Sara, There are numerous references to Gephart/Gephert in the book. Here they are: Page 440: Taylor Township -- "George Gepheart, of Taylor township, this county, died on the 3d of August, 1879, in the ninety-eighth year of his age. The old gentleman had lived about 50 years in Taylor township, but during all that time never ventured upon a railroad train. He lived by himself, and was eccentric in his habits." Page 378: Penn Township -- School Directors: 1853, Michael Gephart and William Rauck; 1856, P. Gephart and John Moyer; 1862, A. Alexander and J. Gephart. Page 379: Penn Township -- First assessment, 1845. Michael Gephart, 147 acres, 3 horses, 4 cows. Page 380: Penn Township -- J. Gephart served as School Director for Millheim Borough in 1881. Also, the earliest dwellings were on the site of Jacob Gephart's residence, Daniel Reighard's house (the one now occupied by the post-office) and John Keene's house. Page 381: Penn Township -- In 1826, Michael Gephart, of Union County, located at Millheim. Michael died in 1873. His children are Jacob and J. P. Gephart, Esq., late member of the legislature. Page 122: Chronology, 1862. The Democratic County Convention was presided over by Hon. Samuel Strohecker; James Foresman and J. P. Gephart, secretaries. Page 139: Chronology, 1863. The Democratic Convention met in August . . . J. P. Gephart, of Millheim [was nominated] for Register and Recorder. [A post, I might add, he attained, judging by the signatures in the Centre Co. deed books for the next several years -- JKH] Page 144: Chronology, 1866. The Democratic Convention held on the 14th of August, 1866, nominated . . . J. P. Gephart for Register and Recorder. Page 154: Chronology, 1879: The Democratic Nominations this year were: for Assembly, W. A. Murray, J. P. Gephart. Page 155: Chronology, 1880. The Democratic county ticket was as follows: for Legislature, J. P. Gephart, W. A. Murray. Page 164: Civil List. Members of the [Commonwealth] House of Representatives, 1801-1882. Elections for 2 years under Constitution of 1873; 1879, J. P. Gephart and W. A. Murray; 1881, J. P. Gephart and W. H. Murray. Page 165: Civil List. Registers and Recorders. J. Philip Gephart, 23 Nov 1863. By the act of April 15, 1869, the office of Recorder of Centre County was separated from the offices of Register and Clerk of the Courts. Page 234: Bellefonte Borough. Justices of the Peace. May 28, 1870, J. Philip Gephart; March 13, 1875, J. P. Gephart. Page 299: Haines Township. West of Alexander Grant is the David Duncan survey, June 8, 1774. David Duncan never occupied the land, and never resided in the valley. His son, James Duncan, Esq., sold it. J. P. Gephart, Esq., and D. A. Musser have farms on it. It is in Penn township mostly. Page 376: Penn Township. Basically repeats what is on page 299. Page 161: Roll of Attorneys. J. Wesley Gephart, admitted Dec. 13, 1876. Resident attorney (1882). Page 243: Bellefonte Borough. Bellefonte Building and Loan Association was incorporated Nov. 29, 1871 . . . The ninth report, issued in 1880, gave the receipts for the year past as $13,950.15 and the expenditures $13.948.33. The assets represented $82,489.46 as the value of 424 shares, or $194.55 per share. The officers for 1881 were . . . J. W. Gephart, solicitor. Page 40: Haines Township Assessment, 1801. Michael Gephart, tanner, Millheim. Page 131: 148th Regiment, PA Volunteers, Civil War. Thomas Gephart, Walker; mustered in Aug. 16, 1862; died March 5, 1863. Page 137: Chronology, 1863. Names Included in the Draft, March 5, 1863. Penn township, Jacob Gepheart. Page 138: Supposed to be a Philip B. Gephart, cannot find. Page 459: Walker Township. Some burials in Zion Presbyterian Cemetery [now Zion Union Cemetery] -- Thomas Gephart, Co. H, 148th P.V. Inf., died March 5, 1863, aged 27. Justin Justin Kirk Houser Genealogist/Researcher of Central PA and Beyond Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) President, BAHS Class of 2003 Student Representative, BASD Board of Education Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA lines) Member, Valley View United Methodist Church "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature"