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Some Early Arapahoe County (& Surrounding Area) Land Holders Name Patent Date Record Info (volume/page) Location Present Day Location Abenkelmer, Alber NE¼ Sec 24 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Allen, William H. SE¼ Sec 13 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Baron, James 6/15/1868 DLO v.157/p.477 S½ SW¼ Sec 33 T5S & part of NW¼  Sec 4 T6S R66W Arapahoe County & Douglas County Caldwell, Marshall NE¼ Sec 22 T5S R66W   Dane, George (see Biography & Photo) E½ NW¼ Sec 30 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Dane, George (see Biography & Photo) E½ SE¼ Sec 30 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Dane, George (see Biography & Photo) 8/17/1872 (settled on parcel 8/2/1869) Homestead app. 967 DLO not shown E½ NE¼ & E½ SE¼ Sec 30 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Davidson, Delphine SW¼ Sec 26 T5S R66W   Davidson, Maud W½ S½ Sec 24 T5S R66W   Davidson, William NE¼ Sec 26 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Davidson, William NW¼ Sec 26 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Davidson, William SE¼ Sec 26 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Davidson, William P. NW¼ Sec 24 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Deutch, William NE¼ Sec 14 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Dodds, William C. NE¼ Sec 32 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Doud, Nelson 8/29/1870 Homestead app #985 DLO v.3/p.240 N½ NW¼ Sec 22 T6S R66W Douglas County Duvall, Thomas W½ SW¼ Sec 20 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Finnerty, Frank  SE¼ of SE¼ Sec 19 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Foster, Horatio M. 9/7/1875 (residing on parcel since 8/24/1869) Homestead app #1038 2/239 S½ NW¼ Sec 24 T6S R66W Douglas County Freeman, Charles W½ NE¼ & W½ SE¼ Sec 30 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Freeman, Charles SW¼ Sec 30 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Gilbert, Henry SW¼ Sec 14 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Gird, Christopher C. (see Biography) SE¼ of NW¼ & E½ of SW¼ & SW¼ of SE¼   Sec 29 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Gould, LeGrand P. 7/23/1875 Homestead app. #2635 DLO v.2/p.318 S½ SE¼ & E½ SW¼ Sec 32 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Gould, LeGrand P. E½ SW¼ Sec 32 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Gould, LeGrand P. E½ SE¼ Sec 32 & S½ SW¼ Sec 33 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Hawkey, Robert W½ NW¼ N½ Sec 20 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Hawkey, Robert E½ NW¼ N½ & E½ NE¼ N½ Sec 20 T5S R66W Arapahoe County  Higgins, Hannah 10/30/1874 (settled on parcel 7/13/1871) Homestead app # 2455 DLO v.5/p.137 SW¼ Sec 12 T5S R66W   Hightower, Mary 9/23/1867 Military Land Bounty Warrant # 76149 (in name of Baron, James) S½ SW¼ Sec 33 T5S & part of NW¼  Sec 4 T6S R66W   Hincke, John H. SE¼ Sec 14 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Howze, James A. NE¼ Sec 18 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Kern, Mark (see Biography) W½ SE¼ Sec 32 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Lohrer, Henry G. NW¼ Sec 28 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Lohrer, Henry G. SE¼ Sec 28 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Lohrer, William NE¼ Sec 28 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Melvin, John G. 2/15/1873 (settled on parcel 2/21/1872) Homestead app # 1343 & 2461 DLO v.2/p.60 S½ of lots 1&2 of NW¼ & N½ of NW¼ Sec 18 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Melvin, John G. 7/1/1868 (settled on parcel 6/10/1866) Homestead app # 607 DLO v.1/p.445 Lots 1&2 on SW¼ Sec 18 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Miller, Bernhard J. NW¼ Sec 14 T5S R66W Arapahoe County O'Neal, Joseph C. 11/23/1877 Homestead N½ NE¼ Sec.28 T4S R67W Arapahoe County Parker, James S. 5/20/1875 (settled on parcel 10/17/1870) Homestead app #2236 DLO v.5/p.268 SE¼ NW¼ Sec 22 T6S R66W Douglas County Pedego, Myrtle (see Stewart, Myrtle)     Phillip, Sidney 8/8/1879 (settled on parcel 8/7/1873) Homestead app # 2588 SE¼ Sec 18 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Phillips, Sidney SE¼ Sec 18 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Riley, Thomas NE¼ Sec 13 T5S R66W  Arapahoe County Rogerson, William R. W½ SW¼ Sec 32 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Rowley, William 7/22/1890 (settled on parcel in April 1880) Homestead app # 4186 DLO v.6/p.137 N½ NE¼ Sec 34 T6S R66W   Rowley, William 1/31/1877 (settled on parcel 3/20/1870) Homestead app #1353 DLO v.3/p.107 N½ NW¼ Sec 34 T6S R66W   Sanford, Oscar F. 2/15/1873 (settled on parcel 6/26/1867) Homestead app # 798 DLO v.2/p.52 W½ of E¼ & SW¼ of E¼ & SE¼ of E¼ Sec12 T5S R66W   Schmidt, Fredrick C. SW¼ Sec 28 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Sharp, William H. E½ S½ Sec 24 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Steele, Joseph L. NW¼ Sec 32 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Stewart, Myrtle (formerly Myrtle Pedego) 9/1/1916 (settled on parcel 2/11/1911) Homestead app # 013889 (eligibility was questioned by Dept. of Interior.  Unknown if claim ever rec'd. patent. NW¼ SW¼ Sec 23 T7S R66W   Stone, Sarah J. 11/5/1878 (settled on parcel 7/16/1875) Homestead app #2928 DLO v.6/p.44 SW¼ NW¼ Sec 26 T7S R66W   Tallman, George 3/19/1901 (settled on parcel in spring of 1894) Homestead app # 16815 DLO v.95/p.471 N½ NE¼ Sec 24 T6S R66W Douglas County Tallman, John M. 3/11/1867 Homestead app #3190 N½ SW¼ & S½ NW¼ Sec 24 T6S R66W Douglas County Tallman, John M. 6/1/1868 (settled on parcel 11/5/1866) Military Land Bounty Warrant # 87241 (ref. Medley, Eleanor whose will is attached) DLO v.441/ p.161 S½ NE¼ & N½ SE¼ Sec 24 T6S R66W Douglas County Wheeler, Francis E. 6/2/1891 (settled on parcel 9/1877) Homestead app # 5904 DLO v.8/p.19 N½ SW¼ & NW¼ SE¼ Sec 26 & NE¼ SE¼ Sec 27 T7S R66W   Woodhouse, Angie J. NW¼ Sec 30 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Young, James W. E½ SW¼ & W½ SE¼ Sec 20 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Young, Joseph W. E½ NE¼ N½ & E½ SE¼ Sec 20 T5S R66W Arapahoe County Young, Joseph W. S½ SE¼ Sec 22 T5S R66W Arapahoe County *DLO = Denver Land Office Information in this listing is provided courtesy of Cherry Creek Valley Historical Society records and has been derived from various historical documents including Title Records, Homestead Applications, Plat Maps, Warranty Deeds, and other sources.  For more information, contact the CCVHS at: Cherry Creek Valley Historical Society c/o Clarice Crowle 16815 East Costilla Avenue Aurora, CO  80016

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