1892 TRIENNIAL TAX LIST

Mann's Choice Borough, Bedford County

Items crossed off below were crossed off in the original. (500) = the total assessed value for each group of items listed, given in dollars.

AMOS, F.M.: Freeholder; 1 lot with plank house and outbuildings (500); 2 lots with plank house, large shop, & outbuildings - MEYER's lots (700) "John B. MYERS present owner, February, 1893"

BAGLEY, Moses: Singleman; Occupation (50)

BEAVER, Albert: Singleman; Occupation (50)

BEAVER, George: Freeholder; 1 lot with small house & good outbuildings (400) BEAVER, Nicholas: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 1 lot with small house & poor outbuildings--good location (300)

BEAVER, William: Freeholder; l unimproved lot (75)

BENDER, George W: Tenant; Occupation (50)

BLACK, D.M.: Tenant; Occupation (75); 1 cow (15)

~~BOWSER, Lavinia: Freeholder, 1 lot with frame house (300)~~ "Sold to William COLVIN Sr"

BRITTLELEBUN, Frank: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 1 lot with weatherboarded

plank house & poor outbuildings (450); $125 at interest

BRODE, Charles: Tenant; Occupation (75); $400 in school bonds

BROWN, Frank: Tenant; Occupation (50)

BROWN, William: Tenant; 2 horses (70); 1 cow (15); 1 male dog

BRUNER, A.G.: Freeholder; Occupation (100); 1 lot with brick house & middling

outbuildings- good location (850); 1 cow (15) "Assessed before to J.B.

HUMBIRD"

BRUNER, Mrs Henry S: Freeholder; l lot with plank house & no water - poor location (245)

BRUNER, William S: Tenant; Occupation (75); $500 at interest

BURKET, Ann: Freeholder; 1 unimproved lot (60) "Assessed before to V.V. WERTZ" BURKET, Mason: Freeholder; Occupation (75); 1 lot with frame house & black

smith shop (500); 1 male dog

CLARK, Jacob: Freeholder; 110 acres with good buildings (2,150); 1 horse (92): 4 cows (60); 1 male dog

CLARK, John H: Freeholder; 1 lot with frame house (390) "Sold to H.T. SNYDER, November, 1892"

COLVIN, William Sr: Freeholder; 1 lot with frame house (380) "Purchased of Mrs BOUSER"

COOK, Harry: Singleman; Occupation (50)

COOK, Jacob: Tenant; Occupation (25)

COOK, Thomas: Singleman; Occupation (50)

CUPPETT, John P: Singleman, Occupation (50)

CUPPETT, Philip: Freeholder; 1 unimproved lot (60)

CUPPETT, William H.: Freeholder; 113 acres with a poor house & good outbuildings (2,000); 1 lot with frame house & poor outbuildings (his dwelling) (440) "Assessed before to E.E. MAY"; 1 unimproved lot-MILLER lot (75) "Assesed before to S.F. MILLER"; 3 horses (260); 3 cows (45); 2 male dogs

~~DARR, Matthew: Tennant; Occupation (75); 1 cow (15); 2 male dogs~~"Left the state"

DENNIS, Adam: Freeholder; Occupation (75); 1 lot with plank house & poor outbuildings - good location (420)

DIEHL, John: Freeholder; 1 lot with small house & middling outbuildings-poor location (240) "Assessed before to William MAY"

~~DIEHL, Nevin: Tennant; Occupation (50); $350 in interest~~ "Assessed as a freeholder"

DIEHL, Nevin: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 1 lot with poor buildings (280) “Bought of T LEONARD”

DULL, Franklin: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 1 lot (600) "Bought of H GREGORY since assessment"

EGOLF, William: Freeholder; 1 lot with poor frame house & outbuildings (425); 1 lot with plank house & outbuildings (500)

FAUPEL, Augustus: Freeholder; l lot with plank house & outbuildings (400)

FAUPEL, Henry; Freeholder; Occupation (75); 1 lot with plank house & outbuildings (350); 1 male dog

FAUST, John R (Dr): Freeholder; Occupation (150); 1 lot with small plank house & outbuildings (330); 1 horse (70) "Assessed the other triennial to Ed SEIFERT"

FEATHERS, Jonas: Tenant; Occupation (50); 2 horses (130); 1 cow (15)

FEATHERS, Mathias: Tenant; Occupation (25)

