Homesteading Entries in Decatur County

Prairie Dog Township
T-5-S   R-29-W

Last Name First Name First Receipt Patent Date Township Section
McCowan Hannah   11-4-1882 1-7-1885 Prairie Dog 1
Perdue Wm. L. 8-16-1884 3-3-1888 Prairie Dog 1
Hass McKendsen 9-1-1880 5-10-1882 Prairie Dog 1
Smith Orlan R. 8-13-1890 12-1-1892 Prairie Dog 2
Jackson John 1-5-1888 6-16-1891 Prairie Dog 2
Wilson Robert D. 2-24-1883 4-25-1890 Prairie Dog 2
Lester Isaac  1-25-1884 8-24-1891 Prairie Dog 3
Rawson Alba J. 4-7-1884 2-2-1889 Prairie Dog 3
Nettleton John W. 3-9-1885 4-30-1890 Prairie Dog 3
Shultz George W. 2-27-1882 5-12-1893 Prairie Dog 3
Nettleton James N. 3-27-1884 4-25-1890 Prairie Dog 4
Edwards W. J. 10-3-1879 1-15-1883 Prairie Dog 4
Shultz George W. 4-14-1880 9-6-1890 Prairie Dog 4
Forsmour P. E. 3-4-1893   Prairie Dog 4
Carlson August 9-6-1890   Prairie Dog 5
Nelsson Carll 3-17-1883 9-6-1890 Prairie Dog 5
Thoren Peter W. 8-2-1887   Prairie Dog 5
Gesler Lewis 3-7-1879 12-20-1884 Prairie Dog 5
Noren Magdalene 9-14-1885 2-8-1892 Prairie Dog 6
Engstrom August A. 3-30-1885 6-30-1892 Prairie Dog 6
Schrock Christian C. 2-25-1892   Prairie Dog 6
Sprague Joseph W. 9-9-1885 11-13-1889 Prairie Dog 6
Sprague Joseph W. 7-28-1885 3-17-1892 Prairie Dog 7
Call Mathias 6-18-1886 11-20-1889 Prairie Dog 7
Alden Dennis B. 4-3-1885 7-3-1888 Prairie Dog 7
Sprague Joseph W. 4-13-1885 7-3-1888 Prairie Dog 7
Miller N. E. 8-11-1884 6-1-1893 Prairie Dog 8
Keeran Ezekiel S. 8-11-1884 7-29-1889 Prairie Dog 8
Miller Nelson E. 8-18-1886 9-17-1890 Prairie Dog 8
McDowell Samuel D. 6-12-1879 6-7-1887 Prairie Dog 8
Conwell Jeremiah 3-13-1879 12-20-1884 Prairie Dog 9
Conwell Jeremiah 3-13-1879 1-5-1892 Prairie Dog 9
Eaton Robert J. 12-3-1884 9-6-1890 Prairie Dog 9
Pickens Levi 2-26-1886 11-13-1889 Prairie Dog 9
Lester Wm. C. 3-18-1884 9-6-1890 Prairie Dog 10
Dillingham Vachel S. 7-20-1880 4-10-1884 Prairie Dog 10
Rawson Henry P. 2-14-1883 1888 Prairie Dog 15 & 10
Herman Elijah 3-10-1883 6-20-1888 Prairie Dog 10
Cooper Mary 7-27-1885 2-23-1892 Prairie Dog 10
Wilson R. D. 1-19-1884 5-12-1893 Prairie Dog 11
Peck Isaac L. 6-25-1878 9-4-1879 Prairie Dog 12
McCowan William 1882 8-1-1883 Prairie Dog 1 & 12
Soules L. M. 5-3-1879 3-10-1888 Prairie Dog 13
Kern Henry E.   3-15-1879 12-30-1882 Prairie Dog 13
Peck Simeon  8-5-1885   Prairie Dog 13
Denune E. B., heirs of 7-18-1884 4-22-1893 Prairie Dog 14
Crack Martin 2-25-18?? 10-30-1882 Prairie Dog 15
Patten Fred A. 10-14-1886 9-19-1889 Prairie Dog 15
Patten Luther K. 5-30-1883 12-20-1884 Prairie Dog 15
Baker Joseph D. 8-23-1884 1-31-1890 Prairie Dog 17
Geyer John P. 4-3-1880 7-3-1888 Prairie Dog 17
Criswell John W. 11-7-1889   Prairie Dog 17
Stevens Huldah A. 1-2-1884 9-19-1889 Prairie Dog 18
Alden Dennis B. 9-14-1885 2-8-1892 Prairie Dog 18
Shaw Jacob B. 8-1-1887   Prairie Dog ??
Shaw Jacob B. 2-7-1888 1-20-1891 Prairie Dog 18
Shuler Robert 5-17-1879 7-20-1886 Prairie Dog 19
Stevens Theresa 7-28-1886 3-27-1890 Prairie Dog 19
Shaw Jacob B. 11-7-1889   Prairie Dog 19
Hayes Elmer F. 5-17-1879 5-16-1888 Prairie Dog 19
Pooler Amy 10-21-1887 3-1-1890 Prairie Dog 20
