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Research object · BT-CLM-00172

Who was C. A. Talliferro?

Under Investigation· 1 sourceLast reviewed August 9, 2026
Research & Interpretation byAmberly R. Carter-Mills— Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist

The Claim

An 1884 tax entry associates Hilliard Talliaferro with C. A. Talliferro at Spencers Mill. The record does not state a relationship.

Public Summary

A recorded association without a stated relationship.

Evidence Reviewed

  • ContextualizesContext Only

    The 1884 entry records Hilliard Talliaferro with or in association with C. A. Talliferro at Spencers Mill. The record does not state the relationship between them.

    Source: 1884 Personal Property Tax Entry — Hilliard Talliaferro, Spencers Mill · Repository pending confirmation

The Evidence Trail

Step 1 · Claim

Who was C. A. Talliferro?

Under Investigation· 1 source

BT-CLM-00172

An 1884 tax entry associates Hilliard Talliaferro with C. A. Talliferro at Spencers Mill. The record does not state a relationship.

Step 2 · Evidence & Source

  1. Contextualizes · Context Only weight

    The 1884 entry records Hilliard Talliaferro with or in association with C. A. Talliferro at Spencers Mill. The record does not state the relationship between them.

    1884 Personal Property Tax Entry — Hilliard Talliaferro, Spencers Mill · Repository pending confirmation · Digital Image

    BT-EVD-00143 ← BT-SRC-00122

Step 3 · Conclusion

No conclusion has been published. This remains an open research question. Who was C. A. Talliferro, and what connected this person to Hilliard at Spencers Mill in 1884?

How the Evidence Sits Together

What supports the claim

Observations that carry the claim forward.

  • Nothing in this column for this claim.

What complicates or contradicts it

Kept in view rather than discarded.

  • Nothing in this column for this claim.

What only provides context

Consistent, but not identifying or probative on its own.

  • The 1884 entry records Hilliard Talliaferro with or in association with C. A. Talliferro at Spencers Mill. The record does not state the relationship between them.

    Contextualizes · Context Only weight

    1884 Personal Property Tax Entry — Hilliard Talliaferro, Spencers Mill

Research Conclusion

No conclusion has been published for this claim. It remains an open research question.

Amberly's Research Notes

No research note has been published for this claim yet.

From the research notebook ofAmberly R. Carter-Mills— Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist

What We Still Need to Find

Who was C. A. Talliferro, and what connected this person to Hilliard at Spencers Mill in 1884?

Provenance, Access and Use

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Amberly R. Carter-Mills — Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist
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1884 Personal Property Tax Entry — Hilliard Talliaferro, Spencers Mill

BT-SRC-00122
Evidentiary weight 3 of 4. Digital image of original recordOriginal image: Citation entered — image review pendingA photographic image of a contemporary record held by the repository named below.
Creator
Not recorded
Date created
Not recorded
Repository
Repository pending confirmation
Collection
Personal property tax rolls
Record form
Digital Image
Source type
Tax
Accessed
Not recorded

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