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From: "Dodie" <>
Subject: Re: [MOPOLK] Polk County Land Records Advice Needed
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 21:19:17 -0500
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Hi Cynthia, The only way I know you can find that info is to go thru the
land records, which is the grantee, grantor records. It takes quite awhile
to do this. But that is about the only way I know. Marie
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From: "Cynthia Kennedy" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 9:05 PM
Subject: [MOPOLK] Polk County Land Records Advice Needed


>
> I am in need of some advice. I am trying to find out when a piece of
> property was sold in Polk County and I'm not sure how to go about it.
> When I went to the Polk County Courthouse two summers ago, I had one day
> to spend there. I copied William Newton Bronaugh's entire probate file
> (he was my great-great-great-grandfather) and did lots of other
> research, but ran out of time before I had a chance to do much searching
> to determine when this land was sold. William died 13 Sept 1883 and is
> buried in the Barren Creek Cemetery.
>
> In the probate record, the land description is (as near as I can tell
> from the handwriting):
>
> E1/2 SW1/4 and SW1/4 of NW1/4 section thirty (30) township thirty three
> (33) range twenty three (23), Polk County, Missouri, Warranty Deed.
>
> I don't find anything in the probate record stating when the land was
> sold. I do recall quickly searching the grantor/grantee index at the
> courthouse for about 10 years after William's death and not finding
> anything.
>
>
> Below I have pasted the information I found on the BLM Web site for a
> land patent for the same person.
> Some of the land description (but not all of it) matches the description
> in the probate record. Maybe he sold off some of it?
>
> Is there a way to look up the sale of land by the legal description?
>
> Any suggestions on how I can tell when this land was sold and to whom
> would be most appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cindy Kennedy
>
> >From the BLM Web site:
>
> Names
>
> Patentee:
>
> WILLIAM N BRONAUGH
>
> Survey
>
> State:
>
> MISSOURI
>
> Acres: 40
>
> Metes/Bounds: No
>
> Title Transfer Issue Date: 9/15/1854
>
> Land Office: Springfield
>
> Cancelled: No
>
> Mineral Reservations: No
>
> Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
>
> Aliquot Parts SWNE
>
> Sec./Block 8/
>
> Township 33-N
>
> Range 23-W
>
> Fract. Section No
>
> Meridian 5th PM
>
> State MO
>
> Counties Polk
>
> Survey Nr.
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