Bowman county, ND, BLM Records - "V" 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 NAME MERIDIAN TWP RANGE SECTION ACREAGE TYPE CASETYPE DOCID DATE ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- VALLO INGVAL 05 129 N 101 W 001 80 272002 PA 79577 09/16/1909 VALLO INGVAL 05 129 N 101 W 001 40.05 272002 PA 79577 09/16/1909 VALLO INGVAL 05 129 N 101 W 001 40.07 272002 PA 79577 09/16/1909 VALSNES KOLBEIN G 05 130 N 104 W 014 80 272002 PA 162588 11/12/1910 VALSNES KOLBEIN G 05 130 N 104 W 014 80 272002 PA 162588 05/08/1919 VALSNES KOLBEIN G 05 130 N 104 W 015 80 272002 PA 676809 05/08/1919 VALSNES KOLBEIN G 05 130 N 104 W 015 40 272002 PA 676809 // VANBUSKIRK IRVING E 05 130 N 102 W 025 160 272002 PA 253387 03/15/1912 VANBUSKIRK NELLIE C 05 130 N 102 W 025 160 251101 PA 249750 02/23/1912 VANCE AMANDA 05 130 N 106 W 014 80 251101 PA 515169 02/24/1916 VANCE AMANDA 05 130 N 106 W 023 120 251101 PA 515169 02/24/1916 VANCE AMANDA 05 129 N 107 W 010 80 251101 PA 867684 06/12/1922 VANCE AMANDA 05 129 N 107 W 010 60.3 251101 PA 867684 06/12/1922 VANCE JAMES H 05 130 N 106 W 022 240 251101 PA 650828 10/18/1918 VANDERLAS BENJAMIN F 05 130 N 103 W 005 80 251101 PA 467147 04/06/1915 VANDERLAS BENJAMIN F 05 130 N 103 W 008 80 251101 PA 467147 04/06/1915 VANDERLAS BERNARD 05 131 N 103 W 033 160 251101 PA 505013 12/27/1915 VANDERLAS JOHN L 05 130 N 103 W 009 160 251101 PA 320056 03/22/1913 VARNEY AUGUSTA C 05 131 N 105 W 032 80 251104 PA 102144 12/12/1928 VARNEY AUGUSTA C 05 131 N 105 W 033 160 251104 PA 102144 12/12/1928 VARNEY CHARLES C 05 131 N 105 W 023 40 251101 PA 391006 03/11/1914 VARNEY CHARLES C 05 131 N 105 W 026 120 251101 PA 391006 03/11/1914 VARNEY CHARLES C 05 131 N 105 W 023 40 251101 PA 391006 03/11/1914 VARNEY EARL L 05 131 N 105 W 014 160 251101 PA 396893 04/07/1914 VARNEY EARL L 05 131 N 105 W 014 120 251101 PA 396893 04/07/1914 VARNEY EARNEST E 05 131 N 105 W 008 160 251101 PA 359387 10/09/1913 VARNEY JOHN J 05 131 N 105 W 008 200 251101 PA 877183 08/22/1922 VARNEY MARTHA 05 131 N 105 W 010 200 251101 PA 597039 08/14/1917 VARNEY ROY A 05 131 N 105 W 002 200 251101 PA 394838 03/26/1914 VARNEY ROY A 05 131 N 105 W 002 40.04 251101 PA 394838 03/26/1914 VARNEY ROY A 05 131 N 105 W 002 40.02 251101 PA 394838 03/26/1914 VARNEY ROY A 05 131 N 105 W 002 40 251101 PA 394838 03/26/1914 VARNEY ROY A 05 131 N 105 W 002 40.02 251104 PA 890704 12/14/1922 VARNEY ROY A 05 131 N 105 W 033 40 251104 PA 890704 12/14/1922 VARNEY ROY A 05 131 N 105 W 034 160 251104 PA 890704 