Documents, maps and family trees.
Land patents from the General Land Office records, the original map of the homesteading families, and the family-tree charts drawn for the family histories. 27 land patents · 1 map · 44 family trees.
Land patents
Federal patents to the homesteads, area by area, in date order. Each shows the top of the patent’s first page; open it for the whole page.
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View photograph ↗Desert Land Act patent to Lorenzo B. Evans, 1902
Federal land patent signed 7 February 1902 (BLM serial IDIDAA 005110). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to John M. Daniels, 1909
Federal land patent signed 11 May 1909 (BLM serial IDBL 0000620). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to Thomas D. Daniels, 1909
Federal land patent signed 11 May 1909 (BLM serial IDBL 0000614). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Cash-entry patent to John W. Lusk, 1914
Federal land patent signed 18 August 1914 (BLM serial IDBL 0016763). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to David T. Lusk, 1914
Federal land patent signed 6 May 1914 (BLM serial IDBL 0008237). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to William Allard, 1914
Federal land patent signed 7 March 1914 (BLM serial IDBL 0005507). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to Perry Lusk, 1916
Federal land patent signed 5 October 1916 (BLM serial IDBL 0005532). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to Wilhelm Kowallis, 1916
Federal land patent signed 9 March 1916 (BLM serial IDBL 0005509). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Desert Land Act patent to the heirs of David B. Evans, 1918
Federal land patent signed 7 January 1918 (BLM serial IDBL 0008228). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)Crystal 5
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to John O. Johnston, 1910
Federal land patent signed 7 February 1910 (BLM serial IDBL 0001975). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to Frank W. Swim, 1913
Federal land patent signed 1 August 1913 (BLM serial IDBL 0001257). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to John W. Butler, 1913
Federal land patent signed 26 May 1913 (BLM serial IDBL 0001258). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to John A. B. Hayden, 1919
Federal land patent signed 11 March 1919 (BLM serial IDBL 0014605). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to George W. Bradley, 1924
Federal land patent signed 4 April 1924 (BLM serial IDBL 0031710). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)Arbon 8
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to James R. Bailey, 1907
Federal land patent signed 19 April 1907 (BLM serial IDIDAA 005257). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Desert Land Act patent to Edward H. Davis, 1907
Federal land patent signed 20 May 1907 (BLM serial IDIDAA 005259). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to David J. Bowen, 1907
Federal land patent signed 17 April 1907 (BLM serial IDIDAA 005256). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to George Arbon, 1909
Federal land patent signed 10 June 1909 (BLM serial IDBL 0000617). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to Andrew O. (Otto) Anderson, 1909
Federal land patent signed 17 June 1909 (BLM serial IDBL 0000618). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to John C. Anderson, 1909
Federal land patent signed 4 May 1909 (BLM serial IDBL 0000612). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to George L. Andersen, 1912
Federal land patent signed 16 September 1912 (BLM serial IDBL 0003519) for the north half of the southeast quarter and the north half of the southwest quarter of Section 26, Township 11 South, Range 33 East: a strip one mile long and a quarter mile wide, just as George described it. Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to Catharine S. Anderson, 1915
Federal land patent signed 27 April 1915 (BLM serial IDBL 0003518) to "Catharine S. Anderson, formerly Catharine S. Poulson," for the south half of the southeast quarter and the south half of the southwest quarter of Section 26: the mile-long strip adjoining George's on the south. Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)Summit 4
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to Peter Larsen, 1907
Federal land patent signed 19 April 1907 (BLM serial IDIDAA 005268). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to Joseph C. Jenson, 1915
Federal land patent signed 18 February 1915 (BLM serial IDBL 0005691). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to Charles H. Orison, 1915
Federal land patent signed 9 June 1915 (BLM serial IDBL 0006165). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to Mamie Nunnelley, 1915
Federal land patent signed 7 July 1915 (BLM serial IDBL 0005799). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)Buist 1
View photograph ↗Homestead patent to William Buist, 1916
Federal land patent signed 13 January 1916 (BLM serial IDBL 0009920). Shown: the top of the first page.
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records (public domain)Maps
The map of the homesteading families from the original family histories. The valley map shows every homestead.
View photograph ↗The original homesteading families map
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Families ↗Family trees
The family-tree charts from the family histories, family by family, oldest generation first.
