Taylor County, Iowa Original Land Entries
 
[transcribed by Pat O'Dell: genpat@netins.net]
Date of Purchase Part of Section section township range acres hds name of purchaser
               
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1855 04 03 NE of SE 12 67 35 39 35 Cole, Nathan
1855 10 29 NW of SE 12 67 35 40   Taylor Albert
1855 06 29 SW of SE & S 1/2 of SW 12 67 35 120   Woolverton, Cyrus
1855 10 29 NE of SW 12 67 35 40   Taylor, Albert
1855 06 29 W 1/2 of NE 13 67 35 80   Wolverton, Edwin
1855 06 05 NW of NW 13 67 35 40   Cobb, Asa
1855 06 05 NW of SE 13 67 35 40   Baker, Washington
1855 06 05 SW of SE 13 67 35 40   Baker, David
1855 02 07 SE of SW 13 67 35 40   Baker, Washington
1855 06 29 SW of SW 13 67 35 40   Baker, David
1855 10 08 W 1/2 of NE 15 67 35 80   Williams, Jesse
1855 11 20 N 1/2 of SE 15 67 35 80   Rives, William
1855 11 30 S 1/2 of SE 15 67 35 80   Rives, Valentine
1855 06 05 SE of SW 15 67 35 40   Ball, Benjamin L.W.
1855 04 06 SW of NE 17 67 35 40   Lawson, Mary M.
1855 07 10 N 1/2 of NW 17 67 35 80   Clayton, David
1855 04 06 NW of NE 18 67 35 40   Ward, Jonathan B.
1855 04 06 SW of NW 18 67 35 40   Ward, Daniel G.
1855 04 06 NW of SE 18 67 35 40   Ward, Jonathan B.
1855 06 18 E 1/2 of NE 19 67 35 80   Wells,Samuel
1855 05 30 NW of NE 19 67 35 40   Harris, Jesse
1855 06 18 NE of SE 19 67 35 40   Wells, Samuel
1855 06 07 SE of SE 19 67 35 40   McFarland, Moses
1855 10 19 W 1/2 of NW & SE of NW 20 67 35 120   Felts, Isaac
1855 06 18 N 1/2 of SW 20 67 35 80   Wells,Samuel
1855 11 22 S 1/2 of SW 20 67 35 80   Wells, Samuel
1855 06 07 SE of NE 21 67 35 40   Kishler, George
1855 06 07 NE of SE 21 67 35 40   Kishler, George
1855 07 19 S 1/2 of SE 21 67 35 80   Bebout, Abraham
               
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1855 11 22 SW of NE & E 1/2 of NE 22 67 35 120   Mason, Charles
1855 07 19 NE of NW 22 67 35 40   Reager, Leonard
1855 06 07 SW of NW 22 67 35 40   Fishler, George
1855 11 22 E 1/2 of SE & NW of SE 22 67 35 120   Mason, Charles
1855 06 07 NW of SW 22 67 35 40   Fishler, George
1855 11 30 SE of SW & SW of SE 22 67 35 80   Mason, Charles
1855 07 19 SW of SW 22 67 35 40   Bebout, ABraham
1855 10 29 E 1/2 of NE & SW of NE 23 67 35 120   Baker, Washington
1855 11 30 W 1/2 of NW 23 67 35 80   Mason, Charles
1855 07 05 NE of SW 23 67 35 40   Ball, Benjamin L.W.
1855 11 30 NW of SW 23 67 35 40   Mason, Charles
1855 02 07 NW of NE 24 67 35 40   Brown, Joshua
1855 06 05 NE of NW 24 67 35 40   Baker, Washington
1855 10 17 NW of SE 24 67 35 40   Baker, Washington
1855 11 17 SE of SE 24 67 35 40   Cook, William P.
1855 06 29 NE of NE 25 67 35 40   Besler, Benjamin
1855 10 16 N 1/2 of SE 25 67 35 80   Bullion, Benjamin
1855 10 16 S 1/2 of NW 25 67 35 80   Hooton, J.S.
1855 04 23 W 1/2 & NE of SW 25 67 35 120   Baker, Henry W.
1855 06 05 SW of NE 26 67 35 40   Vincent, Julia
1855 11 30 NE of SE & W 1/2 of SE 26 67 35 120   Bale, Henry
1855 11 22 NE of NE & W 1/2 of NE 27 67 35 120   Mason, Charles
1855 11 22 SE of NE 27 67 35 40   Mason, Charles
1855 06 04 NE of NW 27 67 35 440   Reager, Leonard
1855 07 19 NW of NW 27 67 35 40   Bebout, Braham
1855 08 10 SW of NW & N 1/2 of SW 27 67 35 120   Cirdney, EzekielD.
1855 11 22 N 1/2 of SE 27 67 35 80   Mason, Charles
1855 05 17 SW of SE 27 67 35 40   Petty, John C.
1855 06 07 SE of NW 29 67 35 40   McFarland, Moses
1855 11 22 SW of NW & NW of SW 29 67 35 80   Wells, Samuel
1855 06 07 NE of NE 30 67 35 40   McFarland, Moses
1855 06 18 S 1/2 of NE & SE of NW 30 67 35 120   Wells, Samuel
               
