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=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||
{{Block indent|*The early land office records are at:<br>Commissioner of Public Lands<br>127 West Washington Avenue<br>Madison, WI 53703.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Hammes, Raymond H. ''Cahokia books B and C, land records (1800-1820) and historical material (ca. 1671-1819)-, 1671-1820'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. {{FSC|533302|item}}, film 1543598 item 1. Both books B and C include historical documents and transcriptions. Book B includes a historical chronology of events, 1671-1818. Includes general indexes with each book.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*''Land records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1790-1907'' [S.I.]:Broderbund, c1996. {{FSC|782723|item}}, CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 255. Summary: Records show who obtained what land from the U.S. Government and when. Source documents include homesteads, chas sales, warrants, private land claims, swamp lists, state selections and railroad lists. Records included may not be comprehensive for the time and region covered.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Ainsworth, Fern ''Private land claims, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin'' [Natchitoches, Louisiana : F. Ainsworth, 198-?] {{FSC|538634|item}}, book 977 R2a. This book contains a private land claims docket index for the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*''[[The Territorial Papers of the United States|The Territorial papers of the United States]]; the territory of Wisconsin, 1836-1848 : a microfilm supplement'' Washington, District of Columbia:National Archives and Records Administration, 1959. 122 microfilm rolls beginning with film 1601731, {{FSC|588787|item}}. Each roll has a list of materials on the rolls in the series. The targets for the maps give an explanation of the maps. Letters and journals have an arrow which points at Wisconsin material. Dates noted are for the roll and are not necessarily in that order.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Wisconsin, State Historical Society. ''Wisconsin Domesday book, town studies.'' [Madison:State Historical Society of Wisconsin], c1924-(Minasha, Wisconsin:George Santa Pub. Co.) {{FSC|80231|item}}, book 977.5 E3w. Includes index.}} | |||
== Government Land Transfers == | == Government Land Transfers == | ||
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*Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats of the Wisconsin land offices are available at the FamilySearch Library. Plat books for counties in Wisconsin are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Place Search ] of the FamilySearch Catalog under:<br> | *Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats of the Wisconsin land offices are available at the FamilySearch Library. Plat books for counties in Wisconsin are listed in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Place Search ] of the FamilySearch Catalog under:<br> | ||
{{Block indent|[name of county], Wisconsin – Land and Property}} | |||
=== Patents === | === Patents === | ||
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*The actual patents may be found on line at the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxsearch/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office website (BLM-GLO)] as indicated in the section on indexes. They may also be found at the following office: | *The actual patents may be found on line at the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxsearch/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office website (BLM-GLO)] as indicated in the section on indexes. They may also be found at the following office: | ||
{{Block indent|*Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office<br>7450 Boston Boulevard<br>Springfield, VA 22153<br>Telephone: 703-440-1523<br>Fax: 703-440-1599}} | |||
=== Land Entry Case Files === | === Land Entry Case Files === | ||
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Also known as Land Entry Files or Patent Files, the case file is the accumulation of paperwork gathered during the land transactions which occurred when the land is transferred from the U.S. Government to private ownership and are kept at the National Archives in Washington D.C. These documents are the most helpful records for researchers because some files contain valuable information and may include personal or family information, such as military discharge papers, proof of citizenship, former residences, birthplaces and more. While not all files have pertinent information for the researcher, they are often worth obtaining. For further information regarding case files and how to order them, you will want to read the article [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Locating_the_Land_and_it.27s_Associated_Records|''Locating the Land and it's Associated Records'']] at the United States Land and Property wiki page. The physical address of where the records are kept at the National Archives is as follows: | Also known as Land Entry Files or Patent Files, the case file is the accumulation of paperwork gathered during the land transactions which occurred when the land is transferred from the U.S. Government to private ownership and are kept at the National Archives in Washington D.C. These documents are the most helpful records for researchers because some files contain valuable information and may include personal or family information, such as military discharge papers, proof of citizenship, former residences, birthplaces and more. While not all files have pertinent information for the researcher, they are often worth obtaining. For further information regarding case files and how to order them, you will want to read the article [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Locating_the_Land_and_it.27s_Associated_Records|''Locating the Land and it's Associated Records'']] at the United States Land and Property wiki page. The physical address of where the records are kept at the National Archives is as follows: | ||
{{Block indent|*Old Military Civil Records Branch<br>National Archives and Records Administration<br>7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>Washington, DC 20408<br>Telephone: 202-501-5395<br>Fax: 202-219-6273 <br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html Archives]}} | |||
To obtain copies of a case file you will need the following information which may be found in the land patent records indexed at the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxsearch/default.aspx BLM-GLO website]: | To obtain copies of a case file you will need the following information which may be found in the land patent records indexed at the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxsearch/default.aspx BLM-GLO website]: | ||
{{Block indent|*Name of the purchaser }} | |||
{{Block indent|*State where the land was purchased. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Name of the land office. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Type of certificate (homestead, cash, bounty-land warrant, mining, timberland etc.) }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Certificate number or patent number}} | |||
== Individual Land Transfers == | == Individual Land Transfers == | ||
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*Land records for Wisconsin are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] ''Place Search'' under: | *Land records for Wisconsin are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] ''Place Search'' under: | ||
{{Block indent|WISCONSIN - LAND AND PROPERTY}} | |||
{{Block indent|WISCONSIN, [COUNTY], - LAND AND PROPERTY.}} | |||
*The Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Wisconsin has a deed search for the [http://sos.nmtvault.com/Deeds.aspx grantor of a deed.] | *The Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Wisconsin has a deed search for the [http://sos.nmtvault.com/Deeds.aspx grantor of a deed.] | ||
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