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 12 28	SE 1/4	09	70	34	160		Metcalfe, Bejamin D.
1855 11 26	SW 1/4	09	70	34	160		Leatherberry, Sanford B.
1855 11 22	N 1/2 of NW	10	70	34	80		Kelley, Harriet N.
1855 11 22	S 1/2 of NW	10	70	34	80		Kelley, Harriet N.
1855 12 28	SE of SE	11	70	34	40		Cochran, Addison
1855 06 04	NW of SW	12	70	34	40		Jones, Isaiah
1855 11 12	E 1/2 of SE & SW of SE	13	70	34	120		Noble, Edward
1855 11 13	SE of SW	13	70	34	40		Noble, Edward
1855 12 28	NE of NE	14	70	34	40		Cochran, Addison
1855 02 06	E 1/2 of SW	14	70	34	80		Manning, James
1855 11 21	S 1/2 of SW	15	70	34	80		Gibbons, Julia
1855 11 22	W 1/2 of SE & SW 1/4	17	70	34	240		Hess, Conrad
1855 10 26	E 1/2 of NE & NW of NE	18	70	34	120		Clark, Rufus
1855 09 18	SW of SE & S 1/2 of SW	18	70	34	123	20	Andrews, William C.
1855 11 22	N 1/2 of NE	19	70	34	80		Coway, Eustis & John C. Monceuse
1855 11 22	S 1/2 of NE	19	70	34	80		Coway, Eustis & John C. Monceuse
1855 11 22	NE of NW	19	70	34	40		Coway, Eustis & John C. Monceuse
1855 11 22	SE of NW	19	70	34	40		Coway, Eustis & John C. Monceuse
1855 11 22	NE of SE & W 1/2 of SE	19	70	34	120		Coway, Eustis & John C. Monceuse
1855 11 22	E 1/2 of SW & SW of SW	19	70	34	120		Coway, Eustis & John C. Monceuse
1855 10 12	E 1/2 of NE	20	70	34	80		Hooton, J. Smith
1855 10 01	SW of NE	20	70	34	40		Bozarth, James H.
1855 12 28	N 1/2 of NW & SW of NW & NW of SW	20	70	34	160		Convers, John H.
1855 11 22	NE of SE	20	70	34	40		Hayden, John
1855 10 12	SW of SW	20	70	34	40		Hooton, J. Smith
1855 11 27	NE 1/4 & E 1/2 of NW	21	70	34	240		Gibbons, Julia
1855 11 28	SW of NW	21	70	34	40		Shoemaker, George
1855 11 22	N 1/2 of SE & SW of SE	21	70	34	120		Corken, Thomas
1855 10 12	E 1/2 of SW	21	70	34	80		Hooton, J. Smith
1855 11 08	NW of SW	21	70	34	40		Bozarth, Jonathan
1855 11 22	SW of SW	21	70	34	40		Hayden, John
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1855 11 22	NW 1/4	22	70	34	160		Gibbons, Julia
1855 10 15	SW of SW	22	70	34	40		Everett, Horace
1855 05 30	NW of NE	23	70	34	40		Manning, James
1855 04 19	NE of NW	23	70	34	40		Manning, James
1855 11 22	SE of NW	23	70	34	40		Easley, James S.
1855 11 22	W 1/2 of SE	23	70	34	80		Easley, James S.
1855 11 22	NE of SW	23	70	34	40		Easley, James S.
1855 11 13	N 1/2 of NW	24	70	34	80		Nabb,Edward
1855 11 12	S 1/2 of NW	24	70	34	80		Nabb,Edward
1855 06 08	SE of SE	24	70	34	40		Isaac, George S.
1855 11 22	SW of SE	24	70	34	40		Smallwood, Gabriel
1855 11 13	W 1/2 of SW	24	70	34	80		Ireland, William
1855 11 22	N 1/2 of NE	25	70	34	80		Smallwood, Gabriel
1855 11 22	NE of NW	25	70	34	40		Smallwood, Gabriel
1855 11 22	W 1/2 of NW & SE of NW	25	70	34	120		Smallwood, Gabriel
1855 11 12	E 1/2 of SE & SW of SE	25	70	34	120		Sinclair, Thomas
1855 11 13	S 1/2 of SW	25	70	34	80		Fost, William
1855 11 13	NE 1/4	26	70	34	160		Koogle, Stephen
1855 10 15	NW 1/4	26	70	34	160		Cooper, Leonard
1855 11 22	NE of SE	26	70	34	40		Smallwood, Gabriel
1855 02 07	NW of SE	26	70	34	40		Scott, Cornelius N.