FISHER, John W: Tenant; Occupation (75); 1 cow (15)

FLORY, David: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 4 acres with middling improvements (600); 1 cow (15)

GERNAND, Wilson: Freeholder; Occupation (100); 1 lot with his dwelling (650); 2 lots with good improvements (1,000); 1 lot with poor improvements - poor location (150); 2 unimproved lots with a bark shed (400) "Assessed before to V.B. WERTZ"; 1 horse (92)

GLESSNER, A.S.: Singleman; Occupation (75)

GLESSNER, Daniel: Freeholder; 2 lots with middling improvements (330)

GLESSNER, H.S.: Freeholder; Occupation (75); 2 lots with frame house, store room, & shop- good location (1,000); 1 horse (87); 1 male dog

~~GREGORY, Harvey: Freeholder; 1 lot with store room – good location (600)~~"Sold'

to F DULL since assessment"

GUMP, Sophia: Freeholder; 2 large unimproved lots (210)

HEMINGER, Abram: Tenant; Occupation (50)

HERSHISER, S.D.: Freeholder; Occupation (75); 2 lots with good improvements - being out of town (450); $100 at interest

HOLLER, B.H.: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 1 lot with middling good improvements-good location (850) "Assessed the other triennial to E.F. KERR"; 1 horse (92)

HOLLER, H.W.: Tenant; Occupation (75)

HOLLER, W.H.: Tenant; Occupation (50)

HOOVER, A.D.: Freeholder; Occupation (100); 1 lot with good improvements -

good location (900) "Assessed before to BRUNER 6 MILLER"; ~~1 HORSE (30);~~

$50 at interest; 1 male dog

HOOVER, Jacob: Freeholder; 1 lot with ordinary improvements (375)

HORN, Mrs Henry: Freeholder; 1 small lot with good improvements (450)

HUGHES, William: Tenant; Occupation (50)

HUMBIRD, J.B. & Co: Freeholder; 2 lots with steam mill & other outbuildings

(4.200) "Mill in rather bad shape on account of storm"

KERR, John C: Tenant: Occupation (50)

KERR, Samuel: Freeholder; 1 unimproved lot (75)

KNIPPLE, Grant: Singleman; Occupation (50)

KNIPPLE, Jacob: Freeholder: Occupation (25): 1/2 lot with middling improvements

-good location (300); 1 cow (15)

KNIPPLE, Truman: Freeholder; Occupation (50); ½ lot with small house & poor

outbuildings (290)

LEACH, Joel: Tenant; Occupation (50)

LEASURE, Finley: Singleman; Occupation (50)

LEONARD, Frank: Freeholder; 1 lot with plank house & stable (350)

~~LEONARD, Thomas: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 1 lot with poor improvements (200); $1,000 at interest~~"Assessed as tenant"

LEONARD, Thomas; Tenant; Occupation (50); $1,000 at interest "Sold his property to Nevin DIEHL"

LOGUE, B.F.: Singleman; Occupation (50)

LOGUE, William: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 1 lot with middling improvements (350); 1 cow (15) "Assessed the other triennial to E.F. KERR"

MARKLE, John H & Son: Freeholders; Occupation (75); 1/8 lot with 3 story frame

house -good location (475); 1 unimproved lot (60); 1 male dog

MAY, Curtis: Tenant; Occupation (75)

MAY, William: Tenant; Occupation (50)

MILLER Brothers: Freeholders; 2 lots with planing mill (700) "Assessed the other triennial to Watson DIEHL"

MILLER, Emanuel: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 1 lot with unfinished plank house-poor lot & poor location (75) "Taken from J CLARK's farm since the other assessment"; 1 cow (15)

MILLER, Harman: Freeholder; Occupation (75); 1 lot with brick house & outbuildings (500); 1 cow (15)

MILLER, John T: Freeholder; Occupation (100); 2 lots with hotel & good out

buildings - good location (2,OO0); 4 horses (175); 1 cow (15); $800 at

interest; 2 vehicles (75) "Assessed before to William H CUPPETT"

MILLER, Rudy: Tenant; Occupation (75); ~~1 horse (37)~~

MILLER, S.F.: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 1 lot with good improvements--not such a good location (450); $1,200 at interest

MORTIMORE, James: Freeholder; 1 lot with large frame house & good outbuildings (900); 1 horse (46); 2 cows (30)

