Thursday, August 9, 2018

1852 Taxable Property Owners in Somers District #4




This document contains a description of the taxable property in Town of Somers School District No. 4.
Sections include 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
See Somers 1861 map for the following names in these sections:
Fox, Johnson, LePedevin, Ozanne, Sniffin, Vail, Petrie, and Otis




Document dated March 23, 1852 by H. Johnson,  Somers Town Clerk certifying that all the properties above appear from the last assessment roll.


The Mystery of Town of Somers School District #4
There are only two known documents that describe theTown of Somers School District #4.  This district has been a mystery until these documents were donated in 2018.
1.  The above list of properties in this school district and which Section they are located.
2.  A contract dated 1851 for the construction of a new schoolhouse is District #4. See this blog to view a copy.

After viewing the 1861 Town of Somers map, all the people listed in this school district live in parcels in sections surrounding the Bullamore Forks School District #8.  The 1861 map shows Bullamore School.  However,  it is believed that the first Bullamore Forks schoolhouse was constructed by James Petrie in 1850 which would conflict with District #4 documentation.





















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