Wisconsin Land Patents Database: Milwaukee County - Surnames T-Z ****************************************************************** 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 PATENT_L_N PATENT_F_N PATENT_M_I SECTION_NR TOWNSHIP RANGE TOTAL_ACRE L_O_CODE DOCUMENT_N SIGN_DATE REMARKS TAYLOR ANSON H 35 6 N 22 E 160 09 4288 1840/12/10 TEAL MATTHIAS 27 5 N 22 E 40 09 16664 1848/03/01 THIBEAU JOHN B 19 6 N 22 E 160 09 7023 1843/03/03 THOMPSON JERRED 22 6 N 22 E 160 09 4270 1840/12/10 TIESCHAEFER HENRY G 25 6 N 21 E 80 09 6425 1843/03/03 TIFFANY GEORGE O 12 6 N 21 E 120 09 32571 1849/12/27 TIFFANY GEORGE O 12 6 N 21 E 0 09 32571 1849/12/27 TIFFANY GEORGE O 12 6 N 21 E 40 09 34231 1849/12/27 TOBIN EDMUND 22 8 N 21 E 40 09 16479 1848/03/01 TOBIN JOHN 22 8 N 21 E 40 09 12631 1844/10/01 TROWBRIDGE WILLIAM S 2 6 N 21 E 80 09 34234 1850/03/01 TROWBRIDGE WILLIAM S 6 6 N 21 E 65.2 09 8064 1843/03/03 TROWBRIDGE WILLIAM S 6 6 N 21 E 45.96 09 8071 1843/03/03 TROWBRIDGE WILLIAM S 2 6 N 21 E 80 09 34235 1850/03/01 TRYON BELA H 5 5 N 21 E 160 09 3664 1840/12/10 UNDERWOOD ENOCH D 30 7 N 21 E 154.88 09 6318 1843/03/03 UNDERWOOD WILLIAM 6 7 N 22 E 160 05 508 1837/08/10 UNDERWOOD WILLIAM 5 7 N 22 E 160 05 505 1837/08/10 ASSIGNEE OF POULDING ARNETT UNDERWOOD WILLIAM O 20 7 N 21 E 80 09 34247 1850/03/01 UNDERWOOD WILLIAM O 20 7 N 21 E 80 09 34248 1850/03/01 UPHAM DON A 21 5 N 21 E 160 09 4661 1840/12/10 UPHAM DON A 29 6 N 22 E 80 09 4294 1840/12/10 ASSIGNEE OF ELIPHALET CRAMER UPHAM DON A 14 5 N 21 E 80 09 4799 1840/12/10 VAIL GEORGE C 13 6 N 21 E 160 09 6694 1842/12/27 JAMES MASON VAIL GEORGE C 13 6 N 21 E 80 09 6979 1843/03/03 VEEDER HARMAN 20 5 N 21 E 80 09 992 1843/03/03 VLIET GARRET 19 7 N 22 E 160 05 458 1837/08/10 ASSIGNEE OF WILLIAM ANDERSON VOIT CONRAD 34 5 N 22 E 40 09 12048 1844/09/10 VOSBURGH JOHN 13 6 N 21 E 80 09 7013 1843/03/03 WADSWORTH JULIUS 8 5 N 21 E 80 09 3916 1840/12/10 THOMAS DYER WADSWORTH JULIUS 33 5 N 22 E 160 09 4241 1840/12/10 THOMAS DYER WADSWORTH JULIUS 20 5 N 22 E 160 09 4207 1840/12/10 THOMAS DYER WADSWORTH JULIUS 5 5 N 21 E 80 09 3919 1840/12/10 THOMAS DYER WADSWORTH JULIUS 14 5 N 21 E 160 09 3917 1840/12/10 THOMAS DYER WADSWORTH JULIUS 36 5 N 22 E 80 09 4409 1840/12/10 THOMAS DYER WAGNER CHRISTOPH 28 8 N 21 E 80 09 34275 1850/03/01 WAGNER FERDINAND 22 8 N 21 E 40 09 26148 1848/09/01 WALES ELEAZER 24 5 N 21 E 160 09 1091 1843/03/03 WALES SAMUEL 27 5 N 21 E 80 09 1162 1843/03/03 WALES SAMUEL 23 5 N 21 E 160 09 3719 1840/12/10 WALKER GEORGE H 32 7 N 22 E 0 09 19 1849/01/15 WALKER GEORGE H 32 7 N 22 E 0 09 10188 1842/09/26 WALKER GEORGE H 32 7 N 22 E 0 09 10188 1842/09/26 WALKER GEORGE H 32 7 N 22 E 9.75 09 19 1849/01/15 WALKER GEORGE H 32 7 N 22 E 0 09 10188 1842/09/26 WALKER GEORGE H 29 8 N 22 E 79.92 05 524 1837/08/10 ASSIGNEE