Taylor County, Iowa Original Land Entries
in order by name
[transcribed by Pat O'Dell: genpat@netins.net]

Date of Purchase	Part of Section	section	township	range	acres	hds	name of purchaser
1855 11 02	E 1/2 of NE & NW of NE	26	69	34	120		Sanders, Ann E.
1855 11 02	SE of SE	22	69	34	40		Sanders, Ann E.
1855 10 29	NE 1/4	18	68	34	160		Sanders, Jacob H.
1854 07 06	SW of NW	15	68	35	40		Scarlet, Harlen
1855 06 20	SW of SW	15	68	35	40		Scarlet, Harlen
1854 06 01	SE of SW	35	69	35	40		Scarlet, James
1854 06 01	E 1/2 of SW	07	68	35	80		Scarlet, Samuel
1855 06 20	N 1/2 of NW	08	68	35	80		Scarlett, Harlen
1853 09 09	SW of SW	33	69	35	40		Scarlett, James
1853 09 09	SW of SW	33	69	35	40		Scarlett, James
1854 11 01	SE of SW	33	69	35	40		Scarlett, James
1853 09 09	N 1/2 of NW	18	68	35	75	40	Scarlett, Samuel
1853 09 09	N 1/2 of NW	18	68	35	75	40	Scarlett, Samuel
1854 06 01	SE of NW	34	69	35	40		Scarlett, Samuel
1854 10 03	SW of NE	34	69	35	40		Scarlett, Samuel
1855 07 28	SE of SW	32	69	35	40		Scarlett, Samuel Jr
1856 10 02	SW of SW	07	68	35	35	14	Scarlett, Samuel Sr
1857 05 14	SW of NE & NW of SE	07	68	35	80		Scarlett, Stephen
1854 10 03	NW of SW	18	68	35	36	22	Scarlett, William
1854 12 01	SE of SW	34	69	35	40		Scarlett, William
1853 09 09	SW of NW	18	68	35	35	87	Scarlett, William W.
1853 09 09	SW of NW	18	68	35	35	87	Scarlett, William W.
1854 09 09	SW of NW	18	68	35	35	81	Scarlett, William W.
1855 02 07	SW of NE	18	68	35	40		Scarlett, William W.
1855 02 07	NW of SE	18	68	35	40		Scarlett, William W.
1855 06 12	SE of NW	18	68	35	40		Scarlett, William W.
1856 01 10	SW of SW	08	68	35	40		Scarlett, William W.
1855 07 20	SE of NW	07	68	35	40		Scarlott, Samuel
1855 07 28	W 1/2 of NE	06	68	35	62	89	Scarlott, Samuel Jr
1855 07 14	NE of SW	18	68	35	40		Scarlott, William W.
1855 02 07	NW of SE	26	70	34	40		Scott, Cornelius N.
1855 02 07	NW of SW	35	70	34	40		Scott, Cornelius N.
1855 11 08	NE of NW	35	70	34	40		Scott, Cornelius N.
1857 09 19	E 1/2 of NW & NW of NW	02	67	35	116	28	Scott, Hugh
1856 06 05	NW 1/4	31	68	35	149	36	Scrivner, Edward
1854 11 29	S 1/2 of NE & N 1/2 of NW	32	70	34	160		Seabolt, William T.
1857 09 23	W 1/2 of NW	17	68	35	80		Sears, John T.
1857 09 23	SE of NE	18	68	35	40		Sears, John T.
1857 09 23	NE of SE	18	68	35	40		Sears, John T.
1855 05 12	SE of NE	19	70	35	40		Shanklin, James A.
1857 08 07	NE of NE	01	67	34	39	46	Shay, Joshua
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 05 30	NE of NW	19	69	35	40		Shinn, Moses F.
1855 05 30	S 1/2 of SW	18	69	35	79	65	Shinn, Moses F.
1857 10 16	E 1/2 of NW	25	69	34	80		Shoe, Christopher
1857 10 16	E 1/2 of SW	24	69	34	80		Shoe, Christopher
1855 11 28	SW of NW	21	70	34	40		Shoemaker, George
1854 10 13	SE of SW	07	67	35	40		Shortridge, George S.
1854 11 11	NE of SW	07	67	35	40		Shortridge, George S.
1857 10 12	SE 1/4	28	69	35	160		Shurtleff, Nathaniel A.
1855 10 09	N 1/2 of NW	29	68	34	80		Silvertooth, John
1857 05 08	E 1/2 of sW & NW of SW	24	68	35	120		Simpson, Alfred M.
1855 11 12	E 1/2 of SE & SW of SE	25	70	34	120		Sinclair, Thomas
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 22	NE of SE	26	70	34	40		Smallwood, Gabriel
1855 11 22	N 1/2 of NE	25	70	34	80		Smallwood, Gabriel
1855 11 22	SW of SE	24	70	34	40		Smallwood, Gabriel
1855 11 22	W 1/2 of SE	30	70	34	80		Smart, William R.
