----- Original Message ----- From: <Richardbprice@aol.com> To: <ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com>; <HOWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 3:34 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Howell, Wise (1885 Barbour Co, AL Land Tax Assess. Records) > The 1885 Barbour County, Alabama Land Tax Assessment Record book, for Orr's > Store, Beat 6, showed one Turner Howell, a Mary Jane Howell, and a Mary > Howell. It is unclear as to whether the Mary and/or the Mary Jane Howell was > his wife or not. The Mary Howell was probably Turner Howell's sister. It > would be unusual for his wife to have property in her name, while married to > him, unless she had just inherited it. Mary Jane's father Ezekiel Wise died > in 1874. At this time, I have not researched the estate settlement of > Ezekiel Wise. The same record book showed Mary Janes's mother, Winneford > Bullock Wise in default of her taxes on 162 acres of land. Mary J. Howell > was shown with 120 acres of improved land with a value of $240.00. She paid > $1.44 state tax, 96 cents county tax, 48 cents special county tax and 48 > cents railroad tax, for a total tax of $3.36. Mary Howell was shown with 40 > acres valued at $60.00. Her tax was 36 cents state, 24 cents county, 12 > cents special county, and 12 cents railroad for a total of 84 cents tax. > Turner Howell was shown with 70 acres of improved land and 90 acres > unimproved for a total value of $400.00. He paid $2.40 state, $1.60 county, > 80 cents special county, and 80 cents railroad for a total of $5.60. > > Richard Price > SOS 6-3 > >