NORWAY-L Archives

Archiver > NORWAY > 1997-11 > 0878411529


From: "Tom Chan" <>
Subject: Re: Townships Was: ADM. AND GEOGRAPH. UNITS IN NORWAY
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 13:12:09 -0600


Gerry, the answer is simple. A section, according to Sissel's information,
is 640 acres. Take a square and divide it into four equal squares. Each
square is 640/4, or 160 acres, and has a name--North-West, North-East,
South-West, South-East. Your ggrandfather had parts of the 2 East quarters,
but not all of them. Divide North-East and South-East into 4 equal squares.
Each of these squares will be 40 acres. Your grandfather had the southwest
portion of the North-East quarter, and the northwest portion of the
South-East quarter. 2 portions, each at 40 acres = 80 acres. You should be
able to find the exact plot of land which your ggrandfather received.
Perhaps there is evidence of his buildings still remaining.

Debbie

----------
> From: Gerry Severson <>
> To:
> Subject: RE: Townships Was: ADM. AND GEOGRAPH. UNITS IN NORWAY
> Date: Saturday, November 01, 1997 1:50 PM
>
> Subject: RE: Townships Was: ADM. AND GEOGRAPH. UNITS IN NORWAY
> Sent: 11/1/97 8:48 AM
> To:
>
> >From a Homestead Certificate:
>
> Pursuant to the Act of Congress approved May 1862, "To secure Homesteads
> to actual settlers on the public domain" my ggrandfather Anfin SYVERSON
> in 1880 picked up the following land in Drammen Township, Eau Claire Co,
> Wisconsin:
>
> the south-west quarter of the north-east quarter and the north-west
> quarter
> of the south-east quarter of section two, in township twenty-five north
> of
> range ten west....snip ...snip.... containing 80 acres.
>
> If that were me I'd still be looking for it. <g>
>
> Regards,
>
> Gerry
> -----------------------------------------
> >That is the most common use of the word in the United States as well.
> >Almost everywhere west of the Appalachians was mapped out like this by
the
> >government. If I remember correctly this started with the Northwest
> >Territories Act in 179_, which covered Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan,
> >Wisconsin and some other states.
>

This thread: