HISTORY OF BERKS COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA. BY MORTON L. MONTGOMERY, ILLUSTRATED. 1886. This 1333 page book with a two hundred page index gives great biographical information on the people living in the area from the early 1700's to 1886. Here is the information on the book and this website has the index: http://www.dmkheritage.com/store/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=4 TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. General History of Pennsylvania Early Settlers Dutch, Swedes. English, German, etc.--Provincial and Constitutional Government--Purchases of Territory from the Indians-- Counties erected--Development. CHAPTER II. Physical Geography of Berks County. Geology - Minerals-Botany--Mountains-Valleys--Streams--Relative Elevations. CHAPTER III. Indians. Origin--Delawares: Tribes, Clans and Sachems--Ganawese--Five Nations-- Manners and Customs--Retreat of Indians--Present Location--Villages-- Indian Names--Indian Relics. CHAPTER IV. Nationalities Swedes--Germans-English-Welsh-Irish-Hebrews -Negroes. CHAPTER V. Erection of County General Situation of Territory--Petitions for County--Act erecting County--Districts--Names of Townships and Towns--Reductions of Territory, Northumberland County and Schuylkill County--New Counties Proposed. CHAPTER VI. Agriculture General Condition and Progress-County Society and Exhibitions-Farms, Production, etc., of County, 1870 and 1880. CHAPTER VII. Early and General Industries Early Furnaces and Forges of County-Production, 1828-30--Industries in 1840-Comparative Statement, 1860-76--Memorial for National Foundry- Summary of Present Furnaces, Forges and Mills-Comparative Table of Statistics for 1880-Production of Iron in County at three recent periods-General Industries Statistics of Manufactures of County, 1870 and 1880. <p> CHAPTER VIII. French and Indian War Military Periods--Cause of War--Officers, Supplies. etc.--Colonial Forts--Burd's Journal--Invasion of County by Indians--Numerous Letters on Sufferings of Early Inhabitants--Peace Declared--Persons Murdered, Taken Prisoners and Missing. CHAPTER IX. Revolution and Independence Revolution-Stamp Duty-Patriotic Spirit at Reading--Various Committees chosen--Battle at Lexington awakens County--Companies from Berks County--Conscientious Scruples against War--Tory Feeling in County-- English Prisoners at Reading--Associators--Brigadier-General Elected-- Quota of County Exceeded--Patriotism of Joseph Hiester--Battle of Long Island--Deserters--Hessian Prisoners--Hessian Camp Surprised-- Hessian Officer Drowned--Militia Refuse to March--Militia Returns of County--Army Supplies--Affairs at Reading in 1777--Conway Cabal-Duel at Reading--Independence Won and Peace Declared--Revolutionary Survivers-Continental Paper Money. CHAPTER X. Whiskey Insurrection of 1794 House Tax and Liberty Poles of 1799-Embargo of 1807-War of 1812-15 and Companies of County Enlisted. CHAPTER XI. Mexican War Cause of the War--Reading Artillerists Departure for Mexico-- Participation in War--Battles Engaged In--Return of Artillerists-- Brilliant Reception. CHAPTER XII. Civil War Introduction-Patriotism of County-War Meetings and Appropriations- Ladies' Aid Society-Reading Hospital-Drafts and Quotas of Berks County-Northern Men in Service-Summary of Battles-Paper Money-List of Companies from Berks County in Civil War -President's Call for Troops- First Companies in War-Ringgold Light Artillery the First Company-- Statement of Captain McKnight-Soldiers of Berks County in Three Months' Service, 1861; Three Years' Service; Nine Months' Service; Volunteer Militia of 1862; Drafted Militia of 1862; Volunteer Militia of 1863; One Hundred Days' Service of 1864; One Year's Service 1864-65--Miscellaneous Enlistments from Berks County-Soldier's Buried in Berks County-Grand Army Posts-Society of Ex-Prisoner's of War. CHAPTER XIII. Militia For rest of Table of Contents and Index: http://www.dmkheritage.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=37