AREA HISTORY:  Incorporation of Jefferson, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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INCORPORATION – Page 702

The town was incorporated December 11, 1866.  On New Year’s day, 1867, the first 
borough election was held in the public schoolhouse, resulting as follows:  Adam 
Bupp, burgess; William Rebert, Joseph T. Bare, Samuel Brillhart, Barney 
Spangler, Zachariah Shue, councilmen.  Benjamin Leese was appointed secretary 
and served until his death in 1881, when he was succeeded by W. H. Brodbeck, the 
present incumbent.  The streets were carefully graded and pavements laid in 
1874.  The town authorities for the year 1885 are as follows:  Burgess, Amos, 
Thoman; councilmen, John F. Miller, Peter B. Rohrbaugh, Franklin Garber, Bradley 
C. Spangler, George Snyder and John Sheaffer.  The town now has a population of 
350, contains a number of large and handsome residences, well paved streets, 
three fine churches and surrounded by a rich and productive farming country.  
The people are very hospitable – pure representatives of the honest Pennsylvania 
Germans.  Sixteen years ago there was but one family in the village that used 
English in the home.  All the young can now speak it, and the German language is 
fast disappearing.