Tax Records Say the Darndest Things Wordless Wednesday

You can learn interesting things about your ancestors in the most unexpected places. Take this entry from a 1779 Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania tax assessment.

Hereford Tax Record

The third line refers to Daniel Bobb, my 5x great grandfather: “Danl Bob a Miller drinks too much.” Then there’s the next line about John Bower who apparently has a young hooligan for a son.

Tax records can include the darndest things.

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