This is the sixth volume in a series of land tax records, which offer a wealth of valuable genealogical data presented in a convenient table format with entries listed alphabetically by surname within each section. This volume covers the years 1900, 1905, and 1910. Totals for County and District Levies are supplied. Explanations for alterations in the record are noted at the bottom of each page. This volume includes comprehensive indexes of landowners and of named properties. Numerous facsimile reprints enhance the text.
The column headings for 1900 Land Tax "County" tables include: Name of Person and Residence of owner, Nature of the owner’s estate (whether held in fee or for life), Number of acres, Name of the tract/description, Distance and bearing from the Courthouse, Value of land per acre including buildings, Value of land exclusive of buildings, Value of buildings, Total value of the land and buildings, Total Tax (Land and Buildings @ $0.30 for county and $0.10 for schools), County Tax, Road Tax, County and District Free School Tax. The column headings for 1900 Land Tax "Town" tables include: Name of Person, Residence, Nature of the owner’s estate (whether held in fee or for life), number of each lot in town, Value of the Lot, Value of Buildings, Value of Lot and Buildings, Total Tax, and Tax for County purposes. Eastville Town additionally has a Levy for Free School purposes.
The column headings for 1905 and 1910 Land Tax "County" tables include: Name of person who by himself or by his tenant has the freehold in possession of the land and Residence of the owner of the tract of land; Nature of the owner's estate whether held in Fee, Wife, Grant or Trust; Name of the tract and description of the land; Distance and bearing from the Courthouse; Value of land per acre including buildings; Value of land exclusive of buildings; Value of buildings; Total value of the land and buildings; Total Tax (total of three previous columns); Total County Levies (total for two previous columns), Road Levies; and School Levies. The table headings for 1910 include Total District Levies and Total County and District Levies instead of Road Levies and School Levies.
Allen B. Hamilton
2024, 8.5" x 11", paper, index, 374 pp.
ISBN: 9780788430442
101-H3044
