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- "Jesse Monroe Hodges was born in Melburne Co., S. C., Dec. 18, 1788. In 1811 he married Catherine Stanley of N. C. He served in the War of 1812 and fought under General Jackson at Horse Shoe Bend. In 1817 he moved to Tenn., thence to Ind., and thence to Mo., makeing his last remove to Oregon in 1847 and settling in Benton County. He died at the residence of his son, D. R. Hodges, March 28, 1877. His mental condition was sound up to his latest moments, though over 88 years of age. Albany Democrat, April 6, 1877" . . this obituary is quoted in "Bancroft's Works, 1834-1848: Oregon Biographical Sketches"
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On 01-May-1847, Jesse and Catherine took their eight youngest children (the oldest 4 were married) over the Oregon Trail to Benton County OR. They hired two men to help them drive the two wagons, each with a four ox team, and took along 4 loose cows as well. They took the Northern Route, through Fort Laramie and Fort Hall. The journey took about 5 months. They went with Captain William Vanne/Vaughn, and the L. Pettyjohn, Eli Michael, William Bird, Jed Siberg, Tom Bowers, A. Roberts, Sam Allen and Thomas Morfibit families . . . ?Source
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"Nothing of any interest that I can recall at present occurred while crossing the plains. Father took up a claim in Benton County where Wells now stands. He taught school the first winter while my brother and I split rails.
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Jesse Monroe Hodges was born in Melburne Co., [sic] S.C., Dec. 18, 1788. In 1811 he married Catherine Stanley of N.C. He served in the War of 1812, and fought under General Jackson at Horse Shoe Bend. In 1817 he moved to Tenn., thence to Ind., and thence in 1839 to Mo., making his last remove to Oregon in 1847, and settling in Benton County. He died at the residence of his son, D.R. Hodges, March 28, 1877. His mental condition was sound up to his latest moments, though over 88 years of age. Albany Democrat, April 6, 1877. From, Oregon Biographical Sketches, at http://gesswhoto.com/bancrofts-bios-pg2.html Source: Bancroft's Works, Volume XXIX, 1834-1848, by Hubert Howe Bancroft
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"Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims: Volume 2, page ?? Hodges, Monroe; # 4004; Benton County; born 1791, Marlboro District, SC; Settled Claim 20-Sept-1849; m Catherine 25-Dec-1812 NC. Temporary absence from claim May to 26 Aug 1849. Affidavits: David D. Davis, Andrew Chamberlin, Johannon Carter, James Gingles, Jehial S. Kendall.
Patentees: Catherine Hodges, Monroe Hodges. 640 acres; Issue Date: 15-Oct-1873 Land Office: Oregon City Authority: 27-Sep-1850: Oregon-Donation Act (grant) (99 Stat. 496) Document No. 4004
Accession/Serial Nr.: OROCAA 011331 BLM Serial Nr.: OROCAA 011331
Section 17, Township 10S, Range 4W; North Willamette OR; Benton County
Section 18, Township 10S, Range 4W; North Willamette OR; Benton County
Section 19, Township 10S, Range 4W, North Willamette OR; Benton County
Section 20, Township 10S, Range 4W; North Willamette OR; Benton County
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1850 Federal Census, Oregon Territory, Benton County: Page# 1 (enumerated 23-Sep-1850):
line 20 House 5 Family 5 D.R. Hodges 24y b IN Farmer
line 21 5 5 Mary Hodges 20y b MO