1855 10 22	SW of SE	26	70	34	40		Pario, Charles W.
1855 10 22	SW 1/4	26	70	34	160		Pairo, Charles W.
1855 10 15	NE 1/4	27	70	34	160		Cooper, Leonard
1855 10 15	E 1/2 of NW & NW of NW	27	70	34	120		Everett, Horace
1855 10 15	SW of NW	27	70	34	40		Gillman, Augusts C.
1855 11 22	E 1/2 of SE	27	70	34	80		Kellogg,Harriet N.
1855 10 22	W 1/2 of SE & E 1/2 of SW	27	70	34	160		Pairo, Charles W.
1855 10 15	W 1/2 of SW	27	70	34	80		Gilman, Augustis C.
1855 10 15	SE of NE	28	70	34	40		Gilman, Augustis C.
1855 10 22	SE of SE	28	70	34	40		Pairo, Charles W.
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1855 07 23	SW of SE & E 1/2 of SW	28	70	34	120		Young, William M.
1855 10 12	NW of NE	29	70	34	40		Hooton, J. Smith
1855 12 29	S 1/2 of NE & SE of NW	29	70	34	120		Metcalfe, Benjamin D.
1855 11 22	NE of NW	29	70	34	40		Hayden, John
1855 12 29	W 1/2 of NW	29	70	34	80		Day, Josiah
1855 11 22	NW of SE N 1/2 of SW & SE of SW	29	70	34	160		Day, William
1855 11 14	SW of SW	29	70	34	40		Mathers, John H.
1855 12 29	N 1/2 of NE	30	70	34	80		Day, Joseph
1855 11 22	S 1/2 of NE	30	70	34	80		Smart, William R.
1855 11 22	W 1/2 of SE	30	70	34	80		Smart, William R.
1855 11 22	E 1/2 of NE	31	70	34	80		Ray, Archibald T.
1855 11 22	W 1/2 of NE & NE of NW	31	70	34	120		Ray, Archibald T.
1855 11 22	W 1/2 of NW & SE of NW	31	70	34	124	05	Ray, Archibald T.
1855 11 22	NE of SE	31	70	34	40		Ray, Archibald T.
1855 11 22	W 1/2 of SE & SE of SE	31	70	34	120		Ray, Archibald T.
1855 11 10	N 1/2 of SW & SWof SW	31	70	34	123	37	Easley, James S.
1855 11 10	SE of SW	31	70	34	40		Easley, James S.
1855 11 08	S 1/2 of SW	32	70	34	80		Easley, James S.
1855 11 10	N 1/2 of SE	32	70	34	80		Easley, James S.
1855 11 08	E 1/2 of NE	33	70	34	80		Bozarth, Jonathan
1855 07 23	NW of NE	33	70	34	40		Young, William M.
1855 11 08	E 1/2 of NW	33	70	34	80		Easley, James S.
1855 08 25	SE of SW	34	70	34	40		Baker, David Jr
1855 12 28	SW of SW	34	70	34	40		Mullen, Louden
1855 11 09	NW of NE	35	70	34	40		Hooton, J. Smith
1855 11 01	SE of NE	35	70	34	40		Willingham, William W.
1855 11 08	NE of NW	35	70	34	40		Scott, Cornelius N.
1855 02 06	W 1/2 of NW	35	70	34	80		Conner, Richard F.
1855 11 04	SE of NW	35	70	34	40		Bents, William
1855 11 13	SE 1/4 & SW of NE	35	70	34	200		Bentz, William
1855 02 07	NW of SW	35	70	34	40		Scott, Cornelius N.
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1855 11 13	E 1/2 of SW & SW of SW	35	70	34	120		Bentley, William
1855 11 12	NW of NE	36	70	34	40		Swindler, Thomas
1855 11 13	N 1/2 of NW	36	70	34	80		Feast, William
1855 10 05	NE of NE	02	70	35	42	95	Hooton, J. Smith
1855 10 05	W 1/2 of NE & SE of NE	02	70	35	123	10	Hooton, J. Smith
1855 11 14	NW of NW	02	70	35	43	40	Keever, Wilson T.
1855 02 07	NE of NE	03	70	35	43	29	Smith, William L.
1855 06 10	W 1/2 of NE & E 1/2 of NW	03	70	35	165	59	Smith, John H.
1855 02 22	SE of SW	04	70	35	40		Quimby, Marian E.
1855 05 12	SE of NW	05	70	35	40		Swain, Lorenzo D.
1855 08 24	SW of NW	05	70	35	40		West, Isaac B.
