Fellow members I have in my possession a copy of the secretarial book for the Salem Church in Madisonburg, 1857 which was a Reformed German Congregation. Here are a few of the names listed ther-in: John Sonnedecker, Jacob Stair, Andrew Kintner, Jacob Green,Thall Grustey ?, Henry Kramer, Jepiah Mower?, Jacob Truce, Henry Kramer, Jacob Ihrig, Daiid Lehman, Jacob Billman,Lenard Smith, Andrew Sonnedecker, David Billman, Jacob Dague, Abraham Fred Briner, John Lehman, Samuel Zimmerman,Andrew Bucher, ? Gilbert, JOhn Bresler, David, Marty, Daniel Stout, Michael ?ertig, These names appeared in May of 1852 June 15, 1859: Jacob Irig, Henry Kintner, David S. Statz, Jacob Stair, Jr. Jacob Stair, Henry Kremer 1861: David Lehman, David S. Staltz?, Jacob Stair, John Lehman, Jacob Irig, David? Nov 1862 $2.56 to Jacob Otto for delivering 22 2/3 bushels of coal at 12 cents a bushel. May 25, 1863 Henry Kramer, David Sheicher? David Lehman 1865 M. M. France Chairman 1866 Adam Schaaf William O. Frances? or France 1867 Those who gave money and the amount for a cabinet organ: Jacob Irig 10.00 David S. Maltz or Altz 10.00 Adam Schaaf 5.00 Philip Cappas? 5.00 Andrew Sonnedecker 10.00 Jacob Dague 5.00 Andrew Kintner 10.00 Joel Gaul 5.oo Daniel Bainer 5.oo John Lehman 10.00 David Lehman 10.00 Samuel Zimmerman 7.00 Jacob Stair 5.00 George L. Frederick 2.00 Peter M. Matz 2.00 Albert Miller 10.00 Michael M. Miller 5.00 Christian Wicks 3.00 George Hoff 2.00 Jacob B. Kintner 5.00 Jcob Stair Sr. 3.00 Henry Sonnedecker 5.00 Jacob Maltz 3.00 Jacob Stahl 4.00 C.E. Gnacten?? 1.00 David Speicher? 4.00 Levi Speichet? 2.00 Daniel Stout 3.00 S. A?. Stout 1.00 Mary Stout 1.00 D. S. Stout 1.00 Buss? E. Stout 1.00 Frederick Bainer 5.00 Mary Bainer 1.00 Joseph Showalter 3.00 Barbara Hoff /showlater 1.00 Daniel Treaster? 2.00 Barbara Miller 1.00 Frederick Miller 1.00 If you reconize any of these names email me and I will see what office they held in this church. Linda Hoff Simons