{"id":2046,"date":"2026-01-17T10:11:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T16:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/haywood\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2026-01-17T10:11:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T16:11:24","slug":"willie-p-cherry-family-haywood-county-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/haywood\/willie-p-cherry-family-haywood-county-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Willie P. Cherry Family Haywood County Taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tax Lists<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1846<\/b>:
\nDist. #2
\nCherry, Willie<\/b>:
\n121 acres of land
\nvalue of land: $500.00
\ntax on land: $1.25
\n1 slave
\nvalue of slave: $600.00
\ntax on slave: $1.50
\n1 white poll
\ntax on poll: $.25
\nTotal Tax: $3.00<\/span><\/td>\n		1847<\/b>:
\nDist. #2:
\nCherry, Willie
\n<\/b>121 acres of land
\nvalue of land: $400.00
\ntax on land: $.86
\n2 slaves
\nvalue of slaves: $1100.00
\ntax on slaves: $2.20
\n1 white poll
\ntax on poll: $.25
\nTotal tax: $3.??
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1848<\/b>:
\nDist. #2:
\nCherry, Willie<\/b>:
\n120 acres of land
\nvalue of land: $400.00
\ntax on land: $.96
\n1 slave
\nvalue of slave: $600.00
\ntax on slave: $1.44
\n1 white poll
\ntax on poll: $.28
\nTotal tax: $2.68
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		1849<\/b>:
\nDist. #2:
\nCherry, Willie<\/b>:
\n121 acres of land
\nvalue of land: $500.00
\nTax on land: $1.25
\n1 slave
\nvalue of slave: $700.00
\ntax on slave: $1.75
\n1 white poll
\ntax on poll: $.30
\nTotal tax: $3.30
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1853<\/b>:
\nDist. #1:
\n“Cherry, W.P., Heirs”
\n(no land recorded)
\n2 slaves
\nvalue of slaves: unreadable
\ntax on slaves: unreadable
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		1854<\/b>:
\nDist.#2:
\nCherry, Willie, Heirs:
\n211 acres of land
\nvalue of land: $1400.00
\n1 slave
\nvalue of slave: $900.00
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1856
\n<\/b>Dist. #2:
\nCherry, Julia<\/b>:
\n169 acres of land
\nvalue of land: $1000.00<\/span><\/span> <\/td>\n		1866
\n<\/b>Dist. #2:
\nCherry, Mrs. J.E<\/b>.:
\n166 acres of land
\nvalue of land: $996.00
\nTotal value: $996.00
\npoll tax: $.25
\nTotal tax: $6.46
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1867<\/b>:
\nDist. #2:
\nCherry, Julia<\/b>:
\n166 acres of land @ $9.00 an acre
\nValue of land: $1494.00
\nTotal value: $1494.00
\ntotal tax: $11.20<\/span><\/span> <\/td>\n		1867<\/b>:
\nDist. #2:
\nCherry, G.D<\/b>. (Julia’s son):
\n100 acres of land @ 6.00 an acre
\nTotal land value: 600.00
\nTotal value: $600.00
\n1 poll
\nTotal tax: $7.00
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1868<\/b>:
\nDist. #2:
\nCherry, Mrs. Julia<\/b>:
\n166 acres of land
\nvalue of land: $1494.00
\nTotal value: $1494.00
\nTotal tax: $14.94<\/span><\/span> <\/td>\n		1868<\/b>:
\nDist. #2:
\nCherry, G.D.<\/b> (Julia’s son)
\n100 acres of land
\nvalue of land: $600.00
\nTotal value: $600.00
\n1 poll
\ntotal tax: $8.50
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n

Thanks to Matthew Lundy, ggg-grandson of  Wiley P. and Julia Etta Whitley<\/em> Cherry, for providing the transcription of these tax records, from copies provided by Reese Moses, genealogist, Elma Ross Library<\/em>, Brownsville, Tennessee.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tax Lists 1846: Dist. #2 Cherry, Willie: 121 acres of land value of land: $500.00 tax on land: $1.25 1 slave value of slave: $600.00 tax on slave: $1.50 1 white poll tax on poll: $.25 Total Tax: $3.00 1847: Dist. #2: Cherry, Willie 121 acres of land value of land: $400.00 tax on land: $.86 2 slaves value of slaves: $1100.00 tax on slaves: $2.20 1 white poll tax on poll: $.25 Total tax: $3.?? 1848: Dist. #2: Cherry,…<\/p>\n

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