1855 07 23	SW of SE & NE of SW	05	70	35	80		Quimby, Miriano E.
1855 08 17	SE of SW	05	70	35	40		West, IsaacB.
1855 08 17	W 1/2 of NE & SE 1/4	06	70	35	242	01	West, Isaac B.
1855 08 23	NW 1/4	06	70	35	151	24	West, Isaac B.
1955 08 17	NE of NE	07	70	35	40		West, Isaac B.
1855 08 17	W 1/2 of NW	07	70	35	108	20	West, IsaacB.
1855 02 22	SE of NE	08	70	35	40		Quimby, Marian E.
1855 08 17	E 1/2 of NW	08	70	35	80		West, Isaac B.
1855 08 17	W 1/2 of NW	08	70	35	80		West, Isaac B.
1855 02 22	NW of NW	09	70	35	40		Willingham, William W.
1855 05 30	SE of NW	10	70	35	40		Wallace,Cadwallader
1855 02 26	SE of SW	10	70	35	40		Willingham,William W.
1855 11 22	SE 1/4	13	70	35	160		Creamer, Charles
1855 11 22	SW 1/4	13	70	35	160		Lebold, Fredrick
1855 11 22	E 1/2 of SE	14	70	35	80		Lebold, Fredrick
1855 10 27	W 1/2 of SW	14	70	35	80		Jones,Charles
1855 04 05	NE of SE	18	70	35	40		Baker, George
1855 09 08	NW of SE	18	70	35	40		Edwards, Lathan
1855 09 08	NE of SW	18	70	35	40		Partridge, Erastus
1855 05 10	NW of NE	19	70	35	40		Baker, George
1855 05 12	SE of NE	19	70	35	40		Shanklin, James A.
1855 10 27	? 1/2 of SE	15	70	35	80		Jones, Charles
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1855 10 05	SW of NE	19	70	35	40		Parker, Joel
1855 05 10	NE of NW	19	70	35	40		Baker, George
1855 09 05	SW of NW & NW of SW	19	70	35	71	81	Copland, William
1855 11 22	SE of NW	20	70	35	40		Peterman, Jacob
1855 02 26	NW of SW	20	70	35	40		Willingham, William W.
1855 11 22	SE of SW	20	70	35	40		Swisler, Jonathan
1855 11 22	E 1/2 of NE	21	70	35	80		Cochran, Addison
1855 10 26	E 1/2 of SE	22	70	35	80		Jones, Charles
1855 11 22	E 1/2 of NE & NE of SE	23	70	35	120		Lebold, Fredrick
1855 10 26	W 1/2 of NW	23	70	35	80		Jones, Charles
1855 10 26	NW of SW	23	70	35	40		Jones, Charles
1855 10 26	SW of SW	23	70	35	40		Jones, Charles
1855 11 22	E 1/2 of NE	24	70	35	80		Ray, Archibald T.
1855 11 22	W 1/2 of NE	24	70	35	80		Hodge, William
1855 11 22	NW & N 1/2 of SW	24	70	35	240		Lebold, Fredrick
1855 11 22	NE of SE	24	70	35	40		Ray, Archibald T.
1855 10 30	SW of SE	24	70	35	40		Everett, Horace
1855 10 26	N 1/2 of NE & S 1/2 of NE & SW of SW	25	70	35	200		Clark, Rufus
1855 11 22	E 1/2 of NW	25	70	35	80		Conway, Eustace & John C. Mercure
1855 11 30	W 1/2 of NW	25	70	35	80		Conway, Eustace & John C. Mercure
1855 11 22	E 1/2 of SE & NW of SE	25	70	35	120		Conway, Eustace & John C. Mercure
1855 11 22	SWof SE & SE of SW	25	70	35	80		Conway, Eustace & John C. Mercure
1855 11 22	NE of SW	25	70	35	40		Conway, Eustace & John C. Mercure
1855 11 30	NW of SW	25	70	35	40		Conway, Eustace & John C. Mercure
1855 10 31	SE of NE	26	70	35	40		Cade, Sinclair
1855 10 26	SW of NW	26	70	35	40		Shields, Samuel
1855 10 27	NW of NW	26	70	35	40		Shields, Samuel
1855 10 31	NE of SE	26	70	35	40		Baker, Elihu
1855 11 22	SW of SE & E 1/2 of SW	26	70	35	120		Holmes, Lewis
1855 11 22	W 1/2 of SW	26	70	35	80		Holmes, Lewis
1855 10 26	E 1/2 of NE	27	70	35	80		Jones, Charles
1855 11 13	SW of NE	27	70	35	40		McBirney, Andrew J.