Thank you for posting this tax list. I believe the John Graves who is listed is my 4th greatgrandfather and the Henry Sharp [my 5th grgrandfather] is this John Graves father/in/law . Ref:John Graves 1703-1804 and his Descendants by Roy Stockwell of Kansas City Missouri 1954. Mina in Missouri ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Smith" <smit5226@bellsouth.net> To: "Claiborne county Mailing list" <Tnclaibo-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 7:17 PM Subject: [TNCLAIBO] 1820 manufacturing census > this tidbit may help someone: > > ------------------------------------ > 1820 Manufacturers Census, Claiborne County, Tennessee. > List of the Different Manufacturing Establishments in Claibourn county > East > Tennessee: > > Frederic Bowlingar, One Smith Shop, 2 tons of raw iron, 2 men employed, > $200 > Capitol invested, $120 anual wages, axes $2.25 each, hoes $1.25 each. > 5 wagons ironed; made 100 axes, 15 hoes, 25 mattacs, 20 ploughs, and 7 > fires > in operation, 1 ire in blast, and 3 stampers. > > Daniel Coffett, One Forge, 50 Tons of raw oar, 10 men employed, $300 > capital > invested, $400 anual wages, 5 tons iron manufactured at $10.00 / 100. > 3 fires in operation, 3 fires in blast; 2 water wheels; 3 stampers. > > Andrew Crocket, One Forge, 200 Tons of rqw oar, 28 men employed, $1166 > Capit0l Invested, $600 anual wages, 50 tons of iron manufactured at $10.00 > / > 100. > 3 fires in operation, 3 fires in blast, 2 water wheels, 3 stampers. > > William Dobbs, One Smith Shop, 1200 Raw Iron, 2 men employed, $120 Capitol > Invested, $80 anual wages, axes $2.25 each, hoes $1.00 each. > 1 waggon ironed, 40 axes maid, 50 hoes maid, 15 mattacs maid, 1 fire in > operation, 1 fire in blast. > > > Elijah Evans, One Hatter Shop, Furshins 200; of wool 200, 2 men employed, > $200 Capitol Invested, $90 anual wages, hats fine $7.00, hats coars. > 500 hats made, fur and wool. > > Larkin Forgason, One Smith Shop, tons of raw iron 2, 2 men employed, $600 > Capitol Invested, $75 anual wages, axes $2.50 each, hoes $2.25 each. > 4 wagons ironed, 200 axes maid, 100 hoes maid, 50 mattacs maid, 25 ploughs > maid, 1 fire in blast, 1 fire in operation. > > John Graves, One Distillery of Whiskey, 2 men employed, $666.66 Capitol > Invested, $100 anual wages, pr gallon 50 cents. > 2000 bushels fograin distilled, 5000 gallons of whiskey distilled. > > Mitchel Robert, Shoe and Boot Maker, the value of the leather $1000, 3 men > employed, $1200 Capitol Invested, $150 anual wages, shoes $2.50, boots $7. > 60 boots, 200 fine shoes, 300 coars shoes. > > Tennessee Margraves, One Tanyard, hides 200, 1 man employed, $400 Capitol > Invested, $50 anual wages, $600 value of articols. > > Peter Marcum, One Smith Shop, Works one ton of raw iron, 2 men employed, > $350 Capitol Invested, $75 anual wages, axes $2.00, hoes $1.25. > 1 wagon ironed, 100 axes maid, 100 hoes maid, 30 mattacs maid, 1 fire in > operation, 1 fire in blast. > > Alford Noal, Shoe and Boot Maker, Sides of Leather 300, 3 men employed > $2000 > Capitol Invested, $150 anual wages, pr pair $2.50, boots $7. > 1 Wagon wheel, 4 stampers, 72 boots. > > David Rogers, Powder Mill, Peter and Brownstone 3450, 2 men employed, $862 > Capitol Invested, per pound 50 cents. > 50 gun barrels made, 1 water wheel. > > Daniel Rice, Gunsmith Shop, Raw Iron 1500, 2 men employed, $200 Capitol > Invested, $100 anual wages, each $10. > > James Walker, One Forge,Raw Oar 105, 16 men employed, $2000 Capitol > Invested, $500 anual wages, 26 tons of iron manufactured, per 100 lbs $10. > 3 fires in operation, 3 fires in blast, 2 water wheels, 3 stampers. > > Henry Sharp, One Distillary of Whiskey, corn 700, 2 men employed, $233.33 > Capitol Invested, 50 cents pr gallon. > 700 bushels of grain distilled, 1500 gals. of whiskey distilled. > > Crampton Harris, One Sadler Shop, raw leather in value $500, 1 man > employed, > $20 each. > 50 saddles maid, 30 bridols maid. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNCLAIBO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message