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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa|Iowa ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa|Iowa ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa Land and Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he lived there. They often reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues. Sale of the land may show when he left and where he was moving. | The availability of land attracted many immigrants to America and encouraged westward expansion. Land ownership was generally recorded in an area as soon as settlers began to arrive. Land records are primarily used to learn where an individual lived and when he lived there. They often reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. You may learn where a person lived previously, his occupation, if he had served in the military, if he was a naturalized citizen, and other clues. Sale of the land may show when he left and where he was moving. | ||
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*For information about Virginia warrant scrip from 1831 to 1842, see the "[[Iowa History|History]]" page for the Territorial Papers of Iowa, 1838–1852. | *For information about Virginia warrant scrip from 1831 to 1842, see the "[[Iowa History|History]]" page for the Territorial Papers of Iowa, 1838–1852. | ||
==Sources and Footnotes== | |||
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{{Iowa|Iowa}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} | {{Iowa|Iowa}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} | ||
[[Category:Iowa|Land]] | [[Category:Iowa|Land]] | ||