Maryland, Allegany County, Tax and Voter Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Maryland Allegany County

What is in the Collection?
This collection includes records from 1798-1930.

This collection includes images of original tax registers and voter registrations. Records are now in the possession of the Genealogical Society of Allegany County in Cumberland, Maryland.

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
The records usually include the following:


 * Name of voter or taxpayer
 * Address or place of residence
 * Date
 * Description of property to be taxed
 * Tax amount
 * Age
 * Relationship to property owner or head of household

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 * The name of the resident
 * The approximate place of residence

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 * The name of a spouse or date of the event

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