Putnam County, Tennessee Tax 1854-1855

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Putnam County, located on the Cumberland Plateau just inside the middle Tennessee line, is one of those counties where migration was important. The main road of travel west from East Tennessee into Middle Tennessee and therefore, westward when through Putnam County before the removal of the Native Americans in lower East Tennessee. This volume is an early tax list that is of great importance as it fall between census years. The old saying is true – the Census taker missed people, but the tax collector didn’t. This will locate your ancestors in a district within the county for ease of identification.

 

Example

“8th District:
Lowry, Jas. B. – 1250 acres of land valued at $6000. with 2 slaves valued at $1800 – paid one pole and tax of $24.15.
Lavever, Andrew J. – 56 acres of land valued at $150. paid one pole and tax of $1.20
Lisk, Wm. – 174 acres of land valued at 500 – one slave valued at $800. – paid one pole and tax $4.65.

 

Surnames

AALL (HALL?), ADAMS, ADKINS, ADKINSON, ALBERT, ALDRED, ALDRIDGE, ALDRIGE, ALEXANDRIA, ALISON, ALLCORN, ALLEN, ALLISON, AMINETH, ANDERSON, ANDESON [SIC], ANGEL, APPLE, AUSTIN

BACKBURN, BAILY, BAKER, BALLARD, BALLER, BARNES, BARNETT, BARNS, BARR, BARTLETT, BARTLEY, BAUKMAN, BEAL, BEAN, BENNETT, BENSON, BERRY, BILBERRY, BOHANNON, BOHANON, BOMAN, BOUNDS, BOYED, BRACK, BRADFORD, BRADY, BRANDY, BRASWELL, BRAY, BREEDING, BREWINGTON, BRIANT, BRIGHT, BRINDLY, BRINLEY, BROWN, BRUCE, BRUSE, BUBALOW, [B]UCK (?), BUCK, BUCKNER, BULLIGTON [SIC], BULLINGTON, BULLOCK, BUMBALOW, BURGES, BURGESS, BURKS, BURNS, BURTON, BUSH, [B]USK (?), BUSSELL, BUTTLER, BYERS, BYNRES, BYRNS

CALAHAN, CALL, CALLAHAN, CALTON, CAMPBELL, CAMPELL [SIC], CANTRALL, CANTREL, CARDWELL, CARLIN, CARMACK, CARR, CARRINGTON, CARUTHERS, CASH, CATES, [C]HILCUT (?), CHILLCUT, CHOAT, CHRISTIAN, CLAKL [SIC], CLARK, CLINTON, CLOSE, CLOUSE, COGGINS, COLE, COLLINS, CONWAY, COOK, COOPER, COWEN, CRABTREE, CRAWFORD, CRAWLEY, CROOK, CROWDER, CROWELL, CRUNK, CRUTCHER, CURTEN, CURTIS

DAVIS, DAY, DEASBEDEE (?), DENHAM, DENNIS, DEWEESE, DEWWEESE [SIC], DICKENS, DILLARD, DITTY, DITY, DOTSON, DOW, DOWELL, DRAPER, DUGER, [D]UKE (?), DUKE, DUNHAM, DUNN, DUNNAGEN, DUNNIVAN, DYAER [SIC], DYER

EARLY, EASTLEN, EATLAND [SIC], EDMONDS, ELDRIDG [SIC], ELDRIGE, ELIOT, ELLIS, ELMORE, ELROD, ENGLAND, ENSOR, EVANS, EXOM, EXUM, EYNS

FARLEY, FARLY, FARRIS, FARRLEY (?), FERGUS, FERGUSON, FERRELL, FILDS [SIC], FINCH, FINLEY, FISHER, FLETCHER, FORD, FRANCE, FRANKLIN, FRASIER, FREEZE, FRENCH, FUDER, FUQUAY

GABBART, GARNER, GARRISON, GEAR, GENTRY, GEPAN, GETTY (?), GILLAHAN, GILLAM, GILLEM, GILLHAM, GILLIAM, GILMORE, GLENN, GOODPASTERE [SIC], GOODPASTURE, GOODWINN, GOOLSBEY, GOOLSBY, GRAGG, GRAHAM, GRANT, GRASSHAM, GREEN, GRIDER, GRIHAM [SIC], GRIME, GRISHAM, GROGAN, GROGEN, GUTTLE

HAINES, HALE, HALL, HAMILTON, HAMTON (?), HANNA, HARGET (?), HARGOT, HARNESS, HARP, [H]ARPER (?), HARPER, HARPOLE, HARRIS, HARRISON, HART, HARTON, [H]AUL (?), HARVEY, HARVY, HAYES, HAYNES, HEILY, HELLMS [SIC], HENDERSON, HENRY, HERREN, HESPEN, HICKEY, HICKMAN, HINS, HODGES, HOGAN, HOLADAY, HOLIWAY (?), HOLLAMAN, HOLLEY, HOLLIDAY, HOLLOMS (?), HOLLOWAY, HOLLY, HOOTEN, HOPKINS, HOUSE, HOWARD, HOWELL, HUDDLESSTON [SIC] HUDDLESTON, HUDGENS, HUGHES, HUGHS (?), HUNTER, HUTCHENS, HYDER

