To those interested in White County, Tennessee, early tax rolls [Tennessee State Library and Archives micropublication roll 123] and militia: White County, Tennessee, was divided into taxing units that corresponded to its militia districts in the period 1811 through 1835. The year 1811 was the first extant tax list in White County. From 1836 onward the taxing units were referred to by number, such District No. 1 or District No. 15. One who was listed on the tax roll in a certain militia district may or may not have served in the militia in that district, depending on his age, physical ability, and occupation. It is assumed that the Captain who was listed in that militia bearing his name was actually an elected officer in the militia. Rosters of those who served in the militia from White County and other counties of Tennessee during the War of 1812 and its associated Creek War in 1814 have been published. Captains who served in 4th Regiment West Tennessee Militia Infantry in federal service, January 1814-May 1814, served under Captains: James Bennett, Robert Campbell, John Chitwood, Samuel Maxwell, James Randals, Richard Ratton, and James Shinault. [Go to <http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/1812reg.htm> Those listed as paying a white poll in Tennessee from 1811 and onward were between the ages of 21 and 50. The date of birth of your research subject can be determined with fair accuracy when he drops off the list at age 50 because he will give proof to the collector that year. The age he first pays a poll and comes onto the list (if he owns no taxable property) may be off by a few years. No one goes to the tax collector and tells him he is now age 21 and ready to be taxed. If one owed slaves, he paid a black poll for each. Early tax lists taxed also on stud horses, rate or fee for the horses' services, retail stores, town lots, carriages, and acres of land. The location of the land was sometimes given. Julia Cauble Smith cauble@apex2000.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Willie Smith <wolfslayer@ficom.net> To: <TNWHITE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 10:55 AM Subject: [TNWHITE] Militia records > What Militia units would have been raised in White County during the War of 1812? I've just gotten info from Julia Smith that my William Rice was in White county as early as 1814. If born 1794 as his original grave marker indicated, William would have been 19 or 20 years old in 1814. He was in Capt. William Williams' company on the taxlist information Julia sent me. Would Williams have been in command of an actual Militia company that participated in the War of 1812? If so, would like to find a roster to see if William Rice actually served in the military during that time. > Thanks > Will Smith > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > ================================== > Get paid to surf the net. > http://www.alladvantage.com/home.asp?refid=dwd-179 > > > ==== TNWHITE Mailing List ==== > For researching White County, Tennessee Genealogy, please visit Sandy Keathley's White County TNGenWeb Site at http://www/tngenweb.org/white/ > >