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1855 06 18 SE 1/4 & E 1/2 of SW 30 67 35 240   Wells, Samuel
1855 06 18 SW of SW 30 67 35 33 16 Crabill, John
1855 06 18 Lots No 1, 2 & 3 31 67 35 93 37 Wells, Samuel
1855 11 01 N 1/2 of SE & NE of SW 01 68 34 120   Willingham, William W.
1855 10 20 S 1/2 of SE & S 1/2 of SW 01 68 34 160   Mills, Solomon M.
1855 11 21 NW of SW 01 68 34 37 67 Thomas, Jonathan
1855 11 10 N 1/2 of SE 02 68 34 73 19 Willingham, William W.
1855 10 30 S 1/2 of SE 02 68 34 80   Mills, Solomon M.
1855 10 31 all of 06 68 34 232 66 Aldrich, Oliver P.
1855 09 01 NE of NE & W 1/2 of NE 07 68 34 120   Cross, John
1855 09 01 SE of NE 07 68 34 40   Cross, John
1855 09 22 NE of SE 07 68 34 40   Cross, John
1855 09 22 W 1/2 of SE & SE of SE 07 68 34 120   Cross, John
1855 10 09 SE of SE 08 68 34 40   Beal, John A.
1855 10 09 NW of NW 09 68 34 40   Edwards, James
1855 10 09 SW of NW 09 68 34 40   Beal, Calvin F.
1855 09 25 E 1/2 of NE & SW of NE 10 68 34 120   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 22 NE 1/4 11 68 34 160   Cross, John
1855 09 22 NW 1/4 11 68 34 160   Cross, John
1855 09 22 SE 1/4 11 68 34 160   Cross, John
1855 09 22 SW1/4 11 68 34 160   Cross, John
1855 10 30 N 1/2 of NE 12 68 34 80   Mills, Solomon M.
1855 09 25 NE of NW & W 1/2 of NW 12 68 34 120   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 25 SE of NW 12 68 34 40   May, Harvey H.
1855 02 06 E 1/2 of SE 12 68 34 80   Smith, James M.
1855 09 25 N 1/2 of SW 12 68 34 80   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 25 SW of SW 12 68 34 40   May, Harvey H.
1855 05 21 NE of NE 13 68 34 40   Eye, Matilda C.
1855 10 04 S 1/2 of SE 13 68 34 80   Bauchest, William
1855 [torn] SW 1/4 13 68 34 160   Pearson, John J.
1855 [torn] NE 1/4 14 68 34 160   Hooton, J. Smith
               
