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1861 Tax Assessment

Lumber Township

This information is in a small ledger at the Cameron County Courthouse.  It contains the tax assessment records for Lumber Township for the year of 1861 as is possibly the first tax assessment for the township after the change to Cameron County. Taxes were assessed for land owners, tenants, and single men. They were assessed for wages (except for farmers), property value, cows, horses, pleasure vehicles (buggies), and specifically gold watches valued at more than $300. Transcribed by Mike Wennin

Name Occupation & Wages Acres of land, Warrants & Value Cows Horses  Yoke of Oxen Buggies & Gold Watches
Harrison Barr Laborer - $75          
Phillip Barr Laborer - $75          
John Barr     1 - $10   1 - $50  
John Books   86 - $430; 550 - Warrant 5443 - $825; 550 - Warrant 5444 - $825; 375 - Warrant 5461- $ 375; 150 - Warrant 5429 - $455        
George Chapman   50 - $300; 250 - $375; 133 - $66; 200 - $100 3 - $30 2 - $30 2 - $50  
John Chapman   54 - $300;  2- $20 2 - $ 75    
David Chapman   44 - $200 2- $20      
Chatham Devling   128 - $1500 2 - $20 3 - $195   1 Buggy - $20; 1- Tavern Stand $100
Samuel Devling Lumberman - $50          
Hough Devling Lumberman - $10          
E, B, Eldred     1 - $10 1 - $30   1 gold watch - $50; 1 - Buggy - $20
E. B. Eldred & Company   1019 - Warrant 5460 - $1650; 1100 - Warrant 5459 - $1100; 243 - Warrant 5463 - $243; 472 - Warrant 5464 - $472   2 - $100 1 - $50 1- Shingle Saw Mill - $200; 1 Double ?? - $300
Rich Eldred Aged          1 gold watch - $15
John Eldred Sheriff     1 - $40    
Earl Byrum Merchant - $125          
L. M. French Clerk - $100          
R. W. Grinnell $75          
E. S. Huff $75          
William Hamilton Laborer - $30   1 - $10      
B. H. Ives Aged - $30          
Collett Ives $50          
Lilus T. Jenson $30          
Robert Lewis   62 - $155; 200 - $200 2 - $20   1 - $40  
George W. Lewis Lumberman - $30          
James Lewis $25          
Albert Lord         1 - $60  
Charles Lord $50          
Joseph Moore $100   1 - $10 2 - $60    
Nathan Tubbs Not Competent $50          
Prentis Truman $75   2 - $20 2 - $80    
Caleb Pierce $100          
Joseph Richey   100 - Warrant 5463 - $180 1 - $10 2 - $40    
Robert Richey   28 - Warrant 5464 - $150   2 - $40    
Lord Rawley $70          
Jacob Smith     2 - $20      
Samuel Smith   5 3/4 - $72 1 - $10      
Philip Smith   4 1/2 - $155 2 - $20   1 - $55  
Philip & John Smith   129 - $550        
John Smith       2- $20    
William Smith $75   1 - $10      
Francis Sterling $70          
William Sterling   105 - $1100; 25 - $15 1 - $10 3 - $80    
Andrew Sterling Laborer - $75          
James Sterling Laborer - $75          
John Shaffer   176 - $1100        
Fred Shaffer   6 3/4 - $200 2 - $20      
James Strawbridge     1 - $10  2 - $120; 1- $10    
John & James Strawbridge   199 - $1333; 21 - $200; 430 - $528       1 buggy - $20; 50 Saws - $50
Peter Shaw $30     2 - $60    
Nelson Sorell Blacksmith - $100          
W. P. Whiting   104 - $225 1 - $10 2 - $90 1 - $50  
David S. Whiting $75     1 - $20    
S. N. Whiting $75     1 - $20    
Westley Winsor $75          
Charles White $75          
Updike & Green & CO   5 with Sawmill - $300        
Peck & Barnard   250 - Warrant - $250; 200 - Warrant - 5461 - $200; 57 - Warrant - 5463 - $57        

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