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View photograph ↗Family diagram from Andrew & Sophia Andersen
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Andrew & Sophia Andersen ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Andrew "Otto" Andersen
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Andrew "Otto" Andersen ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from John C. & DeSena Andersen
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: John C. & DeSena Andersen ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from A. Mark Andersen
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: A. Mark Andersen ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Willard & Mamie Andersen
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Willard & Mamie Andersen ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Lynn & JoAnn Andersen
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Lynn & JoAnn Andersen ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Ezra Taft Andersen & Sarah Eveline "Eva" Arbon
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Ezra Taft Andersen & Sarah Eveline "Eva" Arbon ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Harvey George Andersen
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Harvey George Andersen ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from George Lionel Andersen
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: George Lionel Andersen ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Anna Amelia "Annie" Andersen & Charles "Bruce" Pett
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From: Anna Amelia "Annie" Andersen & Charles "Bruce" Pett ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Henry Waldemar Andersen
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Henry Waldemar Andersen ↗Arbon family 3
View photograph ↗Family diagram from George Dennis Arbon
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: George Dennis Arbon ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Joseph Nicholas Arbon
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Joseph Nicholas Arbon ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Joseph George Arbon
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Joseph George Arbon ↗Bailey family 3
View photograph ↗Family diagram from James R. Bailey
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: James R. Bailey ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Lorenzo H. Bailey
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Lorenzo H. Bailey ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Lorin Bailey
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Lorin Bailey ↗Bolingbroke family 6
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Charles Bolingbroke
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Charles Bolingbroke ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Guy Bolingbroke
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Guy Bolingbroke ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Henry Mitchel Bolingbroke
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Henry Mitchel Bolingbroke ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from John Henry Bolingbroke
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: John Henry Bolingbroke ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Ephraim Thomas Bolingbroke
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From: Ephraim Thomas Bolingbroke ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from David Lusk Bolingbroke
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: David Lusk Bolingbroke ↗Bradley family 1
View photograph ↗Family diagram from George Willard Bradley & Ella Canote Miller
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: George Willard Bradley & Ella Canote Miller ↗Daniels family 4
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Thomas Daniels
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Thomas Daniels ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from David Moroni Daniels
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: David Moroni Daniels ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from George Daniels Sr.
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: George Daniels Sr. ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from John Moroni Daniels (Donum)
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: John Moroni Daniels (Donum) ↗Davis family 2
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Edward Henry Davis & Esther Rebecca Arbon
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From: Edward Henry Davis & Esther Rebecca Arbon ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Eddie Arbon Davis & Rosa May Mathews
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From: Eddie Arbon Davis & Rosa May Mathews ↗Evans family 4
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Thomas Bowen Evans & Susannah Smith
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Thomas Bowen Evans & Susannah Smith ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Lorenzo Bowen Evans & Anna Morse
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Lorenzo Bowen Evans & Anna Morse ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from David Bowen Evans & Hannah Williams
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From: David Bowen Evans & Hannah Williams ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Waldo Evans
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Waldo Evans ↗Hayden family 1
View photograph ↗Family diagram from John Hayden & Dora Ingeborg Torgersen
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: John Hayden & Dora Ingeborg Torgersen ↗Jenson family 3
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Joseph Christensen Jenson
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Joseph Christensen Jenson ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Clyde Jenson
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Clyde Jenson ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Don Jenson
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Don Jenson ↗Lusk family 4
View photograph ↗Family diagram from John Winters Lusk Jr. & Anna Eliza Thomas
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: John Winters Lusk Jr. & Anna Eliza Thomas ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from David Thomas Lusk & Susannah Bailey
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: David Thomas Lusk & Susannah Bailey ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Edward "Park" Lusk & Erma Bailey
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From: Edward "Park" Lusk & Erma Bailey ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Perry Park Lusk
Names and further details have not been identified in the original caption.
From: Perry Park Lusk ↗Ward family 2
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Jesse Nicholas Ward & Julia Ann Moon
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From: Jesse Nicholas Ward & Julia Ann Moon ↗
View photograph ↗Family diagram from Elmer Mosiah Ward & Susan Irene Thomas
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From: Elmer Mosiah Ward & Susan Irene Thomas ↗Help put names to these pictures.
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