Original Government Land Grants
Jackson Township
Van Buren County
1.
Description
2. Number of Acres
3. Cost
4. Name of Purchaser
5. Purchase Date
TOWNSHIP
67 RANGE 11 SECTION 6
1.
W ½ NE
1. S ½ of SW
2. 80
2. 83.86
3. 100
3. 104.825
4. James W. Smith
4. Samuel P. Rowland
5. 8 October, 1853
5. 13 June, 1854
1.
NE of NW
1. NE of NE
2. 40
2. 40
3. 50
3. 50
4. Levi Van Meter
4.
Peter Waltz (Wiltz)
5. 8 October, 1853
5. 15 June, 1854
1.
SE of NW
1. SE of NE
2. 40
2. 40
3. 50
3. 50
4. James W. Smith
4. Peter Waltz (Wiltz)
5. 28 November, 1853
5. 14, August, 1854
1.
S ½ of SE
1. NE of SW
2. 80
2. 40
3. 100
3. xx
4. Johnathan Downs
4. Harbert Blakely
5. 7 June, 1854
5. 30 November, 1854
1.
N ½ of SE
1. W ½ of NW
2. 80
NW of SW
3. 100
2. 131.82
4. Joseph Hall
3. xx
5. 12 June, 1854
4. Iram Boyd
5. 10 March, 1855
TOWNSHIP
67 N RANGE 11
SECTION 7
1.
Lot Number 7
2. 655.16
3. 818.95
4. Frank Treblicock 41-584
5. 29 May, 1854
TOWNSHIP
67 N RANGE 11 SECTION 18
1.
Fractional Section
2. 423.25
3. 529.06 ¼
4. Alexander H. Simpson
5. 2 June, 1854
TOWNSHIP
68 N RANGE 11 SECTION 17
1.
W ½ of SW and W ½ NW
1. SW of SE
2. 160 (both)
2. 40
3. 200 (both)
3. 50
4. Bushrod Craven
4.
William Harris
5. 29 August, 1839
5. 11 July, 1840
1.
E ½ of NE
1. SE of SE
2. 80
2. 40
3. 100
3. 50
4. Richard Abernathy
4.
James M. Wallis
5. 20 March, 1840
5. 8 August, 1852
1.
W ½ of NE
1. NE of SE
2. 80
2. 40
3. 100
3.
50
4. Aaron Gardner
4.
John Russell
5. 20 March, 1840
5.
8 August, 1853
1.
E ½ of NW and E ½ of SW and NW of SE
2. 200
3. 250
4. William W. Holland
5. 1 January, 1840
SECTION
18
1.
E ½ of NE and E ½ of SE
1. E ½ of NW
2. 160
2.
80
3. 200
3. 100
4. David Carde
4. Patsey Mize
5. 20 March, 1840
5.
18 June, 1840
1.
W ½ of NE and W ½ of SE
1. NE of SW
2. 160
2. 40
3. 200
3.
50
4. William Lanson
4.
Dansey Brown
5. 20 March, 1840
5. 15 November, 1849
1.
W ½ of NW and W ½ of SW
1. SE
of SW
2. 146.14
2. 40
3. 182.675
3. 50
4. William H. Davis
4. Robert Russell
5. 20 March, 1840
5.
11 July, 1854
SECTION
19
1.
1.
2. 80
2.
40
3. 100
3. 50
4. William Lanson
4.
Kendall B. Atkins
5. 20 March, 1840
5. 12 May, 1848
1.
1.
2. 80
2. 40
3. 100
3. 50
4. John Malcom
4.
Logan Wallis
5. 20 March, 1840
5. 12 May, 1848
1.
1.
2. 75.6
2. 40
3. 94.50
3. 50
4. George A. Gilmore
4. Comodore Moore
5. 20 March, 1840
5.
19 May, 1848
1.
1.
2. 80
2.
39.2
3. 100
3.
49
4. William W. Holland
4. James B. Rolland
5. 1 June, 1840
5. 27 May, 1848
1.
1.
2.
40
2. 40
3.
50
3. 50
4. John Craige
4. Robert Russell
5. 2 October, 1847
5. 4 June, 1849
1.
SW ¼ SE ¼
1.
2. 40
2. 38.64
3. 50
3. 48.30
4. Anna Wallis
4. Stephen Harrell Jr.
5. 3 May, 1848
5. 5 November, 1849
SECTION
20
1.
E ½ of NE
1. SW of NW
2. 80
2. 40
3. 100
3. 50
4. John Hale Jr.
4. William W. Holland
5. 20 March, 1840
5. 28 October, 1846
1.
E ½ of SE
1. NW of SW
2. 80
2.
40
3. 100
3. 50
4. Newton McMannos
4. John Russell
5. 20 March, 1840
5. 28 October, 1846
1.
NW of NW
1. E ½ of SW
2. 40
2.
80
3. 50
3. 100
4. William W. Holland
4. John C. Hagler
5. 1 June, 1840
5.
2 October, 1847
1.
NE of NW
1. SW of SW
2. 40
2.
40
3. 50
3. 50
4. Johathan Downs
4. Mary Newhouse
5. 6 May, 1842
5. 14 November, 1849
1.
NW of NE
1.
SW of NE and SE of NW and W ½ of SE
2. 40
2.
160
3. 50
3. L.W.
4. James B. Rowland
4.
William W. White, Assignee of John McBryan
5. 10 May, 1842
5.
21 December, 1850
SECTION
21
1.
W ½ of NE and E ½ of NW
1.
SW ½ - E ½ of NE
2. 160
2.
240 (It was from this
land that the town of
3. 200
3. 300
Rushville was platted)
4. Newton McManis
4.
John Hale Jr.
5. 20 March, 1840
5. 20 March, 1840
1.
NW of NW
1. SW of NW
2. 40
2.
40
3. 50
3. 50
4. Asa Blanchard
4. Sally Goldthwait
5. 9 August, 1853
5.
2 September, 1854
1.
SE of SE
1.
W ½ of SE and NE of SE
2. 40
2.
120
3. xx
3.
150
4. James Morster
4.
Bernhart Hemm
5. 21 February, 1855
5. 17 April, 1855
SECTION
22
1.
E ½ of NE ¼ and NW ½ of NE ¼
1.
NE ¼ of SE ¼
2.
120
2. 40
3. xx
3.
xx
4. Jacob J. Hayden
4.
John Peterson
5. 6 June, 1848
5. 20 January, 1852
1.
NE ¼ of NW ¼
1. SE ¼ of NW ¼ (This was added later)
2. 20
2. 40
3. xx
3. xx
4. George C. Haney
4. State of Iowa
5. 3 June, 1853
5. xx
1.
SE ¼ of SE ¼ (This was added later reference
96-131)
2. 40
3. xx
4.
State of Iowa
5.
xx
Joseph
Hale to Grant Tonsey
Lot 7 Block 5, Rushville
Date
22 August, 1843
Filed
23 April, 1844
Deed
Book E page 233
Charles
Wandel to Asa Blanchard Lot
5, Block 8 and Lot 7 Block 5 Town
of Rushville
Also
SE ¼ SW ¼ Section 21, Township 68
Range 11 (this may adjoin
the above two lots)
Dated
16 August 1851
Filed
20 March, 1854
THE
ABOVE LOCATIONS MAY HELP IN THE FINAL LOCATION OF THE TOWN OF
RUSHVILLE
SECTION
29
1.
S ½ W ½ of NE
1. SE of NW
2. 400
2. 40
3. 500
3. 50
4. Thomas Devin
4.
John Hale Sr.
5. xx
5. xx
1.
SW of NW
1. NW of NW
2. 40
2.
40
3. 50
3. 50
4. James Gleason Sr.
4.
James Gleason Sr.
5. xx
5.
xx
1.
SE of NE
1. NE of NW
2. 40
2.
40
3. 50
3. 50
4. Joseph Hale
4. Onias Hale
5. xx
5. xx
1.
NE of NE
2. 40
3. 50
4. Onias Hale
5. xx
SECTION
30
1.
E ½ of NW and E ½ of SW
1. W ½ of NW and NW of SW
2. 160
2. 123.66
3. 200
3. 154.575
4. Samuel Steel
4. Asbury Conwell
5. 20 March, 1840
5. 10 May, 1842
1.
SE ¼
1.
NE of NE
2. 160
2. 40
3. 200
3.
50
4.
James O. Cravens
4.
AsaBlanchard
5. 20 March, 1840
5. 16 September, 1850
1.
W ½ of NE
1. SE of NE
2. 80
2. 40
3. 100
3. 50
4. Samuel Steele Jr.
4.
Asa Blanchard
5. 8 June, 1840
5. 26 July, 1853
1.
SW of SW
2. 43.58
3. 54.475
4. Bartlett Powel
5. 3 May, 1854
SECTION
31
1.
NE of NE
1. N ½ of SW
2. 40
2.
84.06
3. 50
3. 105.085
4. Sylvester L. Hubbard
4. Bartlett Powel
5. 16 March, 1841
5.
7 October, 1853
1. SE of NE and E ½ of SE
1. NW of NW
SW of SE and E ½ of NW
2. 44.14
2. 160
3. 55.175
3. L.W.
4. Bartlett Powel
4.
John C. Hagler
5.
3 May, 1854
5. 3 May, 1851
1.
SW of NW
1. NW of NE
2. 124.1
2. 40
3. L.W. Ex 5.125
3. 50
4. Bartlett Powel
4. Bartlett Powel
5. 18 February, 1853
5. 3 May, 1854
1.
NE of SW
1. SW of SW
2. 40
2. 40.02
3. 50
3. L.W.
4. Bartlett Powel
4.
William Sanders
5. 3 June, 1854
5.
20 July, 1854
1.
NW of SE and SW of NE
2. 80
3. xx
4. Amos Hagler
5.
8 May, 1858
Compiled from Original Land Patent Books at the Van Buren County Courthouse
for the Van Buren Co. GenWeb Project by Fran Hunt and Raymond Senor