Comments on: Civil War Era Tax Records

By: Phyllis L. Wison

Phyllis L. Wison — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:51:23 +0000

My name is Phyllis Wilson, never knew who my father is, I was told that his name is William B. Lyons III, recently I have met his son Wm B. Lyons IV., We are wanting to get a DNA test to see if we are brothers and sisters. His father passed away in 2006. How can we get this testing done? We are not trying to trace ancertors, just want to know if we are brother and sister. Please let us know how this can be achieved. Sincerely, Phyllis L. Wilson

By: Elvis, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and Cigar Makers » Blog Archive » ‘cigar maker’ on the web

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:13:15 +0000

[…] http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/04/18/civil-war-era-tax-records/Hillary Clinton’s great-great-grandfather John Monk was a cigar maker assessed 10% on his $2800 income in 1865. And Barack Obama’s great-great-great-great-grandfather George Overall was taxed on a Stallion and a Jack - in other words, … […]

By: Elijah

Elijah — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:48:05 +0000

Hmmm how about how I am unable to upload pictures, how your sites says customer service is 9am-7pm but when I call it says it is closed or how slow your site always is.

By: Irs » Civil War Era Tax Records

Irs » Civil War Era Tax Records — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:09:49 +0000

[…] Suzanne Bonner wrote an interesting post today on Civil War Era Tax RecordsHere’s a quick excerptEarlier this week, and just in time for Tax Day, we launched a collection of IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862 - 1918. Income tax was established in 1862 to help fund the Civil War, and most of the records cover the mid-1860s. … […]