12/14/1922 VATLAND OLE 05 131 N 103 W 012 160 272002 PA 636 01/20/1908 VATNE AANEN O 05 130 N 104 W 019 80 251101 PA 515181 02/24/1916 VATNE AANEN O 05 130 N 104 W 019 37.73 251101 PA 515181 02/24/1916 VATNE AANEN O 05 130 N 104 W 019 37.81 251101 PA 515181 02/24/1916 VATNE AANEN O 05 130 N 104 W 030 160 251101 PA 515181 02/24/1916 VERKET ELINE 05 132 N 101 W 024 160 251101 PA 187947 04/05/1911 VERMEULEN JOHN 05 132 N 105 W 008 320 251101 PA 751026 05/24/1920 VERN H THOMPSON 05 130 N 104 W 015 160 272002 PA 160475 11/07/1910 VERN H THOMPSON 05 130 N 104 W 015 160 272002 PA 160475 01/23/1917 VERN H THOMPSON 05 130 N 104 W 015 160 272002 PA 562998 01/23/1917 VERN H THOMPSON 05 130 N 104 W 015 160 272002 PA 562998 // VICKSTROM OSCAR E 05 129 N 106 W 026 160 272002 PA 160477 11/07/1910 VICKSTROM OSCAR E 05 129 N 106 W 026 160 272002 PA 160477 06/30/1916 VICKSTROM OSCAR E 05 129 N 106 W 026 160 272002 PA 536169 06/30/1916 VICKSTROM OSCAR E 05 129 N 106 W 026 160 272002 PA 536169 // VICTORA CHARLES A 05 131 N 100 W 028 160 272002 PA 204876 06/08/1911 VIE ARTHUR O 05 129 N 102 W 002 160 251101 PA 456387 02/02/1915 VIK LARS J 05 129 N 104 W 002 80 272002 PA 233327 11/09/1911 VIK LARS J 05 129 N 104 W 002 80 272002 PA 233327 02/16/1916 VIK LARS J 05 129 N 104 W 011 80 272002 PA 513892 02/16/1916 VIK LARS J 05 129 N 104 W 002 80 272002 PA 513892 // VIK LARS J 05 129 N 104 W 011 80 272002 PA 513892 // VINCENT CHARLES N 05 131 N 106 W 020 160 272002 PA 92563 12/01/1909 VOIGT EDWIN A 05 130 N 099 W 033 40 272002 PA 256749 04/04/1912 VOIGT PEARL 05 130 N 104 W 006 40.1 271000 PA 338600 08/08/1986 VOLBACH PETER H 05 130 N 099 W 001 80 272002 PA 267601 05/20/1912 VOLBACH PETER H 05 130 N 099 W 001 6.3 272002 PA 267601 05/20/1912 VOLBACH PETER H 05 130 N 099 W 001 33.7 272002 PA 267601 05/20/1912 VOLBACH PETER H 05 130 N 099 W 001 6.3 272002 PA 267601 05/20/1912 VOLBACH PETER H 05 130 N 099 W 001 33.7 272002 PA 267601 05/20/1912 VOLDNES JOHN J 05 130 N 104 W 014 160 272002 PA 232730 11/06/1911 VOLDSNES MARTIN J 05 130 N 104 W 011 160 272002 PA 257791 04/08/1912 VOOG MARY 05 129 N 104 W 015 160 272002 PA 198436 05/15/1911 VOOG MARY 05 129 N 104 W 015 160 272002 PA 198436 02/16/1916 VOOG MARY 05 129 N 104 W 015 160 272002 PA 513925 02/16/1916 VOOG MARY 05 129 N 104 W 015 160 272002 PA 513925 // VOSS EZRA EARL 05 130 N 102 W 031 80 272002 PA 96146 12/13/1909 VOSS EZRA EARL 05 130 N 102 W 031 39.9 272002 PA 96146 12/13/1909 VOSS EZRA EARL 05 130 N 102 W 031 39.95 272002 PA 96146 12/13/1909