line 22 5 5 Susan C. Hodges 02y b Oregon Territory
line 23 5 5 Mary E. Hodges 10/12y b Oregon Territory
line 24 6 6 Calaway Hodges 21y b IN Farmer
line 25 7 7 Monroe Hodges 62y b SC Farmer
line 26 7 7 Catharine Hodges 65y b SC
line 27 7 7 Jane Hodges 19y b IN
line 28 7 7 Harrison Hodges 18y b IN
line 29 7 7 Monroe Hodges 16y b O
line 30 7 7 Elizabeth Hodges 13y b O
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Dec 1851 The Court made choice of the following named persons, citizens of Benton County, to serve at the next term of the United States District Court in and for said County, as Grand Jurors, and ordered a citation to Clerk of the said Court to issue venire therefore, to wit, for Monroe HODGES
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1854: October, served as Petit Juror in United States District Court: James GINGLES, 4 days, 20 miles, $10.00
Ordered by the Board that James GINGLES and Monroe HODGES be allowed and paid by orders issued on the County Treasury as viewers of Road from Marysville to Polk County line, at or near the house of Wm. J. BERRY, one day each, the sum of three dollars each, $6.00
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1854 Oregon Territorial Census (enumerated by Charles Wells - date not given)
Number of legal voters = 640
Number of Males 21 years & older = 643
Number of Males < 21 & > 10 years = 239
Number of Males under 10 years = 367
Total Number of Males = 1247
Number of Females 18 years & older = 377
Number of Females < 18 & > 10 years = 180
Number of Females < 10 years = 370
Total Number of Females = 927
Total Number of Inhabitants = 2176
Legal Voter Male 21+, 10-21, <10; Female 18+, 10-18, <10
John Frost 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
Monroe Hodges 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
. . . . (1 line)
Harrison Hodges 1 0 0 0 0 - - insane
. . . (19 lines)
Drewry R. Hodges 1 1 1 1 1 0 3
. . . (many lines)
Charles Hodges 1 1 0 2 1 0 1
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1860 CENSUS: Benton Co, OR;
HODGES, Monroe 70 Farmer, S.C.;
Harrison 28 IN;
Monroe 26 OH;
Rody 22 MO;
Lewis M. 3 OR;
Sarah 1 OR
BRACKBURY, John 30 farm laborer, OH
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1870 CENSUS: # 45, Buena Vista, Benton Co, OR:
HODGES, Monroe 36, farmer, OH;
Rhoda E 32, MO;
Lewis M. 13, OR;
Sarah 10, OR;
Samuel A. 8, OR;
Arthur 6, OR;
Caroline 2, OR;
Monroe Sr. 81, S.C.,
Harrison 38, IN
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Interview Catherine VANDERPOOL; July 1938
(Mrs. VANDERPOOL was interviewed at her home at Wells Station. Although she is almost ninety years old she is active in mind and body and her memory seems dependable. She lives alone, keeps her house neat and clean, and tends a small garden.)
My parents, Drury and Mahala HODGES, were married in Missouri in 1847. Three weeks after the wedding they started for Oregon. Mother left all re relatives behind, but father's folks came with them. Father's parents were Monroe and Catherine Hodges. The children were my father (the oldest), Monroe, Harrison, Alexander, Elizabeth (Frost), and Jane (Michael). Father's brothers stayed in the Willamette Valley a short time and then went to Prineville and stayed there. Monroe Vanderpool kept the hotel in Prineville for a long time.
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Interview with Mrs. Marena Emma (Michael) Fruit.
