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Tax lists for Civil War times are found in: | Tax lists for Civil War times are found in: | ||
* ''Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Iowa, 1862–1866'' <ref> United States. Bureau of Internal Revenue. ''Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Iowa, 1862–1866''. National Archives Microfilm Publications; M0766. Washington, DC: The National Archives, 1988. (Family History Library | * ''Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Iowa, 1862–1866'' <ref> United States. Bureau of Internal Revenue. ''Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Iowa, 1862–1866''. National Archives Microfilm Publications; M0766. Washington, DC: The National Archives, 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|1534648|film|disp=films 1534648–63; }}) </ref> The records are arranged by districts. The taxes were levied on carriages, billiard tables, gold and silver plate (dishware), income in excess of $600, and some inheritance of personal property. The state was divided into six districts, which are described in the Family History Library Catalog. | ||
From mid-March 1934 to 1936, an Old Age Assistance Tax was levied. These tax records often provide the person’s birth date and birthplace and full names of the parents (including the wife's maiden name). The persons listed were born between the 1850s and 1914. The lists only include persons who owned real estate or taxable personal property. The following source is an example of the records available: | From mid-March 1934 to 1936, an Old Age Assistance Tax was levied. These tax records often provide the person’s birth date and birthplace and full names of the parents (including the wife's maiden name). The persons listed were born between the 1850s and 1914. The lists only include persons who owned real estate or taxable personal property. The following source is an example of the records available: | ||
*''Old Age Assistance Records, 1934–1936'' <ref> Wayne County (Iowa). County Recorder. ''Old Age Assistance Records, 1934–1936''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (Family History Library | *''Old Age Assistance Records, 1934–1936'' <ref> Wayne County (Iowa). County Recorder. ''Old Age Assistance Records, 1934–1936''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|571212|title-id|disp=films 1653885–88)}} </ref> the records are alphabetical. | ||
===Family History Library=== | ===Family History Library=== | ||
Taxation records are listed in the Locality Search of the[[The Family History Library|The Family History Library Catalog]] under: | Taxation records are listed in the Locality Search of the[[The Family History Library|The Family History Library Catalog]] under: | ||