This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sbramz Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/4696/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to find out what is meant in the following tax listings for Burke Co. William Ramsey, 106 acres on abingtons fork Lower creek, valued at $300 & 1 white poll Richard Ramsey, 73 acres on Abingtons fork Lower creek, valued at $146 & no poll Randal Ramsey, 0 acres & 1 white poll What is meant by (1) white poll ?, as apposed to no poll ? Why do some have a white poll and another does not ? A sincere thank you is extended. Bill Ramsey sbramz@centurytel.net Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Poll tax is a tax per head effective in North Carolina since before 1777 up until 1970. The age range for those liable to pay poll tax changed over the years, but in 1835 the law permanently established taxable ages as follows: "All free males over the age of twenty-one years, and under the age of forty-five years, and all slaves over the age of twelve years, and under the age of fifty years . . ." See "Tax and Fiscal Records," Chapter 14 of /North Carolina Research/. /North Carolina Research/ is "the bible" for genealogists working in North Carolina records. It is available from the North Carolina Genealogical Society (http://www.ncgenealogy.org/). Kathy Gunter Sullivan > > I am trying to find out what is meant in the following tax listings for Burke Co. > > William Ramsey, 106 acres on abingtons fork Lower creek, valued at $300 & 1 white poll > Richard Ramsey, 73 acres on Abingtons fork Lower creek, valued at $146 & no poll > > Randal Ramsey, 0 acres & 1 white poll > > What is meant by (1) white poll ?, as apposed to no poll ? Why do some have a white poll and another does not ? > > A sincere thank you is extended. > > Bill Ramsey sbramz@centurytel.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SusanMarks01 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/4695/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for any information about Robert Houston Erwin, born abt. 1801. He married Elmira Berry (b. 23 Apr. 1812) on 29 Mar 1828 in Burke County, NC. Elmira was the daughter of Archibald Berry and Martha Elizabeth Connelly. In 1850 they were living in Burke County, NC. Then they moved to Union County, GA. Thanks for any help. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: OMcCourry Surnames: Clark Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/4687.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Since my posting, I have determined the Rev. M.L Clark was Marcus L. Clark (b. 1848) of Upper Fork in Burke Co., NC. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Does anyone have available 1840 Burke NC Census. I am looking for Biddicks/Bidicks or Biddix/ Bidix HH enmeration info. Would certainly be appreciated. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jn2tv4 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/4694/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you are a descendant of a Rockford, Surry County North Carolina family, your help is needed. Please join our efforts to save and restore Rockford historical buildings. If your family roots connect with any Rockford family please register at rememberrockford.com. Thank you Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MARGARETCLARK63 Surnames: Clark/Wright/Parks/Pritchards Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/273.926.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Do you have any information that tells who might be buried at the Parks[ NOW CALLED THE Pritchard and Clontz Cemetery]My neice just went to this Cemetery,and she says there is a lot of old field stones and I have a list that tells who is buried there ,but I know a lot of names are not on the list.I have found death certificates that say certain people are buried there ,but thier name is not listed on the list.Thought maybe you might have some info on that. Thank You for your time,Margaret Pritchard Clark Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MARGARETCLARK63 Surnames: Clark/Wright/Parks/Pritchards Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/273.926.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Do you have any information that tells who might be buried at the Parks[ NOW CALLED THE Pritchard and Clontz Cemetery]My neice just went to this Cemetery,and she says there is a lot of old field stones and I have a list that tells who is buried there ,but I know a lot of names are not on the list.I have found death certificates that say certain people are buried there ,but thier name is not listed on the list.Thought maybe you might have some info on that. Thank You for your time,Margaret Pritchard Clark Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Betty Pace Surnames: Pace, Pool, Julian Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/465.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Did you ever find the Quaker records of Burke Co. NC? Betty Pace -- bapace2@juno.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Betty Pace Surnames: Pace, Pool, Julian Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/1595.1633/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Do you know the parents of CATHERINE JULIAN? When were Catherine and Soloman Long married? I am researching WILLIAM JULIAN, who was in Burke Co. NC in 1790 along with a BENJAMIN JULIAN, both in District 4--I think they were related. William went down into Pickens/Pendleton/Anderson Co. SC and then into Cherokee Co., GA. Benjamin Julian went to TN (by 1850 he was in White Co. TN). Betty Pace -- bapace2@juno.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