"I have not given very much as yet concerning my mother's family history. Mother's maiden name was Jane Hodges. She was born in 1827, probably in Indiana. The family later removed to Allen County, Ohio and in 1839 to Platt County, Missouri. Her father's name was Monroe Hodges. In 1847 Monroe Hodges with his daughter Jane, one other daughter and three of his sons started for Oregon. They had two wagons with four ox teams for each wagon and four loose cows. To help with the wagons and loose stock they took with them two hired men. They reached Oregon in October and settled in Benton County, near Wells Station. It was on this long trip to Oregon that my father and mother became acquainted and they were married soon after reaching the Willamette Valley. One of my mother's brothers, Drury Hodges lived at Wells Station, on the old claim, until he died and the family is well known in that neighborhood.". . . from, "Benton County Pioneers . . ", by Shirley H. O'Neil, page 11
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"Monroe served throughout the War of 1812, participated in the battles of Horseshoe Bend and New Orleans. He left St. Joseph, Missouri in 1847 with his family, for Oregon. It took them about six months to make the trip. His son, Monroe Jr. drove an ox team all the way across the plains. They settled on a donation claim, 640 acres, in Benton County. The location of the claim is between Albany and Corvallis, a part of which is Camp Adair." . . . from, Dolly Hodges Fessler . . found in, "Benton County Pioneers . . ", by Shirley H. O'Neil, page 12
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Jesse Monroe Hodges arrived in Benton Co., OR in 1847 with his wife Catherine (Stanley) Hodges and 8 of their 12 children. He came from Platte Co., MO to OR but was b in SC, lived in TN, OH and IN before MO. Is anyone researching this family? Barbara McGee BMC0106@aol.com
Modification from Barbara McGee received 10 June 2010:
Caroline apparently died in IN at about the age of 10+
Therefore, when Jesse Monroe & family left for OR in 1847, he took 7 children with him.
Note: Harrison was apparently b retarded and is listed on the census as "retarded", occupation "farmer" but he owned land. To sell his land the family would have to have the court appoint a guardian. The younger Monroe was declared his guardian. Catherine Stanley was declared "insane" shortly before her death. She owned land and was apparently not capable of managing her affairs. Therefore, if her family wished to sell her land, she would have to have a guardian and to do this they had her declared insane when in reality she was most likely just very ill. She died shortly thereafter.
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From: "Ken Robinson"
Subject: Re: Prinedale HODGES info
Date sent: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 21:05:33 -0800
1. According to BLM Serial#: WASPAA 005223, Mr. HODGES's first name is spelled CALAWAY.
2. Jesse Monroe HODGES (1791-1877) and his youngest son, Lewis Monroe HODGES (1833-1905) both usually used their middle names rather than their firsts to identify themselves, even on legal papers.
3. Jesse Monroe HODGES m. 25 Dec 1812 Catharine STANLEY (1796-1857) had 12 children born in SC and/or TN, IN, OH.
Thomas HODGES (-) He eventually left MO and came to OR and CA.
Evander T. (abt 1815 -) He and the following two sisters,
Margaret (abt 1815-) and
Emeline, remained in MO w/families. (Dec 1817-June 1907)
Charles Monroe (23 Sep 1819-23 Feb 1874) emigrated 1853 Platte Co., MO to San Juan Bautista, Monterey Co., CA
Alexander (28 Aug 1821- 1891)
m. (1) 1850 Abigail ZUMWALT (1831-1853);
(2) 1853 Dulcina TOMLINSON VANDERPOOL
Drury Robertson (8 Sep 1825-12 Mar 1911)
Jane (27 July 1827-25 Feb 1905)
Calaway (21 Dec 1829-19 Jan 1917) m. 12 Nov 1851 Rebecca Elizabeth BELIEU (24 Jan 1839-)
Harrison (abt 1832-) Only Harrison never married
Lewis Monroe (18 Dec 1833-4 June 1905)
Elizabeth (13 Apr 1836-28 Feb 1912)
4. MY information tells me that both Calaway and Rebecca died in Josephine Co. and they both were buried in Medford, Jackson Co.
5. Calaway and Rebecca had the following 12 children:
Sarah Jane Catherine (1854-1892)
Leander Monroe (1856-1938)
Mary Emeline (1859-1924)
Carletis Maud B. (1861-1924)
Jesse Green (1864-1940)
Evander Calloway (1866-1866)
Herbert Keuder (1867-1950)
Kandosia Alta 1870-1876)
Lulu Idel (1873-1913)
Charles William A. (1876-1918)
Alta L. (1880-1918)
Trena Bertha (1884-1971)
If you are looking for more BELIEU family information, probably the most knowledgeable is Bob Chambers. His e-mail is
bobc@harborside.com
Additionally, he has just published a book about the BELIEU family. Perhaps The Benton County Historical Society would be interested in acquiring one?
