JESSE B. WALLEN
1827 - 1877
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KENTUCKY
Tax Schedules 1854 through 1875 |
In my opinion not enough is known about my paternal 3rd great grandfather Jesse B. Wallen. He died in 1877 when my great grandfather, Oliver Morton Wallen, was just 7 years old and, in his diary, Oliver only mentions his grandfather in reference to his tombstone in the family burying ground.
"Dec. 23, [1904] - ...Jess and I went to Langford station and got nice sawed stone and cut names, birth, and death on them and put to all their graves except grandfather's which had a marbel stone but it had fallen down. I fixed it up this week. We have cleaned the graves off nicely and filled them up well....Jess done the cutting and dressing and most of the work at our family burying ground. Sleep on dear ones and take thy rest, it will not be long until I come to meet thee. O. M. Wallen."
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View looking Southeast from the family burying ground "Wallen Francisco Cemetery" |
I have the 1830 through the 1870 census information for Jesse, from Hawkins and Hancock Co., Tennessee to Rockcastle Co., Kentucky. I know who all his children were and where they lived, who they married, their escapades out West and who all their children were, etc. And Jesse's wife, Louisa Tyree Wallen, lived to a pretty old age, passing away sometime between 1913 and 1914 in Texas. As "Grandma Wallen" she is mentioned throughout Oliver's diary. I know that Jesse's immediate cause of death was "liver complaint", whatever that means, and I have touched his tombstone, but so far I know very little about the man Jesse B.
Once I collected all the data from the yearly tax schedules, I found I had quite a bit of new and interesting information. It would appear Jesse was a fairly successful farmer on a decent sized farm with horses, mules, cattle, hogs, hay, corn, wheat, and he even tried growing tobacco one year. He was enrolled in the militia from 1860 through 1872 and his nearest neighbor was J. C. Graves. (Boy, have I got some stories about HIM!)
This is the 21 year Tax Schedule Timeline for Jesse B. Wallen:
1854 -Walden, Jesse 100 ac Skeggs Crk $300 land val.- 1 horse $75 - 7 cattle $15 - 18 hogs - $390 total value
1855 - Wallen, Jesse 100 ac Skeggs Crk $400 - 1 horse $100 - 13 hogs - $500 total value
1856 - Wallen, Jesse 100 ac Skeggs Crk $300 - 1 horse $100 - 10 cattle $25 - 1 child bet. 6-18 yrs - 4 hogs - $425 total value
1857 - Wallen, Jesse 100 ac Skeggs Crk $500 - 2 horses $130 - 6 cattle $10 - 1 child bet 6-18 yrs - 10 hogs - $640 total value
1858 - Wallen, Jesse B. 100 ac Skeggs Crk $400 - 2 horses $150 - 6 cattle $10 - 8 hogs - $560 total value
1859 - Wallen, Jesse B. 100 ac Skeggs Crk $400 - 2 horses $175 - 7 cattle $25 - 2 children bet 6-18 yrs - 12 hogs - 250 bu corn - 49 bu wheat - $600 total value
1860 - Wallen, Jesse B. 100 ac Skeggs Crk. $400 - 2 horses $200 - 7 cattle $10 - 2 children bet. 6-18 - 8 hogs - enrolled militia - 300 bu corn - 47 bu wheat - $610 total value
1861 - Wallen, Jesse B. 100 ac Skeggs Crk $500 - 3 horses $225 - 7 cattle $25 - 2 children bet 6-18 yrs - 10 hogs - enrolled militia - 350 bu corn - 10 bu wheat - $750 total value
1862 - Wallen, Jesse 100 ac Skeggs Crk $400 - 3 horses $200 - 6 cattle - 3 children bet 6-18 yrs - 23 hogs - enrolled militia - 250 bu corn - 25 bu wheat - $600 total value
1863 - Wallen, J. B. Jr. 100 ac Skeggs Crk $400 - 4 horses $140 - 7 cattle - 3 children bet 6-18 yrs - 4 hogs - enrolled militia - 400 bu corn - 30 bu wheat - $540 total value
1864 - Walden, J. B. 100 ac Skeggs Crk $400 - 4 horses $175 - 5 cattle $15 - 3 children bet 6-18 yrs - 3 hogs - enrolled militia - 300 bu corn - 55 bu wheat - $590 total value
1865 - Wallen, Jessee 100 ac Skeggs Crk. $500 - 4 horses $200 - 6 cattle $ - enrolled militia - 4 children bet 6-20 yrs - 7 hogs - 30 bu corn - 20 bu wheat $765 total value
1866 - Wallen, Jesse Jr. 100 ac Skeggs Crk $500 - 4 horses $200 - 7 cattle $70 - 7 children bet 6-20 - 5 hogs - 350 bu corn - $770 total value
1867 - Wallin, Jesse B. 100 ac Skeggs Crk $500 - 3 horses $185 - 6 cattle $60 - enrolled militia - 4 children bet 6-20 yrs - 15 hogs - 400 bu corn - 20 bu wheat - $745 total value
1868 - Wallin, Jesse B. 100 ac Skeggs Crk $500 - 4 horses $200 - 6 cattle $50 - enrolled militia - 4 children bet 6-20 yrs - 15 hogs - 400 bu corn - 40 bu wheat - $750 total value
1869 - Wallin, Jessee B. 100 ac Skeggs Crk $500 - 3 horses $180 - 10 cattle $95 - enrolled militia - 6 children bet 6-20 yrs - 9 hogs - 10 pounds of tobacco - 75 bu corn - $775 total value
1869 - Wallin, Jessee B. $200 - Increased Valuation
1870 - Wallen, Jessee B. 100 ac Skeggs Crk $700 - 3 horses $150 - 7 cattle $65 - enrolled militia - 3 children bet 6-20 yrs - 1 hog - 2 tons of hay - 400 bu corn - 59 bu wheat - $915 total value
1871 - Wallin, Jesse B. 100 ac Skeggs Crk $700 - 3 horses $150 - 7 cattle $50 - enrolled militia - 3 children bet 6-20 yrs - 9 hogs - 2 tons hay - 500 bu corn - $900 total value
1871 - Wallin, Jessie B. $100 Increased Valuation
1872 - Wallin, Jessee B. 100 Skeggs Crk $800 - 3 horses $150 - 10 cattle $70 - enrolled militia - 2 children bet 6-20 yrs - 10 hogs - 2 tons hay - 400 bu corn - $1020 total value
1873 - Wallin, Jesse 100 ac Skeggs Crk $800 - 3 horses $100 - 1 mule $50 - 10 cattle $70 - 3 children bet 6-20 yrs - 12 hogs - 3 tons hay - 350 bu corn - 73 bu wheat - qualified voter - $1020 total value
1874 - Wallin, Jesse B. 100 ac - NR John Graves - $800 - pct. #1 - 3 horses $175 - 1 mule $75 - 10 cattle $75 - legal voter - 2 children bet 6-20 yrs - 5 hogs - 3 tons hay - 300 bu corn - $1125 total value
1875 - Wallin, Jesse B. 100 ac NR J.C. Graves $800
Wallin, Jesse B. 40 ac NR J.C. Graves $85 - 4 horses $175 - 2 mules $100 - 8 cattle $50 - legal voter - 2 children bet 6-20 yrs - 5 hogs - 2 tons hay - 500 bu corn - 25 bu wheat - $1210 total value
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Page from the Rockcastle Co. tax schedule |
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what do you mean not enough, you know how many horses and cows, and other. wow. If I can only do as good. jo
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