Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2011, All Rights Reserved U.S. Data Repository Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the US Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== INDEX TO RAVENNA TOWNSHIP TAX ASSESSMENT ROLLS The first tax assessment rolls book for the township of Ravenna, (then) Ottawa County, Michigan is held at the Ravenna Historical Society in the Ravenna Museum. The rolls list resident land owners first. No names are shown for non-resident land owners. The land descriptions show Towns 9 & 10, Range 14. (Ravenna & Moorland Twps.) Names preceded by * are found on the 1850 Federal Census for Ravenna Township, Ottawa Co., MI., Microfilm Reel # M432-361. =========================================================================== 1849: *Highstrat, Hendrick (1850 Ottawa Co., page 26b - spelled HOSTRED) *Hodenpyl, P.I.G. (1850 Ottawa Co., page 27a - Peter J. HODENPYL) *Miller, Cyrus (1850 Ottawa Co., page 27a - line 17) *Smith, Benjamin (1850 Ottawa Co., page 26b - line 15) *Spencer, Elmer (1850 Ottawa Co., page 26b - line 40) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1850: Borrendemme, Cornelius *Demmons, Alanson (1850 Ottawa Co., page 26b) *Dooge, L. (1850 Ottawa Co., page 27a - Lundert DOOGE) *Goune, Jacob (1850 Ottawa Co., page 27a - surname spelled GON) *Hodenpyl, P.I.G. *Hoogstraat, Hendrick (see 1849 listing: Highstrat) *Legg, John (1850 Ottawa, page 27a) *Miller, Cyrus *Plune, Adrian (1850 Ottawa Co., page 27a - spelled PLUNAR) *Rogers, William (1850 Ottawa Co., page 26b) Smith (only the surname is listed) *Spencer, Elmer *Thurber, Luther T. (1850 Ottawa Co., page 26b - Lucius THURBER) *VanSleidnecht, C. (1850 Ottawa Co., page 26b - spelled VANSLEETUGHT) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1851: Borendemme, Cornelius *Demmons, Alanson *DeWall, Jacob (possibly Jacob DEWA, page 26b, 1850 Ottawa Co., Census) *Dooge, Leonard *Hodenpyl, P.I.G. *Hoogstradt, H.F. *Miller, Cyrus *Plune, Adrien *Rogers, William *Smith, J.W. (possibly the J.M. Smith, page 26b, 1850 Ottawa Co., Census) *Spencer, Elmer *VanGliednecht, C. (see notation on 1850 index above) *Thurber, Luther T. Wilkinson, Hiram A. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1852: Borendemme, Cornelius Fitchet, Joseph Gowen, Benjamin H. *Hoogstraadt, Hendrick F. *Miller, Cyrus *Plune, Adrian *Rogers, William Smith (only surname listed) *Spencer, Elmer Stafford, Edward Wilkinson, Hiram A. Wilkinson, Lafayette --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1853: Fitchett, Joseph Goen, Benjamin H. Gibson, John *Hoogestraat, Hendrick F. McGahan, David McGahan, Silas *Miller, Cyrus *Plune, Adrien *Rogers, William *Spencer, Elmer Stafford, Edward Sorrick, David Thompson, John Wilkinson, Hiram A. Wilkinson, M.D.L. Wilson, Ebenezer --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1854: Bennett, George W. Bliss, William C. Bucher, Levi Beebe, Lorenzo Cryderman, Henry Crotty, John DeHart, George Fisk, J.L. Fitchett, Joseph Gibson, John Goen, Benjamin H. *Hoogestraat, Hendrick F. Moyer, John McGhan, David *Miller, Cyrus Neal, James Plumhoff, Augustus *Plune, Adrian *Rogers, William *Smith, James M. *Smith, Thomas D. (1850 Ottawa Co., page 26b) Sorrick, David T. *Spencer, Elmer Stafford, Edward Stroble, Benjamin Thompson, John Tibbetts, John W. (1st resident landowner in Town 10) Wilkinson, Hiram A. Wilkinson, M.D.L. Wilson, Ebenezer Woolaver, Jacob --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1855: Barr, George Barr, William Bennett, George W. Bliss, William C. Bucher, Levi Chaterson, Cornelius Chidester, John T. Cook, Warren Crotty, John Cryderman, Henry Davenport, Edward DeHart, George Eckless, George Fisk, John L. Fitchett, Joseph Goen, Benjamin H. Graff, John Green, Esick *Hoogestraat, Hencrick F. Kent, A.B. *Legg, John Leggett, William McGhan, David McGhan, Silas *Miller, Cyrus Mines, Sheldon Moyer, John Neal, James Patterson, James Pease, Norton *Plune, Adrian *Rogers, William Scott, Robert *Smith, James M. *Smith, Thomas D. Sorrick, David T. *Spencer, Elmer Stafford, David T. Stafford, Edward Stanton, Dennis Stanton, Mariver (or Marion) Stanton, William Stroble, Benjamin Thompson, John Tibbitts, John W. Wilkinson, Hiram A. Wilkinson, Lafayette Wilson, Ebenezer Wolaver, Burlingham Wolaver, J.H. --------------------------------------------------------------------------