OF DAVID SARGENT WALKER GEORGE H 32 7 N 22 E 143.99 09 10188 1842/09/26 WALKER GEORGE H 32 7 N 22 E 160 05 483 1837/08/10 WALKER JOHN 4 8 N 22 E 160 09 7 1837/06/20 WALKER MARTIN O 11 5 N 22 E 160 09 4215 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 36 5 N 22 E 160 09 4253 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 17 5 N 22 E 160 09 4213 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 14 5 N 21 E 160 09 3795 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 4 5 N 22 E 160 09 4218 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 25 5 N 22 E 160 09 4212 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 34 6 N 22 E 160 09 4306 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 32 6 N 22 E 160 09 4308 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 32 6 N 22 E 80 09 4310 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 22 6 N 22 E 160 09 4273 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 21 5 N 22 E 160 09 4211 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 1 5 N 22 E 49.6 09 4222 1843/03/03 WALKER MARTIN O 29 6 N 22 E 160 09 4293 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 5 5 N 22 E 160 09 4220 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 5 5 N 22 E 80 09 4219 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 33 6 N 22 E 160 09 4307 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 3 5 N 22 E 161.12 09 4221 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 6 5 N 22 E 160 09 4217 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 8 5 N 22 E 160 09 4216 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 11 5 N 21 E 160 09 3798 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 15 6 N 22 E 160 09 4274 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 32 6 N 21 E 160 09 3794 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 15 5 N 22 E 160 09 4214 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 20 5 N 22 E 160 09 4210 1840/12/10 WALKER MARTIN O 32 6 N 21 E 160 09 3796 1840/12/10 WALLSCLAGER WILLIAM 26 8 N 21 E 40 09 15992 1846/08/01 WALSH MATHEW 8 5 N 21 E 40 09 10763 1844/09/10 WALTS JAMES 8 8 N 21 E 80 09 34255 1850/03/01 WAMPOLE ISAAC W 4 7 N 21 E 80 09 34243 1850/03/01 WAMPOLE ISAAC W 4 7 N 21 E 80 09 34242 1850/03/01 WARD FRANCIS 3 5 N 21 E 160 09 3661 1840/12/10 WARD FRANCIS 27 6 N 21 E 80 09 6262 1843/03/03 WARD MARTIN 27 6 N 21 E 80 09 6261 1843/03/03 WARD WILLIAM 28 6 N 21 E 160 09 6265 1843/03/03 WATKINS JACOB 6 6 N 21 E 40 09 30099 1850/01/01 JOSEPH ALLSOP WATROUS WILLIAM C 10 6 N 21 E 80 09 6970 1843/03/03 WEBER JOHAN P 2 7 N 21 E 41.9 09 25198 1848/07/01 WEEKS LEMUEL W 32 7 N 22 E 80 09 18757 1845/10/15 WEEKS LEMUEL W 32 7 N 22 E 0 09 18757 1845/10/15 WEIDNER MARGARET 21 5 N 22 E 40 09 19366 1848/03/01 WEIL PAUL A 