Cass county, ND, BLM Records - "A" 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. Formatted for the NDGenWeb Archives by Joe Zsedeny, jzsed@slic.com. 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 ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ----- AAMOT HALVOR T 05 143 N 049 W 028 160 272002 PA 2727 08/30/1882 AASTAD HANS OLSON 05 143 N 049 W 024 38.6 251101 PA 669 06/20/1881 AASTAD HANS OLSON 05 143 N 049 W 024 39.2 251101 PA 669 06/20/1881 AASTAD HANS OLSON 05 143 N 049 W 026 80 251105 PA 3 04/04/1885 ABAIR WILLIAM 05 139 N 052 W 002 160 261000 PA 412 10/10/1876 ABERT THOMAS 05 138 N 049 W 014 80 272002 PA 623 09/10/1880 ABERT THOMAS 05 138 N 049 W 014 80 251101 PA 1673 01/30/1885 ABOLT JACOB L 05 139 N 051 W 014 80 251101 PA 135 12/15/1879 ABRAHAMSEN ANDRENA 05 137 N 049 W 006 40 251101 PA 2963 12/20/1887 ABRAHAMSON JOHN 05 137 N 049 W 018 160 272002 PA 3830 07/25/1882 ADAM JOHN 05 140 N 055 W 034 160 251101 PA 3194 11/22/1888 ADAM THOMAS 05 138 N 054 W 022 160 272002 PA 5232 06/20/1883 ADAMS DANIEL M 05 143 N 050 W 006 80 272002 PA 10521 11/05/1887 ADAMS DANIEL M 05 143 N 050 W 006 36.49 272002 PA 10521 11/05/1887 ADAMS DANIEL M 05 143 N 050 W 006 37.36 272002 PA 10521 11/05/1887 ADAMS SAMUEL H 05 142 N 051 W 006 160 272002 PA 12457 06/01/1893 ADMIRE ELIZABETH A 05 138 N 049 W 006 40 251101 PA 455 09/15/1884 ADMIRE ELIZABETH A 05 141 N 049 W 012 40 251101 PA 455 09/15/1884 ADMIRE ELIZABETH A 05 141 N 049 W 012 33.93 251101 PA 455 09/15/1884 AGASADEBA JOSEPH 05 139 N 052 W 014 160 261000 PA 82 10/10/1876 AIKENS CHARLES 05 143 N 049 W 030 160 272002 PA 3591 06/20/1882 AITCHISON DAVID 05 141 N 053 W 008 160 251101 PA 7572 03/30/1894 AITCHISON PETER 05 141 N 054 W 012 160 251105 PA 1390 10/16/1896 AKESSON JOSEPH B 05 143 N 051 W 014 160 272002 PA 5596 10/14/1887 AKIN CHARLEY J 05 137 N 053 W 026 160 272002 PA 13494 08/03/1904 AKIN FRANK 05 141 N 052 W 008 160 272002 PA 1263 02/17/1881 AKINS MARSHALL J 05 141 N 051 W 008 160 251101 PA 622 01/20/1881 ALBER JULIUS 05 138 N 050 W 028 40 261000 PA B281 06/01/1882 ALBER JULIUS 05 138 N 050 W 028 40 261000 PA B282 06/01/1882 ALBER JULIUS 05 138 N 050 W 028 40 261000 PA B283 06/01/1882 ALBER JULIUS 05 138 N 050 W 028 40 261000 PA B284 06/01/1882 ALBERT BERTHOLD 05 138 N 052 W 002 160 272002 PA 6148 09/20/1884 ALBERT LUDWIG 05 143 N 052 W 010 160 272002 PA 1358 03/30/1881 ALDERMAN WILLIAM 05 142 N 054 W 022 80 251101 PA 833 09/30/1884 ALFORD JOHN 05 140 N 049 W 024 40 251101 PA 6 03/20/1878 ALLEN EUGENE F 05 143 N 054 W 026 160 251101 PA 9556 04/12/1900 ALLEN LAFAYETTE 05 139 N 052 W 022 80 251101 PA 221 10/04/1884 ALLEN LAFAYETTE G 05 139 N 049 W 026 80 251101 PA 425 01/30/1885 ALLERIAY THOMAS 05 137 N 049 W 004 160 251101 PA 1308 09/15/1884 ALLINSON FRANK M 05 140 N 053 W 020 160 261000 PA M101 12/20/1884 ALLRED LEVI J 05 140 N 055 W 008 160 251101 PA 1162 10/20/1883 ALS GERTIE E HANSSEN 05 137 N 052 W 018 160 272002 PA 12201 12/09/1892 ALS P HANSSEN 05 138 N 052 W 030 40 251101 PA 1568 09/15/1884 ALS P HANSSEN 05 138 N 052 W 030 31.17 251101 PA 1568 09/15/1884 ALTMANN FRANK 05 138 N 053 W 020 160 272002 PA 2808 04/20/1883 AMADON HENRY G 05 141 N 051 W 030 80 251101 PA 490 06/20/1881 AMES DAVID I 05 141 N 050 W 002 80 272002 PA 1351 06/30/1882 AMES DAVID I 05 141 N 050 W 002 45.94 272002 PA 1351 06/30/1882 AMES DAVID I 05 141 N 050 W 002 46.07 272002 PA 1351 06/30/1882 AMES DAVID I 05 142 