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Convis Township Tax Assessment Rolls
| Calhoun County Genealogical Society member Norm Walters
unearthed an old ledger book containing Tax Assessment Rolls for the
years 1855 and 1866 for Convis Township. This book was literally
salvaged from the garbage dump. It has provided me with one of my
most interesting and aromatic transcribing projects!
NOTES: The ledger book had a considerable amount of damage, and some of the entries were water-spotted or faded beyond legibility. I consulted the 1877 History of Calhoun County and the Convis Township Cemetery Records for help in interpreting names. The Section column indicates the section a person was paying taxes on within Convis Township. The Acres column is the corresponding number of acres. Note that a person may have owned land in more than one section. For example, Mrs. E. Baldwin owned 81 acres in section 26, and 80 acres in section 35. Mr. Alex Gordon owned parcels of 160, 148 and 69 acres in section 18, and parcels of 40 and 80 acres in section 20. When multiple properties were owned, they are separated by a semi-colon. |
Taxpayer Section Acres
Allen, ? Illegible Illegible
Andrus, Ira Illegible Illegible
B__hill, Ezra 33,34 40,80
Baldwin?, Mrs. E. 26,35 81,80
Beers, Isaac 29 60
Bently, Joseph 32,33 160,160
Brown, Luther J. 26 or 28 65
Brown, William 28 15
Brown?, Ezekiel H. 21 160
Bryant, James 31 80,24,40
Buchannon, Wm. 9,10 40,40
Burch, Wyatt 31 149
Burlingham, F. D. 13 80
Cadwell, Milton 13,25,35 40,25,35
Calender, D.S. 17,19 60,25
Callender, Edwin 29 139
Camp, George 34 80
Carney, Michael 29 40
Carver, Dennis 23 77
Carver, Salmon 10 320
Chapin, J.C. 35 120
Chapman, W. B. 24 40
Chidester, Nathan 19 69,80,160
Cleaveland, Leonard 32 200
Clute, Mrs. A. 23,36 40,40
Conklin, Lawrence 13 40
Connell?, Mrs. Abigail 12 40
Cooley, Almon 15 80
Cooley, Levi 21 2
Cooly, Warren 21 78
Corey, Lanson? 29 60
Crawford, J. M. "occupant" 4 80
Crawford, John M. 3 80
Crowell?, Chris Illegible Illegible
Crowell?, Christopher 1 180
Curry, Anthony 14 120
Demott, Andrew 28,29 80,80
Demott, Charles 16 40
Dennison, Ethan 25,36 80,40
Detterick, Geo. 9 80,80
Detterick, Vincent 16 80,40
Doty, Edward 16,21 40,25
Doty, Silas 21 135
Dougherty, John 3 40,20
Dubois, Golette 10 40
Eaton, C. R. 34 60
Eaton, Levi 33 80,80,40
Ellis, John T. 8 160
Everts, John 29 40,40
Finch, Elias 5 80,20
Fitch, Darius No property listed ---
Fitch, Mrs. R. 24 40
Flinn, Timothy 2 40
Frost, Isaac 29,32 40,80
Fuller, Peter F. 23 40
Garfield, Martin 9 80,40,30
Goe?ey, Andrew? 27 40
Goe?ey, D. P. 28 120
Gordon, Alex 18,20 160,148,69; 40,80
Goss, William 7,17 160,100,120; 40
Goucher, Orman 33 80
Green, A. B. 36 40,20
Greenman, Edward 29 40,40
Grinnell, Ezra 4,5,9 40,80,80
Grinnell, H. 2 20,102
Guile, Joab 8 80
H__tie, John 32,33 80,80
Haigh, James 22,23 40,50,3; 40,2
Hamilton, James 6 94
Harris, Dickey 9 40
Hawkins, Asahel 27,34 40,80; 80
Hayward, Jasper 34,35 80,160
Henderson, John 16 40
Herrinton, Elisha 13 80
Hill, William 11 80
Hinman?, Sherman 11 40,40
Hod__man, Jonathan 6 58
Hodskin, H. G. 31 40
Holden, G. F. 17 40
Holden, H. F. 5 80,40
Holden, H.F. "Occupant" 5 80,20
Hollister, C. B. 7 80
Huggett, Thomas 6 80,40
Hughes, H. F. 8 160
Hull, Nelson 26 80
Huston, & Co. 14 71
Johnson, William 29 40
June, A., Agent 23 80
June, Alvin 14 1
June, Benjamin 14 3,39
Kennedy, Timothy 11 37
Kinch, Chris 25 40
King, John 24,28 160,160
Kinyon, William 12 169
Lausigannan, P. 2 40
Lawrence, I. M. 16 80
Leonard, Michael No property listed ---
Loomis, George R. Illegible Illegible
Loomis, Guy W. 11 110
Loomis, James 14,23,27 40,80; 80; 75
Lusigannan, F. No property listed ---
Magin, Patrick 11 40
Markham, John 31 68,31
Mayo, James 19 68,110
McDaniel, Arthur 36 40
Mills, J. W. 34 20
Moffitt, John 14 69
Monk, John 25,36 80,40,40,40; 25
Monk, Mrs. Jemima 36 20
More, Thomas 16 80
Murry, James 2 82
N_____, Samuel 24,25,26,35 40,80,79,80
per descendant Judy Veenstra, this is Samuel Nar(r)amore.