Roberson Moses 3-9-1885 5-18-1888 Prairie Dog 20
Buffington James M. 1-8-1890 10-8-1891 Prairie Dog 20
Clark David T. 12-4-1886 7-3-1890 Prairie Dog 21
Clark Edward 5-2-1888 2-23-1891 Prairie Dog 21
Kennedy John D. 3-11-1879 9-30-1882 Prairie Dog 21
Pickens William P. 5-28-1892 2-1-1893 Prairie Dog 21
Bedoe Peter 9-5-1879 3-7-1892 Prairie Dog 21
Johnson Frank 3-6-1888 4-14-1891 Prairie Dog 22
McCune Edward 1-27-1880 4-10-1884 Prairie Dog 21 & 22
Briggs Augustus   5-3-1879 8-20-1888 Prairie Dog 22
Peck Simeon  9-18-1885 9-27-1892 Prairie Dog 23
Hamilin Joshua A. 9-1-1884 5-9-1888 Prairie Dog 23
Denune Edward B. 3-2-1883 5-7-1890 Prairie Dog 14 & 23
Amlin Joshua A. 9-1-1884 5-16-1890 Prairie Dog 23
Modin N. P. 9-22-1885   Prairie Dog ??
Johnson John A. 9-15-1885 1-16-1891 Prairie Dog 24
HIggins John E. 10-3-1885 8-24-1891 Prairie Dog 13 & 24
Beckler George L. 12-5-1885 1-25-1892 Prairie Dog 13 & 24
Foster Jacob N. 10-1-1881   Prairie Dog 25
Sjolander John W. 3-30-1885 5-29-1888 Prairie Dog 25
Anderson Lizzie 12-20-1892   Prairie Dog 25
Farmer John T. 12-20-1887 12-10-1890 Prairie Dog 25
Amler Joshua A. 7-5-1882 1-6-1891 Prairie Dog 26
Leggett Roland L. 1-16-1888 3-1-1890 Prairie Dog 26
Kitzke August 3-14-1885 10-20-1890 Prairie Dog 26
Jones Oliver C. 9-18-1893   Prairie Dog 26
Davis Franklin 10-8-1886 3-23-1892 Prairie Dog 27
Denune John O. 7-24-1889 7-29-1891 Prairie Dog 27
Ellis Joel 6-12-1889 6-20-1891 Prairie Dog 27
Gale Elmer E. 9-2-1885 2-14-1889 Prairie Dog 27
McCune Charles 4-23-1890   Prairie Dog 22 & 27
Pickens William P. 11-26-1886 11-13-1889 Prairie Dog 28
Kennedy Louis B. 3-11-1879 5-14-1888 Prairie Dog 28
Custard Albert 9-2-1885 2-14-1890 Prairie Dog 28
Culbertson Joseph S. 1-29-1881 12-20-1884 Prairie Dog 28
Gordon G. S. 5-17-1879 5-14-1888 Prairie Dog 29
Wiltsey James G. 9-8-1885 2-14-1889 Prairie Dog 29
Vanderploeg Ruard 10-3-1889   Prairie Dog 29
Harfst John 9-12-1885 8-24-1891 Prairie Dog 30
Foster Charles S. 1-18-1887 10-28-1889 Prairie Dog 30
Harfst Kohn (John) 8-17-1885   Prairie Dog 30
Pickett Eldridge T. 11-23-1886 7-3-1890 Prairie Dog 31
Lawrence Aron W. 2-9-1886 10-28-1889 Prairie Dog 31
Jones Phineas M. 7-5-18?? 2-1-1893 Prairie Dog 31
Dunn Dewey 1-7-1885 1-15-18?? Prairie Dog 31
Barringer James L. 8-17-1885 9-19-1889 Prairie Dog 32
Hopwood William A. 8-2-1886   Prairie Dog 32
Custard Arthur 10-21-1885 11-13-1889 Prairie Dog 32
Trimball James C. 4-11-1892   Prairie Dog 32
Gale John W. 8-10-1886 4-24-1890 Prairie Dog 32
McKennon John 10-19-1886 9-17-1890 Prairie Dog 33
Frenzen Peter 6-12-1889 6-20-1891 Prairie Dog 33
Frenzen Peter J. 1-23-1890   Prairie Dog 33
MacKinnon Hugh   1-19-1894   Prairie Dog 33
Walker Charles E. 8-26-1884 10-25-1889 Prairie Dog 34
Hoyle Michael 12-4-1888   Prairie Dog 34
Saltzman John B. 12-26-1889   Prairie Dog 34
Walker Charles E. 1-2-1888 3-20-1891 Prairie Dog 34
Hogbin John S. 10-30-1885 9-19-1889 Prairie Dog 35
Pulz Henry 3-14-1885 10-20-1890 Prairie Dog 35
Zimmerman Fredrick 7-10-1890 10-3-1892 Prairie Dog 35
Hawkins Richard J. 5-7-1885 10-20-1890 Prairie Dog 35

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