Aleise, Thanks for checking. Manon Steele ----- Original Message ----- From: Aleise Oyen <aoyen@pcii.net> To: <WIGRANT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 2:45 PM Subject: Re: [WIGRANT] Grant Co. Plat Maps > The closest I find on the 1918 map is 160 acres in Sections 30 and 31 of > Wingville Township owned by B. L. Walker and 240 acres in Section 30 of > Wingville Township owned by Thos. Watchorn Jr. There is also 240 acres in > Sections 29, 30 & 31 of Wingville Township owned by W. A. Walter. > > In Clifton Township there is a U. W. Walter who owns 160 acres in sections > 5, 6 & 8. > > Aleise Oyen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "manon steele" <manon@san.rr.com> > To: <WIGRANT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 12:14 PM > Subject: Re: [WIGRANT] Grant Co. Plat Maps > > > > Aleise, > > Thank you for the offer to do a Plat Map look-up. Does your map show a > > parcel of land in south end of Wingville or north end of Clifton > township > > owned by Michael Steel/Amelia Wachtler about 1860? > > Manon Steele > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Aleise Oyen <aoyen@pcii.net> > > To: <WIGRANT-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 5:05 PM > > Subject: Re: [WIGRANT] Grant Co. Plat Maps > > > > > > > John, > > > > > > The one I have shows all the parcels of land in Grant County, along with > > the > > > number of acres owned. Where there is a house, it shows who is residing > > > there, mostly men's names. There is also an index in the back that > gives > > > the names of the town and city residents along with their occupation, or > > > where they work and the year they first came to Grant County. > > > > > > Example: Oyen, Henry, Farmer and Stockraiser, S. 15 T. Jamestown, P.O. > > > Dubuque, Iowa. 1897 > > > > > > Henry has a home on his fathers farm property in Section 15 of Jamestown > > > Township. > > > > > > Unfortunately, it does not list this kind of information for landowners > of > > > large tracts of land. Thus, the information is not available for > Henry's > > > father Peter Oyen. When I look at Section 15 of Jamestown Township, > > > I see the land (240 acres) owned by Peter Oyen and a house on the > property > > > that says: Resident, Henry Oyen. > > > > > > There are also some close up shots of the towns, showing parcel numbers > > and > > > in some cases, names. > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > Aleise Oyen > > > Potosi, WI > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "John Dvorak" <j.w.dvorak@worldnet.att.net> > > > To: <WIGRANT-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 6:24 PM > > > Subject: Re: [WIGRANT] Grant Co. Plat Maps > > > > > > > > > > Hi.......John here........what kind of info can be gleaned from a plat > > > map? Just thought I'd ask........Thanks much > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Aleise Oyen > > > > To: WIGRANT-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 7:10 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [WIGRANT] Grant Co. Plat Maps > > > > > > > > > > > > In reference to Grant Co. Plat Maps. I have in my possession, for a > few > > > > days, the Plat Map of Grant Co. from 1918. If anyone is interested, I > > > would > > > > be willing to do some lookups this next week. After that, I will be > > away > > > > from home for a couple of weeks. > > > > > > > > Aleise Oyen > > > > aoyen@pcii.net > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, > > > go to: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, > > > go to: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >