polk twp., monroe co., pa. the early settlers of this twp. were chiefly germans, and many of their descendants still reside here upon the ancestral estates. john kunkle, a descendant of one of these famiies is one of the most influential men in this twp. nathan serfass resided on the farm originally cleared and ownd by his grandfather,john serfass. jacob kresge, the oldest living man in the twp., resided on his father's homestead with his grandson. reuben kresge, until recently, was the owner of the oldest property in the twp, which descended to him from his father, george kresge. the precise date at which the 1st settlements were made cannot be obtained. a german, by the name of philip shupp, is said to have been the 1st settler. he located 1 mile west of where salem ch., now stands. he had several daus., and 1 son. the son left the twp before he was grown up. george kresge married one of the daus and took the homestead. they had 2 children, philip and samuel. the mother died and the father took a 2nd wf. catharine serfass, d/o john. children; thomas, james, joel, david, reuben, sallie and katie. thomas moved to luzerne co. james to chestnuthill, joel at kresgeville and the father of 4 children,-charles a. henry, tilghman and emmaline married james berlin. david died he was the father of 10 children viz.( peter and josiah of chestnuthill, absalom of penn argyl, northampton co., catharine married william small, sallie married melchoir silfiese and elizabeth.). reuben lives in the twp. and is the father of 2 children, (alfred and catharine). sallie ! wf of john kunkle and katie wf of john gregory. conrad dotter came from buck co and located at what is now called dottersville. john george kunkle was the first settler at kresgeville. he had 14 children; elizabeth married george serfass, katie married a knecht, married married solomon christman, bevy married john slafer, susan married john smith, margaret married john winters, christina married paul beer, sallie married george kresge, george, abraham, peter, joseph, adam and john. john, the youngest son, married sallie kresge, d/o george and they had 10 children; katie married sebastian kresge, william, james, jacob, geoge, david, sarah married mahlon serfass, mary ann married reuben kunkle, ella married pierce kresge and emma married jerome serfass. Best Wishes, Geri