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There are three main guides to using early Tennessee tax lists: [https://www.worldcat.org/title/early-east-tennessee-tax-lists-a-compiled-list-of-residents-of-the-area-covered-in-22-east-tennessee-counties-for-which-there-is-sic-no-census-records-prior-to-1830/oclc/1136652&referer=brief_results Curtis], [https://www.worldcat.org/title/early-tennessee-tax-lists/oclc/946796567&referer=brief_results Sistler], and [https://www.worldcat.org/title/tennessee-tax-lists/oclc/57407276&referer=brief_results Creekmore]. Each book has a very different approach to indexing early Tennessee tax lists. Curtis indexes on a county-wide basis, Sistler indexes state-wide, and Creekmore indexes by militia districts within each county plus additional columns of information from the lists. Creekmore's additional information about the militia districts within the counties is particularly helpful. Unfortunately, Creekmore includes only a single tax year, whereas the other two authors index multiple tax years. | There are three main guides to using early Tennessee tax lists: [https://www.worldcat.org/title/early-east-tennessee-tax-lists-a-compiled-list-of-residents-of-the-area-covered-in-22-east-tennessee-counties-for-which-there-is-sic-no-census-records-prior-to-1830/oclc/1136652&referer=brief_results Curtis], [https://www.worldcat.org/title/early-tennessee-tax-lists/oclc/946796567&referer=brief_results Sistler], and [https://www.worldcat.org/title/tennessee-tax-lists/oclc/57407276&referer=brief_results Creekmore]. Each book has a very different approach to indexing early Tennessee tax lists. Curtis indexes on a county-wide basis, Sistler indexes state-wide, and Creekmore indexes by militia districts within each county plus additional columns of information from the lists. Creekmore's additional information about the militia districts within the counties is particularly helpful. Unfortunately, Creekmore includes only a single tax year, whereas the other two authors index multiple tax years. | ||
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 | 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 FamilySearch Library has only microfilmed a small fraction of available tax lists, but has collected many periodicals where abstracts have been published (see individual county pages). Many of the original tax lists from 1778 to 1835 are available at the [[Tennessee State Library and Archives]]. | ||
Good sources for early Tennessee tax lists are: | Good sources for early Tennessee tax lists are: | ||
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