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:To obtain a land entry case file you will need information about the ancestor's state, county, land office, and land description listing the section, township number, and range number. The form also requests the patent number, but if that '''''is lacking''''', you can '''''substitute ''''' photocopies of the tract book entry, and the exact citation for the tract book and page number of the entry. | :To obtain a land entry case file you will need information about the ancestor's state, county, land office, and land description listing the section, township number, and range number. The form also requests the patent number, but if that '''''is lacking''''', you can '''''substitute ''''' photocopies of the tract book entry, and the exact citation for the tract book and page number of the entry. | ||
=== Use the case file | === Use the case file data === | ||
Once you obtain a photocopy of an ancestor's land entry, be sure to | Once you obtain a photocopy of an ancestor's land entry, be sure to | ||
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'''Follow-up sources.''' Then use the new information from the case file to help find further records. For example: | '''Follow-up sources.''' Then use the new information from the case file to help find further records. For example: | ||
:*'''Tract books.''' Every case file has a corresponding [[Tract books|tract book]] entry. If you have not already found the tract book entry, do so now. Look for relatives and neighbors in nearby tract book entries. | :*'''Tract books.''' Every case file has a corresponding [[Tract books|tract book]] entry. If you have not already found the tract book entry, do so now. Look for relatives and neighbors in nearby tract book entries. | ||
:*'''Other related files.''' Case files are usually only part of the iceberg. Patents, warrants, surveys, and newspaper notifications are among the kinds of records that '''''may ''''' be found outside of case files. Look for extra land records at the federal, state, or county levels. | :*'''Other related files.''' Case files are usually only part of the iceberg. Patents, warrants, surveys, and newspaper notifications are among the kinds of records that '''''may ''''' be found outside of case files. Look for extra land records at the federal, state, or county levels. | ||
:*'''Disposal of the property.''' Find out how your ancestor disposed of the property as a way of finding clues about possible relatives. For example, your ancestor may have sold or given land to his or her heirs before death, or the heirs may have sold the land after the individual died. For daughters, the names of their husbands are often provided. For sons, the given names of their wives may be included. Heirs may have sold their interest in the land to another heir even though the record may not indicate this. | :*'''Disposal of the property.''' Find out how your ancestor disposed of the property as a way of finding clues about possible relatives. For example, your ancestor may have sold or given land to his or her heirs before death, or the heirs may have sold the land after the individual died. For daughters, the names of their husbands are often provided. For sons, the given names of their wives may be included. Heirs may have sold their interest in the land to another heir even though the record may not indicate this. | ||