21 5 N 22 E 40 09 33184 1850/03/01 WEISNER EDWARD 6 5 N 22 E 148.64 09 4182 1840/12/10 WEISNER EDWARD 28 6 N 22 E 80 09 4292 1840/12/10 WEISNER EDWARD 15 6 N 21 E 160 09 6983 1843/03/03 WEISSNER EDWARD 32 8 N 21 E 0 09 18562 1848/03/01 WEISSNER EDWARD 22 5 N 22 E 80 09 20620 1848/02/01 WEISSNER EDWARD 32 8 N 21 E 120 09 18562 1848/03/01 WELCH PATRICK 2 8 N 21 E 80 09 7778 1843/03/03 WELLS DANIEL 15 7 N 22 E 70.36 05 454 1837/08/10 ASSIGNEE OF WILLIAM B OGDEN WELLS DANIEL 15 7 N 22 E 31.5 05 461 1837/08/10 ASSIGNEE OF WILLIAM B OGDEN WELLS DANIEL 30 5 N 23 E 0.3 09 30704 1850/01/01 WELLS DANIEL 29 6 N 22 E 80 09 4410 1840/12/10 WELLS DANIEL 28 6 N 22 E 80 09 4412 1840/12/10 WELLS HORATIO N 36 5 N 22 E 80 09 4268 1840/12/10 WELLS HORATIO N 31 5 N 23 E 35.76 09 4462 1840/12/10 WENTWORTH GEORGE H 24 6 N 22 E 80.6 09 983 1843/03/03 WENTWORTH GEORGE H 23 6 N 22 E 0 09 983 1843/03/03 WESCOTT EDWIN J 33 5 N 22 E 160 09 4401 1840/12/10 WESCOTT HENRY P 32 5 N 22 E 160 09 4400 1840/12/10 WEST GEORGE S 2 6 N 21 E 160 09 33089 1850/03/01 WHEELAN PATRICK 17 5 N 21 E 80 09 4853 1840/12/10 WHEELER LYMAN 14 7 N 21 E 80 09 32555 1850/01/01 ASSIGNEE OF ABEL L BARBER WHITCOMB AARON 25 5 N 21 E 160 09 913 1843/03/03 WHITE ELISHA L 8 5 N 21 E 160 09 3671 1840/12/10 WHITE JOHN 9 5 N 21 E 160 09 1046 1843/03/03 WHITE NATHAN D 6 5 N 21 E 160 09 3702 1840/12/10 WHITE PATT 29 5 N 22 E 80 09 5110 1843/03/03 WIESSNER EDWARD 32 8 N 21 E 200 09 18452 1848/03/01 WIESSNER EDWARD 6 6 N 21 E 80 09 12522 1844/09/10 WIESSNER EDWARD 32 8 N 21 E 0 09 18452 1848/03/01 WIESSNER EDWARD 32 8 N 21 E 0 09 18452 1848/03/01 WILCOX JOEL S 18 6 N 22 E 160 09 7017 1843/03/03 WILCOX JOEL S 4 6 N 22 E 53.5 09 5601 1843/03/03 WILD GEORGE 18 5 N 22 E 68.18 09 1003 1843/03/03 WILKE HENRY 18 5 N 22 E 80 09 4199 1840/12/10 WILLIAMS JESSE 5 7 N 22 E 80 05 514 1837/08/10 ASSIGNEE OF DANIEL WELLS WILLIAMS JESSE 5 7 N 22 E 80 05 493 1837/08/10 ASSIGNEE OF WILLIAM B OGDEN WILLIAMS JOSEPH 22 6 N 22 E 160 09 4286 1840/12/10 WILLIAMS JOSEPH 36 6 N 22 E 96.23 09 4285 1843/03/03 WILLIAMS WILLIAM W 22 8 N 21 E 40 09 12912 1844/10/01 WILSON RICHARD 3 8 N 21 E 80 09 6342 1843/03/03 WILSON RICHARD 3 8 N 21 E 80 09 6341 1843/03/03 WOLCOTT EDMUND W 27 5 N 21 E 160 09 3743 1840/12/10 WOODARD SLOCUM 8 6 N 21 E 80 09 6232 1843/03/03 WOOLCOCK WILLIAM 24 5 N 22 E 104.62 09 4228 1843/03/03 WRIGHT PHILANDER 5 6 N 21 E 144.35 09 6219 1843/03/03 WRIGHT TIMOTHY 17 7 N 22 E 160 05 446 1837/08/10 WURSTER ADAM 14 6 N 21 E 160 09 6981 1843/03/03 YATES PETER 8 6 N 22 E 160 09 32934 1850/03/01 ASSIGNEE OF DANIEL WORTHINGTON YOUNG SAMUEL 29 5 N 21 E 160 09 3738 1840/12/10 ZAUTKE CHRISTIAN T 26 8 N 21 E 80 09 32959 1850/03/01 ASSIGNEE OF SAMUEL SHAFF ZAUTKE ERNST 26 8 N 21 E 160 09 32963 1850/03/01 ASSIGNEE OF BUEL BROWN 16 Wisconsin