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    Early Settlers of Warren County

    (Source: History of Warren County, Iowa 1879)

    The books of register of the state land office show the following entries in 1848 and 1849:

    ALLEN Township
    Nicholas BEEZLEY, section 2, 152 acres; Simpson HARGIS; Hiram NIDAY; Owen E. OSBORNE.

    PALMYRA Township
    John D. PARMELEE, section 12, 80 acres

    WASHINGTON Township
    Thomas CLOUGH, section 2, 160 acres

    RICHLAND Township
    John D. PARMELEE, section 6; James BURNETT; Riley DRISCOLL; Robert REESE; Michael HOWARD; John M. PARKINSON; Martin RAY; Austin S. HOWARD; newton GUTHRIE; Amos E. FREEL; Samuel BLACK; Elias MYRICK; Isaaic N. EWING; Elisha HARDIN

    UNION Township
    James FARLEY, the sw quarter of section 9 and the ne quarter of section 6, township 76, range 22, containing 320 acres, October 30, 1848

    BELMONT Township
    Robert L. TIDRICK, the ne quarter of the se quarter of the ne quarter of section 34, and the sw quarter of the nw quarter, and the nw quarter of the sw quarter of section 35, all in township 75, range 22, containing 160 acres, April 15, 1851

    JACKSON Township
    Jacob ARCHER, sw quarter of the nw quarter of section 5, and the south half of the ne quarter, and the ne quarter of the ne quarter of secion 6, township 75, range 25, containing 160 acres, June 20, 1849

    VIRGINIA Township
    John WHITE southe half of se quarter of section 35, towship 74, range 25, 80 acres, November 27, 1851

    WHITE OAK Township
    Daniel BARKER, nw quarter of section 11, township 75, range 24, 160 acres, January 20, 1849

    SQUAW Township
    Sarah HACKNEY, sw quarter of the sw quarter of section 11, township 74, range 24, 40 acres, May 2, 1849

    OTTER Township
    Levi HOLLINGSWORTH, sw quarter of the ne quarter, sw of the se quarter, and the north half of the sw quarter of section 22, township 75, range 23, 169 acres, January 5, 1849

    LIBERTY Township
    John WILLIAMS, se quarter of sw quarter, section 5, township 74, range 23, 40 acres, June 29, 1849. On same day WILLIAMS also entered the se quarter of section 6, same township and range.

    WHITEBREAST Township
    John GUISE, ne quarter of sw quarter of section 28, township 75, range 22, 40 acres, May 19, 1849.
    Barnhart HENN, west half of sw quarter of section 2, township 75, range 22, October 26, 1849.

    LINN Township
    John C. HEMPSTEAD, the ne quarter of section 36, township 77, range 25, 160 acres, November 13, 1848

    JEFFERSON Township
    John R. Woodside, west half of the ne quarter, and the west half of the se quarter of section 32, township 76, range 25, 160 acres,  March 22, 1849

    GREENFIELD Township
    William WHITED, east half of the sw quarter, and the west half of the se quarter of section 27, township 77, range 24, October 30, 1848

    WASHINGTON Township
    East half: James LAVERTY, the nw quarter of section 9, township 76, range 23, 160 acres, October 30, 1858; Lands were also entered at the same time by Henry HAYS, Harrison JORDON, John D. PARMELEE, and Thomas M. CLOUGH