Wisconsin Land Patents Database: Forest County - Surnames A-C ****************************************************************** 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 Wisconsin PATENT_L_N PATENT_F_N PATENT_M_I SECTION_NR TOWNSHIP RANGE TOTAL_ACRE L_O_CODE DOCUMENT_N SIGN_DATE REMARKS ALLISON GERTRUDE 10 40 N 14 E 0 14 5745 1907/05/09 ALLISON GERTRUDE 10 40 N 14 E 80 14 5745 1907/05/09 ARNOLD LEONARD G 34 39 N 14 E 80 08 32508 1884/04/24 MAXMILLIEN M SCHOETZ ARNOLD LEONARD G 22 40 N 14 E 22.7 08 32507 1884/04/24 MAXMILLIEN M SCHOETZ BAKER WILLIAM A 24 34 N 14 E 0 14 5236 1905/11/08 BAKER WILLIAM A 24 34 N 14 E 120 14 5236 1905/11/08 BALDWIN GEORGE 36 36 N 16 E 320 08 31696 1882/06/30 LAND DESC WRONG ON DOC - VERIFIED FROM TRACT BOOK BALDWIN GEORGE 2 38 N 14 E 160 08 33672 1889/03/23 BALDWIN GEORGE 24 35 N 16 E 80 08 31390 1882/04/10 BALDWIN GEORGE 4 37 N 15 E 41.12 08 32169 1884/04/24 BALDWIN GEORGE 14 38 N 14 E 160 08 33674 1889/03/23 BALDWIN GEORGE 14 39 N 14 E 160 08 32894 1884/12/30 BALDWIN GEORGE 2 39 N 13 E 26.4 08 32895 1884/12/30 BALDWIN GEORGE 10 35 N 16 E 0 08 31312 1882/04/10 BALDWIN GEORGE 12 38 N 14 E 160 08 33673 1889/03/23 BALDWIN GEORGE 25 36 N 16 E 320 08 31697 1882/06/30 BALDWIN GEORGE 36 36 N 16 E 0 08 31696 1882/06/30 LAND DESC WRONG ON DOC - VERIFIED FROM TRACT BOOK BALDWIN GEORGE 2 35 N 16 E 80 08 31313 1882/04/10 BALDWIN GEORGE 10 35 N 16 E 560 08 31312 1882/04/10 BALDWIN GEORGE 10 38 N 14 E 320 08 33671 1889/03/23 BALDWIN GEORGE 24 36 N 16 E 160 08 31698 1882/06/30 BALDWIN GEORGE 26 36 N 16 E 640 08 31695 1882/06/30 BALDWIN GEORGE 31 40 N 12 E 40 08 32896 1884/12/30 BALDWIN GEORGE 14 35 N 16 E 640 08 31311 1882/04/10 BARNUM THOMAS H 23 41 N 13 E 40 14 22653 1904/04/08 BARTEL CARL B 6 36 N 16 E 125.71 08 33420 1885/12/19 BECKER WILLIAM 24 34 N 14 E 40 14 23094 1906/04/26 BEEBE E C 24 37 N 16 E 40 08 32360 1884/04/24 BEEBE E C 12 37 N 16 E 0 08 32335 1884/04/24 BEEBE E C 24 37 N 15 E 80 08 32359 1884/04/24 BEEBE E C 24 37 N 16 E 80 08 32335 1884/04/24 BEEBE ELLA E 7 40 N 12 E 0 08 31584 1884/04/24 BEEBE ELLA E 22 40 N 13 E 40 08 31586 1882/06/30 BEEBE ELLA E 17 40 N 12 E 80 08 31584 1884/04/24 BEEBE ELLA E 19 40 N 12 E 0 08 31585 1884/04/24 BEEBE ELLA E 31 40 N 12 E 108.9 08 31585 1884/04/24 BEEBE THOMAS H 28 37 N 16 E 40 08 29130 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 14 37 N 15 E 0 08 29192 1872/08/10 BEEBE THOMAS H 14 37 N 15 E 0 08 29192 1872/08/10 BEEBE THOMAS H 14 37 N 15 E 120 08 29133 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 25 37 N 16 E 240 08 29126 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 26 37 N 16 E 80 08 29127 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 14 37 N 15 E 0 08 29192 1872/08/10 BEEBE THOMAS H 36 34 N 16 E 40 08 28914 1871/12/15 BEEBE THOMAS H 8 37 N 15 E 0 08 29193 1872/08/10 BEEBE THOMAS H 22 37 N 16 E 160 08 29128 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 14 37 N 15 E 200 08 29192 1872/08/10 BEEBE THOMAS H 8 37 N 15 E 0 08 29193 1872/08/10 BEEBE THOMAS H 8 37 N 