Nickerson, Ebenezer 20 80
Nickerson, Jacob 20,21 80,80
P_______, Orlando 3 59
Palmiter, Alonzo 19 61
Palmiter, Enos 19 22,22
Palmiter, Noble B. 21 80
Parker, Lemuel 29 20
Parker, Nathan P. 28 80
Perry, Joab 3 101
Potter, Francis M. 11 50
Potter, Harvey C. 26,36 80,40
R______, Matthew 22 40
Racey, O.C. 3 100
Reese, Helmuth 8 80
Richardson, George 17 80,40
Robinson, David 1 80,40
Rood, John K. 10 80,40
Ryan, Thomas 1 40
S?dy, Jabez 13 40
S?mmons, J. W. 13 80
Scott, David 26 80
Sellers, Solomon 9 80
Sharpsteen, Daniel 30 150,160,73,43
Shepherd, C. L. 30 80
Shepherd, E. & C.L. 30 40
Shepherd, Ephraim 31 75
Shipman, A. W. 31 120
Shipp, Thomas 36 80
Smith, Jesse 31,32 80
Smith, William 33 80
Snyder, Julia Ann 31,32 80,40
Sprague, Vedder 32 80
St_____, Ansel 33 80
Sturdivant, Lewis 13,24 40,40
Sweet, Clark 15,22 80; 80,25
Thomas, Leonard 4,10 80,80
Thomas, Maynard 4 80
Upright, George N. 28 80
V_____, James Illegible 80
V______, Bloom No property listed ---
V______, James Illegible 80
VanNess, Henry? No property listed ---
VanOcker, Andrew 7,17,18 40,100,160
VanOcker, William 18 80
Walkingshaw, James 8,9,16,17 40,80; 40; 40; 80,40
Wallace, Matthew 16 40,40
Warner, Horace D. 8,9 40,40
Waterbury, Jehial 7 40
Wells, James 16,17,20 40,80,80
Wells, Samuel P. 17 80
Whedon?, Elijah 23 80
White, Reuben B. 16,27 40; 80,40
Willis, Thomas J. 4 21,80
Wood, David 33,34 121,60
Wood, Lewis 34 80
Woodcock, Daniel 36 40
Woodcock, Isaac B. 36 40,60,40
Convis, May 19, 1855 John ? Ellis, Supervisor J. Hamilton, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors A. K. Stanton |
Tax Payer Section Acres- To be completed later Ashley, John 33, 31 Ackley, Charles 3,2 Ackley, George 3 Aley, James 23 Allen, Roaney B. 23 Andrus, Ira 28, 27 Archer, _ Robinson 6 Archer, Patrick 6 Armstrong, A. ? Austin, _el B. 22 Austin, David 19 Austin, Eldridge 34 Avery, George S 10 Bailey, 14 Baldwin, Mrs. E. 35, 26 Baldwin, Wm. E. 13 Beardsley, Beers, Mrs. 9 Bentley, Joseph 33, 32 Bergley, Samuel Brackett, Ezra 34, 33 Brackett, Grove C. 34 Brewer, Chancey M. 24 Brooks, G. P. 13 Brown, ? 22 Brown, Ezekiel H. 21 Brown, L. F. Brown, Wm. 28 Bryant, James 31 Buchanan, Wm. 10, 9 Buckingham, Bur_hal_, John 21 Burch, W. R. 31 Calander, Edward 29 Card, Thomas 28 Carver, Dennis 14 Carver, John Carver, Salmon 10 Chapin, J. C. 35 Chase, B. F. Chase, C. Chase, H. B. Chidester, Nathan 19 Clark, Mrs. 36, 25 Cleveland, Leonard 32 Coats, Justin 26, 24 Coiles, William Colsom, John 32 Conklin, John 14 Conklin?, L. Cook, C. R. 13 Cooley, A. Cooley, Warren 21 Corey, Mrs. 29 Cornell, C. 12 Crandall, Joseph H. 24 Crouch, _aylet 22 Curry, Anthony 14 D_lno, Henry Davis, C. C. 4 Day, Henry 33, 32 Dayking, John 35 Demott, Andrew 29 Demott, George Demott, Henry 16 Demott, Theodore 2 Demott, Wesley 28 Detterich, Mrs. 9 Detterich, Vinson 16 Dewitt, Benjamin 11 Doty, J. Doty, Silas 21, 16 Dougherty, John 3 Dougherty, John