Early Elkland Township Land Records, Tuscola County, Michigan Copyright © 1998 by Bonnie Petee. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. _____________________________________________________________________ Early Elkland Township Land Records Prior to 1860 Taken from The History of Tuscola County, Biographical Sketches and Illustrations, H. R. Page Co., Chicago, 1883. Thanks to Bonnie Petee. Location: TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST. Section 1: David Ward, January 2, 1854; William Jacobs, May 4, 1855; Phoebe Leach, October 17, 1855; John Bird, January 19, 1857. Section 2: William Jacobs, May 24, 1855; Joseph White, September 12, 1856; Stephen G. Pickle October 13, 1856; William S. Moore, November 28, 1856; Hiram McDowell, November 28, 1856; James Foster, November 28, 1856. Section 3: James Cleaver, June 19, 1856; Stephen G. Pickle, October 13, 1856; Robert Gamble, October 13, 1856; Benjamin Downing, November 26, 1856; William Wilcox, August 14, 1857. Section 4: James C. Edgerly, May 26, 1856; John Reader, October 13, 1856; Chester Whitacker, 2nd, November 22, 1856; David McDowell, November 28, 1856; David McDowell, December 23, 1856. Section 5: David Ward, August 21, 1854; William H. Winton, April 18, 1856; James C. Edgerly, May 26, 1856; Edward Campbell, December 7, 1858; William H. Winton, January 27, 1859. Section 6: Franklin K. Beck, September 22, 1855; James Cleaver, June 19, 1856. Section 7: Franklin K. Beck, September 22, 1855. Section 8: David Ward, January 21, 1854; James Cleaver, June 19, 1856; James Grant, February 3, 1857; James Hopkins, December 7, 1858. Section 9: Homer Gear, November 22, 1856; David McDowell, December 23, 1856: Merit M. Greenfield, Spetember 12, 1856; Abram Bolton, June 21, 1856; James N. Rowley, August 30, 1856. Section 10: Charles W. Smith, November 1, 1855; John A. J. Walker, June 20, 1856; Merit M. Greenfield, June 11, 1856; Merit M. Greenfield, September 12, 1856; Lorenzo Teachout, September 4, 1856; Burton H. Hines, April 8, 1858. Section 11: Peter Gregor, May 24, 1855; William Edgar, May 29, 1855; Zalmon L. Goodsell, May 24, 1856; Joseph White, September 12, 1856; John Anyon, September 25, 1856; John Hanna, May 19, 1857. Section 12: James H. C. Blades, June 23, 1854; James H. C. Blades, June 27, 1854; Peter Gregor, May 24, 1855; Darins S. Cadwell, July 4, 1855. Section 13: Stephen D. Sayer, January 28, 1854; Darius S. Cadwell, July 4, 1855; Zalmon L. Goodsell, May 24, 1856; Ezra Pease, January 6, 1858. Section 14: Stephen D. Sayer, January 28, 1854; William Edgar, May 29, 1855; Zalmon L. Goodsell, May 24, 1856; John Anyon, September 25, 1856; John Hanna, May 19, 1857. Section 15: Henry Lehrna, October 21, 1854; Martin Watrous, Februry 28, 1855; William Edgar, May 29, 1855; Hernon Camp, August 4,1856; Samuel Bradley, February 4, 1858. Section 18: Franklin K. Beck, September 22, 1855. William S. Moore, November 28, 1856. Section 19: Ethan A. Dickinson, Jr., November 25, 1856. William S. Moore, November 28, 1856. Section 20: Z. Washington Wright, April 20, 1855; Edward Randall, July 29, 1856; Z. Washington Wright, December 15, 1856; Hiram Bailey, May 6, 1857; Z. Washington Wright, July 13, 1857. Section 21: Stephen D. Sayer, January 28, 1854; William F. Whitney, October 28, 1854; Hermon Camp, August 4, 1856; Hermon Camp, January 9, 1857; Sault Canal Company, May 25, 1855. Section 22: Joseph Kurs, October 21, 1854; Edmund H. McQuigg, October 28, 1854; Charles W. Smith, October 12, 1855; Hernon Camp, August 4, 1856. Section 23: William Winspear, June 24, 1852; Stephen D. Sayer, January 28, 1854; Charles W. Smith, October 12, 1855; J. Colman, July 30, 1858. Section 24: William H. Hayes, May 11, 1854; M. B. & George G. Hess, April 13, 1859; T. R. Colman, January 15, 1859. Section 25: T. R. Colman, January 15, 1859. Section 26: William H. Green, July 15, 1850; James Morgan Bladwin, May 15, 1851; Andrew Walmsley, May 11, 1855; Truman R. Colman, January 15, 1859. Section 27: William McKie, July 1, 1851; Stephen D. Sayer, January 28, 1854; Richard M. Smith, February 24, 1854; William H. Hayes, May 11, 1854; Hugh Seed, May 11, 1855; Andrew Walmsley, May 11, 1855. Section 28: William McKie, July 1, 1851; Stephen D. Sayer, January 28, 1854; Hiram Burk, January 28, 1854; William F. Whitney, and E. H. McQuigg, October 28, 1854; Z. Washington Wright, April 18, 1856. Section 29: Dwight Herrick, September 18, 1855; Edward Randall, July 29, 1856; Z. Washington Wright, November 20, 1856; Sault Canal Company, May 25, 1855. Section 30: Franklin K. Beck, September 22, 1855. Section 31: Dwight Herrick, September 18, 1855; Travis Leach, March 19, 1859; T. Leach, November 16, 1858. Section 32: Samuel G. Hathaway, June 14, 1851; James Morgan Baldwin, May 15, 1851; Dwight Herrick, September 18, 1855. Section 33: William H. Green, July 15, 1850; William McKie, July 1, 1851; William Winspear, January 2, 1852; William Winspear, April 7, 1852; Job Halsted, January 1, 1852; Hiram Burk, January 28, 1854; Hermon Camp, August 4, 1856; James McMath, December 6, 1856. Section 34: William McKie, July 1, 1851; William Winspear, June 24, 1852; William H. Hayes, May 11, 1854; Alexander P. Cooper, May 15, 1856; John Casler, July 14, 1856; David G. Slafter, May 5, 1858. Section 35: Stephen D. Sayer, January 28, 1854; Samuel Lewis, March 27, 1854; Samuel Lewis, April 1, 1854; Samuel F. Jones, May 2, 1854; John D. Smith, James. M. Baldwin, and David G. Slafter, May 24, 1854; Samuel Lewis, January 5, 1856; Samuel F. Jones, May 2, 1854. Section 36: David G. Slafter, May 4, 1853; Samuel F. Jones, May 2, 1854; Jay S. Curtis, June 22, 1859. Copyrighted March 1998, Bonnie J. Petee dz