FAYETTE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LISTS

 

Note:  the numbers usually indicate the person charged with the tax and/or number of titheables at that address (first digit), the number of slaves under and over the age of sixteen (second and third digits, and total number of horses (fourth digit).  Zeros straight across indicate no taxable personal property and no tithables (a minor or female as head of household).  There were separate land tax rolls to record the taxation of real property.

 

 

1831

James Burgess (May 30)

1-0-0-2

Austin Burgess (May 30; next entry)

1-0-0-0

1832

James Burgess (Feb. 5)

1-0-0-2

Austin Burgess (Feb. 5; next entry)

1-0-0-1

1833

James Burgess (Mar. 19)

1-0-0-2

Austin Burgess (Mar. 20; next entry)

1-0-0-1

1834

James Burgess (undated)

1-0-0-2

Austin Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

1835

James Burgess

1-0-0-4

Austin Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

1836

James Burgess

2-0-0-4

Austin Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

1837

James Burgess

2-0-0-5

Austin Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

1838

Allen Burgess

1-0-0-1

James Burgess

1-0-0-4

Austin Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

 

Special Second Survey

Allen Burgess

1-0-0-1

James Burgess

1-0-0-4

Austin Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

1839

James Burgess

1-0-0-4

Austin Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

Allen Burgess

1-0-0-1

1840

James Burgess

1-0-0-4

Austin Burgess

1-0-0-1

Allen Burgess

1-0-0-1

1841

Allen Burgess

1-0-0-1

Austin Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-0

James Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-5

1842

Allen Burgess

1-0-0-1

Austin Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

James Burgess (next entry)

2-0-0-5

1843

Austin Burgess

1-0-0-1

Allen Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

James Burgess (next entry)

2-0-0-7

1844

 

Austin Burgess

1-0-0-1

Allen Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

James Burgess (next entry)

2-0-0-7

1845

Austin Burgess

1-0-0-1

Allen Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

James Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-5

1846

Austin Burgess

1-0-0-1

Allen Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

James Burgess

2-0-0-5

1847

Hiram Burgess

1-0-0-4

Anderson Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

Andrew Burgess

1-0-0-1

James Burgess

2-0-0-6

Austin Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

Allen Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

1848

Hiram Burgess

1-0-0-2

Harris A. Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-0

Austin Burgess

1-0-0-1

Allen Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

James Burgess (next entry)

2-0-0-5

Hiram A. Burgess

1-0-0-0

 

1849

Hiram Burgess (plus a clock)

1-0-0-2

Austin Burgess

1-0-0-1

Allen Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-2

James Burgess (next entry)

2-0-0-6

H. A. Burgess

1-0-0-0

Andrew Burgess

1-0-0-1

Nathan Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

1850

Wm. Burgess

1-0-0-0

Allen Burgess

1-0-0-2

Nathan Burgess

1-0-0-1

Jas. Burgess

2-0-0-7

Austin Burgess (next entry)

1-0-0-1

Andrew Burgess

1-0-0-1

Perry Burgess

1-0-0-0