J. Dougherty, Joseph 3 Eaton, Levi 33 Farrall, Patrick 13 Fitzgerald, Abram 11 Ford, Alvin L. 12, 1 Frances, Anthony Frost, Isaac 32 Garfield, Martin 9 Gear, Stevan 11 Gibbs, Mrs. Charaly 6 Gofs, William 17, 7, 5 Gorden, Alexander 30, 20, 18 Gorham, C. T. 1 Gorham, E. Goucher, Alvira B. 2 Goucher, Orman 33 Greenman, D. Greenman, Edward 29 Grennell, Ezra 9, 5, 4 Guiles, Joab 8 H__, A. C. Hadden, Smith 13 Haigh, James 23, 22 Hamilton, James 6 Hart, David 9 Hasbrouch, Mathew 35, 34 Hawkins, Ashel 34, 27 Hayward, Mrs. 35 Henderson, John 16 Herington, Elisha 12 Hermsbrett, G. Hinman, Sherman 11 Hobbs, Joseph 4 Hodgman, J. ?. 6 Hodskin, H. G. 31 Holden, G. F. 19 Holden, H. F. 5 Holister, Clark B. 7 Hoyt, John T. 3, 2 Hugge_an, Brown Hugget, Albert Hugget, James 6 Huggett, Jessie 17 Hughes, Henry F. Hyde, Julius F. 11 Johnson, William 29 Kench, Henry 26 Kennedy, Timothy 11 Kern, George 14 King, John 28 Kingan?, John Kingan?, William 12 Lane, James 27, 23, 14 Lane, John T. 26 Lomis, J. Mack, Harvy Marsh, G. W. 14 Mayo, James 19 McDonald, Davis 10 Measrool?, Johnathan 11 Mickerson, Jacob L. 21, 20 Moffett, John 14 Mofs, George H. 34, 27, 26 Mofs, James Monk Mys?, Jemima 36 Monk, John 36, 25 Monk, John 36, 25 Mooney, C. 34 Moore, Thomas 16, 15 Otto, Charles 2 Ouderkirk, Robert 36 Palmer, Seneca 8, 5 Palmiter, Alonzo 16 Palmiter, E. Palmiter, H. B. 21 Parish, Samuel 34 Parker, Mrs. 29, 28 Paxton, Wm. 27 Perry, Joab 3 Phelps, Ambrose 28, 27 Porter, Miner 36, 25, 24 Potter, Wm. H. 36 Randall, Theodorect 14, 13 Reese, Mrs. 8 Reid, George 13 Rhyne, Thomas 1 Ritchison, George Robinson, David 1 Robinson, George 6 Robinson, H. F. 23 Rood, John K. 3 Ruddock, James 26? Ruddock, John Sackett, D. Sanders, Thomas Schofeld, D. B. 4 Scott, Archibald 34 Scott, David Scott, David 23 Sellers, Solomon 9 Sharpsteen, Daniel 30 Shepherd, Ephram 30, 29 Shipman, A. W. 31, 29 Sisley, Mrs. 23 Smith, Charles Smith, Julia Ann 32, 31 Smith, W. P. 7, 6 Smith, Wm. 27 Stewart, Thomas 11 Sturdevant, Lewis 24 Sturge?, Ansel 33 Sutton, Henry C. 35, 26 Sutton, S. Sutton, Smith Sweet, Jasper 22, 15 Thempleton, Benjamin 29 Thomas, David 5 Thomas, David Rev. 4 Thomas, Maynard 4 Thurston, L. 36 Trommatar, J. 20 Upright, George 28 Vanfleet, James 22 Vannocker, Albert Vannocker, Andrew 18, 7 Vannocker, Wm. 17 Vedder, Levi 17 Vosburgh, Abram 16 Walkinshaw, David Walkinshaw, James 17 Walkinshaw, James L_ 17, 16, 9, 8, 2 Waterbury, Jehiel 7 Way, Charles 3 Way, D. 2 Way, John G. 10, 3 Welles, Thomas J. 4 Wells, James 20, 17, 16 Wells, James (agent) 15 Wells, L. S. Wheeler, C. C. 35, 34 White, Reuben B. 27, 16 Woodcock, Daniel 36 Wright, Andrew 14 Wyckoff, ? 4 Roll completed May, 1866 James Walkinshaw, Supervisor of the Township of Convis Lewis Townsend, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors William Howard, County Clerk |
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