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From: "Sue Silver" <>
Subject: Re: [Old Bones CEMETERY-L] building dates
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 07:58:55 -0700
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Try checking the county's archives for old Tax Assessment Rolls or Books.

You could also chain the title on the property and check all the deeds to
find the earliest one to mention buildings. It is for certain that a barn
would be one of the first structures to go up on a farm or ranch property,
sometimes even before the family's home depending where you are.

Another source would be Mechanic's Liens which would also be at the
archives. Again, this would depend on where your barn is located and the
way those types of things were handled back then. In my research on
California properties I've found wonderful descriptions of the structures in
the Mechanic's Liens.

Sue Silver



----- Original Message -----
From: "tony bengston" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 7:33 AM
Subject: [Old Bones CEMETERY-L] building dates


>I have been trying to figure out when a nearby barn was built. It has a
>limestone foundation and wooden shingles. I have been in the assessors
>office but they don't have dates for old farm buildings. I did find one
>deed that mentions buildings being on this property, but other than that I
>haven't found much. Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Tony
>
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