Traill county, ND, BLM Records - Surnames "U-Z" 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 ---- -------- --- ----- ------- ------- ---- -------- ----- ---- ULLAND ANDREW C 05 146 N 052 W 028 160 272002 PA 3738 10/04/1884 ULLAND MATHIAS 05 145 N 052 W 024 160 251101 PA 1827 03/30/1886 UNDERDAHL JOHN 05 145 N 052 W 012 160 272002 PA 11973 03/17/1892 URDAHL JULIUS H 05 148 N 051 W 001 160 272002 PA 5323 06/20/1883 VAMBHEIM KATHRINE L 05 148 N 053 W 007 160 251101 PA 6483 02/08/1892 VAMBHEIM LARS A HEIRS OF 05 148 N 053 W 006 160 251105 PA 284 05/03/1892 VANG MARTIN O 05 147 N 050 W 012 160 272002 PA 1539 06/30/1882 VANG MARTIN OLSEN 05 147 N 050 W 012 160 251101 PA 7366 11/23/1893 VARNSON OLE 05 146 N 051 W 034 160 251101 PA 891 06/10/1882 VAUGHN ANSIL B 05 147 N 051 W 012 160 272002 PA 2877 01/15/1883 VAUGHN EMILY 05 147 N 051 W 014 160 272002 PA 2875 01/15/1883 VAUGHN JAMES W 05 147 N 051 W 024 160 272002 PA 2965 06/30/1882 VAUGHN NATHANIEL A 05 147 N 051 W 014 160 272002 PA 1644 06/30/1882 VAUGHN SENECA B 05 147 N 051 W 012 160 272002 PA 2039 02/10/1882 VAUGHN SILAS H 05 147 N 051 W 012 160 272002 PA 3035 02/10/1883 VEIKLE JOHN O 05 145 N 051 W 014 160 251101 PA 2757 12/20/1887 VENSEN JOHN 05 145 N 051 W 010 160 272002 PA 2779 10/20/1882 VERKE TORGER C 05 148 N 052 W 028 160 272002 PA 8040 11/15/1886 VERMEDAL HANS O 05 148 N 053 W 034 160 272002 PA 3414 02/10/1883 VIKER KAREN ANDERSON 05 148 N 053 W 014 160 272002 PA 4417 05/15/1883 VILBRUM BATTISTE 05 144 N 050 W 004 80 261000 PA 105 12/30/1876 VILBRUM BATTISTE 05 144 N 050 W 004 20.22 261000 PA 105 12/30/1876 VILBRUM BATTISTE 05 144 N 050 W 004 20.22 261000 PA 105 12/30/1876 VILBRUM BATTISTE 05 144 N 050 W 004 20.22 261000 PA 105 12/30/1876 VILBRUM BATTISTE 05 144 N 050 W 004 20.22 261000 PA 105 12/30/1876 VINGE BEN KNUDSON 05 147 N 049 W 026 80 272002 PA 877 02/17/1881 VOLD SEVER O 05 146 N 052 W 008 80 272002 PA 1146 12/10/1880 VONRUDEN JOHN 05 148 N 052 W 002 80 251101 PA 6485 02/08/1892 VONRUDEN JOHN 05 148 N 052 W 002 40.1 251101 PA 6485 02/08/1892 VONRUDEN JOHN 05 148 N 052 W 002 40.18 251101 PA 6485 02/08/1892 VONRUDEN JOHN 05 148 N 052 W 003 160 251105 PA 2380 03/23/1901 WAAGE MARTIN J 05 146 N 051 W 030 160 272002 PA 6399 09/20/1884 WAGNER JOHN 05 148 N 051 W 010 160 272002 PA 3866 02/05/1884 WALKER FRED 05 145 N 052 W 018 160 251101 PA 9195 01/10/1901 WALKER JOHN 05 144 N 050 W 010 160 272002 PA 7435 10/07/1886 WALLACE LORAN A 05 145 N 050 W 028 160 272002 PA 3787 06/20/1882 WALLEN OLE S 05 146 N 053 W 010 160 251101 PA 2760 12/20/1887 WALSH JAMES P 05 144 N 050 W 024 160 251101 PA 1497 01/30/1885 WALSH LUCY A 05 148 N 051 W 017 160 251101 PA 8565 03/08/1898 WALSH THOMAS 05 148 N 052 W 007 160 272002 PA 2996 02/10/1883 WALTER ROBERT 05 148 N 051 W 009 160 272002 PA 5314 06/20/1883 WANGENES HALVOR M 05 146 N 051 W 006 80 272002 PA 3880 07/25/1882 WANGENES HALVOR M 05 146 N 051 W 006 38.6 272002 PA 3880 07/25/1882 WANGENES HALVOR M 05 146 N 051 W 006 39 272002 PA 3880 07/25/1882 WARD WILLIAM W 05 146 N 049 W 006 160 261000 PA R575 06/23/1881 WARLEY JOHN J 05 145 N 053 W 002 80 272002 PA 2231 04/29/1882 WARLEY JOHN J 05 145 N 053 W 002 40.49 272002 PA 2231 04/29/1882 WARLEY JOHN J 05 145 N 053 W 002 40.43 272002 PA 2231 04/29/1882 WARREN FRED W 05 147 N 052 W 030 160 261000 PA Q1 12/30/1881 WARREN FRED W 05 147 N 052 W 030 32.6 272002 PA 2595 06/30/1882 WARREN FRED W 05 147 N 052 W 030 32.98 272002 PA 2595 06/30/1882 WARREN FRED W 05 147 N 052 W 030 33.35 272002 PA 2595 06/30/1882 WARREN FRED W 05 147 N 052 W 030 33.73 272002 PA 2595 06/30/1882 WARREN FRED W 05 147 N 052 W 030 80 251105 PA 150 01/11/1892 WARREN WILLIAM W 05 147 N 052 W 030 80 261000 PA B624 10/20/1883 WARREN WILLIAM W 05 147 N 052 W 030 80 261000 PA B625 10/20/1883 WARREN WILLIAM W HEIRS OF 05 148 N 052 W 034 160 251101 PA 7564 08/17/1894 WARREN WILLIAM W HEIRS OF 05 147 N 052 W 030 80 251105 PA 162 10/26/1891 WASLIEN SOREN P 05 146 N 051 W 002 80 272002 PA 3690 05/15/1883 WASLIEN SOREN P 05 146 N 051 W 002 40.3 272002 PA 3690 05/15/1883 WASLIEN SOREN P 05 146 N 051 W 002 40.11 272002 PA 3690 05/15/1883 WEATHERBY JOHN B 05 145 N 049 W 020 80 251101 PA 307 12/15/1879 WEBB CHARLES N 05 144 N 051 W 032 160 272002 PA 1656 06/30/1882 WEISBECKER PHILLIP C 05 148 N 051 W 007 80 272002 PA 4392 05/15/1883 WEISBECKER PHILLIP C 05 148 N 051 W 007 32.6 272002 PA 4392 05/15/1883 WEISBECKER PHILLIP C 05 148 N 051 W 007 31.57 272002 PA 4392 05/15/1883 WELLER JOHN 05 144 N 049 W 034 160 272002 PA 12257 02/07/1893 WELLS IRA A 05 144 N 052 W 024 40 251101 PA 500 06/20/1881 WELLS JAMES M 05 147 N 049 W 024 27.03 251101 PA 546 08/03/1882 WELTIKOLD ERIK E 05 148 N 053 W 022 160 251101 PA 2364 07/20/1888 WELTZIN JOAKIM F 05 147 N 053 W 024 160 251101 PA 2034 03/30/1886 WENAAS STENER S 05 147 N 052 W 028 160 251101 PA 1418 09/15/1884 WENTWORTH AUGUSTUS L 05 144 N 050 W 006 80 272002 PA 2300 10/20/1882 WENTWORTH AUGUSTUS L 05 144 N 050 W 006 30.49 272002 PA 2300 10/20/1882 WENTWORTH AUGUSTUS L 05 144 N 050 W 006 30.43 272002 PA 2300 10/20/1882 WENTWORTH AUGUSTUS L 05 144 N 050 W 006 160 251105 PA 210 05/03/1892 WERNESS JOHAN P 05 144 N 052 W 006 80 251101 PA 2572 12/24/1887 WERNESS JOHAN P 05 144 N 052 W 006 38.65 251101 PA 2572 12/24/1887 WEST GEORGE 05 144 N 050 W 022 160 272002 PA 8575 06/29/1887 WESTLAND GILBERT O 05 146 N 052 W 030 33.78 272002 PA 5246 06/20/1883 WESTLAND GILBERT O 05 146 N 052 W 030 33.86 272002 PA 5246 06/20/1883 WESTLAND GILBERT O 05 146 N 052 W 030 33.94 272002 PA 5246 06/20/1883 WESTLAND GILBERT O 05 146 N 052 W 030 34.02 272002 PA 5246 06/20/1883 WESTON ELIZABETH 05 148 N 051 W 030 80 272002 PA 5075 06/20/1883 WESTON ELIZABETH 05 148 N 051 W 030 30.93 272002 PA 5075 06/20/1883 WESTON ELIZABETH 05 148 N 051 W 030 31.08 272002 PA 5075 06/20/1883 WESTON FRED 05 146 N 049 W 032 160 251101 PA 2050 03/30/1886 WESTON GEORGE E 05 146 N 049 W 014 35 251101 PA 829 05/20/1882 WESTON GEORGE E 05 146 N 049 W 014 31.5 251101 PA 829 05/20/1882 WESTON GEORGE E 05 146 N 049 W 014 38.7 251101 PA 829 05/20/1882 WESTON GEORGE E 05 146 N 049 W 014 31.5 251101 PA 829 05/20/1882 WESTON GEORGE E 05 146 N 049 W 014 8.2 251101 PA 829 05/20/1882 WESTON JOHN 05 144 N 052 W 012 160 272002 PA 2371 02/10/1882 WHEELON SAMUEL W 05 147 N 050 W 002 80 272002 PA 11083 10/16/1889 WHEELON SAMUEL W 05 147 N 050 W 002 44.15 272002 PA 11083 10/16/1889 WHEELON SAMUEL W 05 147 N 050 W 002 44.33 272002 PA 11083 10/16/1889 WICK FRED 05 145 N 050 W 010 160 272002 PA 7027 10/07/1886 WICK FRED 05 144 N 051 W 002 80 272002 PA 4117 09/29/1888 WICK FRED 05 144 N 051 W 002 21.13 272002 PA 4117 09/29/1888 WICK FRED 05 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