Cass county, ND, BLM Records - "D" 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 ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ----- DABLOW CHARLES 05 137 N 054 W 002 160 272002 PA 2645 08/30/1882 DAGGETT SILAS 05 140 N 049 W 008 160 251101 PA 1728 12/03/1887 DAGNEAU FRANCOIS 05 139 N 050 W 018 80 261000 PA 458 03/30/1877 DAGNEAU FRANCOIS 05 139 N 050 W 018 36.51 261000 PA 458 03/30/1877 DAGNEAU FRANCOIS 05 139 N 050 W 018 36.49 261000 PA 458 03/30/1877 DAHL OLAF H 05 142 N 049 W 028 160 251101 PA 6694 04/16/1892 DAHLSTRUM PETER 05 137 N 048 W 018 35.94 272002 PA 336 09/04/1879 DAHLSTRUM PETER 05 137 N 048 W 018 23.82 272002 PA 336 09/04/1879 DAHLSTRUM PETER 05 137 N 048 W 018 33.84 272002 PA 336 09/04/1879 DAHM DETLEF 05 142 N 055 W 022 160 251101 PA 6621 04/01/1892 DAHM DETLEF 05 142 N 055 W 022 160 251105 PA 1408 10/16/1896 DAHM JOHN 05 137 N 053 W 006 160 272002 PA 2224 02/10/1882 DAILEY MARVIN A JR 05 141 N 049 W 006 80 272002 PA 11214 06/20/1889 DAILEY MARVIN A JR 05 141 N 049 W 006 41.51 272002 PA 11214 06/20/1889 DAILEY MARVIN A JR 05 141 N 049 W 006 41.36 272002 PA 11214 06/20/1889 DAILEY MARVIN A JR 05 141 N 049 W 008 160 251105 PA 1261 03/21/1896 DAKIN GUSTAVUS W 05 142 N 055 W 012 160 251101 PA 4748 06/16/1890 DALEY JOHN W 05 143 N 052 W 006 160 272002 PA 11974 03/17/1892 DALEY PETER 05 143 N 052 W 008 160 251105 PA 697 07/31/1894 DALRYMPLE ALTON R 05 140 N 051 W 018 40 261000 PA K116 10/20/1883 DALRYMPLE ALTON R 05 140 N 051 W 018 40 261000 PA K117 10/20/1883 DALRYMPLE ALTON R 05 140 N 051 W 018 80 261000 PA R296 10/20/1883 DALRYMPLE ELLA M 05 139 N 051 W 006 40 272002 PA 7727 03/17/1888 DALRYMPLE ELLA M 05 139 N 051 W 006 41.27 272002 PA 7727 03/17/1888 DALRYMPLE ELLA M 05 139 N 051 W 006 35.04 272002 PA 7727 03/17/1888 DALRYMPLE ELLA M 05 139 N 051 W 006 35.15 272002 PA 7727 03/17/1888 DALRYMPLE OLIVER C 05 140 N 051 W 022 160 272002 PA 645 06/01/1880 DALRYMPLE SIRENA 05 140 N 051 W 006 80 251101 PA 2311 07/20/1888 DAMON CLAYTON L 05 142 N 051 W 034 80 261000 PA R408 06/23/1881 DAMON CLAYTON L 05 142 N 051 W 034 80 261000 PA R409 06/23/1881 DANCE CHARLOTTE HEIRS OF 05 137 N 051 W 002 160 251105 PA 180 10/26/1891 DANCE MATILDA R HEIRS OF 05 137 N 050 W 018 160 251105 PA 178 10/26/1891 DANCE WILLIAM G 05 137 N 050 W 008 80 251101 PA 2169 05/25/1888 DANCE WILLIAM G 05 137 N 050 W 008 160 251105 PA 181 10/26/1891 DANIEL JOHN M 05 138 N 052 W 014 80 251101 PA 185 01/30/1885 DANIELS JAMES P 05 137 N 050 W 012 40 251101 PA 206 12/15/1879 DASCHER GEORGE 05 138 N 053 W 024 80 251101 PA 882 09/30/1884 DASCHER KASPER 05 137 N 053 W 010 160 272002 PA 1181 03/30/1882 DAVENPORT PAUL D 05 143 N 051 W 006 80 251101 PA 852 09/30/1884 DAVIDSON OLE 05 139 N 049 W 026 160 251101 PA 1250 09/15/1884 DAVIE CHARLES E 05 142 N 049 W 010 160 272002 PA 3887 12/28/1888 DAVIS