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1855 10 24 E 1/2 of NW & NW of NW 14 68 34 120   May, Harvey H.
1855 07 19 NW of SE 14 68 34 40   Dale,Lucinda
1855 10 24 SW of NW 14 68 34 40   May, Harvey H.
1855 05 31 S 1/2 of SE 14 68 34 80   Eye, Matilda C.
1855 12 26 NE of SW & S 1/2 of SW 14 68 34 120   Johnson, Benjamin
1855 09 25 E 1/2 of NE & NW of NE 15 68 34 120   Dow, Aaron
1855 09 25 SW of NE 15 68 34 40   Dow, Dow
1855 10 09 NW 1/4 15 68 34 160   Edward, James
1855 09 25 N 1/2 of SE 15 68 34 80   Dow, Aaron
1855 05 21 S 1/2 of SE 15 68 34 80   Eye, Matilda C.
1855 10 09 SW 1/4 15 68 34 160   Beall, Calvin F.
1855 09 25 N 1/2 of NE & SE of NE 17 68 34 120   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 25 SW NE & E 1/2 of NW 17 68 34 120   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 25 W 1/2 of NW & NW of SW 17 68 34 120   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 25 SE 1/4 17 68 34 160   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 25 E 1/2 of SW & SW of SW 17 68 34 120   [there actually is not a name here, perhaps he meant for ditto marks here as he had above for Harvey H. May]
1855 10 29 NE 1/4 18 68 34 160   Sanders, Jacob H.
1855 10 11 E 1/2 of SE 18 68 34 80   Long, Addison A. & James
1855 10 11 N 1/2 19 68 34 295 37 Long, Addison A.
1855 10 11 S 1/2 19 68 34 296 43 Long, James
1855 08 02 NE of SE & W 1/2 of SE 20 68 34 120   Allen, Samuel A.
1855 07 31 SE of SE 20 68 34 40   Dale, Lucinda
1855 10 09 NE of SW 20 68 34 40   Allen, Thomas
1855 09 22 NW of SW 20 68 34 40   Cross, John
1855 10 15 SE of SW 20 68 34 40   Allen, Thomas
1855 10 09 NE 21 68 34 160   Beal, John A.
1855 07 30 NW 1/4 21 68 34 160   Gadds, Uzal M.
1855 08 11 NE of SE & W 1/2 of SE 21 68 34 120   Anthony, Samuel P.
1855 11 27 SE of SE 21 68 34 40   Everett, Thomas
1855 07 19 SW 21 68 34 160   Dale, Jesse
1855 12 26 E 1/2 of SW & SW of SW 22 68 34 120   Dale, Jesse
               
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1855 10 15 NE 1/4 23 68 34 160   Willingham, William W.
1855 07 07 SE of NW 23 68 34 40   Johnson, Benjamin L.
1855 06 05 NE of SE 23 68 34 40   Vinege, Adam
1855 07 19 NW of SE 23 68 34 40   Gustser, John
1855 06 05 SW of SE 23 68 34 40   Speidle, Jacob
1855 07 14 W 1/2 of NE & NE of NW 24 68 34 120   Dale, Samuel
1855 07 14 SE of NW 24 68 34 40   Dale, Samuel
1855 02 06 NE of NE 24 68 34 40   Hahnenkratt, Henry
1855 08 11 W 1/2 of NW & W 1/2 of SE & SE of SE 24 68 34 200   Anthony, Edwin C.
1855 05 21 NE of SW 24 68 34 40   Easley, James S.
1855 08 11 N 1/2 of NE & SE of NE Sw of NW & N 1/2 of SE [ this land description has a bracket like it all goes together but it's on two lines and has two different dates and this line has no name in the right column] 25 68 34 [blank]   [blank]
1855 05 18 N 1/2 of NE & SE of NE Sw of NW & N 1/2 of SE [ this land description has a bracket like it all goes together but it's on two lines and has two different dates and the above line has no name in the right column] 25 68 34 240   Anthony, Edwin C.
1855 05 18 SE of SE 25 68 34 40   Wallace, Cadwallader
1855 07 13 NE of SW 25 68 34 40   Dale, Samuel
1855 06 12 NE of NE 26 68 34 40   Baldwin, John T.
1855 02 06 NE of NW 26 68 34 40   Fowler, Isaac H.
1855 02 06 NW of NW & SE of NW 26 68 34 80   James, William C.
1855 11 27 NW of NW 27 68 34 40   Everett, Horace
1855 08 11 W 1/2 of NE 27 68 34 80   Anthony, Edwin C.
1855 11 27 NW of NW 28 68 34 40   Everett, Horace
1855 07 19 W 1/2 of NE 28 68 34 80   Dale, Lucinda
1855 07 19 NE of NW 28 68 34 40   Dale, Jesse
1855 06 12 SE of SE 28 68 34 40   Allen, Samuel A.
1855 07 10 NW of SW 28 68 34 40   Grosvenor, Alvin S.
1855 07 19 E 1/2 of NE 29 68 34 80   Dale, Lucinda
1855 07 31 NW of NE 29 68 34 40   Dale, Lucinda
1855 10 09 N 1/2 of NW 29 68 34 80   Silvertooth, John
1855 05 21 NE of SE 29 68 34 40   Easley, James S.
1855 05 19 NW of SE & NE of SW 29 68 34 80   Easley, James S.
1855 02 06 SE of SE 29 68 34 40   Lowe, John Shelton
1855 02 22 SW of SE 29 68 34 40   Willingham, William W.
1855 02 22 S 1/2 of SW 29 68 34 80   Willingham, William W.