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 10 29	W 1/2 of NE 1/4 & NW 1/4	30	68	34	211	22	Hole, Robert H.
1855 10 11	E 1/2 of SE & NW 1/2 of SE	30	68	34	120		Long, Addison A. & James
1855 04 04	SW of SE	30	68	34	40		Farmer, Benjamin
1855 04 04	SE of SW	30	68	34	40		Farmer, Benjamin
1855 07 30	W 1/2 of SW	30	68	34	57	74	Griffin, Isaac H.
1855 04 04	W 1/2 of NE	31	68	34	80		Farmer, Benjamin
1855 10 03	SE of NE	31	68	34	40		Willingham, William W.
1855 12 06	E 1/2 of NW	31	68	34	80		Easley, James S.
1855 06 05	W 1/2 of NW	31	68	34	58	27	McCloud, John S.
1855 07 30	NE of SE	31	68	34	40		Griffin, Isaac H.
1855 10 29	SW of SE	31	68	34	40		Witt, Caswell
1855 07 30	W 1/2 of SW	31	68	34	58	81	Morris, William B.
1855 08 25	SE of SW	31	68	34	40		Weaver, Jacob
1855 02 20	N 1/2 of NW	32	68	34	80		Vinnedge, Adam
1855 04 03	NE of SW	32	68	34	40		Vinnedge, Adam
1855 06 25	E 1/2 of NE & SW of NE	33	68	34	120		Willingham,William W.
1855 06 06	E 1/2 of SE	33	68	34	80		Grosvenor, Alvin S.
1855 07 13	W 1/2 of NE	34	68	34	80		Dale,Samuel
1855 04 24	NE 1/4 of SE & SW of SE	34	68	34	80		Pfeaster, John U.
1855 08 11	NW of SE	34	68	34	40		Anthony, Samuel P.
1855 05 21	SW 1/4	34	68	34	160		Wallace, Cadwallader
1855 07 13	E 1/2 of SE	35	68	34	80		Dale, Samuel
1855 02 06	NW of SE	35	68	34	40		Golden, John A.
1855 07 13	SW of SE	35	68	34	40		Gruss, Madison
1855 08 11	E 1/2 of SW	35	68	34	80		Anthony, Samuel P.
1855 05 23	NW of SW	35	68	34	40		Easley, James S.
1855 07 31	SW of SW	35	68	34	40		Smith, James M.
1855 02 06	SW of NE	36	68	34	40		Greer, James H.
1855 08 11	NE of NW	36	68	34	40		Anthony, Edwin C.
1855 [torn]	N 1/2 of SE	36	68	34	80		Wallace, Cadwallader
1855 [torn]	S 1/2 of SE	36	68	34	80		Wallace, Cadwallader
1855 [torn]	E 1/2 of SW	36	68	34	80		Nash, William
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1855 11 09	Section	01	68	35	247	44	Aldridge, Oliver P.
1855 07 14	E 1/2 of SW	03	68	35	62	68	Grosvenor, Alvin S.
1855 05 30	E 1/2 of SW	04	68	35	63	36	Hays, Lewis
1855 11 12	W 1/2 of SW	04	68	35	63	39	Willingham, William W.
1855 10 05	Wpl 1/2	05	68	35	126	96	Officer, Thomas
1855 07 28	W 1/2 of NE	06	68	35	62	89	Scarlott, Samuel Jr
1855 10 29	SW pl 1/4	06	68	35	119	64	Black, David
1855 10 18	NE of NW & W 1/2 of NW	07	68	35	109	85	Manning, James
1855 07 20	SE of NW	07	68	35	40		Scarlott, Samuel
1855 06 20	N 1/2 of NW	08	68	35	80		Scarlett, Harlen
1855 10 04	S 1/2 of NW & N 1/2 of SW	08	68	35	160		Jacobs, Samuel
1855 10 29	SW of SE	08	68	35	40		Everett, Horace
1855 05 09	SE of SW	08	68	35	40		Pace, Edward
1855 10 29	NW of NE SE of NE	09	68	35	80		Pace, Daniel R.
1855 10 29	NE of SE & S 1/2 of SE	09	68	35	120		Pace, Daniel R.
1855 10 15	SW of NE	10	68	35	40		Hooton, J. Smith
1855 10 05	E 1/2 of NW & SW NW	10	68	35	120		Officer, Thomas
1855 07 20	NW of SE	10	68	35	40		Baldwin, Harvey B.
