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Tax records vary in content. They 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. They are usually arranged by date and locality, and they are not normally indexed. Tax records can be used in place of missing land and census records to locate a person’s residence. | Tax records vary in content. They 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. They are usually arranged by date and locality, and they are not normally indexed. Tax records can be used in place of missing land and census records to locate a person’s residence. | ||
=== Early Tax Lists === | |||
The first tax records of Tennessee were created in 1778 while Tennessee was part of North Carolina. Learn more about [[Early Tennessee Tax Lists|Early Tennessee Tax Lists]]. | The first tax records of Tennessee were created in 1778 while Tennessee was part of North Carolina. Learn more about [[Early Tennessee Tax Lists|Early Tennessee Tax Lists]]. | ||
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Eligible voters in Tennessee paid a tax for the privilege of voting. This poll tax was paid by white males, age 21 or over. Since this was an annual tax, the tax lists serve as censuses. Some were used to “reconstruct” the missing 1790 to 1820 federal censuses. They can help you trace the migration of families from county to county between federal censuses. The Family History Library has copies of the tax lists of most counties to the 1890s. Many of the original tax lists from 1778 to 1835 are available at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]. | Eligible voters in Tennessee paid a tax for the privilege of voting. This poll tax was paid by white males, age 21 or over. Since this was an annual tax, the tax lists serve as censuses. Some were used to “reconstruct” the missing 1790 to 1820 federal censuses. They can help you trace the migration of families from county to county between federal censuses. The Family History Library has copies of the tax lists of most counties to the 1890s. Many of the original tax lists from 1778 to 1835 are available at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]. | ||
=== Civil War-Era Tax Lists === | |||
A list of persons taxed during the Civil War is: | A list of persons taxed during the Civil War is: | ||
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*Ross, Peter. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924020016469 Inheritance and Transfer Tax].''San Fransisco: Bancroft-Whitney, 1912. | *Ross, Peter. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924020016469 Inheritance and Transfer Tax].''San Fransisco: Bancroft-Whitney, 1912. | ||
=== Tax Lists in the Family History Library Collection === | |||
<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277146585337_347" />The Family History Library has microfilm copies of some Tennessee tax records, and the collection is increasing. To locate Tennessee taxation records in the Family History Library, use a Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog for: | <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277146585337_347" />The Family History Library has microfilm copies of some Tennessee tax records, and the collection is increasing. To locate Tennessee taxation records in the Family History Library, use a Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog for: | ||
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TENNESSEE - TAXATION | TENNESSEE - TAXATION | ||
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - TAXATION | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - TAXATION | ||
Many Tennessee tax records are identified on their respective county pages on FamilySearch Wiki.{{Tennessee|Tennessee}} | Many Tennessee tax records are also identified on their respective [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Tennessee county pages] on FamilySearch Wiki.{{Tennessee|Tennessee}} | ||
[[Category:Tennessee|Taxation]] | [[Category:Tennessee|Taxation]] | ||