AARON 05 138 N 051 W 020 80 251101 PA 265 12/15/1879 DAVIS EDWARD S 05 143 N 055 W 028 160 272002 PA 8244 01/30/1885 DAVIS EDWARD S 05 143 N 055 W 028 160 272002 PA 12002 03/17/1892 DAVIS EDWARD S 05 143 N 055 W 032 160 272002 PA 10701 09/18/1889 DAVIS GEORGE F 05 141 N 051 W 004 80 251101 PA 704 06/20/1881 DAVIS GEORGE F 05 141 N 051 W 004 44.42 251101 PA 704 06/20/1881 DAVIS GEORGE F 05 141 N 051 W 004 44.47 251101 PA 704 06/20/1881 DAVIS HIAWATHA S 05 142 N 055 W 004 80 251105 PA 839 01/02/1895 DAVIS HIAWATHA S 05 142 N 055 W 004 40.01 251105 PA 839 01/02/1895 DAVIS HIAWATHA S 05 142 N 055 W 004 40.07 251105 PA 839 01/02/1895 DAVIS MARIA A 05 141 N 051 W 028 160 272002 PA 716 06/01/1880 DAVIS THOMAS M 05 142 N 050 W 020 160 272002 PA 4193 02/05/1884 DAVIS WILLIAM JR 05 140 N 050 W 024 160 261000 PA 441 08/15/1876 DAVISON WILLIAM 05 143 N 050 W 034 160 251101 PA 5402 11/03/1890 DAVISON WILLIAM 05 143 N 050 W 022 160 251105 PA 1270 05/08/1894 DAWLEY JOHN 05 140 N 051 W 004 80 251101 PA 182 12/15/1879 DAWSON GEORGE 05 142 N 052 W 010 80 251101 PA 617 01/30/1885 DAWSON JEREMIAH 05 140 N 055 W 012 80 251101 PA 370 12/15/1879 DAYTON CHARLES E 05 142 N 050 W 002 80 272002 PA 1944 10/19/1881 DAYTON CHARLES E 05 142 N 050 W 002 37.42 272002 PA 1944 10/19/1881 DAYTON CHARLES E 05 142 N 050 W 002 37.88 272002 PA 1944 10/19/1881 DEACON ARTHUR A 05 139 N 049 W 008 160 251101 PA 1295 09/15/1884 DEANE WILLIAM 05 140 N 050 W 006 40 251101 PA 445 1/ 06/20/1881 DECAUTAUX BAPTISTE 05 138 N 052 W 018 160 261000 PA 178 04/05/1883 DEGOIT WILLIAM 05 140 N 052 W 032 80 251101 PA 163 12/15/1879 DEHN CARL 05 138 N 053 W 014 160 272002 PA 2285 04/29/1882 DEHN FRANK 05 138 N 053 W 012 160 251101 PA 1290 09/15/1884 DEJOURDAN MARGARET 05 139 N 051 W 032 160 261000 PA 160 01/05/1876 DELANO LEWIS P 05 137 N 055 W 008 160 272002 PA 4939 10/04/1884 DELONAIS BAPTISTE 05 140 N 051 W 026 160 261000 PA 354 03/03/1885 DELONAIS DEORN 05 139 N 049 W 006 40 261000 PA 121 08/30/1882 DELONAIS DEORN 05 139 N 049 W 006 40.73 261000 PA 121 08/30/1882 DELONAIS DEORN 05 139 N 049 W 006 48.77 261000 PA 121 08/30/1882 DELONAIS DEORN 05 139 N 049 W 006 47.89 261000 PA 121 08/30/1882 DELORME JOSEPH SR 05 137 N 052 W 012 160 261000 PA 218 05/21/1881 DELORME WILLIAM 05 140 N 052 W 030 160 261000 PA 259 09/07/1887 DELUE ANTOINE 05 139 N 052 W 002 160 261000 PA 420 10/10/1876 DEMEREST CHARLES 05 143 N 050 W 004 160 272002 PA 1920 06/30/1882 DEMEREST CHARLES 05 143 N 050 W 004 80 272002 PA 4024 10/20/1882 DEMEREST CHARLES 05 143 N 050 W 004 40.31 272002 PA 4024 10/20/1882 DEMEREST CHARLES 05 143 N 050 W 004 40.56 272002 PA 4024 10/20/1882 DEMING WILLIAM H 05 140 N 052 W 014 160 251101 PA 647 01/20/1881 DEMING WILLIAM H 05 140 N 052 W 014 160 251105 PA 9 11/03/1887 DENEEN JOHN 05 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