1855 10 15	SW of SE	10	68	35	40		Hooton, J. Smith
1855 10 29	NW of SW	10	68	35	40		Pace, Daniel R.
1855 10 15	NE 1/4	11	68	35	160		Banta, David
1855 10 15	E 1/2 of SE	11	68	35	80		Banta, David
1855 10 15	W 1/2 of SE	11	68	35	80		Willingham, William W.
1855 10 15	NW 1/4	12	68	35	160		Banta, David
1855 10 15	SW 1/4	12	68	35	160		Banta, David
1855 10 15	W 1/2 of NE & NW 1/4	13	68	35	240		Kingston, Franklin
1855 10 15	E 1/2 of SW	13	68	35	80		Banta, John D.
1855 10 16	W 1/2 of SW	13	68	35	80		Bell, Frances
1855 10 15	W 1/2 of NE & E 1/2 of NW	14	68	35	160		Mason, James Jr
1855 10 16	E 1/2 of SE	14	68	35	80		Bell, Frances
1855 10 15	W 1/2 of SE	14	68	35	80		Banta, John D.
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1855 10 15	N 1/2 of SW	14	68	35	80		Mason, James Jr
1855 07 20	NW of NE	15	68	35	40		Baldwin, Harvey B.
1855 06 20	SW of SW	15	68	35	40		Scarlet, Harlen
1855 09 24	SE of SE	15	68	35	40		White, Miles
1855 10 29	NW of NE & NE of NW	17	68	35	80		Everett, Horace
1855 02 07	SW of NE	18	68	35	40		Scarlett, William W.
1855 06 12	SE of NW	18	68	35	40		Scarlett, William W.
1855 02 07	NW of SE	18	68	35	40		Scarlett,William W.
1855 11 10	SW of SE	18	68	35	40		Gammel, Maria
1855 07 14	NE of SW	18	68	35	40		Scarlott, William W.
1855 06 12	S 1/2 of SW	18	68	35	76	63	Bruce, Zadariah M.
1855 11 10	W 1/2 of NE	19	68	35	80		Gammel, Maria
1855 10 18	N 1/2 of NW	19	68	35	76	50	Willingham,William W.
1855 09 05	W 1/2 of NW	20	68	35	80		Easley, James S.
1855 10 11	SE of SW	20	68	35	40		Dyke, William
1855 08 30	NW of NE	22	68	35	40		Holland, William C.
1855 08 30	NE of NW	22	68	35	40		Dudley, Robert M.
1855 02 23	N 1/2 of SE	22	68	35	80		Purple, Hatsill C.
1855 10 26	SW of SE	22	68	35	40		Clark, Daniel D.
1855 10 26	SE of SE & E 1/2 of SW	22	68	35	120		Clark,Daniel D.
1855 10 17	W 1/2 of NE	23	68	35	80		Kimbal,Thomas F.
1855 09 24	SE of NW	23	68	35	40		White, Miles
1855 08 24	SW of NW	23	68	35	40		Purple, Hatsill C.
1855 11 15	NE 1/4	24	68	35	160		Garner, Joseph C.
1855 08 18	NE 1/4	24	68	35	120		Posthwait, William H.
1855 07 30	E 1/2 of SE	25	68	35	80		Griffin, Isaac H.
1855 11 14	NE of NW	27	68	35	40		Mathers, John H.
1855 10 18	SE of NW	27	68	35	40		Harris, James H.
1855 07 20	E 1/2 of SW	27	68	35	80		Casady, Jefferson P.
1855 10 26	SW of SW	27	68	35	40		Clark, Daniel D.
1855 10 26	SE of SE	28	68	35	40		Clark, Daniel D.
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1855 04 04	S 1/2 of NE	29	68	35	80		Winnigar, Samuel
1855 11 03	E 1/2 of SE & SW of SE	29	68	35	120		Hooton, J.Smith
1855 11 03	NE of SW	29	68	35	40		Hooton, J. Smith
1855 02 07	NW of SW	29	68	35	40		Willingham, William W.
1855 11 03	SW of NE	30	68	35	40		Hooton, J. Smith
1855 02 07	NE of SE	30	68	35	40		Willingham, William W.
