pmml@navicom.com writes: > Where would I right to, sites to check etc. for tax records gurnsey > co. around 1840......................pmml@navicom.com I'm in the same place. The LDS FHL has tax records for 1820-1832. The Ohio State Archives were the source of these, plus they also have an 1834 (which I haven't found in the Mormon microfilms). There is a book about early Ohio tax records, whose title/author escapes me (will check notes later), that mentions something to the effect that records after 1838 or so don't have names in them. That seems rather strange, but I haven't followed that up with the Ohio archivists because from my enquiries they didn't seem to have the tax records after the late 1830's for Ohio counties anyway. Wolfe, who wrote some township histories in his Guernsey County book, seems to have had access to an 1840 tax list. I would suppose that the recorder's office or other court house department may know more about this, but I have neither followed this up yet nor figured out where to start. One thing I have noticed about the tax duplicates in Ohio counties is that before 1835 there are tax records for land, and personal property. After that time, only land. I don't know whether that reflects a change in the law, or a change in the way records were kept. I am very interested in the period around 1840 too, so any advice or information appreciated. If you learn anything please let me know. Regards, ==mwh

Cecinit@aol.com wrote: > > pmml@navicom.com writes: > > > Where would I right to, sites to check etc. for tax records gurnsey > > co. around 1840......................pmml@navicom.com > > I'm in the same place. > > The LDS FHL has tax records for 1820-1832. The Ohio State Archives > were the source of these, plus they also have an 1834 (which I haven't > found in the Mormon microfilms). There is a book about early Ohio tax > records, > whose title/author escapes me (will check notes later), that mentions > something > to the effect that records after 1838 or so don't have names in them. > That seems rather strange, but > I haven't followed that up with the Ohio archivists because from my enquiries > they didn't seem to have the tax records after the late 1830's for Ohio > counties > anyway. Wolfe, who wrote some township histories in his Guernsey County > book, seems to have had access to an 1840 tax list. > > I would suppose that the recorder's office or other court house department > may know more about this, but I have neither followed this up yet nor figured > out where to start. > > One thing I have noticed about the tax duplicates in Ohio counties is that > before 1835 there are tax records for land, and personal property. After > that time, only land. I don't know whether that reflects a change in the > law, > or a change in the way records were kept. > > I am very interested in the period around 1840 too, so any advice or > information > appreciated. If you learn anything please let me know. > > Regards, ==mwh Thanks so much for info............I'll get after it Thanks Marsha