Wisconsin Land Patents Database: Eau Claire - Surnames L-O ****************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Contributed by Joy Fisher and Tina Vickery ****************************************************************** Wisconsin Land Patents Database The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) inherited the functions of the General Land Office when it was established by Congress in 1946. The Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin between 1807 and 1907. 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, it is available now in this database. The Wisconsin Land Patents Database contains the following information for each land transaction: date, location (township, range, section), name of person the land was patented to, county, date, and the patent document identification number. Using this information, you can access the Bureau of Land Management web site and view a copy of the original document. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ The document can be saved to disk, printed out, or merely viewed. Certified copies of the document can be orderd on their web site as well. The National Archives will also send you a copy of the patent file for $10 from 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. All of the twps and ranges in WI are measured from the 4th Principal Meridian. WI Land Offices 01 Ashland 02 Bayfield 03 Eau Claire 04 Falls St. Croix 05 Green Bay 06 Hudson 07 La Crosse 08 Menasha 09 Milwaukee 10 Mineral Point 11 Muskaday 12 Stevens Point 13 Superior 14 Wausau 15 Willow River 16 WisconsinEau Claire PATENT_L_N PATENT_F_N PATENT_M_I SECTION_NR TOWNSHIP RANGE TOTAL_ACRE L_O_CODE DOCUMENT_N SIGN_DATE REMARKS LABREC FRED 32 27 N 5 W 40 03 6176 1902/05/01 LANGE AUGUST 34 25 N 6 W 40 03 7112 1905/06/30 LARSEN JOHN 30 25 N 10 W 162.49 03 2112 1880/10/01 LARSON ANDREW 24 25 N 5 W 80 03 2219 1885/01/30 LARSON JOHN 24 25 N 10 W 80 03 2591 1882/08/25 LARSON JOHN 28 25 N 8 W 80 03 3130 1884/09/15 LARSON JOHN 24 25 N 10 W 0 03 2591 1882/08/25 LARSON NELS 34 25 N 10 W 160 03 3O62 1884/09/15 LARSON OLE 28 25 N 9 W 0 03 2708 1883/02/20 LARSON OLE 28 25 N 9 W 160 03 2708 1883/02/20 LAWRENCE ISAAC 36 25 N 8 W 80 03 2083 1880/04/30 LE BLAND JEROME 10 25 N 8 W 80 03 1492 1877/04/25 LEAKE SILAS A 4 27 N 10 W 128.03 03 219 1871/09/01 LEE CHARLES B 34 27 N 9 W 80 07 9957 1858/01/15 LEINUNG FRANK 32 27 N 8 W 40 03 2354 1882/04/10 LEINUNG MAX 32 27 N 8 W 40 03 3049 1884/09/15 LELAND GEORGE 33 27 N 10 W 40 06 3231 1855/12/15 LELAND GEORGE 27 27 N 10 