Scope and Contents

Record of people qualified to serve on jury duty. These names were probably taken from assessment sheets. A good genealogical source, the entries list name, age, address, residency, birth place, citizenship, occupation and literacy.

Scope and Contents From the File:

Arrangement: Township and range.

Plats show current ownership of land for assessment purposes. Within each township, parcels of private land are marked off and labeled with the name of the property owner. These unofficial plats give only a rough visual idea of the size and location of real property. For a legal description, see deeds, assessment schedules and assessment rolls.

Scope and Contents Arrangement: Township and Range. Plats list ownership of land for assessment purposes. Unlike other land books, individual parcels of private and state land may not be marked off and labeled with the name of the property owner. On the opposite page of the plat there is a corresponding listing of legal descriptions of property, dates of purchase and names of property owners. In later years, reference is made to cash purchases with the word "cash" followed by a receipt or...