/Sorting Out the Early Julian/Juliens: A History of the 18th and Early 19th Century Founding Families with the Surnames Julian, Julien, and St. Julien/ was published in 2004 by Paul Rowland Julian, P. O. Box 2466, Victoria, TX 77902. > Author: Betty Pace > Surnames: Pace, Pool, Julian > > Do you know the parents of CATHERINE JULIAN? When were Catherine and Soloman Long married? > > I am researching WILLIAM JULIAN, who was in Burke Co. NC in 1790 along with a BENJAMIN JULIAN, both in District 4--I think they were related. William went down into Pickens/Pendleton/Anderson Co. SC and then into Cherokee Co., GA. Benjamin Julian went to TN (by 1850 he was in White Co. TN). > > Betty Pace -- bapace2@juno.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jn2tv4 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/4693/mb.ashx Message Board Post: GENEALOGY NEWS ALERT Contact: rps@rememberrockford.com CALLING ALL COUSINS DESCENDED FROM FAMILIES OF ROCKFORD, NORTH CAROLINA The Rockford Preservation Society has announced the launch of its 2007 Remember Rockford capital campaign. A major thrust of the campaign is for the village to reconnect with the descendants of families for whom Rockford is an ancestral home. "The campaign offers these descendants a real opportunity to preserve for future generations of their families their heritage and their home," says Ms. Hannah Holyfield, President of the society. "We are going to work with genealogical groups and with ancestry sites on the Internet to reach out to descendants who may have only minimal knowledge about their ancestors' lives here but would like to know more. We plan to contact these descendants and ask them to help us restore the village and then, literally, to come back home." The culmination of the "Remember Rockford" campaign will be a Remember Rockford Families Reunion to be held in 2009. The reunion date will be set in the coming months. Anyone with family ties to Rockford is encouraged to go to rememberrockford.com and register to receive news updates of planned events for the coming months. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kincaidlarry41 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/4688.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'll respond in an e-mail. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jn2tv4 Surnames: Norman, Holyfield, Bledsoe, Snow, Burrus, Wolfe, Polk, Dobson, many others. Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/4692/mb.ashx Message Board Post: GENEALOGY NEWS ALERT Contact: Susan Norman - 678-513-1951 - REMEMBERROCKFORD.COM - CALLING ALL COUSINS DESCENDED FROM FAMILIES OF ROCKFORD, NORTH CAROLINA - The Rockford Preservation Society has announced the launch of its 2007 Remember Rockford capital campaign. A major thrust of the campaign is for the village to reconnect with the descendants of families for whom Rockford is an ancestral home. "The campaign offers these descendants a real opportunity to preserve for future generations of their families their heritage and their home," says Ms. Hannah Holyfield, President of the society. "We are going to work with genealogical groups and with ancestry sites on the Internet to reach out to descendants who may have only minimal knowledge about their ancestors' lives here but would like to know more. We plan to contact these descendants and ask them to help us restore the village and then, literally, to come back home." The culmination of the "Remember Rockford" campaign will be a Remember Rockford Families Reunion to be held in 2009. The reunion date will be set in the coming months. Anyone with family ties to Rockford is encouraged to go to rememberrockford.com and register to receive news updates of planned events for the coming months. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Imacuzz2 Surnames: Wilson, Blanton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/4691/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi All, Does anyone know of a marriage or have any info on a Joseph Wilson who married a Mary (Blanton?) This marriage would have been before 1800. Probably between 1775 and 1800. Joseph died in 1810 in Burke Co.. Mary is in the 1830 Burke co. census living next door to her son Joseph L. Wilson. Thanks Bob Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: H8TON Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/4688.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you, thank you!! We have been looking for this for quite a while. We were in the wrong county!! What does the number/number mean? Are these state numbers, or county numbers? and do you know where we can get orginal records? Thank you thank you again!! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: OMcCourry Surnames: Towery Franklin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/4690/mb.ashx Message Board Post: On the 1860 Burke Co., NC census Hannah Towery is 26 and living in the household with Henry Franklin and Biddy Franklin. Would like to correspond with anyone who might have information regarding Hannah. I have seen a death certificate stating Hannah was married to Henry which is confusing. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kincaidlarry41 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/4688.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Following is a summary of a brief check of Caldwell County vital records indices. Granite Falls is in Caldwell. Charlie S. Starnes married Johnsie McRary in Caldwell County, North Carolina in 1905 (marriage license 18/34). Charlie Snow Starnes was born in Caldwell to Issac Avery Starnes and Manurvia Jane Williams in 1884 (birth certificate 2/203). Lydia Almeda Starnes was born in Caldwell County to Charlie Snow Starnes and Johnsie Carolina McRary in 1905 (birth certificate 19/192). Shirley Emma Starnes was born in Caldwell in 1914 (birth certificate 1/257). Nick Walda Starnes was born in Caldwell to Almeda Starnes in 1931 (birth certificate 100/280). Anna Dean Hargett was born in Caldwell to Almeda Starnes and Henry B. Hargett in 1939 (birth certificate 26/69). Lydia Elaine Shell was born in Caldwell to Shirley Emma Starnes and Earl William Shell in 1947 (birth certificate 34/156). H. B. Hargett and Almeda Starnes were married in Caldwell in 1937 (marriage license 45! /268). Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: auntsissie Surnames: Bolch, Bolick Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.burke/4689/mb.ashx Message Board Post: We will be having the dedication for the three sons of Solomon Bolch and Elizabeth Bolch, (Joseph, Emanuel, & Israel) at the Bolch Cemetery this Sat Oct 20th at 4 p.m. Directions to cemetery: Hickory, NC Take the Fairgrove Church Road exit off of I40. Go North as far as you can go to a T intersection (which will be old Hwy 70). Turn left, go to the next street and turn right on Spencer Road. Park in the Supreme Elastics parking lot. You will walk down the hill until you come to an orange gate. Go through the gate and walk to the right. The cemetery is in the woods. We will be cleaning the cemetery again on Friday afternoon. We will meet at the cemetery between noon and 1 pm. If anyone can help, please bring tools to rake, trim saplings, and a gas powered weedeater would be great. All Bolch/Bolick descendants are welcome to attend. Look forward to seeing you there. Carolyn Whitaker Johnson City, TN Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

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