ORIGINAL ENTRIES OF LANDS Dallas County, Iowa
The following list of names is from the "Book of Original Entries" at the Dallas County Courthouse, Adel, Iowa, which records the first purchasers of land in the county from its formation to approximately 1873. But this list covers the period through 1852. The book gives in addition to the names of the first purchasers: location of the land, price per acre, number of acres, date of Purchase and date of patent. In not all cases was a patent issued to the purchaser. In many cases a name would appear more than once in the same township and range, when this happened the name is shown only once. The present township names have been added to further identify the locations. |
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Last Name |
First |
Township |
Range |
Township Name |
Barber |
Pleasant |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Boone |
William D. |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Casady |
P. M. |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Fell |
Sarah |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Flinn |
David M. |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Gaswny |
William D. |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Goodson |
Joseph C. |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Gresham |
George |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Groves |
William |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Hardord |
Robert A. |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Haworth |
George |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Hoeye |
John |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Huston |
James B. |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Huston |
Jonathan B. |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Huston |
William H. |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Knight |
Andrew |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Knight |
George |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Lane |
Ambrose |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Mershon |
James R. |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Richards |
Seth |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Stump |
Henry |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Wilkin |
John W. |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Williams |
Isaac |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Wright |
John |
78 |
26 |
Boone Township |
Clary |
William |
79 |
26 |
Walnut Township |
Bailey |
John |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Barkhurst |
Helmsley |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Bolle |
Frederick |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Chamberlain |
John |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Cole |
Crawford |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
McConaughy* |
Alexander |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Culbertson |
John C. |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Dicks |
Jesse S. |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Everly |
Henry |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Fisher |
John A. |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Gaston |
Charles W. |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Granger |
Barlow |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Hedrick |
Richard |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Hutchinson |
Bennett |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Johns |
Aaron L |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Johns |
H. N. |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Keith |
Hiram |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Keith |
Jacob Jr. |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Keith |
Willibay |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Leaming |
Jeremiah |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Leaming |
Judah |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Leming |
Judah Sr. |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
McIntosh |
Elizabeth |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Mace |
John G. S. |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Morse |
James |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Peninger |
Jacob Jr. |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Pilcher |
Moses |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Platt |
Richard |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Preston |
Albert G. |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Rabourn |
Theodore |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Richhart |
John |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Robbins |
Isaac |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Shafer |
Fredrick |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Spear |
John |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Stover |
Joseph |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Thomson |
Joseph A. |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Townsend |
Jacob M. |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Uler |
Andrew |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Waldo |
Jeduthan |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Wallace |
Cadwalader |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Ware |
John |
81 |
26 |
Des Moines Township |
Balch |
Stephen F. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Baldwin |
James |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Black |
James W. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Black |
John W. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Blosser |
David M. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Buckingham |
Alvah |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Byington |
Legrand |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Clark |
Charles |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Clark |
Jacob |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Clayton |
Charles |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Clayton |
Jeremiah H. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Clayton |
John |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Cooper |
Lego |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Culbertson |
John C. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Davidson |
William |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Dillon |
Jonathan |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Ellis |
Isaac |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Ellis |
John |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Ellis |
Thomas |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Ellis |
William |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Foley |
John |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Gillman |
John |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Golden |
Richard |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Haskins |
Hiram |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Haworth |
Dillow |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Haworth |
George |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Haworth |
Shobal |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Hughes |
Irvin C. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Jewett |
Joseph E. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Johnson |
John |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Lane |
John |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Leaverton |
James |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Lowry |
James K. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Moore |
Nathan |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Neal |
David B. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Payne |
William W. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Powell |
Nathaniel J. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Shelton |
Chisley |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Shelton |
William |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Staggs |
Noah |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Stevens |
Andrew J. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Stump |
Daniel |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Stump |
Henry |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Stump |
Lewis |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Sturges |
Solomon |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Thornburgh |
Lemuel |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Thornton |
Calvin |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Thornton |
Isaac |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Vanmeter |
Jacob R. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Walbridge |
George N. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Watts |
Thomas B. |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Williams |
Ephraim |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Williams |
John |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Wright |
Henry |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Wright |
James |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Wright |
John |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Wright |
Levi |
78 |
27 |
Van Meter Township |
Alexander |
John T. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Allen |
Benjamin F. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Bailey |
Ezekial |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Blosser |
David |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Boone |