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Captains of 1847
1) Capt. John William Bewley: party consisted of 36 wagons when it started out. Left Independence, MO on May 7, 1847. Capt. Bewley was elected the permanent Captain after a shakedown period of several days. Included in the party were the Isaac Bewley family, the Prettymans, the Youngs, and the Victor Wallace family. Several days out of Independence they were joined by a train of 35 wagons from Oskaloosa and a party of American Fur Company trappers bound for the Lakes.
Five months and three days after leaving Independence they had their first view of the Columbia. On Oct 10, 1847 they camped at the mouth of the Umatilla and the next morning the party began to separate and follow different paths. Some of the members of the train chose to go to the Whitman Mission where they became embroiled in the Whitman Massacre.
2) Capt. Jordan Sawyer: party included James Moore; Larkins; Fudge; Marck Sawyer; Mr. Smith; Elijah Bird; Robert Bird; William Blair; William Larkin; Sol, Allen and Robert Kinney, Rev. Samuel Allen, John Bird and others, making 35 able-bodied men accompanied by their wives and children. They had numerous encounters with Indian along the way and one incident where the wagon of Mrs. Fudge stampeded. They crossed the Cascade mountains over the Barlow road and arrived at Foster's Oct 1, 1847
3) Capt. Wylie Chapman: party was called Osklaoosa Company and included Saunders, Canfields, Sawyers, Bakers. There were reportedly approximately 40 members in this party. At one point it joined up with the party led by Capt. Bewley listed above.
4)Capt. Joel Palmer: Joel Palmer went to Oregon first in 1845 on his own with a company from Independence. He kept a journal of his travels then and during his return to the East in 1846, at which time he had it published. Few of the copies ordered were completed by the time he was ready to set out for Oregon again in 1847, but it later became widely used. Palmer recruited a large number of people to join his company in 1847. These included the Ralph C. Geer family, the John W. Grim family, the Graham and Collard families and Christopher Taylor. Robert Crouch Kinney and his brother Samuel also stated in later years that they came with the Palmer Company, although Robert Kinney's name is also listed among those in the train of Capt. Jordan Sawyer.
5)Capt. John E. Ross: said to have led a party of 40 wagons to Oregon in 1847, at the age of 19.
6)Capt. Lot Whitcomb: led a party of 115 wagons from St. Joseph, MO; at least some of the party, including Albert Briggs, arrived at Portland on 14 Oct 1847
7)Capt. Bowman: A company of 16 wagons commanded by Capt. Bowman had passed a few miles west of the Dalles when they were stopped August 28th by Vault, Barlow, and Foster on their way to the relief of the superintendent at the Dalles and a party of emigrants there, who had been attacked by Indians August 23rd. Some of the men in the party did return.
8)Capt. Albert Davidson: Albert had first journeyed to Oregon in 1845 with his brother James Jr. He returned East in 1846 and persuaded his father and others in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri to go in 1847 via the Southern Route. His brother, Thomas L. Davidson, kept a journal of the trip, later turning it into a manuscript narrative called "The Southern Route". Among others journeying in the Davidson Company was the family of Jesse D. Walling from Illinois.
9)Capt. Reverend William B. Jolly: joined the Bewley train at Fort Bridger.
10)Capt. Bonser(?): having been left behind by the Jolly/Bewley trains, the Young family joined this train at Fort Boise.
11)Capt. Buell: This party included the John Bateman family and Daniel Putnam family.
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Morning Orgonian, Monday, April 2, 1877:
"Another Veteran Gone. On Wednesday the 28th of March, Monroe Hodges, an old gentleman who has resided in Benton county, across the river from Albany, died at 10 o'clock in the morning, having attained the great age of 89 years. He was buried at the Gingle's school house, the funeral being attended by a large concourse of citizens of that community. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, having fought at New Orleans under Gen. Jackson."
