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'''1. Copy and paste the information below and put it underneath the heading "Why Use Tax Records".'''<br> | '''1. Copy and paste the information below and put it underneath the heading "Why Use Tax Records".'''<br> | ||
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:Tax record content varies and may include the name and residence of the taxpayer, description of the real estate, name of original purchaser, description of personal property, number of males over 21, number of school children, slaves, and farm animals. Tax records usually are arranged by date and locality and are not normally indexed. Tax records can be used in place of missing land and census records to locate a person’s residence.<br> | :By studying several consecutive years of tax records you may determine when a young men came of age, when individuals moved in and out of a home, or when they died leaving heirs. Authorities determined wealth (real estate, or income) to be taxed. Taxes can be for polls, real and personal estate, or schools. | ||
:Tax record content varies and may include the name and residence of the taxpayer, description of the real estate, name of original purchaser, description of personal property, number of males over 21, number of school children, slaves, and farm animals. Tax records usually are arranged by date and locality and are not normally indexed. Tax records can be used in place of missing land and census records to locate a person’s residence. person’s residence.<br> | |||
'''2. After you paste that information underneath "Why Use Tax Records," you will then want to scan the rest of the page for information that belongs underneath this heading. This would be any ''general'' information about why tax records are helpful for genealogy research. (You usually won't find anything unique or new that belongs here. But just check just in case.)''' | '''2. After you paste that information underneath "Why Use Tax Records," you will then want to scan the rest of the page for information that belongs underneath this heading. This would be any ''general'' information about why tax records are helpful for genealogy research. (You usually won't find anything unique or new that belongs here. But just check just in case.)''' | ||