Tax Sales, Circuit Court January 1872
Tax Sales– Polk County,
Circuit Court, January Term, 1872
[the following is a redacted list including all names mentioned, and where applicable, the context]
J.W. BROWDER, Tax Collector
Burges SCROGGINS– 80 acres in the 6th Civil district; the east half of the southeast quarter, section 20, township 1, range 4, and 50 acres of the west half of the southwest quarter, section 21, township and range aforesaid, listed to Burges SCROGGINS, for the year 1869, valued at $200; tax $2, ….
John IRVIN–At the southeast quarter, section 32, and the northwest and southwest corners of the southwest quarter, section 33, township 1, range 2 east, Ocoee district, 3d civil district, Polk county, Tennessee; listed to the heirs of John IRVIN, deceased, valued at $5,000 for 1867….
James GIDDINGS–Also, the east half of the northwest quarter and the south half of the northeast quarter, section 34, fractional township 3 south, range 5 east, Ocoee district, Polk county, Tennessee, listed to James GIDDINGS for the year 1868….
F.W. LEA— …section 25, and southeast quarter and southwest and northwest quarters of the section 24, township 1, range 3 east of the basis line, Ocoee district, Polk county, Tennessee (page 4, col 5)
Source: Cleveland Banner (Cleveland, TN); 17 May 1872. Available online at Google News Archive