Billings county, ND, BLM Records - "L" 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 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 SERNUM NAME MERIDIAN TWP RANGE SECTION ACREAGE TYPE CASETYPE DOCID DATE ------ ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- NDMTAA 075442 LAQUA FRANK 05 138 N 100 W 022 160 251101 PA 426 05/21/1908 NDDKN 0026178 LARDY PETER A 05 142 N 102 W 004 480 251104 PA 870159 06/27/1922 NDDKN 0026178 LARDY PETER A 05 142 N 102 W 004 40.09 251104 PA 870159 12/10/1936 NDDKN 0026178 LARDY PETER A 05 142 N 102 W 004 40.11 251104 PA 870159 12/10/1936 NDDKN 0026178 LARDY PETER A 05 142 N 102 W 004 40.13 251104 PA 870159 12/10/1936 NDDKN 0026178 LARDY PETER A 05 142 N 102 W 004 40.15 251104 PA 870159 12/10/1936 NDDKN 0016547 LARSON ANDREW H 05 144 N 099 W 032 240 251101 PA 515714 02/24/1916 NDDKN 0020346 LARSON CHRISTANCE 05 144 N 099 W 028 80 251101 PA 654066 11/19/1918 NDDKN 0020346 LARSON CHRISTANCE 05 144 N 099 W 028 80 251101 PA 654066 12/14/1940 NDDKN 0009311 LARSON LARS 05 137 N 102 W 022 160 251101 PA 464713 03/24/1915 NDDKN 0009311 LARSON LARS 05 137 N 102 W 022 160 251101 PA 464713 09/29/1937 NDDKN 0024051 LARSON LARS 05 138 N 102 W 014 160 251101 PA 810649 06/20/1921 NDDKN 0024051 LARSON LARS 05 138 N 102 W 014 160 251101 PA 810649 10/30/1937 NDDKN 0001908 LARSON LEWIS E 05 143 N 099 W 020 160 272002 PA 211046 06/22/1911 NDDKN 0011093 LAWSON EMMA 05 140 N 102 W 014 320 251101 PA 451343 01/04/1915 NDMTAA 077550 LEBO SCHYLER N 05 138 N 102 W 022 160 251101 PA 188 03/22/1906 NDMTAA 077550 LEBO SCHYLER N 05 138 N 102 W 022 160 251101 PA 188 11/29/1937 NDDKN 0006747 LEDDIN ALBERT 05 140 N 100 W 012 160 272002 PA 257743 04/08/1912 NDDKN 0006747 LEDDIN ALBERT 05 140 N 100 W 012 160 272002 PA 257743 02/27/1940 NDDKN 0019222 LEE FRANCES 05 139 N 102 W 034 320 251101 PA 633534 06/06/1918 NDDKN 0006494 LEE FRED 05 139 N 102 W 020 160 251101 PA 329262 04/29/1913 NDDKN 0012583 LEE GRANVILLE 05 139 N 102 W 028 160 251101 PA 511577 02/03/1916 NDDKN 0008489 LEE LEWIS 05 138 N 100 W 022 160 251101 PA 356351 09/17/1913 NDDKN 0006495 LEE WILLIAM 05 139 N 102 W 028 160 251101 PA 329263 04/29/1913 NDDKN 0012582 LEE WILLIAM N 05 139 N 102 W 018 200 251101 PA 448183 12/11/1914 NDDKN 0020816 LEEPER JOE EMMETT 05 141 N 100 W 012 320 251101 PA 592755 07/18/1917 NDDKN 0020816 LEEPER JOE EMMETT 05 141 N 100 W 012 320 251101 PA 592755 06/26/1941 NDDKN 0018311 LEEPER ROBERT L 05 141 N 100 W 002 200 251101 PA 600535 09/15/1917 NDDKN 0018311 LEEPER ROBERT L 05 141 N 100 W 002 39.94 251101 PA 600535 09/15/1917 NDDKN 0018311 LEEPER ROBERT L 05 141 N 100 W 002 39.9 251101 PA 600535 09/15/1917 NDDKN 0018311 LEEPER ROBERT L 05 141 N 100 W 002 39.86 251101 PA 600535 09/15/1917 NDDKN 0006700 LEIGHTON GEORGE A HEIRS OF 05 140 N 100 W 020 160 251101 PA 312952 02/03/1913 NDDKN 0017480 LEMOIN FRED H 05 143 N 099 W 032 280 251101 PA 469540 04/23/1915 NDDKN 0017480 LEMOIN FRED H 05 143 N 099 W 032 280 251101 PA 469540 07/18/1939 NDDKN 0001985 LENOX MINNIE V 05 139 N 100 W 014 160 251101 PA 470534 04/29/1915 NDDKN 0017962 LEONARD FRANK J 05 138 N 101 W 008 320 251101 PA 515984 02/28/1916 NDDKN 0025699 LEONARD FRANK J HEIRS OF 05 138 N 101 W 006 120 251104 PA 884118 10/19/1922 NDDKN 0025699 LEONARD FRANK J HEIRS OF 05 138 N 101 W 006 47.38 251104 PA 884118 12/09/1937 NDDKN 0025699 LEONARD FRANK J HEIRS OF 05 138 N 101 W 006 38.15 251104 PA 884118 12/09/1937 NDDKN 0025699 LEONARD FRANK J HEIRS OF 05 138 N 101 W 006 31.93 251104 PA 884118 12/09/1937 