15 E 0 08 29193 1872/08/10 BEEBE THOMAS H 14 37 N 16 E 40 08 29131 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 8 37 N 15 E 360 08 29193 1872/08/10 BEEBE THOMAS H 10 37 N 15 E 0 08 29191 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 12 35 N 16 E 40 08 29195 1872/08/10 BEEBE THOMAS H 4 37 N 16 E 41.4 08 29194 1872/08/10 BEEBE THOMAS H 12 35 N 16 E 40 08 28906 1871/12/15 BEEBE THOMAS H 4 37 N 15 E 0 08 29190 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 8 37 N 15 E 0 08 29193 1872/08/10 BEEBE THOMAS H 10 37 N 15 E 160 08 29132 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 1 37 N 16 E 0 08 29122 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 24 37 N 16 E 0 08 29125 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 12 37 N 16 E 97.2 08 29122 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 12 37 N 16 E 120 08 29123 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 20 37 N 16 E 0 08 29124 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 20 37 N 16 E 200 08 29124 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 24 37 N 16 E 80 08 29125 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 10 37 N 15 E 0 08 29132 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 12 37 N 16 E 0 08 29123 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 10 37 N 15 E 0 08 29191 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 4 37 N 15 E 320 08 29190 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 4 37 N 15 E 0 08 29190 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 4 37 N 15 E 0 08 29190 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 20 37 N 16 E 0 08 29124 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 24 37 N 15 E 40 08 29134 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 34 37 N 16 E 80 08 29129 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 14 37 N 15 E 0 08 29133 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 25 37 N 16 E 0 08 29126 1872/05/01 BEEBE THOMAS H 10 37 N 15 E 480 08 29191 1872/05/01 BENNETT RUSSELL H 3 39 N 14 E 40.44 08 27237 1868/01/20 BENNETT RUSSELL H 24 41 N 13 E 0 08 27316 1868/01/20 BENNETT RUSSELL H 24 41 N 13 E 80 08 27316 1868/01/20 BENTER WILLIAM 4 40 N 14 E 160 14 5274 1906/03/28 BERG PETER 20 41 N 14 E 49.5 08 32903 1884/12/30 BERG PETER 8 40 N 14 E 158.1 08 32902 1884/12/30 BERG PETER 8 40 N 14 E 0 08 32902 1884/12/30 BERG PETER 20 40 N 14 E 0 08 32902 1884/12/30 BEYER GEORGE 36 39 N 14 E 240 08 31516 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 8 34 N 16 E 0 08 32398 1884/04/24 BEYER GEORGE 8 34 N 16 E 126.07 08 32398 1884/04/24 BEYER GEORGE 21 41 N 14 E 39.2 08 33546 1889/03/14 BEYER GEORGE 8 34 N 16 E 40 08 32509 1884/04/24 BEYER GEORGE 22 35 N 16 E 40 08 32510 1884/04/24 BEYER GEORGE 32 40 N 13 E 80 08 31736 1882/06/30 WILLIAM K SMITH BEYER GEORGE 12 39 N 14 E 160 08 31550 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 36 39 N 14 E 0 08 31516 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 36 40 N 13 E 0 08 31633 