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Case files show details about when and where an ancestor applied for land from the '''federal''' government. Case files sometimes include information about family members, neighbors, military service, or citizenship naturalization records. Knowing the location of an ancestor's new property provides clues to help search for the records of the disposal of that property, or nearby properties. You can also search for a variety of non-land records of the ancestor in that area. Case files, and the associated tract books can be used to find information about neighbors—people who sometimes turn out to be relatives. In cases with few other clues, a case file can lead to ''subsequent '' land transfer records that state or infer a parent-child relationship between the people involved. | Case files show details about when and where an ancestor applied for land from the '''federal''' government. Case files sometimes include information about family members, neighbors, military service, or citizenship naturalization records. Knowing the location of an ancestor's new property provides clues to help search for the records of the disposal of that property, or nearby properties. You can also search for a variety of non-land records of the ancestor in that area. Case files, and the associated tract books can be used to find information about neighbors—people who sometimes turn out to be relatives. In cases with few other clues, a case file can lead to ''subsequent '' land transfer records that state or infer a parent-child relationship between the people involved. | ||
=== Jurisdictions | === Jurisdictions === | ||
Land entry case files are from the [[United States Land and Property#United_States|30 federal land states]]. These are states west of the Ohio-Mississippi River, and Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. Case files pertain to the transfer of federal public land to non-federal (private or state) ownership . | |||
The subsequent disposal of that formerly-federal property should be recorded in local '''county''' deeds, mortgages, property tax records, and plat maps. | |||
=== Centents of case files === | === Centents of case files === | ||