Land Purchases in Oak Creek Township - to 1861

Land Purchases in Oak Creek Township - to 1861

[Source: Currier & Ives, “Home in the wilderness,” c1870; Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov : accessed 31 Dec 2012)]

From the forthcoming book (collection of short stories):

“American Centennial at the Homeplace: The Founding (1833-1876)”

From:

**Part II - Oak Springs, Oak Creek Township Stories to 1861

Land Purchases in Oak Creek Township - before the war

Date - Grantee - Acres - Description

1. May 1833 - Robert Baldridge - 640 acres - Section 17
2. May 1833 - Henry McDonald - 640 acres - Section 23
3. May 1833 - Hugh Truesdale - 160 acres - N 1/2 Section 24
4. May 1833 - Jake Patton - 320 acres - S 1/2 Section 24
5. May 1833 - Jake Patton - 320 acres - S 1/2 Section 35
6. Mar 1836 - Victor Campbell - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 36
7. Mar 1837 - Jesse Bartlett - 160 acres - SE 1/4 Section 26
8. Mar 1837 - Oliver Dodson - 160 acres - SW 1/4 Section 26
9. July 1837 - Jake Patton - 320 acres - N 1/2 Section 35
10. Mar 1838 - Eli Rhodes - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 49
11. Mar 1838 - George King - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 50
12. Mar 1839 - Victor Campbell - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 31
13. Mar 1840 - Victor Campbell - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 31
14. Mar 1841 - Michael Duncan - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 49
15. Mar 1842 - Peter Simpson - 160 acres - SE 1/4 Section 31
16. Mar 1843 - Jacob Pryor - 160 acres - SW 1/4 Section 27
17. Mar 1843 - Frances Holt - 160 acres - SE 1/4 Section 28
18. Mar 1845 - Victor Campbell - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 32
19. Mar 1846 - Joshua Cox - 160 acres - SW 1/4 Section 32
20. Feb 1847 - Robert Baldridge - 40 acres - NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 25
21. Mar 1847 - Grant Carroll - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 28
22. Mar 1847 - Lawrence Johnson - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 27
23. Mar 1847 - Nathan Bishop - 160 acres - SW 1/4 Section 31 
24. July 1847 - Owen Olson (from Jake Patton) - 60 acres - NE 1/4 SE 1/4 Section 35 and east 1/2 of NW 1/4 SE 1/4 Section 35 
25. July 1847 - Owen Olson (from Jake Patton) - 40 acres - SE 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 35
26. Mar 1848 - Henry McDonald - 320 acres - S 1/2 Section 18
27. Mar 1848 - Harry McDonald - 320 acres - N 1/2 Section 18
28. Mar 1848 - Hugh Truesdale - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 24
29. Jun 1848 - Town of Oak Springs Platted - see separate land descriptions.
30. Jun 1849 - Grant Carroll (from Frances Holt) - 160 acres - SE 1/4 Section 28
31. Nov 1850 - George King (from Peter Simpson) - 160 acres - SE 1/4 Section 31
32. Mar 1851 - Jasper Die - 160 acres - SW 1/4 - Section 13
33. Mar 1852 - Jourdan Sullivan - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 33
34. Mar 1853 - Jefferson Lowden - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 34
35. Mar 1854 - Samuel Street - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 39
36. Mar 1855 - Edmond Gifford - 160 acres - SW 1/4 Section 39
37. Mar 1856 - Ephriam Bressie - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 26
38. Mar 1857 - Abner Wingfield - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 26
39. Aug 1857 - Levi Wilson (from Jake Patton) - 20 acres - E 1/2 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 35
40. Mar 1858 - Wilson Craddock - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 34
41. Mar 1859 - Silas Hamby - 160 acres - SE 1/4 Section 34

Extract of 1860 Census for Oak Creek Township

Extract of 1860 Census for Oak Creek Township

[Source: Currier & Ives, "Summer landscape, c1869"; Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

(http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002695754; accessed 17 Mar 2013)]

Extract of 1860 Census for Oak Creek Township (132)

[From the East Valley, to Central Valley and Oak Springs, to the West Valley]

Edmond Gifford, 38

Josephine Gifford, 38

Franklin Gifford, 16

Stefanie Gifford, 11

Samuel Street, 25

Cordelia Street, 26

Penelope Street, 2

Henry McDonald, 59

Harry McDonald, 38

Sarah McDonald, 38

Caroline McDonald, 17

Thomas McDonald, 15

Patrick McDonald, 13

Alex McDonald, 11

Daniel McDonald, 22

Jane Truesdale, 23

Riley Cooper, 39

Julia Cooper, 39

Anderson Cooper, 16

Robert Baldridge, 57

Susannah Baldridge, 57

David Baldridge, 35

Ephriam Bressie, 40

Beulah Bressie, 40

Helen Bressie, 18

Ida Bressie, 15

Claude Bressie, 8

Abner Wingfield, 32

Delta Wingfield, 32

Ross Wingfield, 11

Josie Wingfield, 5

Vicky Wingfield, 2

Jesse Bartlett, 42

Eliza Bartlett, 42

Lorraine Bartlett, 17

Leon Bartlett, 13

Ashbury Bartlett, 9

Oliver Dodson, 40

Deborah Dodson, 40

Charlie Dodson, 16

Charity Dodson, 12

Arnold Dodson, 7

Bailey Dodson, 4

Levi Weston, 37

Jerry Potts, 45 

Polly Potts, 44

Percival Jones, 43

Katherine Jones, 43

Ralph Campbell, 35

Sally Rhodes Campbell, 33

Gideon Inman, 48

Louisa Inman, 47

Jacobi Inman, 26 married between 1855 and 1860, 

Belinda Inman, 26

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Jake Patton, 64

Kate Patton, 62

Ace Donagan, 54

Hugh Truesdale, 48

Victoria Truesdale, 41

Lewis Truesdale, 18

Nellie Truesdale, 10

Theodosius Rhodes, 28

Lillian Campbell Rhodes, 27

Augustine Rhodes, 5

Vance Rhodes, 2

Victor Campbell, 56

Camilla Campbell, 56

Owen Olson, 48

Anna Olson, 48

Liam Olson, 26

Allison Olson, 23

Jasper Die, 32

Leannah Die, 30

Junior Die, 9

Daisy Die, 5

Bonny Die, 2

Grant Carroll, 38

Rachel Carroll, 38

Monty Carroll, 16

Belinda Carroll, 13

Raphael Carroll, 10

Fern Carroll, 6

Lawrence Johnson, 35

Lucinda Johnson, 34

Lilly Johnson, 12

Campbell Johnson, 8

Jacob Pryor, 37

Patsy Pryor, 37

Priscilla Pryor,15

Paul Pryor, 12

Phoebe Pryor, 7

Paula Pryor, 2

Jourdan Sullivan, 36

Martha Sullivan, 34

Julian Sullivan, 14

Shirley Sullivan, 10

Jefferson Lowden, 27

Sophia Lowden, 26

Buddie Lowden, 4

Wilson Craddock, 37

Wanda Craddock, 36

Neva Craddock, 15

Valeria Craddock, 9

Silas Hamby, 38

Madeline Hamby, 37

Warren Hamby, 16

Erna Hamby, 11

Delbert Campbell, 33

Delia Rhodes Campbell, 31

Joshua Cox, 39

Tetisha Cox, 40

Bernie Cox, 17

Dorothy Cox, 12

Coleman Cox, 6

Michael Duncan, 42

Amanda Duncan, 42

Alice Duncan, 13

George King, 41

Marcia King, 38

Edward King, 15

Shasha King, 13

Lizzie King, 8

Rufus King, 5

Nathan Bishop, 36

Sharon Bishop, 33

Joey Bishop, 11

Simeon Bishop, 7

Ada Bishop, 3

Eli Rhodes, 55

Emeline Rhodes, 54

Mark Rhodes, 19

Rose Rhodes, 15

Today's Thoughts on... Part II of the "Centennial Book"

Today's Thoughts on... 

Part II of the "Centennial Book"

Getting back to sharing... links to recent posts, and upcoming segments, the following Fridays...

[Source: Currier & Ives, “Home in the wilderness,” c1870; Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov : accessed 31 Dec 2012)]

Centennial Book Outline - 4-15-2014 update

“American Centennial at the Homeplace: The Founding (1833-1876)”

Table of Contents
[Partial]

**Part II - Oak Springs, Oak Creek Township Stories to 1861

Founding of Oak Springs - link to part 1 of 2

1855 Summary of Growth - link to part 1 of 2

1860 Summary of Growth - link to part 1 of 2

Extract of 1860 Census - tomorrow!

Township Land Purchases to 1861

Oak Springs Land Purchases 1848-1861

List of Businesses and Buildings to 1861

Governmental Positions by Residents to 1861

Today's Thoughts on… Has it really been six weeks since I posted here?

Today's Thoughts on… 

Has it really been six weeks since I posted here?

I took a little break - waiting for Spring, perhaps - from sharing posts here. I wasn't really sure anyone was watching. I now see the last post has 216 hits… folks are coming to the page, and seeing no activity. That is not good.

I have been writing, but writing other stuff. We'll talk about that.

I've been wondering if there is really interest in the "backstory" of "The Homeplace Saga" stories… shall I continue to post the stories from the 1860s, etc? I get no comments, so it makes me wonder. However, each gets 60-80 views. Is that worth the effort? What level of interest justifies the effort??

We are approaching the Civil War Story in this series - and I think it is pretty good. Spent a lot of time on it. It was published in the Anthology of Short Stories last fall… but, of course, no one has read it there!!  ;-)

In recent weeks (months?) I've been publishing the first 21 episodes of the "Weston Wagons West" series of historical fiction short stories. You can see them here, on line, free (of course): http://drbill-wml-smith.hubpages.com/

There is a tie-in between the two series of stories, by the way. In this story: http://drbill-wml-smith.hubpages.com/hub/Weston-Wagons-West-Jacob-Weston-moves-his-family-to-St-Louis-Missouri-in-1823 I introduce Levi Weston, as a son of Jacob Weston. He is reported as a new resident in Oak Springs here: http://thehomeplaceseries.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-founding-of-homeplace-summer-1860_28.html Did you read about him?

I'll see if I can't get the posts going again… the stories are all complete.

I'm also thinking of writing short stories, on my other Hubpages account: Homeplace Series: http://homeplaceseries.hubpages.com/ (have you read any of these?) starting back in 1987 after "Back to the Homeplace" to fill in the activities of our primary characters. Would that be interesting to you? Thanks for comments.