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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
*United States Congress ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States'' La Crosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1959. 38 vols. On 29 films beginning with {{FHL|1631827}}; classes 8 and 9 are also on | *United States Congress ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States'' La Crosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1959. 38 vols. On 29 films beginning with {{FHL|1631827}}; classes 8 and 9 are also on {{FHL|309454|item|disp=FHL films 899878–85}}. Volumes for classes 8 and 9 deal with public lands and claims for 1789 to 1837 and may name siblings or heirs of original claimants. Classes 8 and 9 have been republished in: | ||
:*United States Congress. ''American State Papers, Class 8: Public Lands''; Class 9: Claims: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States. {{FHL|421351|item | :*United States Congress. ''American State Papers, Class 8: Public Lands''; Class 9: Claims: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States. {{FHL|421351|item|disp=FHL book 973 R2ag 1994}}; The American state papers include many of the private land claims for the early time period prior to statehood | ||
:*McMullin, Phillip W. and United States Congress ''Grassroots of America : a computerized index to the American state papers: land grants and claims (1789-1837) with other aids to research (Government document serial set numbers 28 through 36)'' Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1994, c1990. {{FHL|690189|item | :*McMullin, Phillip W. and United States Congress ''Grassroots of America : a computerized index to the American state papers: land grants and claims (1789-1837) with other aids to research (Government document serial set numbers 28 through 36)'' Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1994, c1990. {{FHL|690189|item|disp=FHL book 973 R2ag}}, index 1990. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/369896 World Cat] | ||
*United States Department of State ''Territorial papers of Iowa, 1838-1852'' Washington | *United States Department of State ''Territorial papers of Iowa, 1838-1852'' Washington - District of Columbia : The National Archives, 1988. 102 microfilm beginning with {{FHL|588843|item|disp=FHL film 1601629}}. Many aspects of Iowa’s state, local, and family histories are treated in these records. For example: military pension applications, military academy cadet applications, court records (1827-1845), land office records, Virginia warrant scrip, muster rolls giving enlistment town or city (1837-1857), military post records listing sick, wounded, and dead, Bureau of Indian Affairs records, Indian treaties, commissions for judges, marshals, attorneys, surveyors, and postmasters. | ||
*Petersen, William J. ''Iowa History Reference Guide. Iowa City, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1952. {{FHL|164675|item | *Petersen, William J. ''Iowa History Reference Guide. Iowa City, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1952. {{FHL|164675|item|disp= FHL book 977.7 A3p}}. This bibliography includes sections about American Indians, immigration, land, government, courts, military, schools, churches, businesses, history, and biographies. It is arranged by subject and has an index. | ||
*Iowa Surveyor and United States Works Progress Administration (Iowa) ''Lands of half breeds, Sacs and Foxes, index and field books 1-3'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FHL|405850|item}} | *Iowa Surveyor and United States Works Progress Administration (Iowa) ''Lands of half breeds, Sacs and Foxes, index and field books 1-3'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FHL|405850|item|disp=FHL film 1011670}}. | ||
*Iowa Land Department and United States Works Progress Administration (Iowa) ''Miscellaneous land records, 1839-1930'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. Tract books of Iowa City sales and patents 1839 - 1856 is on | *Iowa Land Department and United States Works Progress Administration (Iowa) ''Miscellaneous land records, 1839-1930'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. Tract books of Iowa City sales and patents 1839 - 1856 is on {{FHL|405843|item|disp=FHL film 1011644 Items 5-6}}. | ||
== Government Land Transfers == | == Government Land Transfers == | ||
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*The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors named in federal land patents and warrants from 1788 to the 1960’s located at the National Archives. This is the best place to begin when searching for a land patent because of the ease of navigation when searching for an ancestor. This internet web site also provides many images of patents. | *The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors named in federal land patents and warrants from 1788 to the 1960’s located at the National Archives. This is the best place to begin when searching for a land patent because of the ease of navigation when searching for an ancestor. This internet web site also provides many images of patents. | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 Family History Library films beginning with | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 Family History Library films beginning with , {{FHL|511740|item|dsip=film 1501522}}. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located. Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards. | ||
== Surveys == | == Surveys == | ||
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Iowa uses the rectangular land survey system of section, township, and range. The townships were six-mile square blocks of land, divided into 36 one-mile squares called sections. The township was numbered north and south, starting from the centerline, and the range was numbered east and west starting from the centerline. | Iowa uses the rectangular land survey system of section, township, and range. The townships were six-mile square blocks of land, divided into 36 one-mile squares called sections. The township was numbered north and south, starting from the centerline, and the range was numbered east and west starting from the centerline. | ||
*Maps showing these surveys are included in:<br>Andriot, Jay. ''Township Atlas of the United States''. McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. {{FHL|456649|item}}, | *Maps showing these surveys are included in:<br>Andriot, Jay. ''Township Atlas of the United States''. McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. {{FHL|456649|item|disp=FHL book 973 E7an}}, 1991. This book is arranged alphabetically by state. | ||
*United States General Land Office ''Field notes from selected General Land Office township surveys.'' Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, 1979. {{FHL|479867|item}} | *United States General Land Office ''Field notes from selected General Land Office township surveys.'' Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, 1979. {{FHL|479867|item|disp=FHL film 1065577}}. | ||
== Tract Books == | == Tract Books == | ||