W 80 06 3230 1855/12/15 LELAND GEORGE 33 27 N 10 W 40 06 4904 1859/05/02 LELAND ROBERT 27 27 N 10 W 40 06 4823 1859/05/02 LELAND ROBERT 28 27 N 10 W 40 06 4450 1857/04/01 LEPINE MAXIME 10 25 N 8 W 80 03 3175 1885/01/30 LEPINE VENIS 10 25 N 8 W 80 03 1417 1878/06/01 LEWIS NORMAN V 4 25 N 6 W 40 07 10281 1858/01/15 LIERDAHL THORE O 6 25 N 9 W 134.56 03 3430 1890/07/21 LIERDAHL THORE O 6 25 N 9 W 0 03 3430 1890/07/21 LIGHTFOOT FRANCES M 36 25 N 5 W 80 03 1456 1877/03/01 LIGHTFOOT JOHN L 36 25 N 5 W 80 03 1757 1878/06/13 LIGHTFOOT JOHN L 36 25 N 5 W 40 03 3557 1888/10/05 LINDSAY GEORGE 32 25 N 9 W 40 03 3434 1890/07/21 LINDSAY JOSEPH 12 27 N 9 W 160 07 12696 1858/08/10 LINDSAY MICHAEL 13 27 N 9 W 40 07 12697 1858/08/10 LINDSAY MICHAEL 12 27 N 9 W 160 07 12694 1858/08/10 LINDSAY THOMAS 32 25 N 9 W 0 03 995 1875/03/01 LINDSAY THOMAS 32 25 N 9 W 160 03 995 1875/03/01 LINDSAY THOMAS 32 25 N 9 W 0 03 995 1875/03/01 LIVERMORE DEXTER S 8 25 N 5 W 40 03 6124 1884/09/20 LIVERMORE JOSEPHUS F 30 25 N 6 W 80 03 89 1869/09/01 LIVERMORE L L 30 25 N 5 W 83.74 03 1649 1878/06/01 LIVERMORE THEODORE 30 25 N 5 W 80 03 586 1873/12/15 LIVERMORE WILLIAM R 24 25 N 6 W 80 03 2087 1880/04/30 LONDEVILLE PETER 9 25 N 5 W 40 07 10030 1858/01/15 LOPER SAMUEL A 14 27 N 5 W 160 03 4601 1892/05/04 LOUTHER JAMES B 20 25 N 6 W 80 03 304 1871/09/15 LOW AARON 32 25 N 6 W 80 03 1488 1877/04/25 LOW AARON 32 25 N 6 W 0 03 1488 1877/04/25 LOW AARON V 32 25 N 6 W 80 03 746 1874/10/01 LUDTKE JOHN 26 25 N 6 W 40 03 1462 1877/03/01 LUND EVEN J 2 27 N 9 W 80 03 3181 1885/01/30 LUTHER JAMES 2 25 N 9 W 0 03 947 1874/12/30 LUTHER JAMES 2 25 N 9 W 80 03 947 1874/12/30 LUTHER JAMES 2 25 N 9 W 80 03 2707 1883/02/20 LUTHER JAMES B 20 25 N 6 W 40 03 2911 1872/04/01 LYNCH JEREMIAH 31 27 N 10 W 77.38 06 3019 1855/12/15 LYNCH JEREMIAH 31 27 N 10 W 0 06 3019 1855/12/15 LYNCH JEREMIAH 30 27 N 10 W 69.36 06 4138 1859/05/02 LYNDES JAMES J 14 27 N 5 W 40 07 3300 1856/04/15 MAASZ AUGUST 14 27 N 8 W 0 03 3692 1891/01/24 MAASZ AUGUST 14 27 N 8 W 80 03 3692 1891/01/24 MACOMBER AZRO 6 27 N 6 W 40 03 5139 1895/01/11 MACOMBER EPHRAIM B 18 27 N 6 W 78.45 03 413 1873/01/10 MACUMBER ELISHA 8 27 N 6 W 160 03 135 1869/12/10 MACUMBER JOSEPH W 17 27 N 6 W 160 03 137 1869/12/10 MACUMBER SYLVESTER 5 27 N 6 W 160 03 136 1870/05/20 MAHANY JEREMIAH 24 25 N 8 W 0 03 1988 1879/12/15 MAHANY JEREMIAH 24 25 N 8 W 80 03 1988 1879/12/15 MAHANY NORA 24 25 N 8 W 0 03 1112 1875/08/10 WIDOW OF JAMES MAHANY MAHANY NORA 24 25 N 8 W 80 03 1112 1875/08/10 WIDOW OF JAMES MAHANY MALONEY JOHN 20 27 N 10 W 80 06 2945 1857/04/01 MALONEY MICHAEL 32 27 N 10 W 60 06 5892 1859/12/10 MALONEY MICHAEL 20 27 N 10 W 160 06 2943 1857/04/01 MALONEY MICHAEL 32 27 N 10 W 80 06 2944 1857/04/01 MALONEY THOMAS 6 25 N 9 W 0 03 1044 1875/05/20 MALONEY THOMAS 6 25 N 9 W 0 03 1044 1875/05/20 MALONEY THOMAS 6 25 N 9 W 160 03 1044 1875/05/20 MANSUR DARIUS 10 27 N 6 W 80 03 392 1873/01/10 MANSUR LUTHER 10 27 N 6 W 0 03 281 1871/09/15 MANSUR LUTHER 10 27 N 6 W 160 03 281 1871/09/15 MARBLE JOHN C 32 25 N 5 W 40 03 560 1866/10/10 MARKHAM CLARK O 24 25 N 6 W 40 03 5446 1897/01/02 MARSHALL GEORGE D 30 25 N 8 W 0 03 1483 1877/04/25 MARSHALL GEORGE D 30 25 N 8 W 160 03 1483 1877/04/25 MARSHALL JAMES D 30 25 N 8 W 160 03 998 1875/03/01 MARSHALL JAMES D 30 25 N 8 W 0 03 998 1875/03/01 MARSHALL JAMES D 30 25 N 8 W 0 03 998 1875/03/01 MARTENSON ANDREW 8 27 N 8 W 80 03 3740 1890/05/14 MARTIN HUGH 34 27 N 10 W 76.75 06 3371 1855/12/15 MARTIN HUGH 34 27 N 10 W 0 06 3371 1855/12/15 MARTIN HUGH 35 27 N 10 W 40 07 7621 1857/03/10 MARTIN HUGH 32 27 N 10 W 31.4 06 3373 1855/12/15 MARTIN HUGH 33 27 N 10 W 40 06 3372 1855/12/15 MARTIN HUGH 35 27 N 10 W 40 07 7845 1857/03/10 MASON RUSSEL 10 27 N 5 W 0 03 2459 1882/05/10 MASON RUSSEL 10 27 N 5 W 120 03 2459 1882/05/10 MATHEWSON CHARLES 15 27 N 9 W 40 07 10193 1858/01/15 MATTESON ENOS S 20 27 N 8 W 40 03 111 1860/07/02 MCCAGHY PATRICK 2 27 N 8 W 80 07 13421 1858/08/10 MCCAGHY WILLIAM 2 27 N 8 W 80 07 13422 1858/08/10 MCCAULEY THOMAS N 12 25 N 8 W 80 03 129 1877/07/02 MCCLANATHAN ALFRED 28 25 N 5 W 80 03 884 1874/12/30 MCCLANATHAN GEORGE 34 25 N 5 W 80 03 603 1873/12/15 MCCLANATHAN JOHN P 28 25 N 5 W 160 03 1235 1876/02/10 MCCLANATHAN JOHN P 28 25 N 5 W 0 03 1235 1876/02/10 MCCLANATHAN JOHN P 28 25 N 5 W 0 03 1235 1876/02/10 MCCOMBER WILLIAM 10 27 N 6 W 80 03 5223 1895/08/30 MCCORMICK CHARLES W 25 25 N 6 W 40 07 10256 1858/01/15 MCCORMICK CHARLES W 25 25 N 6 W 40 07 10255 1858/01/15 MCCORMICK CHARLES W 23 25 N 6 W 80 07 10254 1858/01/15 MCCUNE JOHN M 32 25 N 5 W 40 03 1588 1875/05/15 MCGILLIN MICHAEL 2 25 N 10 W 43.91 03 1829 1878/11/05 MCGILLIS WILLIAM 10 27 N 5 W 0 03 1236 1868/11/02 MCGILLIS WILLIAM 10 27 N 5 W 80 03 1236 1868/11/02 MCKERNAN THOMAS 22 25 N 9 W 0 03 2510 1882/06/01 MCKERNAN THOMAS 22 25 N 9 W 120 03 2510 1882/06/01 MCLEAN DAVID E 5 27 N 8 W 135.27 03 3 1869/09/01 MCMAHAN ROBERT B 8 25 N 8 W 0 03 1936 1879/12/15 MCMAHAN ROBERT B 8 25 N 8 W 80 03 1936 1879/12/15 MCQUILLAN JOHN 1 27 N 8 W 80 07 13426 1858/08/10 MCVICAR ANGUS 21 27 N 10 W 160 03 148 1873/12/15 MCVICAR ARCHIBALD 21 27 N 