John Anton and John Willy appear on a list of delinquent tax payers for Scott County, Iowa, that was published in 1865.
There are several genealogy reminders from this list and the image used to illustrate this post:
- Make certain you get everything. In this case, the headings for what the numbers represent is essential.
- This list, published in 1865, should be for 1864 taxes.
- John Anton Willy and John Willy could be the same person–or they could be different individuals.
- Notations on these lists, such as the “widow” notation after the name of Alex Wells, can be significant.
- Land records should be referenced. These individuals are probably listed as grantees on land deed–unless they inherited the property. They may or may not listed as grantors on subsequent land deeds unless they sold the property themselves. Delinquent tax payers may have lost eventually lost the property due to non-payment of taxes.
- Land owners may or may not live on the property they own.
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