>$10M 1850 My experience is that Tavenner recorded some of the county's larger landholders' property value, as listed in the US Census. I have seen listings from 1850 and 1860; don't know if there are other years as well. Read "M" as the roman numeral for 1000, not million. I interpret "$10M1850" as: "The value of Real Estate Owned from the 1850 Census shows $10,000." John Freed fleance@nyc.rr.com

John: Your observations have caused me to look at $10M 1850 from a different angle. I looked at the Tavenner notes on all 328 James and discovered that some had a similar remark and other had a remark $6000 1850 so it appears that I have fallen victim to Blair's shorthand again. Thanks for the help. Gerald James Dallas, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Freed" <fleance@nyc.rr.com> To: <VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 9:23 AM Subject: [VALOUDOU-L] Chas Blr Tavnr abbr > >$10M 1850 > > My experience is that Tavenner recorded some of the county's larger > landholders' property value, as listed in the US Census. I have seen > listings from 1850 and 1860; don't know if there are other years as well. > Read "M" as the roman numeral for 1000, not million. I interpret "$10M1850" > as: "The value of Real Estate Owned from the 1850 Census shows $10,000." > > > > John Freed > fleance@nyc.rr.com > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > Join the Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative. > Rootsweb members & sponsors are who make this list possible. > http://www.rootsweb.com > >