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 12 39 N 14 E 0 08 31550 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 12 39 N 14 E 0 08 31550 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 12 39 N 14 E 0 08 31550 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 14 39 N 14 E 40 08 31551 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 12 40 N 14 E 40 08 32262 1884/04/24 WILLIAM K SMITH BEYER GEORGE 36 39 N 14 E 0 08 31516 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 32 40 N 14 E 0 08 31634 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 4 37 N 16 E 41.65 08 31398 1882/04/10 BEYER GEORGE 18 40 N 14 E 160 08 31635 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 36 34 N 16 E 40 08 33435 1886/01/20 BEYER GEORGE 20 39 N 14 E 120 08 31630 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 6 39 N 14 E 96.47 08 31631 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 36 40 N 13 E 120 08 31632 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 8 34 N 16 E 0 08 32398 1884/04/24 BEYER GEORGE 36 40 N 13 E 80 08 31633 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 36 40 N 13 E 120 08 31634 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 36 40 N 13 E 0 08 31632 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 26 40 N 13 E 40 08 32261 1884/04/24 WILLIAM K SMITH BEYER GEORGE 18 40 N 14 E 0 08 31635 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 2 39 N 13 E 0 08 32260 1884/04/24 WILLIAM K SMITH BEYER GEORGE 18 40 N 14 E 0 08 31635 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 6 40 N 13 E 40 08 33364 1885/12/19 BEYER GEORGE 20 39 N 14 E 0 08 31630 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 36 40 N 14 E 40 08 31735 1882/06/30 WILLIAM K SMITH BEYER GEORGE 12 39 N 14 E 40 08 31637 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 30 40 N 14 E 40 08 31636 1882/06/30 BEYER GEORGE 2 39 N 13 E 58.2 08 32260 1884/04/24 WILLIAM K SMITH BINTLIF JAMES 18 37 N 15 E 82.2 08 33738 1889/05/10 BLACK JOHN 4 36 N 15 E 0 08 33678 1889/03/23 BLACK JOHN 4 34 N 16 E 40 08 33676 1889/03/23 BLACK JOHN 22 36 N 16 E 80 08 33693 1889/03/23 BLACK JOHN 22 36 N 16 E 40 08 33686 1889/03/23 BLACK JOHN 4 36 N 15 E 120 08 33678 1889/03/23 BLACK JOHN 32 37 N 15 E 80 08 33679 1889/03/23 BLACK JOHN 4 36 N 15 E 0 08 33678 1889/03/23 BLACK JOHN 24 34 N 15 E 40 08 33677 1889/03/23 BOND LILIAN 30 41 N 14 E 40 14 22405 1902/03/17 BOOTH ROBERT R 8 36 N 16 E 160 08 32707 1884/04/15 BOOTH ROBERT R 28 37 N 16 E 160 08 32698 1884/04/15 BOSSERT GOTTLOB 28 36 N 16 E 0 08 33152 1884/12/30 BOSSERT GOTTLOB 28 36 N 16 E 200 08 33152 1884/12/30 BRIGHAM WILLIAM H 4 40 N 14 E 0 14 5275 1906/05/01 BRIGHAM WILLIAM H 4 40 N 14 E 161.83 14 5275 1906/05/01 BRODRICK JOHN 12 35 N 15 E 0 08 33250 1885/05/04 BRODRICK JOHN 32 36 N 16 E 80 08 33251 1885/05/04 BRODRICK JOHN 12 35 N 15 E 0 08 33250 1885/05/04 BRODRICK JOHN 30 36 N 16 E 0 08 33251 1885/05/04 BRODRICK JOHN 12 35 N 15 E 120 08 33250 1885/05/04 BROOKS CHARLES R 32 41 N 14 E 40 14 23053 1905/12/30 BROTHERTON FRANK H 14 38 N 