NDDKN 0025699 LEONARD FRANK J HEIRS OF 05 138 N 101 W 006 32.11 251104 PA 884118 12/09/1937 NDDKN 0025699 LEONARD FRANK J HEIRS OF 05 138 N 101 W 006 32.2 251104 PA 884118 12/09/1937 NDDKN 0009036 LEWIS EMERY I 05 139 N 100 W 008 160 251101 PA 305493 12/17/1912 NDDKN 0016555 LEWIS JENNET U 05 139 N 102 W 022 240 251101 PA 560962 01/08/1917 NDDKN 0016555 LEWIS JENNET U 05 139 N 102 W 022 32.2 251101 PA 560962 01/08/1917 NDDKN 0016555 LEWIS JENNET U 05 139 N 102 W 022 35 251101 PA 560962 01/08/1917 NDDKN 0009336 LEWIS ROBERT L 05 139 N 100 W 004 80 272002 PA 231052 10/19/1911 NDDKN 0009336 LEWIS ROBERT L 05 139 N 100 W 004 38.87 272002 PA 231052 10/19/1911 NDDKN 0009336 LEWIS ROBERT L 05 139 N 100 W 004 39 272002 PA 231052 10/19/1911 NDDKN 0010281 LILLIBRIDGE EDWARD A 05 142 N 098 W 030 40 272002 PA 147576 08/01/1910 NDBIS 0022312 LILLIBRIDGE WILLIAM R 05 144 N 100 W 010 320 251101 PA 962388 06/24/1925 NDBIS 0022312 LILLIBRIDGE WILLIAM R 05 144 N 100 W 010 320 251101 PA 962388 01/29/1937 NDDKN 0009851 LILLIE FRANK 05 140 N 100 W 004 160 272002 PA 211423 06/26/1911 NDDKN 0011836 LILLIE JOHN ARTHUR 05 137 N 100 W 026 160 251101 PA 435008 10/10/1914 NDDKN 0005575 LINDAHL MARY 05 138 N 100 W 022 160 251101 PA 319980 03/22/1913 NDDKN 0018901 LINDBERG HELEN 05 141 N 100 W 032 280 251101 PA 555055 11/18/1916 NDDKN 0018901 LINDBERG HELEN 05 141 N 100 W 032 280 251101 PA 555055 12/04/1936 NDDKN 0022391 LINDBO ANDREW CARLSON 05 141 N 099 W 026 120 251101 PA 729216 01/20/1920 NDDKN 0005175 LINDHE OSCAR G 05 143 N 098 W 034 160 251101 PA 247009 02/08/1912 NDDKN 0024073 LINDHE OSCAR G 05 143 N 100 W 004 80 251101 PA 874459 08/04/1922 NDDKN 0024073 LINDHE OSCAR G 05 143 N 100 W 004 39.88 251101 PA 874459 08/04/1922 NDDKN 0024073 LINDHE OSCAR G 05 143 N 100 W 004 39.96 251101 PA 874459 08/04/1922 NDDKN 0023196 LINDSKOG SOFIE 05 138 N 102 W 020 320 251101 PA 828835 10/17/1921 NDDKN 0023196 LINDSKOG SOFIE 05 138 N 102 W 020 320 251101 PA 828835 10/13/1936 NDDKN 0011725 LINES FRANK 05 138 N 101 W 014 160 251101 PA 398425 04/16/1914 NDDKN 0011725 LINES FRANK 05 138 N 101 W 014 160 251101 PA 398425 06/06/1939 NDDKN 0011666 LOGOSZ JAN 05 143 N 099 W 012 160 251101 PA 591315 07/09/1917 NDDKN 0000461 LOGOSZ MAKSYM 05 142 N 099 W 026 160 251101 PA 61570 05/14/1909 NDDKN 0016593 LOGOSZ MIKE 05 143 N 099 W 012 80 251101 PA 497549 11/08/1915 NDDKN 0023568 LOGOSZ MIKE 05 139 N 101 W 012 80 251101 PA 772814 09/10/1920 NDDKN 0023568 LOGOSZ MIKE 05 139 N 101 W 012 80 251101 PA 772814 09/24/1936 NDDKN 0019583 LORGE LEO 05 137 N 102 W 026 320 251101 PA 667905 02/26/1919 NDDKN 0019583 LORGE LEO 05 137 N 102 W 026 320 251101 PA 667905 10/22/1936 NDDKN 0002791 LOWERY CLARA L 05 138 N 100 W 028 160 251101 PA 395235 03/27/1914 NDDKN 0010172 LOZOSKI JOHN 05 141 N 098 W 022 160 272002 PA 284751 07/18/1912 NDDKN 0010876 LUDWIG MARTIN L 05 143 N 099 W 024 160 272002 PA 249021 02/19/1912 NDDKN 0010070 LUND TILLIE 05 137 N 100 W 014 160 251101 PA 421698 07/13/1914 NDDKN 0005349 LUNDE OLE 05 142 N 100 W 002 160 251101 PA 247013 02/08/1912 NDBIS 0022425 LUNDING OLE 05 139 N 101 W 010 160 251101 PA 101996 10/17/1928 NDBIS 0022425 LUNDING OLE 05 139 N 101 W 010 160 251101 PA 101996 10/12/1936 NDDKN 0006279 LUNDING OLE 05 139 N 100 W 012 160 251101 PA 308008 01/07/1913 NDMTAA 075423 LYON FESTUS H 05 139 N 100 W 004 80 251101 PA 282 12/17/1906 NDMTAA 075423 LYON FESTUS H 05 139 N 100 W 004 39.14 251101 PA 282 12/17/1906 NDMTAA 075423 LYON FESTUS H 05 139 N 100 W 004 39.27 251101 PA 282 12/17/1906