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Tax Records, A Treasure Chest of Facts About Your Ancestors
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008Personal Property Taxes are a great place to find facts about your ancestors and to track their lives through the years. They’re just as useful as the Federal Census, plus taxes are collected every year instead of only every ten years. And they go back a lot further. The Federal Census began in 1790 while taxes were usually collected as soon as a county was formed. See my post on “Courthouse Records, A Vital Step in Researching Your Family History” on Feb 3 to learn how to find county Tax Records.