First of all, I would like to say a big thank you for all the e-cards, regular cards and e-mail wishes this Christmas season. I would never be able to respond to all of them but I thank you very much for brightening my holiday! Tip: People who are listed as owners of property on the tax lists might not have lived there. They might have inherited the land, received it for military service or it was an investment property. One clue on the Barren Co early tax lists. If there are more than one entries for the same individual showing acreage, quality of land, etc. and they did live here. One line will show the count of people living there, i.e.: whites over 21, slaves, etc. (including carriages, businesses) - this would be the property on which they actually lived. So: if, as an example, there were five entries for John Alexander Smith in various areas of the county (shown as by the nearest waterway) and one entry shows the tax information - this is where he lived. Also remember that if an individual lived close to another county; he could legally pay some or all of his taxes in that other county. Thus, if you lose him for a year and he's back the next year; he could have paid his taxes in another county but was actually still in Barren Co. Or, he could have had a waiver from paying taxes for that year. Sandi