For those of you who are not aware of this land patent site, I think you will find it very helpful http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ The blm stands for Bureau of Land Management. The site will give you several choices for searching, be sure and click on view image and then on document image. This will bring up the original document, which will tell where the person is from. It gives you several choices for downloading, I always use the first one small gif. Mary Jo Sisson March