Taylor County, Iowa Original Land Entries
in order by date of purchase
[transcribed by Pat O'Dell: genpat@netins.net]
Date of Purchase Part of Section section township range acres hds name of purchaser
               
1855 07 05 E 1/2 of NE 05 67 35 78 35 Dycheyke, William
1855 07 05 NE of SW 23 67 35 40   Ball, Benjamin L.W.
1855 07 05 N 1/2 of SW 20 69 34 80   Edwards, Obediah D.
1855 07 07 SE of NW 23 68 34 40   Johnson, Benjamin L.
1855 07 09 N 1/2 of NW 23 69 35 80   Turner, Job C.
1855 07 09 NE of NW 18 69 34 40   Turner, Job C.
1855 07 09 NE of SE 30 67 34 40   Morris, John T.
1855 07 09 NW of SW 20 67 34 40   Morris, John T.
1855 07 09 W 1/2 of SE 25 69 35 80   Adams, Jonathan
1855 07 09 SW of NW 18 69 34 44 50 Turner, Job C.
1855 07 09 SW of SW 18 69 34 44 99 Easley, James S.
1855 07 09 E 1/2 of SE 27 69 35 80   Osburn, Ira B.
1855 07 09 S 1/2 of SE 13 69 35 80   Easley,James S.
1855 07 10 N 1/2 of NW 17 67 35 80   Clayton, David
1855 07 10 NW of SW 28 68 34 40   Grosvenor, Alvin S.
1855 07 10 W 1/2 of SE 30 68 35 80   McFarland, Ebenezar
1855 07 13 W 1/2 of NE 34 68 34 80   Dale,Samuel
1855 07 13 NE of SW 25 68 34 40   Dale, Samuel
1855 07 13 SW of SE 35 68 34 40   Gruss, Madison
1855 07 13 E 1/2 of SE 35 68 34 80   Dale, Samuel
1855 07 14 NW of NW & SE of NW 25 69 35 80   Grosvenor, Alvin S.
1855 07 14 SE of NW 24 68 34 40   Dale, Samuel
1855 07 14 E 1/2 of SW 03 68 35 62 68 Grosvenor, Alvin S.
1855 07 14 NE of SW 18 68 35 40   Scarlott, William W.
1855 07 14 NE of SW 34 69 35 40   Grosvenor, Alvin S.
1855 07 14 W 1/2 of NE & NE of NW 24 68 34 120   Dale, Samuel
1855 07 14 NE 1/4 36 68 35 160   Morris, William B.
1855 07 16 E 1/2 of SE 05 67 34 80   Cobb, Thomas
1855 07 16 NW of SE 18 67 34 40   McNeal, Andrew L.
1855 07 16 SE of SE 06 67 34 40   Cobb, Thomas
1855 07 17 NW 1/4 01 67 34 157 84 McCarty, Alexander
1855 07 19 NE 1/4 06 67 34 163 40 Witt, Caswell
1855 07 19 NW of NE 09 67 34 40   Witt, Caswell
1855 07 19 NW of NW 27 67 35 40   Bebout, Braham
1855 07 19 W 1/2 of NE 28 68 34 80   Dale, Lucinda
1855 07 19 S 1/2 of SE 21 67 35 80   Bebout, Abraham
1855 07 19 NW of SE 14 68 34 40   Dale,Lucinda
1855 07 19 NE of NW 28 68 34 40   Dale, Jesse
1855 07 19 SW 21 68 34 160   Dale, Jesse
1855 07 19 NW of SE 23 68 34 40   Gustser, John
1855 07 19 SW of SW 22 67 35 40   Bebout, ABraham
1855 07 19 E 1/2 of NE 29 68 34 80   Dale, Lucinda
1855 07 19 NE of NW 22 67 35 40   Reager, Leonard
1855 07 20 SW of NW 01 67 35 40   Norris,William B.
1855 07 20 E 1/2 of NE NW of NE 12 69 35 120   Easley, James S.
1855 07 20 NW of SE 10 68 35 40   Baldwin, Harvey B.
1855 07 20 E 1/2 of SW 27 68 35 80   Casady, Jefferson P.
1855 07 20 NW of NW 06 67 34 37 70 Norris, William B.
1855 07 20 NW of NE 15 68 35 40   Baldwin, Harvey B.
1855 07 20 SE of NW 07 68 35 40   Scarlott, Samuel
1855 07 23 SW of SE 01 67 34 40   McGowen, Thomas
1855 07 23 SE of SW 01 67 34 40   McGowan, Thomas
1855 07 23 NW of NE & NE of NW 12 67 34 80   McGowan, Thomas
1855 07 23 SW of SE & E 1/2 of SW 28 70 34 120   Young, William M.
1855 07 23 SW of SE & NE of SW 05 70 35 80   Quimby, Miriano E.
1855 07 23 NW of NE 33 70 34 40   Young, William M.
1855 07 23 NE of NE 07 67 34 40   Cobb, John
1855 07 28 W 1/2 of NE 06 68 35 62 89 Scarlott, Samuel Jr
1855 07 28 SE of SW 32 69 35 40   Scarlett,SAmuel Jr
1855 07 30 NW 1/4 21 68 34 160   Gadds, Uzal M.