1855 11 22	S 1/2 of NE	30	70	34	80		Smart, William R.
1855 11 12	SE of SW	02	69	34	40		Smith, Christina
1855 11 12	NE of NW	11	69	34	40		Smith, Christine B.
1855 11 12	N 1/2 of NE	11	69	34	80		Smith, Christine B.
1854 07 10	NW of NE	01	67	34	38	22	Smith, David
1854 07 10	SW of NW	36	68	34	40		Smith, David
1854 07 10	SE of SE	34	68	34	40		Smith, David
1854 07 10	W 1/2 of SW	36	68	34	80		Smith, David
1854 11 11	E 1/2 of NW	27	68	34	80		Smith, Elizabeth Jane
1855 11 12	NE 1/4	21	69	34	160		Smith, Franklin B.
1854 11 11	W 1/2 & SE of NE	20	68	34	120		Smith, James M.
1854 11 11	S 1/2 of NW	20	68	34	80		Smith, James M.
1854 11 18	W 1/2 of NE	27	68	34	80		Smith, James M.
1855 02 06	E 1/2 of SE	12	68	34	80		Smith, James M.
1855 07 31	SW of SW	35	68	34	40		Smith, James M.
1855 06 10	W 1/2 of NE & E 1/2 of NW	03	70	35	165	59	Smith, John H.
1854 11 11	NW of SW	03	67	35	40		Smith, Joseph
1855 11 13	SW of NW	09	67	35	40		Smith, Joseph
1857 09 19	SE of NW	09	67	35	40		Smith, Joseph
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 04 04	NE 1/4	19	69	35	160		Smith, Patrick
1855 11 12	S 1/2 of NE & W 1/2 of SE	11	69	34	160		Smith, Susannah
1855 02 07	NE of NE	03	70	35	43	29	Smith, William L.
1854 04 07	SE of SW	19	69	35	40		Snider, Squire F.
1854 11 18	E 1/2 of NW & SW of NW	31	70	35	117	04	Snider, Squire F.
1857 10 03	N 1/2 of SE & SW of SE	28	68	35	120		Snow, William B.
1856 10 30	E 1/2 of SE	02	70	35	80		Spalding, David E.
1856 10 30	W 1/2 of SW	01	70	35	80		Spalding, David E.
1856 10 30	NW 1/4	01	70	35	166	84	Spalding, William
1855 06 05	SW of SE	23	68	34	40		Speidle, Jacob
1857 05 16	Lot No 1	31	67	34	54	04	Spencer, Edmund
1857 04 29	SW of NE & SE of NW	30	70	35	80		Spencer, Samuel L.
1853 07 08	W1/2 & SE of NW & NE of SW	08	67	34	160		Stephens, John L.
1853 07 08	W1/2 & SE of NW & NE of SW	08	67	34	160		Stephens, John L.
1856 10 25	N 1/2 of SE	13	69	34	80		Sterns, Benjamin
1856 10 25	S 1/2 of NE	13	69	34	80		Sterns, Benjamin
1857 05 11	SE of SE	18	69	34	40		Sterns, William H.
1857 05 11	SW of SW	17	69	34	40		Sterns, William H.
1857 08 20	SW of SE	18	67	34	40		Stine, John
1857 04 16	N 1/2 of NE	13	70	35	80		Stithem, Amos
1857 04 16	NW of NW	18	70	34	43	54	Stithem, Amos
1853 05 24	SE of SE	30	68	35	40		Stocton, James M.
1853 05 24	NW of NW	32	68	35	40		Stocton, James M.
1853 05 24	NE of NE	31	68	35	40		Stocton, James M.
1853 05 24	SW of SW	29	68	35	40		Stocton, James M.
1853 05 24	NW of NW	32	68	35	40		Stocton, James M.
1853 05 24	NE of NE	31	68	35	40		Stocton, James M.
1853 05 24	SW of SW	29	68	35	40		Stocton, James M.
1853 05 24	SE of SE	30	68	35	40		Stocton, James M.
1856 08 20	W 1/2 of NE & SE of NE	31	68	35	120		Stocton, Thomas R.
1854 10 03	SW of SE	10	67	35	40		Stone, James
1856 10 23	W 1/2 of SW	10	67	35	80		Stone, James
1855 04 03	NE of SW	06	67	34	40		Stout, James M.
1857 07 14	NW 1/4	17	69	34	160		Straw, Cyrus G.
1854 10 11	NW of NW	10	68	35	40		Sturgis, Benjamin
1857 10 12	E 1/2 of SE & NW of SE	24	68	35	120		Sturman, Matilda K.
1857 10 03	N 1/2 of NW	36			80		Swaim, George M.
1857 10 03	N 1/2 of NE	35	68	35	80		Swaim, George M.
1855 05 12	SE of NW	05	70	35	40		Swain, Lorenzo D.
1855 11 02	SE of SE	20	69	35	40		Swan, George M.
1857 05 30	SE of NE & NE of SE	08	69		80		Swap, William E.
1857 05 30	SW of NW & NW of SW	09	69		80		Swap, William E.