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Tract books may also serve as indexes to the case files. They are arranged geographically by township and range, so you have to have some idea of the legal description of the land where your ancestor lived to be able to use them. Some legal land descriptions are included in county records. | Tract books may also serve as indexes to the case files. They are arranged geographically by township and range, so you have to have some idea of the legal description of the land where your ancestor lived to be able to use them. Some legal land descriptions are included in county records. | ||
*Iowa Land Department ''Tract Books of Iowa Land Districts, 1838 to 1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FHL|405858|item | *Iowa Land Department ''Tract Books of Iowa Land Districts, 1838 to 1910''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. on {{FHL|405858|item|disp=45 films 1011597–641}}. These records list the name of the purchaser, the date of purchase, the name of the person who patented the land, the patent date, and the number of acres. To use these records, you need to know the township, range and section where your ancestor’s land was located. This information can be found in deed records or land ownership maps. (For more information, see the "[[Iowa Maps|Maps]]" page.) | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 Family History Library films beginning with | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|607931|item|disp=1445288}}. | ||
*[http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/index.html State Historical Society of Iowa] has some plat maps located within the [http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/county-records/index.html county records] section. | *[http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/index.html State Historical Society of Iowa] has some plat maps located within the [http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/county-records/index.html county records] section. | ||
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After land was transferred from the government to private individuals, subsequent land transactions, including [[Deeds|deeds]] and mortgages, were recorded by the register of deeds and are generally kept at the county courthouse. These records usually date back to the time of the county's organization and frequently have grantor (seller) and grantee (buyer) indexes. The Family History has microfilm copies of many counties’ deeds and indexes, some homestead and mortgage records, and a few original entries. For example, from Polk County, the library has 112 microfilms of deeds and mortgages, dating from 1846 to 1910. | After land was transferred from the government to private individuals, subsequent land transactions, including [[Deeds|deeds]] and mortgages, were recorded by the register of deeds and are generally kept at the county courthouse. These records usually date back to the time of the county's organization and frequently have grantor (seller) and grantee (buyer) indexes. The Family History has microfilm copies of many counties’ deeds and indexes, some homestead and mortgage records, and a few original entries. For example, from Polk County, the library has 112 microfilms of deeds and mortgages, dating from 1846 to 1910. | ||
*Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission ''Century farm applications'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. A valuable biographical collection about farm owners in Iowa whose farms remained within a family for 100 years or more. {{FHL|409019|item | *Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission ''Century farm applications'' Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. A valuable biographical collection about farm owners in Iowa whose farms remained within a family for 100 years or more. {{FHL|409019|item|disp=FHL films 1023895-1023902}}. | ||
*State Historical Society of Iowa ''County Government Records''. The State Historical Society, in conjunction with the Genealogical Society of Utah, has "aided county governments in the preservation of their historical records including marriage, birth and death records, naturalization papers and land deeds. Microfilm copies of many of these county records are available in the libraries’ reading rooms." You may search the lists of county records available on microfilm at the [http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/county-records/index.html State Historical Society of Iowa's Des Moines Library]. | *State Historical Society of Iowa ''County Government Records''. The State Historical Society, in conjunction with the Genealogical Society of Utah, has "aided county governments in the preservation of their historical records including marriage, birth and death records, naturalization papers and land deeds. Microfilm copies of many of these county records are available in the libraries’ reading rooms." You may search the lists of county records available on microfilm at the [http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/county-records/index.html State Historical Society of Iowa's Des Moines Library]. | ||
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The Secretary of State’s office in Des Moines has the following records, which are available on microfilm at the Family History Library: | The Secretary of State’s office in Des Moines has the following records, which are available on microfilm at the Family History Library: | ||
*Iowa. Land Department. ''Des Moines River Lands, 1847 to 1904''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. | *Iowa. Land Department. ''Des Moines River Lands, 1847 to 1904''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FHL|405839|item|disp=FHL film 1011643 item 3}}. | ||
*Iowa. Land Department. ''Swamp Land Records, 1859 to 1921.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. | *Iowa. Land Department. ''Swamp Land Records, 1859 to 1921.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. {{FHL|405854|item|disp=FHL 3 films 1011642, 1011644 Items 3-4, and 1011664}}. | ||
*Iowa Land Department''School Land Grants, 1849 to 1917''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. | *Iowa Land Department''School Land Grants, 1849 to 1917''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. various films, starting with {{FHL|411813|item|disp=FHL 1011643 item 4}} | ||
*Iowa. Land Department. ''Miscellaneous Land Records, 1839 to 1930''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. | *Iowa. Land Department. ''Miscellaneous Land Records, 1839 to 1930''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. , various films starting with {{FHL|405843|item|disp=FHL film 1011643}}. | ||
For further information about Iowa land records, the following publications are helpful: | For further information about Iowa land records, the following publications are helpful: | ||
*Lokken, Roscoe L. Iowa: ''Public Land Disposal''. Iowa City: {{FHL|169085|item | *Lokken, Roscoe L. Iowa: ''Public Land Disposal''. Iowa City: {{FHL|169085|item|disp=FHL book 977.7 R2L and film 1036183 item 2}}. | ||
*Swierenga, Robert P. ''Pioneers and Profits: Land Speculation on the Iowa Frontier''. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1968. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/pioneers-and-profits-land-speculation-on-the-iowa-frontier/oclc/230900&referer=brief_results Worldcat] | *Swierenga, Robert P. ''Pioneers and Profits: Land Speculation on the Iowa Frontier''. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1968. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/pioneers-and-profits-land-speculation-on-the-iowa-frontier/oclc/230900&referer=brief_results Worldcat] | ||