Sunda, Thanks. Part of the problem is that none of the grants in Section 34 show up in the BLM/GLO online records. But that doesn't mean that it might not be in the records in Columbus. It appears that the first time Section 34 appears in when Edward Rose sold a portion of the section. I've more research to do but I think I may have enough now to solve my puzzle. Sandy At 09:24 AM 11/16/2007, you wrote: >The book to which Sandy is referring is probably Richland County >Orignal Landowers completed by the Richland County Genealogical >Society. See their website for purchase details or e-mail me >Sunda@prodigy.net. Many original landowers are not listed in the >early courthouse books because the land was purchased from the >federal government rather than a person. We made trips to Columbus >to Ohio Historical Society to gather information on the School >Lands, which were state concerns. [Richland County had more of those >than any other county, I believe.] Since the land you are searching >is recorded at the Government Land Office of the Bureau of Land >Management in Virginia/DC area, see their website at >www.blm.glorecords.org. I did that from memory, so will check to >make sure that is the correct address for searching for original >certificates and printing them from the site. > Sunda Peters > >ohrichla-request@rootsweb.com wrote: >