1855 11 12	N 1/2 of NW	12	69	34	80		Swindler, Thomas
1855 11 12	NW of NE	36	70	34	40		Swindler, Thomas
1855 11 12	SW of SE & SE of SW	01	69	34	80		Swindler, Thomas
1855 11 12	NE of SE	11	69	34	40		Swindler, Thomas
1855 11 12	S 1/2 of NW & NW of SW	12	69	34	120		Swindler, Thomas
1855 11 22	SE of SW	20	70	35	40		Swisler, Jonathan
185511 ??	NE 1/4	31	69	34	160		T or F---? George W.
1857 07 03	NE 1/4	14	69	35	160		Tanner, Benjamin R.
1855 10 29	NE of SW	12	67	35	40		Taylor, Albert
1855 10 29	SE of NW	12	67	35	40		Taylor, Albert
1855 10 29	SW of NE	12	67	35	40		Taylor, Albert
1855 10 29	NW of SE	12	67	35	40		Taylor, Albert
1855 10 29	NW of NE & NE of NW	12	67	35	78	33 1/2	Taylor, Cyrenes
1857 10 31	NW of SW	01	67	35	39	01	Taylor, Cyrenius
1855 10 29	SE of SW & SW of SE	01	67	35	78	08 1/2	Taylor, Cyrenues
1855 10 16	NE of NE & W 1/2 of NE	25	67	34	120		Teachnor, George W.
1855 10 16	SW 1/4	24	67	34	160		Teachnor, George W.
1855 10 16	NW 1/4	25	67	34	160		Technor, George W.
1857 10 08	NE 1/4	12	68	35	160		Terrell, Richard
1855 11 21	NW of SW	01	68	34	37	67	Thomas, Jonathan
1855 11 01	W 1/2 of SW	36	69	34	80		Thomas, Jonathan R.
1854 06 01	SE of SW	29	70	35	40		Thompson, Larkin
1855 11 22	W 1/2 of NW	06	69	34	83	38	Tinsler, William
1857 04 24	S 1/2 of NW & E 1/2 of SW	35			160		Todd, James A.
1855 02?09?	S 1/2 of SW	14	69	35	80		Turner, Job C.
1855 07 09	NE of NW	18	69	34	40		Turner, Job C.
1855 07 09	N 1/2 of NW	23	69	35	80		Turner, Job C.
1855 07 09	SW of NW	18	69	34	44	50	Turner, Job C.
1855 10 29	S 1/2 of NW	23	69	35	80		Turner, John
1857 08 27	NE 1/4	04	69		159	23	Turner, John C.
1855 11 10	NW of SW	04	67	34	40		Tuttle, LeRoy
1857 08 28	SW 1/4	08	68	34	160		Underwood, Albert S.
1857 08 28	N 1/2 of NW	23	68	34	40		Underwood, Daniel
1857 04 23	N 1/2 of NE	01	67	35	76	97	Vancamp, John C.
1857 04 23	E 1/2 of NW	01	67	35	77	39	Vancamp, John C.
1856 08 21	E 1/2 of SE	09	68	35	80		Vanderlip, John
1856 08 21	E 1/2 of SE	08	68	35	80		Vanderlip, John
1857 09 03	NW	01	69	35	159		Vanhorton, David
1856 01 10	W 1/2 of SE & SE of SE	23	68	35	120		Vansickler, Abram
1856 10 24	NE of NE	12	67	35	39	16	Vardaman, George W. Jr
1856 10 24	SE of SE	01	67	35	39	07	Vardaman, George W. Jr
1856 10 24	NW of NE	17	67	34	40		Vardaman, George W. Sr
1856 10 24	NE of NW	17	67	34	40		Vardaman, George W. Sr
1854 06 08	W 1/2 of SW	24	67	35	80		Vincent, John P.
1854 10 03	NW of NW	25	67	35	40		Vincent, John P.
1854 10 03	NE of NE	26	68	34	40		Vincent, John P.
1854 11 22	NW of NE	25	67	35	40		Vincent, John P.
1855 06 05	SW of NE	26	67	35	40		Vincent, Julia
1855 06 05	NE of SE	23	68	34	40		Vinege, Adam
1854 07 25	N 1/2 of SE	32	68	34	80		Vinnedge, Adam
1854 07 25	S 1/2 of NW	32	68	34	80		Vinnedge, Adam
1854 07 25	W 1/2 of NE	32	68	34	80		Vinnedge, Adam
1854 07 25	N 1/2 of SW	33	68	34	80		Vinnedge, Adam
1854 07 26	NW of NW	05	67	34	40	84	Vinnedge, Adam
1854 10 11	W 1/2 & SE of SW	32	68	34	120		Vinnedge, Adam
1854 10 11	S 1/2 of NW	29	68	34	80		Vinnedge, Adam
1854 10 11	NW of SW	29	68	34	40		Vinnedge, Adam
1854 11 01	NE of SE	06	67	34	40		Vinnedge, Adam
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