Cass county, ND, BLM Records - "F" 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 ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ----- FAHRNLANDER LEONHART 05 142 N 049 W 024 40 251101 PA 2142 03/30/1886 FAHRNLANDER LEONHART 05 142 N 049 W 024 39.7 251101 PA 2142 03/30/1886 FAHRNLANDER LEONHART 05 142 N 049 W 024 15.8 251101 PA 2142 03/30/1886 FAHRNLANDER LEONHART 05 142 N 049 W 024 20 251101 PA 2142 03/30/1886 FAIRBANKS JOHN 05 139 N 050 W 006 40 261000 PA 284 01/05/1876 FAIRBANKS JOHN 05 139 N 050 W 006 39.99 261000 PA 284 01/05/1876 FAIRBANKS JOHN 05 139 N 050 W 006 35.62 261000 PA 284 01/05/1876 FAIRBANKS JOHN 05 139 N 050 W 006 35.67 261000 PA 284 01/05/1876 FALK JACOB 05 139 N 049 W 008 80 251101 PA 3501 11/24/1888 FALTZ AUGUST 05 142 N 051 W 022 160 272002 PA 1646 06/30/1882 FALTZ AUGUST 05 142 N 051 W 022 160 251101 PA 4190 11/11/1889 FARNHAM CUTLAR 05 138 N 053 W 018 160 251105 PA 184 01/11/1892 FARRELL CHARLES 05 139 N 049 W 018 160 251101 PA 695 04/20/1882 FARSET OLE A 05 137 N 050 W 006 40 251101 PA 1994 12/03/1887 FARSET OLE A 05 137 N 050 W 006 40.68 251101 PA 1994 12/03/1887 FARSET OLE A 05 137 N 050 W 006 38.26 251101 PA 1994 12/03/1887 FARSET OLE A 05 137 N 050 W 006 37.24 251101 PA 1994 12/03/1887 FENTON ARTHUR E 05 141 N 051 W 028 80 272002 PA 11171 10/16/1889 FICKLING MARTHA B 05 141 N 049 W 030 160 272002 PA 1652 04/29/1882 FIELD EDWARD 05 141 N 049 W 010 80 251101 PA 508 10/20/1883 FINK WILLIAM D 05 139 N 049 W 024 80 251101 PA 719 09/30/1884 FINLAYSON FARQUHAR 05 141 N 053 W 006 40 272002 PA 6279 02/25/1885 FINLAYSON FARQUHAR 05 141 N 053 W 006 39.85 272002 PA 6279 02/25/1885 FINLAYSON FARQUHAR 05 141 N 053 W 006 38.2 272002 PA 6279 02/25/1885 FINLAYSON FARQUHAR 05 141 N 053 W 006 37.92 272002 PA 6279 02/25/1885 FINLAYSON FRANK 05 141 N 053 W 024 160 272002 PA 2830 01/15/1883 FINLAYSON JOHN 05 138 N 054 W 002 80 272002 PA 4899 10/04/1884 FINLAYSON JOHN 05 138 N 054 W 002 39.7 272002 PA 4899 10/04/1884 FINLAYSON JOHN 05 138 N 054 W 002 39.61 272002 PA 4899 10/04/1884 FINN LUCIOUS O 05 143 N 055 W 018 160 272002 PA 10136 11/07/1888 FINNEY ELLEN 05 138 N 053 W 034 160 251101 PA 1698 02/05/1885 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF FARGO 05 140 N 051 W 034 320 272002 PA 12760 09/28/1898 FISCHER JOSEPH 05 140 N 055 W 010 160 272002 PA 1739 06/30/1882 FISH EDSON 05 143 N 055 W 006 80 251101 PA 3110 12/20/1887 FISH EDSON 05 143 N 055 W 006 43.48 251101 PA 3110 12/20/1887 FISH EDSON 05 143 N 055 W 006 42.46 251101 PA 3110 12/20/1887 FISHER CHARLES C 05 140 N 051 W 022 80 251101 PA 228 01/30/1885 FITZGERALD JOHN 05 139 N 050 W 002 40 251101 PA 288 10/04/1884 FITZGERALD JOHN 05 139 N 050 W 002 39.91 251101 PA 288 10/04/1884 FIVIE KATE BELLA 05 140 N 052 W 006 40 251101 PA 2483 11/24/1888 FIVIE KATE BELLA 05 140 N 052 W 006 39.42 251101 PA 2483 11/24/1888 FIVIE KATE BELLA 05 140 N 052 W 006 27.33 251101 PA 2483 11/24/1888 FLACK JOHN T 05 143 N 054 W 004 160 251105 PA 2304 05/25/1900 FLAMING ABRAHAM 05 139 N 051 W 010 80 251101 PA 1118 07/10/1883 FLAMING PETER 05 139 N 051 W 010 80 272002 PA 366 09/04/1879 FLATH HERMANN 05 139 N 052 W 032 160 272002 PA 2246 05/15/1883 FLATT JAMES 05 142 N 050 W 030 80 272002 PA 3597 05/15/1883 FLATT JAMES 05 142 N 050 W 030 35.87 272002 PA 3597 05/15/1883 FLATT JAMES 05 142 N 050 W 030 35.82 272002 PA 3597 05/15/1883 FLATT JONATHAN 05 141 N 049 W 004 80 272002 PA 3928 10/20/1882 FLATT JONATHAN 05 141 N 049 W 004 41.06 272002 PA 3928 10/20/1882 FLATT JONATHAN 05 141 N 049 W 004 41.21 272002 PA 3928 10/20/1882 FLEMING WILLIAM H 05 140 N 051 W 010 80 251101 PA 760 09/30/1884 FLETCHER CATHERINE 05 140 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10/10/1876 FOLKEN CARRIE K 05 143 N 049 W 018 160 272002 PA 1806 10/19/1881 FOLSOM EDWIN 05 138 N 055 W 028 160 272002 PA 5382 02/25/1885 FOLSOM FRANK 05 139 N 052 W 002 80 261000 PA 422 10/10/1876 FOLSOM FRANK 05 139 N 052 W 002 40.48 261000 PA 422 10/10/1876 FOLSOM FRANK 05 139 N 052 W 002 40.24 261000 PA 422 10/10/1876 FOLSTROM JAMES 05 140 N 051 W 030 80 261000 PA 303 10/10/1876 FOLSTROM JAMES 05 140 N 051 W 030 30.7 261000 PA 303 10/10/1876 FOLSTROM JAMES 05 140 N 051 W 030 30.1 261000 PA 303 10/10/1876 FONTAINE LOUIS 05 139 N 050 W 008 160 251101 PA 117 09/15/1884 FOOT WILLIAM H 05 140 N 053 W 030 80 251101 PA 318 01/30/1885 FOOTTER HENRY 05 143 N 053 W 004 160 272002 PA 1818 10/19/1881 FORBES WILLIAM B 05 140 N 051 W 022 80 251101 PA 167 01/30/1885 FORD CATHARINE 05 139 N 053 W 012 160 251101 PA 1445 09/15/1884 FORD DENIS 05 139 N 053 W 012 160 251101 PA 2004 12/03/1887 FORD JOHN 05 139 N 053 W 012 160 251101 PA 8149 10/07/1896 FORD MICHAEL 05 139 N 053 W 002 160 251101 PA 6455 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