10 W 160 03 145 1873/12/15 MCVICAR DOUGALD 27 27 N 10 W 40 06 4452 1857/04/01 MCVICAR DOUGALD 29 27 N 10 W 80 06 4451 1859/05/02 MEACHAM ANDREW S 34 25 N 5 W 0 03 371 1873/01/10 MEACHAM ANDREW S 34 25 N 5 W 80 03 371 1873/01/10 MEINHOLZ PETER 32 25 N 6 W 80 03 5390 1896/06/29 MERCHANT JOSIAH P 30 25 N 10 W 40 03 588 1865/07/01 MEREDITH JOHN L 17 27 N 9 W 0 07 11274 1859/07/01 MEREDITH JOHN L 17 27 N 9 W 0 07 11274 1859/07/01 MEREDITH JOHN L 17 27 N 9 W 0 07 11274 1859/07/01 MEREDITH JOHN L 17 27 N 9 W 158.6 07 11274 1859/07/01 MERON CHRISTIAN H 22 25 N 6 W 80 03 378 1873/01/10 MESERVEY BENJAMIN F 32 27 N 8 W 0 03 297 1871/09/15 MESERVEY BENJAMIN F 32 27 N 8 W 0 03 297 1871/09/15 MESERVEY BENJAMIN F 32 27 N 8 W 160 03 297 1871/09/15 MEYERS GEORGE W 36 25 N 8 W 160 03 515 1874/10/01 MEYERS GEORGE W 36 25 N 8 W 0 03 515 1874/10/01 MIEROW JOHN 24 25 N 6 W 80 03 2260 1881/09/09 MIEROW JOHN 24 25 N 6 W 0 03 2260 1881/09/09 MILLER ELIZABETH 24 27 N 9 W 80 03 2693 1883/02/20 WIDOW OF WILLOUGHBY MILLER MILLER ELIZABETH 24 27 N 9 W 0 03 2693 1883/02/20 WIDOW OF WILLOUGHBY MILLER MILLER JOHN 32 25 N 5 W 80 03 30 1875/05/20 MILLER JOHN 10 25 N 8 W 80 03 247 1871/09/01 MILLER WILLIAM F 32 25 N 5 W 0 03 477 1873/01/10 MILLER WILLIAM F 32 25 N 5 W 80 03 477 1873/01/10 MILLER WILLIAM H 32 25 N 5 W 80 03 79 1869/09/01 MOE ANDREW P 34 25 N 10 W 40 03 4985 1876/01/10 MOE OLE 28 25 N 10 W 80 03 3125 1884/09/15 MONROE WILLIAM M 14 27 N 6 W 80 14 5694 1907/05/09 MONROE WILLIAM M 14 27 N 6 W 0 14 5694 1907/05/09 MOONEY HUGH 33 27 N 10 W 0 03 2056 1861/05/23 MOONEY HUGH 33 27 N 10 W 26.5 06 3653 1857/04/01 MOONEY HUGH 28 27 N 10 W 0 06 4443 1859/05/02 MOONEY HUGH 28 27 N 10 W 80 06 4443 1859/05/02 MOONEY HUGH 14 27 N 10 W 400 03 2055 1861/05/23 MOONEY HUGH 34 27 N 10 W 0 03 2056 1861/05/23 MOONEY HUGH 34 27 N 10 W 160 03 2056 1861/05/23 MOONEY HUGH 14 27 N 10 W 0 03 2055 1861/05/23 MOONEY HUGH 14 27 N 10 W 0 03 2055 1861/05/23 MORRISON WILLIAM H 28 27 N 5 W 40 03 6260 1885/03/16 MORRISON WILLIAM H 28 27 N 5 W 40 03 6259 1885/03/16 MOWER JACOB P 28 27 N 9 W 80 07 7799 1857/03/10 MULDOON FRANCIS 2 27 N 8 W 80 07 13420 1858/08/10 MYERS JOHN 13 27 N 8 W 40 15 72 1852/08/02 NEESS ELLEF J 26 25 N 9 W 0 03 3270 1885/07/13 NEESS ELLEF J 26 25 N 9 W 0 03 3270 1885/07/13 NEESS ELLEF J 26 25 N 9 W 160 03 3270 1885/07/13 NEILSON CARL M 18 27 N 8 W 55.19 03 4924 1893/07/19 NELSEN ANDREW 4 25 N 10 W 0 03 2960 1884/01/15 NELSEN ANDREW 4 25 N 10 W 160 03 2960 1884/01/15 NELSEN ANDREW 4 25 N 10 W 0 03 2960 1884/01/15 NELSON CARL M 5 27 N 8 W 40 