EARLY SETTLERS of RINGGOLD COUNTY, 1844-1859

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Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 5/21/2010 at 20:44:40

EARLY SETTLERS of RINGGOLD COUNTY, 1844-1859

(see webpage - link below - for listing of early settlers with links to obituaries and biographies & comments)

From 1852 until Ringgold was organized as a county in 1855, this area was a township of neighboring Taylor County. On June 29th of 1855, the judges of Ringgold and Taylor counties met to settle financial accounts. Charles Harrison SCHOOLER had collected $19.96 for the following:

County Tax, $5.00; State Tax, $3.26; School Tax $6.35; Bridge Tax, $5.35 - a total of $19.96.

Ringgold County's outstanding warrants were:

D. B. WILSON, $8.16; James M. TETHEROW, $1.02; William BARBER, $1.37; Joel CHAMBERS, $2.96; James M. TETHEROW, $5.00 - a total of $18.51.

Thus, Ringgold County began with a net capital of $1.45.

SOURCES:
LESAN, Mrs. B.M. Early History of Ringgold County Pp. 7-9. Blair Publ., Lamoni IA. 1937.
Ringgold Roots, Ringgold Co. Genealogical Society. Mount Ayr IA. Vol. 11, Pp. 1-2. Oct. & 1980.

WPA Grave Survey database for Ringgold County

obituaries & biographies, Ringgold County IAGenWeb site

Compilation by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2010

EARLY SETTLERS of RINGGOLD COUNTY, 1844-1859
 

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