C:\Early Elkland Land Records

Taken from The History of Tuscola County, Biographical Sketches and Illustrations, H. R. Page Co., Chicago, 1883. TTranscribed by Bonnie Petee.

Location: TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST.

Section 1: David Ward, January 2, 1854; William Jacobs, May 4, 1855; Phoebe Leach, October 17, 1855; John Bird, January 19, 1857.

Section 2: William Jacobs, May 24, 1855; Joseph White, September 12, 1856; Stephen G. Pickle October 13, 1856; William S. Moore, November 28, 1856; Hiram McDowell, November 28, 1856; James Foster, November 28, 1856.

Section 3: James Cleaver, June 19, 1856; Stephen G. Pickle, October 13, 1856; Robert Gamble, October 13, 1856; Benjamin Downing, November 26, 1856; William Wilcox, August 14, 1857.

Section 4: James C. Edgerly, May 26, 1856; John Reader, October 13, 1856; Chester Whitacker, 2nd, November 22, 1856; David McDowell, November 28, 1856; David McDowell, December 23, 1856.

Section 5: David Ward, August 21, 1854; William H. Winton, April 18, 1856; James C. Edgerly, May 26, 1856; Edward Campbell, December 7, 1858;
William H. Winton, January 27, 1859.

Section 6: Franklin K. Beck, September 22, 1855; James Cleaver, June 19, 1856.

Section 7 : Franklin K. Beck, September 22, 1855.

Section 8: David Ward, January 21, 1854; James Cleaver, June 19, 1856; James Grant, February 3, 1857; James Hopkins, December 7, 1858.

Section 9: Homer Gear, November 22, 1856; David McDowell, December 23, 1856: Merit M. Greenfield, Spetember 12, 1856; Abram Bolton, June 21, 1856; James N. Rowley, August 30, 1856.

Section 10: Charles W. Smith, November 1, 1855; John A. J. Walker, June 20, 1856; Merit M. Greenfield, June 11, 1856; Merit M. Greenfield, September 12, 1856; Lorenzo Teachout, September 4, 1856; Burton H. Hines, April 8, 1858.

Section 11: Peter Gregor, May 24, 1855; William Edgar, May 29, 1855;
Zalmon L. Goodsell, May 24, 1856; Joseph White, September 12, 1856; John Anyon, September 25, 1856; John Hanna, May 19, 1857.

Section 12: James H. C. Blades, June 23, 1854; James H. C. Blades, June 27, 1854; Peter Gregor, May 24, 1855; Darins S. Cadwell, July 4, 1855.

Section 13: Stephen D. Sayer, January 28, 1854; Darius S. Cadwell, July 4, 1855; Zalmon L. Goodsell, May 24, 1856; Ezra Pease, January 6, 1858.

Section 14: Stephen D. Sayer, January 28, 1854; William Edgar, May 29, 1855; Zalmon L. Goodsell, May 24, 1856; John Anyon, September 25, 1856; John Hanna, May 19, 1857.

Section 15: Henry Lehrna, October 21, 1854; Martin Watrous, Februry 28, 1855; William Edgar, May 29, 1855; Hernon Camp, August 4,1856; Samuel Bradley, February 4, 1858.

Section 18: Franklin K. Beck, September 22, 1855. William S. Moore, November 28, 1856.

Section 19: Ethan A. Dickinson, Jr., November 25, 1856. William S. Moore, November 28, 1856.

Section 20: Z. Washington Wright, April 20, 1855; Edward Randall, July 29, 1856; Z. Washington Wright, December 15, 1856; Hiram Bailey, May 6, 1857; Z. Washington Wright, July 13, 1857.

Section 21: Stephen D. Sayer, January 28, 1854; William F. Whitney, October 28, 1854; Hermon Camp, August 4, 1856; Hermon Camp, January 9, 1857; Sault Canal Company, May 25, 1855.

Section 22: Joseph Kurs, October 21, 1854; Edmund H. McQuigg, October 28, 1854; Charles W. Smith, October 12, 1855; Hernon Camp, August 4, 1856.

Section 23: William Winspear, June 24, 1852; Stephen D. Sayer, January 28, 1854; Charles W. Smith, October 12, 1855; J. Colman, July 30, 1858.

Section 24: William H. Hayes, May 11, 1854; M. B. & George G. Hess, April 13, 1859;
T. R. Colman, January 15, 1859.

Section 25: T. R. Colman, January 15, 1859.

Section 26: William H. Green, July 15, 1850; James Morgan Bladwin, May 15, 1851; Andrew Walmsley, May 11, 1855; Truman R. Colman, January 15, 1859.

Section 27: William McKie, July 1, 1851; Stephen D. Sayer, January 28, 1854; Richard M. Smith, February 24, 1854; William H. Hayes, May 11, 1854; Hugh Seed, May 11, 1855; Andrew Walmsley, May 11, 1855.

Section 28: William McKie, July 1, 1851; Stephen D. Sayer, January 28, 1854; Hiram Burk, January 28, 1854; William F. Whitney, and E. H. McQuigg, October 28, 1854; Z. Washington Wright, April 18, 1856.

Section 29: Dwight Herrick, September 18, 1855; Edward Randall, July 29, 1856; Z. Washington Wright, November 20, 1856; Sault Canal Company, May 25, 1855.

Section 30: Franklin K. Beck, September 22, 1855.

Section 31: Dwight Herrick, September 18, 1855; Travis Leach, March 19, 1859; T. Leach, November 16, 1858.

Section 32: Samuel G. Hathaway, June 14, 1851; James Morgan Baldwin, May 15, 1851; Dwight Herrick, September 18, 1855.

Section 33: William H. Green, July 15, 1850; William McKie, July 1, 1851; William Winspear, January 2, 1852; William Winspear, April 7, 1852; Job Halsted, January 1, 1852; Hiram Burk, January 28, 1854;
Hermon Camp, August 4, 1856; James McMath, December 6, 1856.

Section 34: William McKie, July 1, 1851; William Winspear, June 24, 1852; William H. Hayes, May 11, 1854; Alexander P. Cooper, May 15, 1856; John Casler, July 14, 1856; David G. Slafter, May 5, 1858.

Section 35: Stephen D. Sayer, January 28, 1854; Samuel Lewis, March 27, 1854; Samuel Lewis, April 1, 1854; Samuel F. Jones, May 2, 1854; John D. Smith, James. M. Baldwin, and David G.
Slafter, May 24, 1854; Samuel Lewis, January 5, 1856; Samuel F. Jones, May 2, 1854.

Section 36: David G. Slafter, May 4, 1853; Samuel F. Jones, May 2, 1854; Jay S. Curtis, June 22, 1859.

Prior to 1860