The
first documented evidence of Alfred Burnett can be found in the 1838
tax roll of Jackson County, Mississippi.1
His state tax was 37 ½ cents. From the US Census records we
believe Alfred’s birth year to be 1812, which would make Alfred 26
years old in 1838 and a resident of Jackson County, MS.
1838 Jackson County, MS Tax Roll |
1838 Jackson County, MS Tax Roll |
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1
"Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1820-1951,"
database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9PBQ-9947?cc=1919687&wc=9B4Z-FMJ%3A211902201%2C211944501
: 21 May 2014), Jackson > County tax rolls 1827-1846, Box 16386 >
image 107 of 198; Mississippi Department of Archives and History,
Jackson.