Name/Title
Property Tax Assessment Roll transcriptsEntry/Object ID
2023.10.382Scope and Content
Transcription of Property Tax Assessment Rolls for
Newark (Saugatuck's original name) - 1848, 1849, 1851
Saugatuck Village - 1863, 1867, 1869, 1872, 1899, 1901, 1905, 1910, 1920
Douglas Village - 1863, 1867, 1869, 1872, 1891, 1893, 1896, 1897, 1905
Other resources:
Scans of assessment ledger pages for the years 1880,1885, 1889, 1900, 1907 and 1915 can be viewed online at
https://mysdhistory.org/history/additional-resources/
1881-1882 are available at 2009.41.24
1891 and 1893 are available at 2021.62.08
1916-1926 are available at 2016.23.07Context
In 1999, SDHS member William T. Kemperman transcribed these government ledgers that annually record land ownership to determine property taxes.
As the United States government extinguished indigenous people's land ownership rights in Michigan, speculators purchased large parcels of land. Property tax assessment rolls document how these parcels were divided and sold to settlers who built houses, farms and businesses or further subdivided the land.Collection
1830 Settlement, pioneer era, Family History, Development, land, Property records and tax assessmentsCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2023.10Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Bandle, James Henry 1847-1908, Baker, Darius Chapin 1840-1918, Roche, Richard 1843-1905General Notes
Note
This information was copied from the pre-2023 SDHC website. The location of an original or printed version of these photos was unknown at the time of cataloging.Create Date
November 7, 2023Update Date
June 26, 2025
