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.