William D. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Brooks |
Thomas K. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Casady |
Phinias M. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Coffen |
Benjamin |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Coleman |
Joseph |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Culbertson |
John C. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Daniel |
Francis |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Fowler |
John |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Garotte |
Theodore |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Greene |
Benjamin |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Gregg |
Thomas D. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
James |
John |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
James |
William |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Ludington |
Henry S. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Mericle |
Benjamin |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Miller |
John |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Miller |
Lewis B. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Miller |
Samuel |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Mills |
James R. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Mount |
John A. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Pitt |
William |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Powell |
Nathaniel J. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Rhoades |
Lawrence P. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Richards |
Seth |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Scovell |
Ezra |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Scoville |
Stephen K. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Shepherd |
William H. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Stevens |
Andrew J. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Tidrick |
Robert L. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Turner |
Rice R. |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Van Fossen |
Ezra |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Williams |
Ephraim |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Williams |
John |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Yost |
Simon |
79 |
27 |
Adel Township |
Andrews |
Nathan |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Boyd |
William |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Brown |
Zachariah |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Burns |
Lloyd D. |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Cartwright |
William |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Casady |
Phinias M. |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Culbertson |
John C. |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Hiltebrand |
David |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Loyd |
Emory |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
McMullin |
Thomas |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Mason |
David |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Morris |
Thomas |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Reasoner |
Garret |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Richards |
Seth |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Robinson |
Zachariah |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Stevens |
Andrew J. |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Strather |
Reuben M. |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Sturgis |
Solomon |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Taylor |
Slimmons C. |
80 |
27 |
Sugar Grove Township |
Flemming |
E. M. H. |
81 |
27 |
Beaver Township |
Atchinson |
James |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Bilderback |
Charles |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Bilderback |
Ephraim |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Bilderback |
Massam |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Campbell |
Daniel |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Casady |
Phineas M. |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Chaplin |
William H. |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Culbertson |
John C |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Davidson |
William |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Davis |
George |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Davis |
George W. |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Eaton |
Parley |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
France |
Elizabeth |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Hickman |
John |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Hill |
Hastin P. |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Jones |
John F. |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Jones |
Sarah |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
King |
John V. |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
McKean |
Nathaniel J. |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Mahan |
William |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Miller |
Jesse X. |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Repp |
Pleasant F. |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Srader? |
Jacob L. |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Van Cleave |
Benj. F. |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Van Fossen |
Ezra |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Walbridge |
George W. |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Wilson |
Samuel McKee |
78 |
28 |
Adams Township |
Byinton |
LeGrand |
79 |
28 |
Colfax Township |
Davis |
John L. |
79 |
28 |
Colfax Township |
Harper |
James H. |
79 |
28 |
Colfax Township |
Baker |
Joseph |
80 |
28 |
Washington Township |
Cooper |
Erasmus |
80 |
28 |
Washington Township |
Frankes |
Willis C. |
80 |
28 |
Washington Township |
Hess |
Elizabeth |
80 |
28 |
Washington Township |
Hilterbrand |
David |
80 |
28 |
Washington Township |
Kendall |
William |
80 |
28 |
Washington Township |
McMullen |
Thomas |
80 |
28 |
Washington Township |
Rouse |
William |
80 |
28 |
Washington Township |
Runyan |
John |
80 |
28 |
Washington Township |
Shelton |
Chesley |
80 |
28 |
Washington Township |
Starbuck |
David M |
80 |
28 |
Washington Township |
Stroudt |
Catharine |
80 |
28 |
Washington Township |
Strong |
Anna |
80 |
28 |
Washington Township |
Warford |
Isaac |
80 |
28 |
Washington Township |
Culbertson |
John C. |
81 |
28 |
Spring Valley Township |
Moore |
John |
81 |
28 |
Spring Valley Township |
Ollom |
Jacob L. |
81 |
28 |
Spring Valley Township |
Peters |
P. J. |
81 |
28 |
Spring Valley Township |
Rouse |
William |
81 |
28 |
Spring Valley Township |
Runyan |
Franklin |
81 |
28 |
Spring Valley Township |
Runyan |
John |
81 |
28 |
Spring Valley Township |
Rush |
John W. |
81 |
28 |
Spring Valley Township |
Buckingham |
Alvah |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Casady |
Phineas M. |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Cavenbaugh |
Thomas |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Cleveland |
Joseph |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Culbertson |
John C. |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Davis |
John H. |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Davis |
John L. |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Gower |
James H. |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Gregg |
Thomas |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Harper |
Henry |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Lambert |
Leroy |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
McMullen |
Stevens |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Nicholson |
John M. |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Noel |
George W. |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Pancoast |
Shedlock |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Perdue |
Asa |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Perkins |
Ellis |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Powell |
Nathaniel J. |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Sturgis |
Solomon |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Warden |
George B. |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
White |
Mills |
78 |
29 |
Union Township |
Armstrong |
Martin |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Casady |
Phineas M. |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Clark |
Perry |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Fuller |
Resolve |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Gower |
James H. |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Harper |
John W. |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Harper |
James H. |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Harper |
James M. |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Lambert |
John |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Lambert |
Josiah |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Pardue |
Asa |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Rhoads |
James |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Rosencrance |
Hiram |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Stevens |
Andrew J. |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Tannahill |
Dennison S. |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
Williams |
Jesse |
79 |
29 |
Linn Township |
~ Contributed by Annette Lucas; * name spelling correction
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