Mr. Mills, Thanks so much for your information. I wonder if you know if you can get those microfilm through interlibrary loan? Sheila ----- Original Message ----- From: "William A. Mills" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [GAHOUSTO] Houston GA tax digest for 1835 > 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. > >