Remember that just because your ancestor appears on a 1830 real property tax list for Coshocton County, Ohio, it doesn’t mean he lived there. Real property ownership in a location does not necessarily imply residence in that same location. People on personal property tax lists are more likely to have lived in the location. But as for the real property tax lists, your ancestor might have speculated on property, inherited it, acquired it through military service, etc. and never actually lived on it. Most property owners lived on or near the property, but don’t use your ancestor’s name on a real property tax list as your sole proof that he lived there.
There’s no bigger genealogy library than the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Every year I take a group to the library–we have one presentation each day and the rest of each day is devoted to research. Our trip is from 31 May through 7 June 2017–we’re informal and focused on helping you with your research. There are additional details about our trip on our announcement page. Join Michael for a week of research in Salt Lake!
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