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Land records often provide a chain of land ownership from father to son (or to daughters and sons-in-law) over several generations. This information can be very useful, especially when other records do not exist or fail to give needed information. Many times, particularly during the 19th century, land and property records not only include landowners but also those who rented or had land tenure. These records are most likely to be found south and west of the Elbe River, where land tenure generally could be passed to heirs, bought, or sold. North and east of the Elbe, land tenure generally was insecure and could not be bought, sold, or passed to heirs. | Land records often provide a chain of land ownership from father to son (or to daughters and sons-in-law) over several generations. This information can be very useful, especially when other records do not exist or fail to give needed information. Many times, particularly during the 19th century, land and property records not only include landowners but also those who rented or had land tenure. These records are most likely to be found south and west of the Elbe River, where land tenure generally could be passed to heirs, bought, or sold. North and east of the Elbe, land tenure generally was insecure and could not be bought, sold, or passed to heirs. | ||