I believe the Johnson County land records exist back to the middle 1830's when the county was formed. Eldon J. Edgin 14908 Woodbriar Drive Dallas, Texas 75248 Phone: (972) 991-4891 eedgin@sbcglobal.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <mcdaniel_james@hotmail.com> To: <ARJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 7:08 PM Subject: [ARJOHNSO] Re: Sawmills in 1839-1840 - research > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hV.2ADE/2288.1.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > I was at the library this week, and checked on the Aills name, and > sawmills in general. > > None of the sources mentioned a sawmill in this name. However, it appears > that this is because William died about Oct. 1840 (or before), and there > just are not any significant records of that period. > > Mrs. Mickel's books show him with property as early as 1837 (I don't know > her source, but her material is known generally to be well researched), > and he has a number of cash entry grants in 1839. > > His widow appears by 1845 as the wife of Lewis / Louis Allen in a deed > selling part of her inheritance. There are also a number of cases against > the estate up through 1862, as they failed to pay taxes on some property > which was then sold at auction. > > One of these does mention all the children. > > Records are non-existent from 1862 to 1865, and in the few years after the > war I didn't find any records of them. > > I did not have time to go through the tax books, which might mention the > business briefly. > > If this is helpful, there is more detail that I can post, but have to stop > for now. > > > ==== ARJOHNSO Mailing List ==== > Johnson County Cemetery Index > Online inventories and contact persons for many Johnson County Cemeteries. > URL: http://www.cswnet.com/~blackard/decoration.html > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >