Barnes county, ND, BLM Records - "E" Surnames Data edited and prepared by Joy Fisher, http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) inherited the functions of the General Land Office when it was established by Congress in 1946. The South Dakota Land Patents Database, derived from General Land Office and BLM information, contains deeds (primarily patents) issued by the United States in the region now known as the State of South Dakota between 1859 and 1995. While BLM has been referred to as "the Nations record keeper", it is the National Archives that actually keeps the files. The BLM, maintains diagrammatic plats known as Master Title Plats, which depict lands which are owned by the United States and lands which are patented. However, these plats do not have any information about who the lands were patented to. That information which has only been available after tedious research, is available now in this database. The North Dakota Land Patents Database contains the following information for each land transaction: date, location (township, range, section, meridian), name of person the land was patented to, case type, conveyance type, county, and the patent document identification number. Using this information you can obtain copies of the patent file for $10 from the National Archives at the following address: Reference Branch (Lands) National Archives Washington, DC 20408 (202) 501-5428 You need to submit your request on a copy of Form 84. To get the form, send an e-mail message to inquire@nara.gov In the body of the message, be sure to ask for Form 84 "Order for Copies of Land Entry Files", tell them how many copies you want (get at least 2, in case you make a mistake) and give your name and snail address so they can send you the forms. (Or you can send a snail mail letter to above address). Sending by e-mail takes less than a week; by snail mail both ways takes about 2 weeks. Key to Case Types 181000- Public Lands Litigation 186001- Quit claim deed by US 210000- Acquisition by US 220000- Land exchange 230000- Withdrawal of Land by US 240000- Classification of Lands by US 250000 Disposition: Use and Occupancy 251000- Homestead 252000- Desert Land Act 253000- Indian Patents 254000- Color of Title Act 255000- Mining Claim Occupancy Act 260000 Grants 261000- Military Scrip Warrant Patents 262000- Lands to the State of South Dakota 262500- Swamp Land 263000- Rail Road Grants 264000- Airport conveyance act 270000 Sales 271000- Public Land Sale 272000- Cash 273000- Small Tract 274000- Recreation & Public Purposes 275000- Cemeteries and Parks 276000- Townsites 278000- Unintentional Trespass 371000 Multiple Use Act 386000 Mining Laws 386200- Lode Mining Claims 386300- Placer Mining Claims 386400- Millsite Claims Land Conveyance types in this database: PA - Patent GD - Grant Deed WD - Warranty Deed Land Conveyances to the State of South Dakota IL - State Lieu Selection (Lands the State selected in-lieu of sections 16 and 36, which they were entitled to but did not receive) LS - Forest Lieu Selection SG - State Grant SS - State Selection Meridians 05 - 5th Principal Meridian -- located in the eastern part of Iowa 06 - 6th Principal Meridian -- located south of Yankton - not used by east River counties 07 - Black Hills Meridian -- located on the SD - WY border NAME MERIDIAN TWP RANGE SECTION ACREAGE TYPE CASETYPE DOCID DATE ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ----- ---- -------- ----- ---- EARSLEY CHANCY L 05 143 N 056 W 004 80 251101 PA 4048 10/10/1889 EARSLEY CHANCY L 05 143 N 056 W 004 44.32 251101 PA 4048 10/10/1889 EARSLEY CHANCY L 05 143 N 056 W 004 44.97 251101 PA 4048 10/10/1889 EATON EDWARD B 05 140 N 056 W 008 160 272002 PA 1406 03/30/1881 ECKER NICHOLAS 05 142 N 059 W 002 80 251101 PA 4707 03/08/1890 ECKER NICHOLAS 05 142 N 059 W 002 42.34 251101 PA 4707 03/08/1890 ECKER NICHOLAS 05 142 N 059 W 002 42.01 251101 PA 4707 03/08/1890 EDDY ABIGAIL D 05 137 N 061 W 022 160 251101 PA 4960 06/16/1890 EDEN CARL G H 05 137 N 060 W 006 40 251101 PA 10413 10/20/1902 EDEN CARL G H 05 137 N 060 W 006 41.3 251101 PA 10413 10/20/1902 EDEN CARL G H 05 137 N 060 W 006 34.72 251101 PA 10413 10/20/1902 EDEN CARL G H 05 137 N 060 W 006 35.82 251101 PA 10413 10/20/1902 EDEY HUBERT L 05 143 N 057 W 020 160 251101 PA 10495 12/30/1902 EDIN CARL FREDRIK 05 138 N 060 W 032 160 251105 PA 602 04/07/1894 EDIN CARL FREDRIK 05 137 N 061 W 012 160 251101 PA 4293 11/11/1889 EGGERT JOHN H 05 142 N 059 W 010 160 251105 PA 1231 11/06/1895 EIDE INGEBRET 05 139 N 058 W 010 80 251101 PA 10859 04/04/1904 EIDSVIG LARS J 05 137 N 058 W 026 160 251101 PA 9520 03/26/1900 EKEBERG HANS 05 138 N 060 W 014 160 272002 PA 4873 10/04/1884 EKEBERG HANS 05 138 N 060 W 026 160 251101 PA 6625 04/01/1892 EKERN MARTIN C 05 137 N 058 W 022 120 251101 PA 6118 08/18/1891 EKSTROM JOHAN 05 141 N 058 W 032 160 251101 PA 2957 12/20/1887 ELDRED CATHERINE 05 143 N 061 W 002 160 251105 PA 1820 11/16/1898 ELENZ NICHOLAS 05 143 N 059 W 024 160 272002 PA 13240 05/02/1903 ELLERMAND CHRISTIAN J 05 139 N 058 W 034 160 251101 PA 1450 09/15/1884 ELLINGSON JACOB 05 140 N 059 W 010 160 251101 PA 1337 09/15/1884 ELLINGSON JOHN 05 140 N 059 W 010 160 251101 PA 1336 09/15/1884 ELLINGSON OLE 05 138 N 058 W 004 120 251101 PA 4722 03/08/1890 ELLINGSON OLE 05 138 N 058 W 004 40.09 251101 PA 4722 03/08/1890 ELLIOT GEORGE 05 138 N 061 W 008 160 251101 PA 8415 12/07/1897 ELLIOTT JOHN 05 138 N 061 W 032 160 251101 PA 4224 05/20/1890 ELLIOTT JOHN 05 138 N 061 W 032 160 251105 PA 1086 05/04/1895 ELLIOTT WILLIAM 05 138 N 061 W 018 80 251101 PA 9364 12/07/1899 ELLIOTT WILLIAM 05 138 N 061 W 018 39.03 251101 PA 9364 12/07/1899 ELLIOTT WILLIAM 05 138 N 061 W 018 38.81 251101 PA 9364 12/07/1899 ELLIS FREEMAN S 05 139 N 058 W 006 80 272002 PA 6413 03/17/1888 ELLIS FREEMAN S 05 139 N 058 W 006 39.49 272002 PA 6413 03/17/1888 ELLIS FREEMAN S 05 139 N 058 W 006 39.63 272002 PA 6413 03/17/1888 ELLIS HANNAH 05 139 N 058 W 012 160 251101 PA 3070 12/20/1887 ELLISON CHARLES A 05 141 N 058 W 032 160 272002 PA 4506 01/19/1884 ELLISON CHARLES A 05 139 N 059 W 008 160 272002 PA 3437 06/20/1882 ELLSBURG CHARLES F 05 138 N 056 W 024 160 272002 PA 4578 09/20/1884 ELM JOHN 05 138 N 059 W 022 160 272002 PA 3875 10/04/1884 ELM JONAS GUSTAF 05 138 N 059 W 024 160 251101 PA 4043 10/10/1889 EMERY WALTER S 05 142 N 057 W 018 80 251105 PA 431 04/03/1893 EMERY WALTER S 05 142 N 057 W 018 41.89 251105 PA 431 04/03/1893 EMERY WALTER S 05 142 N 057 W 018 41.82 251105 PA 431 04/03/1893 EMERY WALTER S 05 142 N 058 W 024 160 251101 PA 5896 03/25/1891 ENERSON OLE P 05 138 N 058 W 018 160 251105 PA 865 12/07/1894 ENGELSTAD LARS O 05 140 N 058 W 006 40 272002 PA 1596 02/10/1882 ENGELSTAD LARS O 05 140 N 058 W 006 48.51 272002 PA 1596 02/10/1882 ENGELSTAD LARS O 05 140 N 058 W 006 48.17 272002 PA 1596 02/10/1882 ENGELSTAD LARS O 05 140 N 058 W 006 33.69 272002 PA 1596 02/10/1882 ENGELSTAD LARS O 05 140 N 058 W 006 80 272002 PA 5584 08/13/1883 ENGELSTAD LARS O 05 140 N 058 W 006 48.85 272002 PA 5584 08/13/1883 ENGERUD EDWARD 05 138 N 058 W 004 40 272002 PA 13004 12/12/1901 ENGERUD EDWARD 05 140 N 060 W 024 37.3 272002 PA 13006 12/12/1901 ENGERUD EDWARD 05 140 N 060 W 024 35 272002 PA 13006 11/01/1977 ENGLE AMELIA 05 138 N 056 W 034 160 251101 PA 8074 07/09/1896 ENGLE ARABELLA S 05 138 N 056 W 034 160 251101 PA 4741 06/16/1890 ENGLE CHARLES E 05 138 N 056 W 022 160 251101 PA 5124 07/16/1890 ENGLE CYRUS MILTON 05 138 N 056 W 022 160 251101 PA 5122 07/16/1890 ENGLE GEORGE C 05 138 N 056 W 028 160 251105 PA 95 05/12/1891 ENGLE WILLIAM G 05 138 N 056 W 034 160 272002 PA 12123 03/17/1892 ENGLE WILLIAM G 05 138 N 056 W 022 160 251101 PA 5123 07/16/1890 ENSIGN ABNER C 05 143 N 060 W 002 40.99 272002 PA 7595 10/07/1886 ENSIGN ABNER C 05 143 N 060 W 002 80 261000 PA 96418 12/27/1888 ENSIGN ABNER C 05 143 N 060 W 002 41.08 261000 PA 96418 12/27/1888 ENSIGN SEYMOUR D 05 143 N 060 W 012 52.9 272002 PA 11093 06/20/1889 ENSIGN SEYMOUR D 05 143 N 060 W 012 42.5 272002 PA 11093 06/20/1889 ERICKSON ANNA 05 137 N 059 W 032 160 251101 PA 6465 02/08/1892 ERICKSON GERHAND 05 138 N 060 W 026 160 272002 PA 5154 09/20/1884 ERICKSON GERTRUDE 05 138 N 060 W 026 160 251101 PA 2985 11/24/1888 ERICKSON PETER 05 139 N 058 W 012 160 272002 PA 4753 10/04/1884 ERICKSON PETER 05 139 N 058 W 012 160 251101 PA 6372 01/25/1892 ERIKSEN FREDRICK 05 137 N 058 W 004 160 251101 PA 5071 06/16/1890 ERIKSON ANDREW 05 142 N 056 W 006 40 251101 PA 3868 06/27/1889 ERIKSON ANDREW 05 142 N 056 W 006 41.58 251101 PA 3868 06/27/1889 ERIKSON ANDREW 05 142 N 056 W 006 38.25 251101 PA 3868 06/27/1889 ERIKSON ANDREW 05 142 N 056 W 006 38.4 251101 PA 3868 06/27/1889 ERNI ANDREW 05 142 N 061 W 004 160 251101 PA 6440 02/08/1892 ERNST HENRY L 05 141 N 056 W 026 160 251101 PA 6067 08/18/1891 ERSLEY JAMES 05 143 N 056 W 028 160 272002 PA 5511 02/25/1885 ERTELT CHARLES 05 140 N 057 W 022 160 251101 PA 1966 12/03/1887 ERTELT FRANK 05 140 N 057 W 030 160 251101 PA 1305 09/15/1884 ESEBY OLE 05 141 N 058 W 026 160 251101 PA 1376 09/15/1884 ESEBY OLE 05 141 N 058 W 026 160 272002 PA 11883 11/09/1891 ESTENSEN KARI 05 137 N 058 W 032 160 251101 PA 4388 03/08/1890 ETTER ANNA 05 143 N 061 W 022 160 251101 PA 8033 06/26/1896 ETTER FREDRICK H 05 143 N 061 W 022 160 251105 PA 1615 08/05/1897 ETTER FREDRICK HENRY 05 143 N 061 W 028 160 251101 PA 5738 12/31/1890 ETTER MARI 05 142 N 061 W 034 40 272002 PA 13032 10/09/1901 ETZELL CHARLES L 05 142 N 058 W 028 160 251101 PA 2955 12/20/1887 ETZELL LEVI 05 142 N 059 W 012 160 251101 PA 11859 06/30/1906 EVANS JOHN C 05 143 N 059 W 018 80 272002 PA 4006 02/05/1884 EVANS JOHN C 05 143 N 059 W 018 26.1 272002 PA 4006 02/05/1884 EVANS JOHN C 05 143 N 059 W 018 26.06 272002 PA 4006 02/05/1884 EVANS RODERICK D 05 139 N 061 W 022 160 251105 PA 1192 07/09/1895 EVANSON MATHIAS 05 143 N 060 W 004 80 272002 PA 7509 09/20/1884 EVANSON MATHIAS 05 143 N 060 W 004 40.57 272002 PA 7509 09/20/1884 EVANSON MATHIAS 05 143 N 060 W 004 40.5 272002 PA 7509 09/20/1884 EVENSEN CHRISTIAN 05 137 N 057 W 002 40 251101 PA 8445 01/07/1898 EVENSEN CHRISTIAN 05 137 N 057 W 002 39.94 251101 PA 8445 01/07/1898 EVENSON MARIA 05 138 N 058 W 004 160 251101 PA 3833 06/23/1889 EVENSON MARTIN 05 137 N 057 W 006 40 272002 PA 3213 10/01/1883 EVENSON MARTIN 05 137 N 057 W 006 40 272002 PA 3213 10/01/1883 EVENSON MARTIN 05 137 N 057 W 006 38.7 272002 PA 3213 10/01/1883 EVENSON MARTIN 05 137 N 057 W 006 38.91 272002 PA 3213 10/01/1883 EVENSON MARTIN 05 137 N 057 W 008 120 251101 PA 4519 03/08/1890 EVENSON MARTIN V 05 143 N 060 W 004 40.71 272002 PA 9597 11/09/1888 EVENSON MARTIN V 05 143 N 060 W 004 40.64 272002 PA 9597 11/09/1888 EVENSTAD OLE O 05 138 N 057 W 022 160 251101 PA 2401 12/24/1887 EWELL FRED D 05 140 N 061 W 034 160 251101 PA 6640 04/01/1892