N 050 W 010 160 272002 PA 7059 09/20/1884 AMES JOSEPH 05 141 N 049 W 034 80 272002 PA 1350 03/30/1881 AMISTE JOSEPH 05 141 N 052 W 034 160 261000 PA 286 06/04/1881 AMLIN JONAS 05 139 N 051 W 024 160 261000 PA 135 12/10/1881 AMUNDSON SEVERT 05 137 N 049 W 028 160 272002 PA 1053 05/25/1883 AMUNSON ELLING 05 137 N 049 W 026 160 251101 PA 1052 08/30/1883 AMUNSON JOHN 05 137 N 049 W 028 80 251101 PA 1618 10/04/1884 ANDERSEN HALLE 05 143 N 049 W 010 80 272002 PA 2588 06/06/1890 ANDERSEN KIRSTINE 05 139 N 055 W 002 160 272002 PA 2346 04/29/1882 ANDERSEN MAREN KATRINE 05 139 N 055 W 002 160 251101 PA 1901 12/03/1887 ANDERSEN PAULINE ANDREE 05 139 N 055 W 002 80 251101 PA 7309 03/03/1894 ANDERSEN PAULINE ANDREE 05 139 N 055 W 002 42.6 251101 PA 7309 03/03/1894 ANDERSEN PAULINE ANDREE 05 139 N 055 W 002 42.6 251101 PA 7309 03/03/1894 ANDERSON ALFRED 05 140 N 050 W 012 160 272002 PA 1767 10/19/1881 ANDERSON ANDERS 05 142 N 049 W 006 160 251101 PA 1940 03/30/1886 ANDERSON ANDREW 05 137 N 049 W 012 160 272002 PA 463 12/30/1879 ANDERSON ANDREW 05 140 N 049 W 018 80 251101 PA 788 03/20/1882 ANDERSON ANDREW W 05 141 N 049 W 008 160 272002 PA 2208 02/10/1882 ANDERSON BENJAMIN C 05 137 N 048 W 006 12.39 272002 PA 308 09/04/1879 ANDERSON BENJAMIN C 05 137 N 048 W 006 28.76 272002 PA 308 09/04/1879 ANDERSON BENJAMIN C 05 137 N 048 W 006 28.76 272002 PA 308 09/04/1879 ANDERSON BENJAMIN C 05 137 N 048 W 006 40 272002 PA 308 09/04/1879 ANDERSON BENJAMIN C 05 137 N 048 W 006 40 272002 PA 308 09/04/1879 ANDERSON BENJAMIN C 05 137 N 048 W 006 18.99 272002 PA 308 09/04/1879 ANDERSON CHRISTIAN 05 137 N 051 W 012 160 272002 PA 2120 06/30/1882 ANDERSON DAVID F 05 137 N 053 W 002 40 251101 PA 479 04/20/1882 ANDERSON DAVID F 05 137 N 053 W 002 39.68 251101 PA 479 04/20/1882 ANDERSON DAVID F 05 137 N 053 W 002 39.64 251101 PA 479 04/20/1882 ANDERSON DAVID F 05 137 N 053 W 002 39.6 251101 PA 479 04/20/1882 ANDERSON EVEN 05 141 N 049 W 020 160 272002 PA 1805 06/14/1888 ANDERSON GEORGE 05 137 N 052 W 022 160 251101 PA 7835 06/17/1895 ANDERSON GEORGE 05 137 N 052 W 022 160 251105 PA 1167 07/18/1895 ANDERSON GILBERT 05 138 N 054 W 028 160 272002 PA 3288 06/30/1882 ANDERSON HAKAN 05 138 N 048 W 030 40 251101 PA 924 06/10/1882 ANDERSON HAKAN 05 138 N 048 W 030 32.83 251101 PA 924 06/10/1882 ANDERSON JOHANNES 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3499 02/10/1883 ANDERSON NILS 05 137 N 050 W 008 160 251101 PA 1704 12/03/1887 ANDERSON OLE 05 137 N 048 W 030 9.1 251101 PA 621 12/03/1887 ANDERSON OLE 05 137 N 048 W 030 49.4 251101 PA 621 12/03/1887 ANDERSON OLE 05 138 N 050 W 026 160 251101 PA 3045 12/20/1887 ANDERSON OLE 05 137 N 051 W 002 80 251101 PA 2247 12/24/1887 ANDERSON OLE 05 137 N 051 W 002 42.34 251101 PA 2247 12/24/1887 ANDERSON OLE 05 137 N 051 W 002 42.19 251101 PA 2247 12/24/1887 ANDERSON PETER 05 137 N 054 W 006 40 251101 PA 5560 11/03/1890 ANDERSON PETER 05 137 N 054 W 006 39.95 251101 PA 5560 11/03/1890 ANDERSON PETER 05 137 N 054 W 006 36.3 251101 PA 5560 11/03/1890 ANDERSON PETER 05 137 N 054 W 006 36.95 251101 PA 5560 11/03/1890 ANDERSON ROBERT 05 138 N 054 W 034 160 251101 PA 2867 12/20/1887 ANDREWS ALBERT G 05 139 N 055 W 034 160 251101 PA 3130 12/20/1887 ANDREWS ALBERT J 05 141 N 050 W 004 45.19 261000 PA M12 06/23/1881 ANDREWS ALBERT J 05 141 N 050 W 004 45.39 261000 PA M12 06/23/1881 ANDREWS ALBERT J 05 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