1146 ACRES OF LAND

GEORGE LAPE SAWMILL

PHILIP LING DISTILLER & 251 ACRES OF LAND

JACOB MOSES FARMER

ANDREW PERKEPILE(BERKEBILE) TAVERN KEEPER

JACOB PERKEPILE(BERKEBILE) FARMER

GEORGE PERKEPILE(BERKEBILE) FARMER

WILLIAM PERKEPILE(BERKEBILE) FARMER

MICHAEL PETERMAN FARMER & 344 ACRES OF LAND

ANDREW SPECHT GRISTMILL

CHRISTOPHER SPECHT FARMER & 207 ACRES OF LAND

EMANUEL STOTLER TAVERN KEEPER

JOHN STOTLER TAVERN KEEPER & 803 ACRES OF LAND

SAMUEL STOTLER SAWMILL

HENRY STOUFFER SCHOOLTEACHER

JOHN STUMP FARMER & 180 ACRES OF LAND

GEORGE STUMP FARMER

THOMAS VICKROY FURNACE & 607 ACRES OF LAND

JACOB WAGGONER FARMER

MICHAEL WAGGONER DISTILLER & 316 ACRES OF LAND

MICAEL WOLFORD FARMER

OTHER OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE COURT IN 1814: JAMES WALKER

CONSTABLE; JACOB CABLE & JACOB BERKEBILE, TWP. SUPERVISORS;

GEORGE LAMBERT & SAMUEL GALBRAITH, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.