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1865 Federal Taxes of Benton County, Iowa

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ALPHABETICAL LIST of Persons in division No. 3, of Collection District No. 4, of the State of
Iowa, liable to a tax under the Excise laws of the United States, and the amount thereof, as assessed
by W W Hanford, Asstant Assessor, and by Geo H Jerome, Assessor, returned to the Collector
of said District, for the month of August, 1865.

Assessors must be particular to fill all the blanks on this form, as far as practicable, and to number
all articles and occupations upon which taxes are assessed to correspond with the entry in the Abstract.

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PG  LN |          NAME         | LOCATION                | ARTICLE OR OCCUPATION        | ABS# | QTY OR VAL | TAX RATE |   TOTAL | Transcribers Comments
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 1   1 | Beals        Cynthia  | Benton County           | Physician                    |  231 |          . | 10       |    7.50 | .
 1   2 | Branch       P C      | .                       | Dentist                      |  201 |          . | 10       |    7.50 | .
 1   3 | Birch & Athey         | .                       | Butchers                     |  196 |          . | 5.00     |    3.75 | Birth & Athey
 1   4 | Caldwell     Jas H    | .                       | Butcher                      |  196 |          . | 5.00     |    3.75 | Middle initial could be M
 1   5 | Colwell      J M      | .                       | Harness Mfs of               |   85 |        265 |        6 |   15.90 | .
 1   6 | Clark        A        | .                       | Ferry Gross receipts of      |  161 |        144 |        3 |    4.32 | .
 1   7 | Dowell       A B      | .                       | Auction Sales                |  170 |        728 |     .1/4 |    1.82 | .
 1   8 | Duncan & Co           | .                       | Manufacturers                |  219 |          . | 10       |    8.33 | .
 1   9 | Duncan & Co           | .                       | Harness Mfs                  |   85 |        534 |        6 |   32.04 | .
 1  10 | Euwing       A J      | .                       | Retail Dealer                |  234 |          . | 10       |    7.50 | .
 1  11 | Evans & Sons          | .                       | Harness Mfs                  |   85 |        407 |        6 |   24.42 | .
 1  12 | Houck        Joseph   | .                       | Cattle Broker                |  186 |          . | 10       |    7.50 | .
 1  13 | Horridge     Geo      | .                       | Tin Mfs of                   |   89 |         64 |       .6 |    3.84 | .
 1  14 | Jenkins & Co          | .                       | Butchers                     |  196 |          . | 5        |    3.75 | .
 1  15 | Jenkins & Co          | .                       | Cattle over 3 mos            |  152 |          9 |       40 |    3.60 | .
 1  16 | Jenkins & Co          | .                       | Cattle under 3 mos           |  153 |          1 |        5 |     .05 | .
 1  17 | Jenkins & Co          | .                       | Sheep                        |  154 |          4 |        5 |     .20 | .
 1  18 | Knox         Austin   | .                       | Lawyer                       |  216 |          . | 10       |    7.50 | .
 1  19 | Loree        W M      | .                       | Boots & shoes                |    4 |        171 |        6 |   10.26 | .
 1  20 | Marshall     D P      | .                       | Boots & shoes                |    4 |        150 |        6 |    9.00 | .
 1  21 | Paddycoart   E        | .                       | Retail Liquor Dealer         |  235 |          . | 25       |   18.75 | .
 1  22 | Runyon & Co           | .                       | Leather Tanned               |   83 |         49 |        6 |    2.94 | .
 1  23 | Stoddard     A        | .                       | Cattle over 3 mos            |  152 |          4 |       40 |    1.60 | .
 1  24 | Skellinger   A        | .                       | Retail Liquor Dealer         |  235 |          . | 25       |   18.75 | .
 1  25 | Smith        M T      | abated as Uncollectible | Livery Keeper                |  217 |  April 66  | 10       |    7.50 | .
 1  26 | Tibbits      W H      | .                       | Insurance Agt                |  212 |          . | 10       |    7.50 | .
 1  27 | Worley       J        | .                       | Physician                    |  231 |          . | 10       |    7.50 | .
 1  28 | Webb         M D L    | .                       | Cattle over 3 mos            |  152 |         14 |       40 |    5.60 | .
 1  29 | Webb         M D L    | .                       | Cattle under 3 mos           |  153 |          3 |        5 |     .15 | Lines 30 through 40 are blank
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 1     |                                                                                                                  232.82

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PG  LN |          NAME         | LOCATION                | ARTICLE OR OCCUPATION        | ABS# | QTY OR VAL | TAX RATE |   TOTAL | Transcribers Comments
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 2   1 | Anderson     A K      | Benton County           | Carriage                     |  262 |          . | 1        |    1.00 | .
 2   2 | Atkins       H        | .                       | Watch                        |  272 |          . | 1.       |    1.00 | .
 2   3 | Brown        E G      | .                       | Income                       |  241 |        253 |       .5 |   12.65 | .
 2   4 | Boyd & Sandison       | .                       | Builders & Contractors       |  193 |          . | 25       |   25.00 | .
 2   5 | Q            John     | .                       | Stallion Keeper              |  236 |          . | 10       |   10.00 | Cue
 2   6 | Crossland    J        | .                       | Income                       |  241 |        200 |        5 |   10.00 | .
 2   7 | Campbell     Americus | .                       | Watch                        |  272 |          . | 1        |    1.00 | .
 2   8 | Dutton       O B      | .                       | Cattle Broker                |  186 |          . | 10       |   10.00 | .
 2   9 | Dutton       O B      | .                       | Carriage                     |  262 |          . | 1        |    1.00 | .
 2  10 | Eby          S M      | .                       | Carriage                     |  263 |          . | 2        |    2.00 | .
 2  11 | Ferguson     John     | .                       | Watch                        |  272 |          . | 1        |    1.00 | .
 2  12 | Hanna        A G      | .                       | Income                       |  241 |        205 |        5 |   10.25 | .
 2  13 | Hartwick     H C      | .                       | Photographer                 |  227 |          . | 10       |   10.00 | .
 2  14 | Jones        G J      | .                       | Retail Dealer                |  234 |          . | 10       |   10.00 | .
 2  15 | Lewis        J N      | .                       | Physician                    |  231 |          . | 10       |   10.00 | .
 2  16 | Laughlin     J K      | .                       | Retail Dealer                |  234 |          . | 10       |   10.00 | .
 2  17 | McAdow       Jas      | .                       | Carriage                     |  262 |          . | 1        |    1.00 | .
 2  18 | Miller       L S      | .                       | Peddler inc * from 4th C *** |  223 |          . | 25       |   10.00 | .
 2  19 | Newton       A D      | .                       | Carriage                     |  262 |          . | 1        |    1.00 | .
 2  20 | Reddington   John     | .                       | Income                       |  241 |        231 |        5 |   11.55 | .
 2  21 | Stevens      R E      | .                       | Watch                        |  272 |          . | 1        |    1.00 | .
 2  22 | Taylor       W        | .                       | Carriage                     |  262 |          . | 1        |    1.00 | .
 2  23 | Voris        F R      | .                       | Carriage                     |  262 |          . | 1        |    1.00 | .
 2  24 | Wilkins      A F      | .                       | Income                       |   24 |        152 |        5 |    7.60 | .
 2  25 | Walker       N T      | .                       | Income                       |  241 |        104 |        5 |    5.20 | Lines 26 through 40 are blank
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 2     |                                                                                                                  164.25



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