Thursday, February 27, 2014

Sold for Back Taxes in Watauga County, 1907

From the Watauga Democrat, Feb. 7, 1907

Notice

North Carolina, Watauga County. To G.H. Church, you will take notice that on the 7th day of May 1906 at the court house door of Watauga County, North Carolina, W.B. Baird, Ex-Sheriff of Watauga county, sold to the highest bidder your entire interest in the following described lands adjoining the lands of T.W. Adams, George Blackburn and J.I. Willson and others, containing 93 acres. Said lands were sold for taxes due for the year 1904, titled in the name of G.H. Church. The amount of taxes due and paid by the undersigned being $3.50. The time for the redemption of said lands being May 7th, 1907. Said lands lying in Bald Mountain township, in said county and state. This Jan. 23, 1907
                                                J.T. Ray, Purchaser
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Notice

North Carolina, Watauga County, to the heirs of James Jackson deceased: You will take notice that on the 7th day of May 1906 at the court house door of Watauga County, N.C., W.B. Baird, ex-Sheriff of Watauga County, sold to the highest bidder your entire interest in the following described lands situated in North Fork township, Watauga County, containing 24 acres, and said lands were sold for the taxes for the years, 1902, 1903, and 1904 listed in the name of James Jackson’s heirs aforesaid. The amount of taxes due and paid by the undersigned being $4.70. The time for the redemption of said lands being May 7, 1907. This Jan. 23, 1907.
                                                J.T. Ray, Purchaser


Ray also paid back taxes on 14 acres in Laurell Creek township near John Ward’s store, owned by W.B. Baird. “Said lands were sold for taxes for the year 1904, listed in the name of Wiley Gentry. The amount of taxes being $1.70.”

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