LOL, I will take a stab at it. The NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec 9, of TWP 9N, Range 8W of 3rd PM [40 acres] And The NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec 10, TWP 9N, Range 8W of 3rd PM [40 acres] Thomas Silberzahn stated he immigrated in 1858, so there would be nothing before then. Also, his wife, Mary/Maria immigrated in 1857 suggesting that they were married in the USA. Also, the cemetery records show J. T. Silberzahn [assume it is J. Thomas]. I have seen John and Jacob as given names and most of my German ancestors used a middle name as a given name. Sharon On 12 Aug 2009 at 14:23, G Frazier wrote: I don't know about plat books but we just put up the 1845 tax assessor book (not proofread): http://www.macoupinctygenealogy.org/1845tax/index.html includes land descriptions. and I am in the process of adding land description pages to the 1840: http://www.macoupinctygenealogy.org/1840tax/index.html Too busy wayyyy back when to add them. Thot the names at the time were the most important. Otherwise, the deed indexes at the courthouse would be the surefire way of getting land descriptions. Gloria At 02:06 PM 8/12/2009, you wrote: >Are there land ownership plat books for Macoupin County for the 1830s >or 1840s? >Carl Stedman > >On Aug 12, 2009, at 12:31 PM, sjlbuethner-sheminee@att.net wrote: > > > The 1875 Macoupin County Atlas shows T. Silberzahn owning 40 acres in > > Section 9 and 40 Acres in Section 10 [next to each other] with the > > house in > > Section 10. This is about 5 miles East of Chesterfield, 1 mile > > South, or > > about 2 miles North of Macoupin Station and a little over a mile > > West. > > There appear to be no cemeteries close to this land. > > > > P. Geiger owns the land in 1895 [Plat Book]. > > > > The 1900 Federal Census shows a Phillip Geiger, 72, widowed, > > living in > > Carlinville, with son, Jacob; d. in law, Elizabeth; and 3 > > Grandsons. Does > > not appear to be related. > > > > Naturalization Index - Macoupin County GenWeb > > Index I - Vol. 13, Page 27 SILBERZAHN, Thomas; > > xxxxxxxx > > > > 1880 United States Federal Census > > about Thomas Silverzahn > > Name: Thomas Silverzahn > > Home in 1880: Polk, Macoupin, Illinois > > Age: 49 > > Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831 > > Birthplace: Baden > > Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) > > Spouse's Name: Mary > > Father's birthplace: Baden > > Mother's birthplace: Baden > > Neighbors: View others on page > > Occupation: Farmer > > Marital Status: Married > > Race: White > > Gender: Male > > Household Members: Name Age > > Thomas Silverzahn 49 > > Mary Silverzahn 50 > > Mary Silverzahn 20 > > xxxxxx > > > > 1870 United States Federal Census > > about Thos Silverson > > Name: Thos Silverson > > Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831 > > Age in 1870: 39 > > Birthplace: Baden > > Home in 1870: Township 9 Range 8, Macoupin, Illinois > > Race: White > > Gender: Male > > Value of real estate: View image > > Post Office: Plainview > > Household Members: Name Age > > Thos Silverson 39 > > Mary Silverson 40 > > Mary Silverson 10 > > xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > Hope some of this helps, > > > > Sharon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 12 Aug 2009 at 4:32, Thomas Johnson wrote: > > > > Thank you, very much, Linda! > > > > > > > > > > "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you > > > > rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and > > > > humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." > > > > Matthew 11:28-29 NIV > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Check out Macoupin County ILGenWeb page at > > http://www.macoupinctygenealogy.org/. > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILMACOUP- > > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > > > Check out Macoupin County ILGenWeb page at http:// > > www.macoupinctygenealogy.org/. > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILMACOUP- > > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > >Check out Macoupin County ILGenWeb page at >http://www.macoupinctygenealogy.org/. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >ILMACOUP-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message Check out Macoupin County ILGenWeb page at http://www.macoupinctygenealogy.org/. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILMACOUP- request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message