1843-44 Tax List for Upper Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania.

                [covers what is now Towamensing and Franklin Townships]

        [The first tax assessment taken after Carbon County was formed.]

Peter Andreas, farmer, 92 acres                                                                 Godfrey Laury, clerk

Abraham Ahner, cordwainer                                                                     James Laury, clerk

Daniel Ahner, cordwainer                                                                          William Lilly, clerk

Joseph Albright, 212 acres                                                                         William Lilly, Jr. clerk

James Anthony, superintendent                                                               David S. Lovett, farmer, 1394 acres and saw-mill

Daniel Arner, carpenter                                                                             Robert McDaniel, carpenter

Daniel Arner, Jr., farmer, 119 acres                                                         Samuel & Jesse Mills, colliers

Thomas Arner, carpenter, 62 acres, turning-machine                           Frederick Minor, miller, grist-mill, saw-mill

David Bauman, merchant, 73 acres                                                           Charles Moyer, wheelwright, 17 acres

Henry Bauman, 300 acres                                                                           Jacob Moyer, wheelwright

J. D. Bauman, 93 acres improved & 190 other acres                               Jacob Oswald, carpenter

John D. Bauman, Jr., innkeeper, farmer, 384 acres, saw-mill                  Pine Forest Company, 230 acres, grist-mill, saw-mill

David Becker, farmer, 70 acres                                                                   Francis Reed, carpenter

Abraham Beer, 120 acres                                                                            Peter Reiner, farmer, 50 acres

Adam Beer, 150 acres                                                                                  Joseph Richter, wheelwright

George Beer, farmer, 510 acres, saw-mill                                                   Augustus Roth, tailor

George Beer, Jr., farmer, 40 acres                                                               Charles Roth, carpenter

Jacob Beer, 34 acres                                                                                    John Roth, sawyer

John Beer, farmer, 200 acres                                                                       Lewis Roth, tailor

Paul Beer, 140 acres                                                                                     Josiah Ruch, blacksmith

Charles Belfort, farmer, 66 acres                                                                George Ruple, wheelwright

Peter Beltz, farmer, 311 acres                                                                      Daniel Schaeffer, farmer, 102 acres

Charles Blose, farmer, 53 acres                                                                  David Schaeffer, carpenter, 66 acres

Blose & Reichelderfer, 212 acres                                                               Thomas Schaeffer, 102 acres

John E. Boyer, keeper                                                                                  George Schnell, 32 acres

John G. Boyer, for Stephen Balliet, 64 acres                                            Lewis Schnell, 28 acres

James Brown, carpenter, 38 acres                                                              William Schnell, weaver, 33 acres

David Buch, cordwainer, 41 acres                                                             John A. Schoenberger, tailor

Andreas Buck, 64 acres                                                                              Justus L. Schreiber, carpenter

Joseph Christman, 135 acres                                                                      Thomas Schwaab, farmer, 77 acres

Melchior Christman, farmer, 64 acres                                                        Nathaniel Serfas, farmer, 130 acres

Simon Christman, farmer, 96 acres                                                             Jacob Sevitz, cordwainer, 40 acres

James M. Connor, carpenter                                                                      Andreas Siegfried, innkeeper

Christian Corby, refiner                                                                               Abram Smith, farmer, 98 acres

George Derrhainer, tailor                                                                             Daniel Smith, sawyer

James Dick, lawyer                                                                                       John Smith, farmer, 100 acres

Daniel Dreisbach, farmer, 88 acres, clover-mill                                        Smith & Caldwell, 2687 acres, furnace, forge

Peter Dreisbach, farmer, 109 acres, saw-mill                                            Jacob Snyder, 108 acres

Simon Dreisbach, carpenter                                                                       Peter Snyder, Jr., 100 acres

Dreisbach & Solt, 297 acres woodland and saw-mill                              Simon F. Snyder, farmer, 300 acres

Adam Eckhart, Jr., farmer, 100 acres                                                          Daniel Solt, farmer, 203 acres

Daniel Eckhart, farmer, 70 acres                                                                 David and Reuben Solt, 49 acres

John Eckhart, 400 acres                                                                               Jacob Solt, Jr., weaver, 62 acres

William Eckhart, 44 acres                                                                            John Solt, farmer, 163 acres

Joseph C. Fields, sawyer                                                                            John Solt, Jr., 22 acres

Samuel B. Finch, superintendent                                                               John A. Solt, 25 acres

Ashbury Gilham, collier                                                                              John J. Solt, farmer, 171 acres

Ezekiel Gilham, collier                                                                                  Paul Solt, Jr., carpenter, 11 acres

C. S. German, doctor                                                                                  Thomas Solt, 33 acres

Matthias Geyfest, blacksmith                                                                    William Solt, tailor, 19 acres

Henry Greenzweig, 29 acres                                                                       Henry Sower, collier

John D. Greenzweig, farmer, 80 acres                                                        George Sponeheimer

Samuel Greenzweig, farmer, 70 acres                                                         Daniel Stemler, farmer, 470 acres, saw-mill, clover-mill

Jonas Halm, blacksmith                                                                               Hyman L. Stine, carpenter

Joseph Hartman, 45 acres                                                                           Peter P. Strohl & Sons, 56 acres

Samuel Hartman, carpenter                                                                         William Tilghman, 106 acres, non-resident

Daniel Heberling, merchant                                                                        George Wagner, Jr., farmer, 140 acres

Charles Hote, 200 acres                                                                               William Walp, innkeeper

John and George Hote, 100 acres                                                              Edward Weiss, merchant

John Houseknecht, tanner, 100 acres                                                       Francis Weiss, Sr., surveyor

Benjamin Jarrard, miller                                                                               Francis Weiss, Jr., surveyor

John Jarrard, innkeeper                                                                               Lewis Weiss, merchant

John Kelchner, 30 acres                                                                              Thomas Weiss, tanner

Daniel Kemerer, clerk                                                                                   Weiss estate, 3077 acres

Joseph Kern, carpenter, 45 acres                                                               Charles Welch, carpenter

William Kern, carpenter, 141 acres                                                            Daniel Welch, farmer, 120 acres

Henry Kibler, 63 acres                                                                                 George Welch, farmer, 197 acres, saw-mill

Jonathan Kibler, 75 acres                                                                            Solomon Welch, 74 acres

Peter Kibler for Charles Biddle, 428 acres                                                Daniel Wentz, farmer, 84 acres

Kibler & Beer, saw-mill                                                                                Jacob Ziegenfuss, 50 acres

Charles Klotz, carpenter                                                                              John Ziegenfuss, 226 acres, saw-mill

Christian Krum, mason, 12 acres                                                               Simon Ziegenfuss, miller

Peter Krum, mason, 20 acres                                                                      Thomas Ziegenfuss, 45 acres