DelanieJ@aol.com wrote in part: ========================================= Charles originally obtained the land on September 1, 1860 as you can see on the online Goverment Land Office site. ========================================== Hello List, This site is a good one to pin point your ancestors. At present these are the states whose land records can be searched: Alabama, Arkansas, Flordia, ILLinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin. This is their internet address : Bureau of Land Management - Eastern States, General Land Office   http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Happy Hunting, Earl