1855 07 10	W 1/2 of SE	30	68	35	80		McFarland, Ebenezar
1855 02 21	E 1/2 of SW	31	68	35	80		Dyche, Margaret
1855 09 15	NE of SW	32	68	35	40		Everett, Horace
1855 11 03	W 1/2 of NE	32	68	35	80		Hooton, J. Smith
1855 10 04	SW of NW	32	68	35	40		Everett, Horace
1855 04 06	NE of SE	32	68	35	40		Cochran, Addison
1855 04 06	NW of SE	32	68	35	40		Cochran, Addison
1855 10 26	E 1/2 of NE	33	68	35	80		Clark, Daniel D.
1855 10 26	E 1/2 of NW	34	68	35	80		Clark, Daniel D.
1855 10 26	NW of NW	34	68	35	40		Clark, Daniel D.
1855 10 10	N 1/2 of SE	35	68	35	80		Wright, William
1855 10 10	S 1/2 of SE	35	68	35	80		Bennett, Lemon
1855 07 14	NE 1/4	36	68	35	160		Morris, William B.
1855 07 30	E 1/2 of SE	36	68	35	80		Griffin, Isaac H.
1855 09 25	SW of SW	36	68	35	40		May, Harvey H.
1855 11 12	E 1/2 of SE & NW of SE & SE of NE	01	69	34	160		Lowe, James N.
1855 11 12	SW of SE & SE of SW	01	69	34	80		Swindler, Thomas
1855 11 12	W 1/2 of SW	01	69	34	80		Easley, James S.
1855 11 12	S 1/2 of NW	02	69	34	76	38	Smith, Martha
1855 11 12	N 1/2 of SW	02	69	34	80		Smith, Martha
1855 11 12	SE of SW	02	69	34	40		Smith, Christina
1855 09 18	NE of NE	03	69	34	39	24	Baker, David JR
1855 10 17	NE of SE & W 1/2 of SE	03	69	34	120		Baker, David Jr
1855 06 08	NE of SW	03	69	34	40		McCumber, George
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1855 09 17	NW of NW	04	69	34	39	90	Grosvenor, Alvin S.
1855 11 02	SW of SW	04	69	34	40		Hooton, J. Smith
1855 04 25	E 1/2 of NW	05	69	34	80	01	Manning, James
1855 04 19	SW of NW	05	69	34	40		Manning, James
1855 11 02	SW of SW	05	69	34	40		Baker, Washington
1855 11 02	NE of NE	06	69	34	40	02	Curtiss, Edwin
1855 11 22	W 1/2 of NW	06	69	34	83	38	Tinsler, William
1855 11 02	SW of SW	06	69	34	42	29	Hooton, J.Smith
1855 02 06	SE of NE	09	69	34	40		Manning, James
1855 12 27	SW of NE	09	69	34	40		Burge, William
1855 09 05	SE of SE	09	69	34	40		Otis, Edard
1855 11 22	SW of SE	09	69	34	40		Cochran, Addison
1855 11 08	NE of NW	10	69	34	40		Hayden, Levi L.
1855 11 12	E 1/2 of SE	10	69	34	80		Lamb, Joseph
1855 11 12	W 1/2 of SE & SE of SW	10	69	34	120		Lamb, Joseph
1855 12 27	N 1/2 of SW	10	69	34	80		Burger, William
1855 11 12	SW of SW	10	69	34	40		Lamb, Joseph
1855 11 12	N 1/2 of NE	11	69	34	80		Smith, Christine B.
1855 11 12	S 1/2 of NE & W 1/2 of SE	11	69	34	160		Smith, Susannah
1855 11 12	NE of NW	11	69	34	40		Smith, Christine B.
1855 11 12	NE of SE	11	69	34	40		Swindler, Thomas
1855 11 02	SW	11	69	34	160		Hooton, J. Smith
1855 11 12	N 1/2 of NW	12	69	34	80		Swindler, Thomas
1855 11 12	S 1/2 of NW & NW of SW	12	69	34	120		Swindler, Thomas
1855 12 27	SE of SE	13	69	34	40		Cales, Robert
1855 12 27	SW of SE	13	69	34	40		Cales, Robert
1855 11 12	W 1/2 of NW	15	69	34	80		Lamb, Joseph
1855 11 02	S 1/2 of SE	15	69	34	80		Baker, Washington
1855 11 02	E 1/2 of SW & NW of SW	15	69	34	120		Hammond, Rezin
1855 11 02	SW of SW	15	69	34	40		Hammond, Rezin
1855 12 27?	SE 1/4	17	69	34	160		-----?, Arnold