Sheila, Unless you live near a major genealogy library which has a lot of Houston Co., GA court records via microfilm, you will need to access the original extant records at the Houston County courthouse in Perry, or purchase the microfilm from the GA Archives for about $20. The 1835 Tax Digest will take about an hour or more to review. As a matter of fact, I was reviewing this entire Tax Digest today. Once you get a handle on how it is layed out, it's not too extremely difficult to find what you are looking for. One thing is for certain, you will find good info in these Tax Digests, especially if your ancestor owned land in other GA counties. This alone, could lead you to other important records to document your lineage. The Houston Co., GA Probate Court doesn't have the manpower to handle requests to search and copy the old records. Take care! _____________________________ William A. Mills Perry, Georgia [email protected] Houston Co., GA Research & Publications: http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Forum/8795 =================>>> On Wed, 3 May 2000 19:31:18 -0800 "Sheila Casper" <[email protected]> writes: I have been told by another researcher that my ancestors, William Bryan/t and Elias Bryan/t are listed on this tax list. I have been trying to find a copy of this. I checked the LDS films and they have tax digests but not this early. Is there a library I can write to obtain a copy of the appropriate pages? Thanks in advance for any assistance. Sheila ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.