On Fri. 23 May, 2003 5:44 PM, "Richard A. Pence" wrote: > "Donna Hrynkiw" <Donna.Hrynkiw@kwantlen.ca> wrote: > > > The land description is Secn 1 - Rg 73W - Twp 129N - 5P.M. Terrific! Thank-you Richard. You've given me several new avenues for investigation. > Note that the state line between North and South Dakota is on the > border between Range 128 North and 129 North Could you tell me how you inferred this? Or is it something you just knew from growing up in the area? Just for Richard's benefit: The information you sent gave me several confirmations that I'm in the right neighbourhood (no pun intended) with my research. "Joseph Lutz" appeared on your list as one of the homesteaders and is the name of one of the brothers I'm investigating (although it appears there were several Joseph LUTZ's in the Dakotas in this period. I'm trying to determine which one belongs to 'my' LUTZ family), and the family is indeed German from Russia. >Regards, >Richard A. Pence, Fairfax, VA 22030 >Pence Family History <http://www.pipeline.com/~richardpence/ Donna Researching (in this case) the brothers Felix LUTZ (b. 1870), Josef LUTZ (b. unknown), and Franz LUTZ (b. 1880), who all lived or owned land in or near North and South Dakota between about 1890 and 1910. Donna.Hrynkiw@kwantlen.ca I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message...