14 E 40 08 32353 1884/04/24 BUBLITZ WILLIAM 8 39 N 14 E 40 08 32504 1884/04/24 MAXMILLIEN M SCHOETZ BURGER JOHN F 26 35 N 15 E 120 08 32836 1884/12/30 BURGER JOHN F 26 35 N 15 E 80 08 32844 1884/12/30 BURGER JOHN F 26 35 N 15 E 0 08 32836 1884/12/30 BURT CHARLES 24 40 N 14 E 0 14 5259 1906/03/28 BURT CHARLES 24 40 N 14 E 160 14 5259 1906/03/28 CAMPBELL JOHN 1 37 N 16 E 156.58 08 1225 1888/05/12 CARNEY FRED 28 39 N 14 E 40 08 33370 1885/12/19 CHASE WILLIAM 30 35 N 16 E 0 08 33567 1889/03/14 CHASE WILLIAM 24 35 N 15 E 320 08 33419 1885/12/19 CHASE WILLIAM 30 35 N 16 E 0 08 33567 1889/03/14 CHASE WILLIAM 18 35 N 16 E 285.2 08 33416 1885/12/19 CHASE WILLIAM 18 35 N 16 E 0 08 33416 1885/12/19 CHASE WILLIAM 18 35 N 16 E 0 08 33416 1885/12/19 CHASE WILLIAM 30 35 N 16 E 200 08 33567 1889/03/14 CHASE WILLIAM 12 34 N 16 E 40 08 33360 1885/12/19 CHASE WILLIAM 18 35 N 16 E 0 08 33416 1885/12/19 CHASE WILLIAM 20 35 N 16 E 80 08 33418 1885/12/19 CHASE WILLIAM 18 35 N 16 E 354.58 08 33417 1885/12/19 CHASE WILLIAM 14 34 N 16 E 0 08 33361 1885/12/19 CHASE WILLIAM 14 34 N 16 E 360 08 33361 1885/12/19 CHASE WILLIAM 34 35 N 16 E 40 08 33363 1885/12/19 CHASE WILLIAM 18 35 N 15 E 124.38 08 33403 1885/12/19 CHASE WILLIAM 18 35 N 15 E 0 08 33403 1885/12/19 CHENEVERT JOHN E 21 41 N 14 E 61.9 08 32882 1884/12/30 CHENEVERT JOHN E 6 39 N 14 E 0 08 32855 1884/12/30 CHENEVERT JOHN E 17 41 N 14 E 0 08 32882 1884/12/30 CHENEVERT JOHN E 20 41 N 14 E 0 08 32882 1884/12/30 CHENEVERT JOHN E 6 39 N 14 E 80 08 32855 1884/12/30 CHENEVERT JOHN E 17 41 N 14 E 0 08 32882 1884/12/30 CHOATE LEANDER 2 34 N 14 E 267.84 08 32649 1884/04/15 CHOATE LEANDER 2 34 N 14 E 0 08 32649 1884/04/15 CHOATE LEANDER 2 34 N 14 E 0 08 32649 1884/04/15 CHRISTOFFERSON HANS 7 40 N 12 E 0 14 4336 1902/12/30 CHRISTOFFERSON HANS 7 40 N 12 E 108.74 14 4336 1902/12/30 CLAPP ALFRED W 36 37 N 16 E 40 08 32069 1884/04/24 CLEARY THOMAS L 28 37 N 15 E 40 08 33768 1889/03/23 FREDERICK J BARTELS CLERMAN HENRY 2 39 N 13 E 40 08 34025 1890/06/09 WILLIAM CLERMAN COFFEY JOHN 22 41 N 14 E 80 08 31410 1882/06/30 COLEMAN SEYMOUR 6 40 N 13 E 80 08 32912 1884/12/30 COLEMAN SEYMOUR 6 40 N 13 E 0 08 32912 1884/12/30 COLEMAN SEYMOUR 4 36 N 15 E 40 08 33247 1885/07/27 COMBS WILSON T 36 40 N 13 E 40 14 5273 1906/03/28 CONALLY JOHN J 24 41 N 14 E 0 08 31380 1882/04/10 CONALLY JOHN J 24 41 N 14 E 0 08 31380 1882/04/10 CONALLY JOHN J 24 41 N 14 E 112.7 08 31380 1882/04/10 CONKLING JOHN S 18 37 N 15 E 82.2 08 33329 1885/06/03 COSTER JOSEPH C 30 37 N 16 E 101.25 08 30636 1874/12/30 COSTER JOSEPH C 4 37 N 16 E 34.65 08 30637 1874/12/30 COSTER JOSEPH C 14 37 N 16 E 80 08 30638 1874/12/30 COSTER JOSEPH C 13 37 N 16 E 40 08 30645 1874/12/30 CROZER JAMES A 22 41 N 13 E 80 08 32197 1884/04/24 CROZER JAMES A 15 41 N 13 E 0 08 32197 1884/04/24 CROZER JAMES A 4 40 N 13 E 80 08 32233 1884/04/24 CURTIS CHARLES H 2 37 N 16 E 160 08 32761 1884/04/15 AUSTIN W SNELL CURTIS CHARLES H 1 37 N 16 E 0 08 32761 1884/04/15 AUSTIN W SNELL CURTIS CHARLES H 2 37 N 16 E 0 08 32761 1884/04/15 AUSTIN W SNELL