KANSAS 1895 Census of SCOTT COUNTY
The townships of Scott County are:
Beaver, Isabel, Keystone, Lake, Michigan, Scott, and Valley.
The towns in Scott County include:
Scott City (county seat) : Scott township.
Pence : Beaver township
Manning : Michigan/Keystone townships
Grigston : Keystone township
Shallow Water : Valley township
Modoc : Isabel township
Townships are organized in Scott County:
 
 

 

Source: Microfilm from Kansas State Historical Society,
K-137 Vols. 334-336
SCOTT- Twps. B-V

 

Please Note* The ages under 1 year are entered :
1 month =             0.1
2 months =            0.2
3 and 4 months =  0.3
5 months =            0.4
6 months =            0.5
7 months =            0.6
8 months =            0.7
9 and 10 months=  0.8
11 months =          0.9

The states are 2 letter common abbreviations, such as KS for Kansas.

Where the dwelling number existed, it was entered.  If the enumerator put only a mark
to show different dwellings, a number was given to show individual households.
 

Return to Scott County OR:

Go to: Beaver Township Census

Go to: Isabel Township Census

Go to: Keystone Township Census

Go to: Lake Township Census

Go to: Michigan Township Census

Go to: Scott Township Census

Go to: Valley Township Census
 





 
ASSESSORS' BASIS OF VALUATION
FOR SCOTT COUNTY, 1895

   The several township trustees of Scott County Kansas, met at the county clerk's office for the purpose of deciding on a basis of valuation for the personal property of Scott county for the year 1895.  The following Trustees were present:

                             A.D. Hull                                   F.A. Beebe
                             W. H. Hawkins                          W. Finkenbinder
                             Theo. Magill                              Thos Lamb
                             H. E. Dague
 

The Board of Trustees was organized by electing A. D. Hull chairman and
F. A. Beebe secretary.

[only a few items from the list are included here for your enjoyment]

    Stallions, No.1 Grade ....................................$200.00
    Mules, No. 1 Grade ..........................................25.00
    Cows, good ........................................................8.00
    Hogs .................................................................2c.lb
    Sheep ...................................................25 cts. to 1.00
    Piano & other musical instruments ...........5.00 to 50.00
    Gold Watches .........................................5.00 to 50.00
    Wheat .................................................................7cts.
    Rye......................................................................7cts.
 

A. D. Hull, chairman
Attest: Jos. Griffith, county clerk
 
 From the census:

The law provides--
1. That township and city assessors shall respectively cause all the inhabitants to be enumerated, omitting from the enumeration Indians not taxed, and to collect all other statistical information within their respective townships and cities relating to agriculture, horticulture, manufactories, mines and mining, blind, deaf and dumb, insane and idiotic, libraries, newspapers, churches, schools, pauperism and crime, etc., etc., in the manner specified in the instructions, and which shall be given by the State Board of Agriculture, and to return and deliver the same to the county clerk of their respective counties on or before the first day of July.

2. That "each assessor shall perform the service required of him by a personal visit to each dwelling house, and to each family, if anyone can be found capable of giving the information, but if not, then from the agents of such family, and if the agents cannot be found, then he shall obtain the information from the most reliable source, the name of each person, the age and place of birth of each, and all other particulars specified in this act, in accordance with the blanks furnished by the State Board of Agriculture; and shall also visit personally the farms, mills, shops, mines and other places respecting which information is required, as before specified, in his district, and shall obtain all such information from the best and most reliable sources.  The memoranda so taken shall be read to the person or persons furnishing the facts, to correct errors or supply omissions, if any shall exist."

3. That any assessor who shall willfully neglect or refuse, in whole or in part, to perform the duties required in this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum of not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
    Section 1 of chapter 137, Session Laws of 1873, provides that township and city assessors "shall collect such other statistics, not therein mentioned, as may be required by the State Board of Agriculture," and return the same through the county clerks.
    Schedule 2 - Agriculture.-- The items as to tons of hay cut (48 and 49) produce gardens marketed, and poultry and eggs sold during the year (50 and 51), dairy products (52 to 57), pounds of wool clip (73), gallons of wine made (89), value of horticulture products marketed (90), pounds of honey and wax produced (92 and 93), and value of wool marketed (100), are to be secured from the best sources possible, if the present occupation of the farm was not the occupant in 1894.
     Nos. 50, 51, 57, 72, 90, and 100 ---Give only even dollars
     Nos. 58 to 63, INCL. -Live Stock. - The rules or laws governing the assessment of live stock for the purposes of taxation have nothing to do with the enumeration to be returned to the State Board of Agriculture.  All should be returned, regardless of age.
     Nos. 64 to 69, INCL.- Mortality of Farm Animals. -- The object is to obtain the entire loss from prevailing diseases, so that the matter may be presented for legislative action in providing remedies for prevention, cure, etc.  The importance of making the enumeration complete cannot be overestimated.  All animals that have died from exposure, neglect or natural causes must not be included in this enumeration.

GENERAL REMARKS

   Assessors should endeavor to make those of whom statistical information is sought to be obtained understand that there is no connection whatever between the assessment of property for the purpose of taxation, and the gathering of industrial statistics for the use of this office.  A widespread misapprehension of this kind has caused great injustice to many counties and to the state.  Our statistics have been, in many respects, less than the facts would warrant.  Permit no exaggeration, and disregard the returns for the purposes of taxation.  Reach the exact facts as nearly as possible.

F.D. COBURN,
Secretary State Board of Agriculture.
 
 


 

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