1855 07 30 W 1/2 of SW 30 68 34 57 74 Griffin, Isaac H.
1855 07 30 W 1/2 of SW 31 68 34 58 81 Morris, William B.
1855 07 30 NE of SE 31 68 34 40   Griffin, Isaac H.
1855 07 30 E 1/2 of SE 25 68 35 80   Griffin, Isaac H.
1855 07 30 E 1/2 of SE 36 68 35 80   Griffin, Isaac H.
1855 07 31 SE of SE 20 68 34 40   Dale, Lucinda
1855 07 31 SE of SE 02 67 34 40   McFee, William
1855 07 31 NE of SW 03 67 34 40   Dale, Samuel
1855 07 31 S 1/2 of NW & N 1/2 of SW 10 67 34 160   Dale, Samuel
1855 07 31 NW of NE 29 68 34 40   Dale, Lucinda
1855 07 31 SW of SW 35 68 34 40   Smith, James M.
1855 08 02 NE of SE & W 1/2 of SE 20 68 34 120   Allen, Samuel A.
1855 08 02 NW of SE 35 69 35 40   Osbourne,IraB.
1855 08 10 SW of NW & N 1/2 of SW 27 67 35 120   Cirdney, EzekielD.
1855 08 11 W 1/2 of NE 27 68 34 80   Anthony, Edwin C.
1855 08 11 W 1/2 of NW & W 1/2 of SE & SE of SE 24 68 34 200   Anthony, Edwin C.
1855 08 11 E 1/2 of SW 35 68 34 80   Anthony, Samuel P.
1855 08 11 NE of NW 36 68 34 40   Anthony, Edwin C.
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 08 11 NW of SE 34 68 34 40   Anthony, Samuel P.
1855 08 11 NE of SE & W 1/2 of SE 21 68 34 120   Anthony, Samuel P.
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 08 17 NE of NE 07 70 35 40   West, Isaac B.
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 17 W 1/2 of NW 07 70 35 108 20 West, IsaacB.
1855 08 18 NE 1/4 24 68 35 120   Posthwait, William H.
1855 08 20 E 1/2 of NE & NW of NE 31 69 35 120   Easley, James S.
1855 08 23 NW 1/4 06 70 35 151 24 West, Isaac B.
1855 08 24 SW of NW 23 68 35 40   Purple, Hatsill C.
1855 08 24 SW of NW 05 70 35 40   West, Isaac B.
1855 08 25 SE of SW 31 68 34 40   Weaver, Jacob
1855 08 25 SE of SW 34 70 34 40   Baker, David Jr
1855 08 25 SE of SW 04 67 34 40   Baker, John M.
1855 08 30 NE of NW 22 68 35 40   Dudley, Robert M.
1855 08 30 NW of NE 22 68 35 40   Holland, William C.
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 05 E 1/2 of SE 18 69 35 80   Austin, John
1855 09 05 SW of NW & NW of SW 19 70 35 71 81 Copland, William
1855 09 05 SE of SE 09 69 34 40   Otis, Edard
1855 09 05 W 1/2 of NW 20 68 35 80   Easley, James S.
1855 09 08 NE of SW 18 70 35 40   Partridge, Erastus
1855 09 08 NW of SE 18 70 35 40   Edwards, Lathan
1855 09 15 SE of SW 31 69 35 40   Purple, Hatsell C.,
1855 09 15 NE of SW 32 68 35 40   Everett, Horace
1855 09 17 SW of NE 22 69 34 40   Grosvenor, Alvin S.
1855 09 17 NW of NW 04 69 34 39 90 Grosvenor, Alvin S.
1855 09 18 SW of SE & S 1/2 of SW 18 70 34 123 20 Andrews, William C.
1855 09 18 NE of NE 03 69 34 39 24 Baker, David JR
1855 09 22 W 1/2 of SE & SE of SE 07 68 34 120   Cross, John
1855 09 22 NE 1/4 11 68 34 160   Cross, John
1855 09 22 NW of SW 20 68 34 40   Cross, John
1855 09 22 SW1/4 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 NE of SE 07 68 34 40   Cross, John
1855 09 24 SE of SE 15 68 35 40   White, Miles
1855 09 24 SW of NE 05 67 35 40   Bridgewater, Elias
1855 09 24 SW of SE 05 67 35 40   Bridgewater, Elias
1855 09 24 SE of NW 23 68 35 40   White, Miles
1855 09 25 E 1/2 of NE & SW of NE 10 68 34 120   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 25 NE of NW & W 1/2 of NW 12 68 34 120   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 25 N 1/2 of SE 15 68 34 80   Dow, Aaron
1855 09 25 SE of NW 12 68 34 40   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 25 SW NE & E 1/2 of NW 17 68 34 120   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 25 E 1/2 of NE & NW of NE 15 68 34 120   Dow, Aaron
1855 09 25 N 1/2 of SW 12 68 34 80   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 25 SE 1/4 17 68 34 160   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 25 SW of NE 15 68 34 40   Dow, Dow
1855 09 25 N 1/2 of NE & SE of NE 17 68 34 120   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 25 SW of SW 12 68 34 40   May, Harvey H.
1855 09 25 W 1/2 of NW & NW of SW 17 68 34 120   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 09 25 SW of SW 36 68 35 40   May, Harvey H.