MOSSER, C.W.: Freeholder; Occupation (75); 1 unimproved lot (70) "Taken from W.H. CUPPETT's farm since the other assessment"

MOURY, H.P.: Singleman; Occupation (50)

MOURY, John E: Freeholder; Occupation (75); 1 lot with plank house & wood

house- poor location (400)

MULLIN, Sarah E: Freeholder; 1 lot with plank house & outbuildings (700)

MULLIN, William: Singleman; Occupation (75)

MURlE, David: Freeholder; Occupation (75); 1 lot with plank house & outbuildings (600); $800 at interest

McCARY, Charles: Tenant; Occupation(50)

~~McKearny, George: Tenant; Occupation (50)~~"Moved away"

NAWGLE, George: Tenant; Occupation (50); 1 male dog

MAWGLE, James: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 2 lots with small log house & poor

outbuildings (200)

NAWGLE, William: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 1 acre with unfinished plank house- very poor location (100); 1 male dog

NEWMAN, A.T.: Tenant; Occupation (50); $600 at interest; I male dog

PRESHO, C.E.: Singleman; Occupation (100)

PRICHETT, BAUGH, & Co: Freeholders; 9 acres with tannery & outbuildings

(12,000) "Tannery in bad shape on account of storm"

REILY, Charles Esq: Freeholder; Occupation (75); 2 lots with frame house &

outbuildings (500); 1 horse (23); 1 cow (15)

SAMS, M.L.: Freeholder; 1 lot with small house & outbuildings (475); 1/8 lot

with tin shop (150); 2 horses (105); $1,613 at interest

SCHROCK, Edward: Freeholder; 1 lot with large plank house & good outbuildings

good location (630)

SEIFERT, Charles: Freeholder; Occupation (75); 2 lots with brick house & outbuildings (700) ; 1 cow (15)

SEIFERT, Edward: Tenant; Occupation (50)

SEIFERT, Jacob: Freeholder; 3 1/2 unimproved acres (350)

SEIFERT, John M: Singleman, Occupation (75)

SEIFERT, Joseph E: Tenant; Occupation (50); 1 cow (15)

SHERMAN, John: Tenant; Occupation (50)

SHOEMMER, WEBER, & LYNCH: Freeholders; 3 unimproved lots (195); 2 acres with house, stable, & lime kiln (625)

SHOEMAKER, Job M: Freeholder; 1 unimproved lot- GILCHRIST lot (45) "Assessed before to Frank GILCHRIST'

SMITH, D.H.: Tenant; Occupation (50); 1 cow (15)

SMITH, William J: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 1 lot with unfinished brick house & small plank house (550)

SMOUSE, Laurence: Singleman; Occupation (50)

SMOUSE, Michael: Tenant; Occupation (25)

SNYDER, Henry T: Freeholder; Occupation (75); 3 3/4 acres with house, stable, & other outbuildings (700) "Assessed before to Frank DULL"

STONER, David: Tenant; Occupation (75)

~~TIDAY, Josiah: Tenant; Occupation (50)~~

TIPTON, George: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 3 acres with small log house &

poor outbuildings - in the back woods (130); 1 cow (15); 2 male dogs

Washington Camp P.O.S. of A., No. 80: Freeholders; $100 at interest

WATTERS, Calvin: Singleman; Occupation (50)

WATTERS, George: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 1 lot with unfinished plank house and outbuildings (330); 1 male dog

WATTERS, Rosannah: Freeholder; 1 lot with small unfinished plank house (175)

"Lot assessed to David FLORY the other triennial"

WATTERS, Simon: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 2 lots with poor improvements - in back woods (75); 1 cow (15); l male dog

WATTERS, William: Tenant; Occupation (50); 1 cow (15); 1 male dog

WERTZ, V.V.: Freeholder; 2 3/4 unimproved acres (375); 1 lot with plank house & stable-poor location (285) "Both assessed the other triennial to Sarah WERTZ"

WHETSTONE, D.H.: Freeholder; Occupation (50); 1 lot with plank house & out

buildings--poor location (240) "Assessed the other triennial to William

S. BRUNER"

WHETSTONE, Henry: Tenant; Occupation (75); 1 horse (58)

WHIP, Henry: Tenant; Occupation (100), 1 horse (45)

~~WILES, Charles: Tenant; Occupation (50)~~

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