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Messamore Taxes in Anderson County, Tennessee

Year District Surname Given Name Acres/ $Value School Acres/ $Value Slaves Polls Comment
1837 4 Messamore James         son of William/Wilhelm Messamore and Margarethe Elizabeth (Peggy) May
Year District Surname Given Name Acres/ $Value School Acres/ $Value Slaves Polls Comment
1847 4 Milligan Robert       1 husband of Malinda Messamore, son-in-law of William/Wilhelm Messamore and Margarethe Elizabeth (Peggy) May
Year District Surname Given Name Acres/ $Value School Acres/ $Value Slaves Polls Comment
1848 4 Messamore James       1 son of William/Wilhelm Messamore and Margarethe Elizabeth (Peggy) May
1848 4 Milligan Robert       1 husband of Malinda Messamore, son-in-law of William/Wilhelm Messamore and Margarethe Elizabeth (Peggy) May
Year District Surname Given Name Acres/ $Value School Acres/ $Value Slaves Polls Comment
1849 4 Messamore James       1 son of William/Wilhelm Messamore and Margarethe Elizabeth (Peggy) May
1849 4 Miligan Robert       1 husband of Malinda Messamore, son-in-law of William/Wilhelm Messamore and Margarethe Elizabeth (Peggy) May
Year District Surname Given Name Acres/ $Value School Acres/ $Value Slaves Polls Comment
1888 6 Messamore Joseph 1 town lot/$25     1 Probably Joseph N. (Joe) Messamore, son of James Messamore Jr. and Susannah/Susan Ann (Annie) Altum.  The only other possibility was Joseph A. Messamore, son of James Messamore Sr. and Sarah (Sary) Heath.  Joseph A. was 51 years old in 1888, and therefore should not have had to pay a poll.  Joseph N. was the nephew of Joseph A.
1888 6 Messamore T. H.       1 Thomas Harvey Messamore, son of James Messamore and Sarah (Sary) Heath.
1888 6 Milligan W. R.       1 unknown person, possible connection to Malinda Messamore and her husband Robert Milligan
1888 6 Yarber Clint 1/$20     1 probably Henry Clay (Clinton) Yarbrough/Yarber.  He was the husband of Maria F. (Evans) and the stepfather of Caledonia D. (Callie) Evans who married James Edward (Jim) Messamore.

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This page last edited on 10 Nov 2007.