Caldwell County

This page created 17 May 2013

Tax Lists – 1836 to 1840

The records below focus on entries involving the following persons. I have endeavored to find all entries involving them from the establishment of Caldwell Co. on 1 May 1809 until 1848. Because the records are not indexed, and are handwritten and difficult to read, some were no doubt missed.

Caleb C Cobb Eldest son of Gideon Dyer Cobb and Modena Chittenden Clark
Robert L Cobb Second son of Gideon Dyer Cobb and Modena Chittenden Clark
Joshua Cobb Third son of Gideon Dyer Cobb and Modena Chittenden Clark
Gideon D Cobb, Jr. Forth son of Gideon Dyer Cobb and Modena Chittenden Clark
John Cobb The younger brother of Gideon Dyer Cobb Sr.
Elijah G. Galusha Cousin to Modena (Clark) Cobb; son of her aunt Beulah Chittenden by her first marriage.
James Clark Born in Virginia, married Mary Willard Cobb, daughter of Gideon Dyer Cobb and Modena Chittenden Clark in 1829.
John Hallick Married Hannah Chittenden Cobb, daughter of Gideon Dyer Cobb and Modena Chittenden Clark in 1830.
Linah Mims Brought his family from Greenbrier Co., Virginia, to Christian Co., Kentucky about 1818, moved to Caldwell Co. about 1838
John H Mims Second son of Linah Mims and Rebeccah Davis, moved to Eddyville, married there 1831, died there 1850
  Note: In this section, I have not included the records for Matthew Lyon's sons Chittenden and Matthew Jr. but I have copies of the pages with their other entries. Please inquire if you are interested in them.

Because of the volumne of data, the Caldwell County page are broken into the following sections:

1809-1813 1814-1818 1819-1823 1824-1828 1829-1835 1836-1841
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1842-1845 1845-1848

For background information on these tax lists see the first page of Caldwell County tax lists.

1836:

Tax book missing

1837:

Page Person's name Land County Water Course In whose name White males Black polls Total Blacks Horses etc  Studs & jacks Rates covering    Retail stores Town Lots Cattle over $50 Value per acre Total
1 2 3 Entry Survey Patent
8 James Clark                 1     1       1     2,150
8 Clark C Cobb   600   Caldwell C River G D Cobb same same 1 4 8 7       2   10 11,900
  500   same Eddy & L Ck C C Cobb same same                   1
  200   same T River J W Rucker same same                   3
  100   same Lick Ck R Baker same same                   1
7 R L Cobb   120   Caldwell Skinframe       1             1 1/3   2 6,000
8 Cobb & Machen   4500   same including the furnace & 68 horses & mules & stock over $50 worth               40 43,500
  100   same Eddy Ck W Prince same same               1   1
  500   same Skinframe Parker same same                   1
7 Cobb, Gray & Bell                             1       5,000
20 Eligah G Gallusha   254   same       patented 1     2           3 700
18 Saml Glenn for G Long decd   400   same Spring C G Long same same                   1.50 600
24 John Hallick   350   same Lick C Archer same same 1 2   3       24 150 4 10,230
  350   same same P Johnson same same                   3
37 John H Mims   700   same       patented 1 4 15 4         50 6 6,750

1838:

Page Names Land

County

Water Course Voters White polls Black polls Total Blacks Horses Mules Jennies Cattle over $50 Town lots Value land Value town lots Value Negroes Value horses Value mules Value jennies Value carraiges Other sources Total Value
9 Caleb C Cobb 650 Caldwell Cumb River   1 4 7 7         6,500   2,500 500         10,500
250 same W Lick Ck                   500              
200 same T River                   400              
100 same W Lick Ck                   100              
9 Robert L Cobb 200 same Lick Ck   1 1 3 1       1 1/3 1,500 4,500 1,500 75       300_ *
9 Joshua C Cobb         1             1   1,500             *
9 Cobb & Machen 5663 same Cumb River     5 8 13 35   300 1 27,000 500 3,100 650 1,600       47,050
1000 same Eddy Ck                   2,000              
500 same Skinframe                   1,000              
666 2/3 Livingston Livingston Ck                   10,000              
300 same same                   600              
300 same same                   300              
9 R L Cobb & Co                       4   1,500           150_ *
9 Cobb, Gray & Bell                   one retail store $5,000             10___ *
19 Saml Glenn exor for Griffin Long decd 400 same Spring Ck                     400             *
21 Elijah G Gallusha 200 same Cumb River   1     1           3             *
24 John Hallick 700 same Lick Ck   1 2 3 6     150 500[?] 1,050 200 1,000 200         2,550
40 Linah Mims         1                                
39 John H Mims 600 same Cumberland   1 2 14 6     100     3½ / ac             6,400

* part of page eaten away and data missing

1839:

Page Names Land

County

Water Course Town lots White polls Black polls Total Blacks Horses Mules Jennies Cattle over $50 Value land Value town lots Value Negroes Value horses Value mules Value jennies Other sources Children 7 - 17 Total Value
9 James Clark       1 1     3         2,000   200       2 2,200
12 Caleb C Cobb 600 Caldwell Cumb R 2 1 4 8 3       6,000 750 3,000 350       2 11,500
250 same Lick Ck                 500              
400 same Spring Ck                 1,000              
11 Robert L Cobb 75 same Skinframe 1/3 1 1 3 1       75 5,000 1,500 50         5,225
12 Cobb & Machen 6500 same Cumb R 1   9 13 10 28   200 30,000 1,500 6,000 900 1,000       39,600
1050 Livingston Livingston         2 3   250 10,000     100 100       10,450
11 R L Cobb & Co       4                 1,200             1,200
11 Cobb, Gray & Bell               one retail store $8,000             7,000   25,000
20 Elijah Gallusha 210 Caldwell Eddy Ck   1     3       450     100         500
26 John Hallick 700 Caldwell Cumb R 20 1 2 2 8     100 1,200 200 1,300 300         3,120
37 Linah Mims         1                           1  
39 John H Mims 600 same Cumb R   1 5 13 8     100 2,000   4,000 300         6,400

1840:

The names are grouped alphabetically into three groups as if in three districts, though there is no labeling indicating what those districts might have been. Pages are numbered consecutively throughout.

Page Persons names Land

County

Water Course Value of each tract Town lots Value of each lot White males over 21 Slaves over 16 Total slaves Value of slaves Horses & mares Value horses & mares Mules Value mules Jennies Value jennies Cattle Cattle over $50 Stores Value of stores Carriages Value of carriages Studs, jack & bulls Rates per season Tavern License Children 7 - 17 Value under equalization Total Value
18 Clark C Cobb 5500 Caldwell Cumb River 25,000 2 Eddyville 500 1 11 16 8,000 11 350 35 1,750     35 150               2   56,100
500 same Skinframe 2,500                                              
1050 Livingston Livingston C 10,000                                              
600 Caldwell Flat Ck 600                                              
400 same Spring Ck 1,000                                              
600 same Cumb R 6,000                                              
200 same Lick Ck 250                                              
18 Robt L Cobb 75 same Skinframe 75 1/3 Eddyville 5,500 1 2 3 1,500                                   7,075
18 Gideon D Cobb 500 same Cumb & Ten ___ 250     1                                         250
18 R L Cobb & Co         1 Eddyville 1,200                                           1,200
18 Cobb, Bell & Co                     3 300             1 7,500             10,000 17,800
5 Elijah G Gallusha 200 Caldwell Eddy C 600     1       2 80                               280
28 John Hallick 700 Caldwell Cumb River 1,200 20 10 each 1 2 2 1,300 8 300           100                   2,910
9 Linah Mims             1                                          
10 John H Mims 500 same Cum 3,000     1 6 15 6,000 10 300         10 100                   9,400

1841:

The names are grouped alphabetically into three groups as if in three districts, though there is no labeling indicating what those districts might have been. Pages are numbered consecutively throughout.

Page Persons names Land

County

Water Course Value of each tract Town lots Value of each lot White males over 21 Slaves over 16 Total slaves Value of slaves Horses & mares Value horses & mares Mules Value mules Jennies Value jennies Cattle Cattle over $50 Stores Value of stores Carriages Value of carriages Studs, jack & bulls Rates per season Tavern License Children 7 - 17 Value under equalization Total Value
7 James Clark         1 1,500 1       4 320                               1,820
49 Clark C Cobb 5500 Caldwell Cumb River 25,000 2 500 1 11 16 6,000 11 350 42 1,700     25 100               2   52,000
500 same Livingston C 2,500                                              
1050 Livingston same 6,000                                              
600 Caldwell Cumb R 6,000                                              
400 same Spring Ck 1,000                                              
250 same Lick Ck 250                                              
600 same F Ck 600                                              
200 same Tennessee R 500                                              
750 same C River 2,000                                              
47 Robt L Cobb 200 same Lick Ck 500 2 5,000 1 2 3 1,500                                 5,000 11,700
47 Joshua Cobb         1 750                                           1,000
        1 125                                          
        1 125                                          
3 Gideon D Cobb 500 same Eddy Ck 500     1                                         500
47 R L Cobb & Co         3 1,150                                         850 2,000
47 Cobb, Bell & Co                     1 100             1 7,000             8,000 15,000
47 Cobb & Smith 2000 same Long Ck 500                                               500
6 Elijah G Gallusha 150 Caldwell Eddy Ck 600     1       2 70                               670
52 John Hallick 350 same Lick Ck 1,350 17 1,000 1 1 1 1,050 4 200           8                   3,110
340 same Cumb R 570                                              
13 Linah Mims             1                                          
13 John H Mims 500 same Cumb R 2,500     1 6 13 5,000 9 270         15 100               1   7,870

For the following years see:

1842-1845 1845-1848

I have copies of each of the pages extracted above. Please contact me for clarification or copies, using the link below.

Source: Abstracts were made from Family History Library films of Caldwell Co. Tax Lists, FHL #7907


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