Cottonwood County MN Land Records--Ann Twp. Patents


Land Patents Listed in Ann Twp.
Cottonwood County, Minnesota



The records of the county show the following to have made homestead or other land entries, at some one of the various land offices in this state, and these men and women constituted the first settlers of Ann township:

Engbert E. Heggerston, at the New Ulm land office, entered as his homestead claim the northeast quarter of section 18; he received his patent from President James A. Garfield, June 20, 1881.

Peder Pederson claimed as a homestead right the east half of the northeast quarter of section 8; it was filed at the land office at Tracy and was finally patented by President Chester A. Arthur, August 1, 1883.

Nels Knudson Dalen homesteaded the east half of the southwest quarter of section 14; it was filed at the land office at New Ulm and patented by President Hayes, September 10, 1880.

Rasmus Hanson homesteaded the east half of the southwest quarter of section 22 of this township; the filing was at the land office at Tracy, and the patent was secured from President Chester A. Arthur, October 5, 1881.

John J. Alfson homesteaded the east half of the southeast quarter of section 14; he filed at the land office at Tracy and secured his patent from President James A. Garfield, June 20, 1881.

Kesta K. Helgerson, at the New Ulm land office filed on the west hall of the southwest quarter of section 14, and as a homestead it was patented to him by President Hayes, September 10, 1880.

John J. Alfson homesteaded the west half of the southeast quarter of section 14, the same being filed at the land office at Tracy and his final papers were signed by President Chester A. Arthur, October 1, 1883.

Johannes Petersen homesteaded the northwest quarter of section 8; it was filed at the land office at New Ulm and patented by President Hayes, February 6, 1881.

Ole O. Knudson homesteaded the northwest quarter of section 24, the entry being made at the land office at Tracy and the patent was issued by President Chester A. Arthur, July 5, 1885.

Ole Larson claimed a homestead from the land office at New Ulm, the same being the west half of the northwest quarter of section 6; it was patented to him by President James A. Garfield, May 3, 1881.

Ole John Anderson homesteaded the east half of the northeast quarter of section 12; it was filed on at the land office at New Ulm and patented by President Chester A. Arthur, June 20, 1882.

Hans Ola Olsen, at the New Ulm land office, entered as a homestead the southwest quarter of section 6, and had it patented to him by President Hayes, February 10, 1881.

John T. Holly claimed, as a homestead right, the northeast quarter of section 20, September 18, 1879, the patent issued by President Hayes, and the entry effected at the land office at New Ulm.

Mervin Wright homesteaded the southeast quarter of section 4, at the New Ulm office, December 7, 1878, the patent being signed by President Hayes.

Kittle Sanderson homesteaded the northwest quarter of section 14, the date of his patent being January 5, 1875, and is signed by President U. S. Grant, the entry being made at the land office at New Ulm.

Thomas Halvorson homesteaded the west half of the southwest quarter of section 12, the date of the patent being January 20, 1881, and was signed by President Hayes, the papers coming through the land office at New Ulm.

Rasmus Hanson homesteaded at the Tracy land office, the south half of the southeast quarter of section 2, the patent being signed May 3, 1881, by President James A. Garfield.

John M. Hanson homesteaded the northwest quarter of section 26, at the New Ulrn land office, the patent being signed by President Chester A. Arthur, March 15, 1882.

Hogan Anderson homesteaded the west half of the southeast quarter of section 24, the patent being signed by President Hayes, March 20, 1878.

Andrew O. Anderson homesteaded the southwest quarter of section 24; it was filed at the land office at New Ulm and patented by President Hayes.

Hans A. Nelson homesteaded the northeast quarter of section 26; his filing was made through the land office at New Ulm and he received his patent from President Chester A. Arthur, signed on November I, 1881.

Thomas Hansen claimed, as his homestead right, the south half of the southeast quarter of section 2; his filing was made at the land office located then at New Ulm. His patent was received from President Hayes, January 20, 1881.

Thomas Pool homesteaded the northwest quarter of section 24; it was filed at the land office at New Ulm and patented by President Chester A, Arthur, June 25, 1882.

Apollos S. Yale homesteaded the northeast quarter of section 30; it was entered at the land office at New Ulm and patented by President Chester A. Arthur, June 20, 1882.

Gilbert Oleson homesteaded the north half of the southwest quarter of section 10, at the land office at Tracy and had the same patented to him by President Chester A. Arthur, August 1, 1883.

T. B. Steen homesteaded the east half of the northeast quarter of section 6, at the land office at New Ulm, and fhe same was patented to him by President Hayes, December 30, 1879.

PRE-EMPTION CLAIMS

Gilbert A. Olson, at the New Ulm land office, had issued to him a preemption claim for the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 10, President U. S. Grant issuing the papers on May 20, 1874.

Ole John Anderson, at the land office at New Ulm, pre-empted the west half of the northeast quarter of section 28, the same bring certified by President Hayes, June 24, 1878.

Ole Olson, at the Tracy land office, entered the south half of the southwest quarter of section 18, this township, and his papers were signed by President Chester A. Arthur, April 20, 1883.

Ingebret I. Toker, at the land office at New Ulm, pre-empted land in the west half of the northeast quarter of section 28, and the papers were signed by President Hayes, January 20, 1881.

Iver Nielson Moen, at the land office at New Ulm, pre-empted land in the west half of the southwest quarter of section 28, the papers being certified by President Hayes, January 20, 1881.