Also on the same page:--
"DIED. Hodges - In Benton county, March 28th, 1877, Monroe Hodges, aged 89 years."
Copies of these obituaries were sent to Jerry Huggins 21-May-2003 by Hope Bronson, 551 Granite Place, Springfield OR 97477
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COLONEL JOHN BROWN
DESIGNATION: 2nd Regiment of Tennessee Volunteer Infantry
DATES: September 1813 - January 1814
MEN MOSTLY FROM: Roane, Anderson, Knox, and Sullivan Counties
CAPTAINS: Allen Bacon, Hugh Barton, William Christian, William Neilson, Lunsford Oliver, James Preston, John Underwood, William White
BRIEF HISTORY:
Colonel John Brown commanded two separate regiments at different times during the war. This regiment, along with a unit commanded by Colonel Samuel Bunch, comprised a brigade commanded by General George Doherty of the East Tennessee Volunteer Militia. Accounts of the movement of this regiment show it at Fort Armstrong (late November 1813) and Fort Deposit, which indicate that this unit was probably used to protect the supply lines from East Tennessee. from, http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/1812reg.htm
Tennessee State Library and Archives, Historical and Genealogical Information; REGIMENTAL HISTORIES OF TENNESSEE UNITS DURING THE WAR OF 1812. Prepared by Tom Kanon, Tennessee State Library and Archives.
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Tennessee troops under Andrew Jackson rendezvoused at Fayetteville, Tennessee in early October 1813 for their first excursion into Creek territory. This army of 2,500 men marched to Huntsville (Alabama), crossed the Tennessee River at Ditto?s Landing and established a supply base nearby named Fort Deposit. They next penetrated the rugged terrain of enemy territory and began construction of Fort Strother on the Coosa River at a spot known locally as the Ten Islands. Fort Strother became the main rendezvous point for the American armies during the Creek War.
Tallushatchee and Talladega (3 and 9 November 1813)
Less than fifteen miles from Fort Strother lay the Creek village of Tallushatchee, where a large body of Red Sticks had assembled. Jackson ordered General John Coffee, along with a thousand mounted men, to destroy the town. On the morning of 3 November 1813, Coffee approached the village and divided his detachment into two columns: the right composed of cavalry under Colonel John Alcorn and the left under the command of Colonel Newton Cannon. The columns encircled the town and the companies of Captain Eli Hammond and Lieutenant James Patterson went inside the circle to draw the Creeks into the open. The ruse worked. The Creek warriors charged the right column of Coffee?s brigade, only to retreat to their village where they were forced to make a desperate stand.
Coffee?s army overpowered the Creeks and quickly eliminated them. Coffee commented that "the enemy fought with savage fury, and met death with all its horrors, without shrinking or complaining: no one asked to be spared, but fought as long as they could stand or sit." One of the Tennessee soldiers, the legendary David Crockett, simply said: "We shot them like dogs." The carnage ended in about thirty minutes. At least 200 Creek warriors (and some women) lay dead and nearly 100 prisoners, mostly women and children, were taken. American losses amounted to five killed and about forty wounded.
Shortly after Coffee?s detachment returned to Fort Strother, Jackson received a plea for help from a tribe of allied Creeks at Talladega, who were besieged by a contingency of Red Sticks. Jackson responded to the call by mobilizing an army of 1,200 infantry and 800 cavalry and set out for the Creek fort at Talladega, arriving there in the early morning of 9 November. Using the same tactics that had worked at Tallushatchee, Jackson surrounded the town with a brigade of militia under General Isaac Roberts on the left and a brigade of volunteers led by General William Hall on the right. A cavalry detachment, under Colonel Robert Dyer, was held in reserve and an advance unit, led by Colonel William Carroll, was sent in to lure the Red Sticks out into the open. When the Creeks attacked the section of the line held by Roberts? brigade, the militia retreated allowing hundreds of warriors to escape. The gap was quickly filled by Dyer?s reserves and Roberts? men soon regained their position. Within fifteen minutes the battle was over. At least 300 Creeks perished on the battlefield while American losses amounted to fifteen killed and eighty-six wounded. Jackson marched his troops back to Fort Strother to attend to his wounded and obtain desperately needed supplies.