ISBELL, ISUM

JACKSON, JACOB, JAMES, JARED, JARRED, JERNEGAN, JOHN, JOHNSON, JONES, JONSON, [J]UDD (?), JUDD, JULIAM [SIC], JULIAN

KEETON, KERR, KILLMAN, KINNAIRD, KIRKLAND, KUYKENDALL

LACK, LAIRD, LANCSTER [SIC], LANSFORD, LAVEVER, LAYCOCK, [L]EAGUE (?), LEDBETTER, LEE, LEFTWICH, LEVECY, LEVICY, LEWIS, LISK, LOLLAR, LOVE, LOWE, LOWMAN, LOWRY, LYLE, LYNDSEY

McBRIDE, McBROOM, McCALEB, McCONNELL, McCORMACK, McCULLEY, McCULLY, McDALE, McDANIEL, McDEARMAN, McDONALD, McGEE, McGINNIS, McGUFFEE, McGUFFIN, McGUIRE, McHENRY (?), McKEE, McKEY, McKIE, McKIN, McKINNEY

MACKIE, MADDEN, MADDUX (MADDIX?), MADEWELL, MADWELL, MAGUFFEE, MAHAN, MAINERS, MALONE, MANCELL, MARCHBANKS, MARTHA, MARTIN, MATHES, MATHEWS, MATHS [SIC], MATTHEW, MAXWELL, MEADORS, MEDDUX, MEDLEY, MEDLIN, MERRITT, [M]IETT (?), MIETT, MILLER, MILLS, MINER, MINOR, MINORS, MITCHEL, MITCHELL, MONTGOMERY, MOODY, MOONEYHAM, MOOR, [M]OORE (?), MOORE, [M]ORGAN (?), MOTT, MURDOCK, MURPHEE, MURPHY

NEALON, NELSON, NETHERLAND, NETHERTON, NEWMAN, NICHOLAS, [N]ISHOLES (?), NIXEN, NIXON, [N]ORRIS (?), NULL

OAKES, ODUM, OFFICER, ORGAN

PAIN, PARHAM, PATE, PATTEN, PATTERSON, PAUL, PEAK, PEARSON, PEEK, PENINGTON, [P]ENN (?), PERKINS, PHILLIPS, PHY, PICKET, PIPPIN, PLESANT, PLUNKETT, [P]OINTER (?), POINTER, PONDER, POTEET, POTTS, PRESLEY, PUCKET, PULLIN, PULLUM, PURDELL

QUARLES

RAMSEY, RANDOLPH, RANEY, RANOLPH [SIC], RAY, REAGAN, RECKTOR, REED, [R]ERREL (?), REYNOLDS, RICE, RICHARDSON, RIPPETOE, RITCHEY, [R]ITTENBURRY (?), [R]ITTNBERRY (?), ROBERSON, ROBERT, ROBERTS, ROBISON, ROGERS, ROLAND, ROLSTON, ROWLAND

SADDLER, SADLER, SCARLETT, SCUDDER, SCUDDERS, SEARS, SELBY, SEWELL, SEXTON, SHANKS, SHAW, SHEPARD, SHEPERD, SHERREL, SHERRELL, SHIRLEY, SHIRLY, SHUMAKE, SIMITH [SIC], SIMPSON, SIMS, SLIGER, SLOAN, SLYGER, SMELLAGE, SMITH, SNODGRESS [SIC], SPARKS, SPRADLEY, STACY, STAMPS, STAMS [SIC], STANTON, STEEL, STEPHEN, STEPHENS, STEPHENSON, STEPHNS [SIC], STEVENSON, STEWARD, STEWART, STONE, STPHENS [SIC], STREET, STURETT, SULLINS, SUTTON, SWEACK (?), SWEARINGIN, SWEARINGTIN [SIC], SYEWARD [SIC], SYLCOX, SYLORS

TALLENT, TAYLER, TAYLOR, TERRY, THATHARD (?), THOMAS, THOMPSON, THOS [SIC], TIBBS, TILLY, TUCKER

VANDIVER, VAUGHN, VICKERS, VINCENT

WALCH, WALDEN, WALKER, WALLACE, WALLDEN, WALLER, WARD, WARREN, WASSUM, [W]ATSON (?), WATSON, WATTS, WEBB, WELCH, WESLEY, WEST, WHILKES, WHITE, WHITEAKER, WHITEFIEL [SIC], WHITEFIELD, WHITEHEAD, WHITKER [SIC], WHITSON, WHITTAKER, WHITTEN, WILHITE, WILLIAM, [W]ILLIAMS (?), WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON, WILLIS, WILMOTH, WINCHESTER, WISEMAN, WLLLA [SIC], WOMACK, WORREN, WOTSON

YATES, YOUNG