03 6899 1904/09/28 NETTING SAMUEL 30 27 N 9 W 6.4 06 2871 1855/12/15 NEWLAND FRANCIS W 27 27 N 6 W 40 07 13293 1858/08/10 NICHOLS JOHN B 3 27 N 8 W 134.03 03 279 1871/09/15 NICHOLS JOHN B 3 27 N 8 W 0 03 279 1871/09/15 NICHOLS JOHN B 3 27 N 8 W 0 03 279 1871/09/15 NIELSEN BRYNEL 26 25 N 9 W 0 03 3305 1885/10/22 NIELSEN BRYNEL 26 25 N 9 W 120 03 3305 1885/10/22 NOBES JAMES 20 27 N 8 W 40 03 1851 1869/09/20 NOLLE OTTO 32 27 N 6 W 0 03 4547 1892/05/04 NOLLE OTTO 32 27 N 6 W 160 03 4547 1892/05/04 NONAMAQUE VICTOR 10 25 N 6 W 80 07 10274 1858/01/15 NONAMAQUE VICTOR 15 25 N 6 W 80 07 10275 1858/01/15 NORTH WESTERN LUMBER COMPANY 14 27 N 6 W 40 03 6066 1884/09/30 NORTHRUP EZRA L 35 25 N 5 W 40 07 10991 1858/08/10 NORTHRUP EZRA L 14 25 N 6 W 80 07 10996 1858/08/10 NUBSON OLE 2 25 N 10 W 130.91 03 3533 1888/10/05 NUBSON OLE 2 25 N 10 W 0 03 3533 1888/10/05 OLESON FREDERICK 32 25 N 8 W 160 03 1222 1876/01/10 OLESON HELGE 14 25 N 10 W 0 03 1577 1878/06/13 OLESON HELGE 14 25 N 10 W 160 03 1577 1878/06/13 OLESON LEV 32 25 N 9 W 120 03 2462 1882/05/10 OLESON LEV 32 25 N 9 W 0 03 2462 1882/05/10 OLESON TORGER 24 25 N 10 W 0 03 2065 1880/04/30 OLESON TORGER 24 25 N 10 W 160 03 2065 1880/04/30 OLIN CALVIN 5 27 N 6 W 160 03 70 1869/09/01 OLIN CALVIN 5 27 N 6 W 0 03 70 1869/09/01 OLIN CALVIN 4 27 N 6 W 0 03 70 1869/09/01 OLIN GEORGE 23 27 N 9 W 40 07 11201 1859/07/01 OLIN GEORGE 35 27 N 9 W 80 07 5145 1857/02/19 OLIN GEORGE 26 27 N 9 W 80 07 5144 1857/02/19 OLIN GEORGE 35 27 N 9 W 40 07 5146 1857/02/19 OLIN JOHN T 36 27 N 9 W 40 03 1 1861/01/18 OLIN JOHN T 35 27 N 9 W 40 07 9392 1858/01/15 OLIN PAULEY 35 27 N 9 W 40 07 6853 1857/02/20 OLMSTEAD HENRY F 26 27 N 10 W 80 06 4856 1857/04/01 OLSEN ANDREW 10 25 N 10 W 80 03 3220 1885/05/20 OLSEN BRYNGEL 22 25 N 10 W 40 03 3553 1888/10/05 OLSEN OLE 22 27 N 5 W 80 03 2461 1883/05/05 OLSEN PAULINE 32 25 N 8 W 160 03 1463 1877/03/01 WIDOW OF OLE JELSON OLSON ESTEN 6 25 N 9 W 79.08 03 3767 1890/05/14 OLSON GILBERT 14 25 N 10 W 0 03 3260 1885/07/13 OLSON GILBERT 14 25 N 10 W 160 03 3260 1885/07/13 OLSON KNUT 14 25 N 10 W 0 03 1811 1878/11/05 OLSON KNUT 14 25 N 10 W 160 03 1811 1878/11/05 OLSON OSMAN 18 25 N 10 W 120 03 3622 1891/01/24 OLSON OSMAN 18 25 N 10 W 0 03 3622 1891/01/24 OLSON THORVALD 26 25 N 10 W 160 03 3229 1885/05/20 ORTHMANN NIKOLAUS J 8 25 N 5 W 119.95 03 1249 1878/06/01 OSBORN ALEXANDER 10 27 N 9 W 160 03 99 1869/09/01 OSBORN JOSEPH 24 25 N 5 W 80 07 10838 1858/08/10 OSTERREICHER ANTON 10 27 N 8 W 160 03 4224 1892/03/26 OSTERREICHER ANTON 10 27 N 8 W 0 03 4224 1892/03/26