Prior to the Battle of Talladega, Jackson had expected to rendezvous with an army from East Tennessee under the command of Major General John Cocke. However, jealousy and rivalry between the two divisions of the state prevented the hoped-for junction of the two forces. Cocke, in need of supplies for his own army, felt that joining Jackson would only make the supply situation worse (supply problems plagued the Tennesseans throughout the Creek War). Cocke insisted that his army seek its own "glories in the field."
Battle of the Hillabees (18 November 1813)
Cocke?s East Tennesseans found their glory at the village of a Creek tribe known as the Hillabees. On 18 November, a brigade under the command of General James White and a force of Cherokees friendly to the United States, led by Colonel Gideon Morgan, surrounded the village. Unbeknownst to the attacking army, the Hillabees had been in communication with Jackson the day before to discuss surrender terms. On the day of the battle, Jackson sent a message to General White informing him of the peace negotiations, but it arrived too late. The surprised Hillabees were assaulted by the Americans and Cherokees (the Cherokees doing most of the actual fighting) and, in a matter of minutes, nearly seventy Hillabees lay dead. Approximately 250 women and children were taken prisoner. There were no American casualties. The Hillabees felt betrayed by the Americans and, consequently, became their fiercest opponents for the rest of the wa
Enlistment Disputes (December 1813)
The victories won by the Tennessee armies in November 1813 were offset by the "mutiny" of Jackson?s army in December. A dispute arose between Jackson and his volunteers, who claimed their one-year?s enlistment was up on 10 December. The controversy stemmed from the Natchez Expedition -- at that time (10 December 1812), Jackson?s men volunteered for a one-year period of enlistment. They were dismissed in April 1813 and called up again at the onset of the Creek War in September 1813. Jackson felt that the time not spent in the field did not apply to the years? enlistment, but the volunteers felt otherwise. Despite Jackson?s implorations and threats, most of the volunteers left for home in December 1813. In addition, the militia units that enlisted in September 1813 for three months were at the end of their term. Even the arrival of General John Cocke?s East Tennessee troops failed to alleviate the situation, as their enlistments were also about to expire. Faced with the prospect of not having a substantial army, Jackson was advised to give up the Creek campaign until the spring of 1814. But Jackson was resolute in his determination to go on, even with a skeleton force.
In January 1814, two regiments of sixty-day volunteers from West Tennessee arrived at Fort Strother. Jackson quickly utilized these green, raw troops, led by Colonels William Higgins and Nicholas Perkins, in his efforts to subdue the warring Creeks. This small army would encounter some of the fiercest fighting of the Creek conflict from, . http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/tn1812.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives; Historical and Genealogical Information: BRIEF HISTORY OF TENNESSEE IN THE WAR OF 1812.
Prepared by Tom Kanon, Tennessee State Library and Archives
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Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Government:
15-Mar-1825 IN, Rush County, 80 acres Sale/Cash Entry Document# 5763 Accession/Serial# IN0460_.100 BLM Serial# IN NO S/N W1/2SW Section 4, Township 15-N, Range 11-E, 2nd PM Merian . . . "Jesse . . of Wayne County . . "
02-Apr-1835 IN, Shelby County, 80 acres Sale/Cash Entry Document# 16864 Accession/Serial# IN0680_.225 BLM Serial# IN NO S/N W1/2SW Section 28, Township 14-N, Range 7-E, 2nd PM Merian . . . "Jesse . . of Rush County . . "
10-Aug-1837 IN, Shelby County, 80 acres Sale/Cash Entry Document# 27252 Accession/Serial# IN3010_.042 BLM Serial# IN NO S/N W1/2SW Section 15, Township 14-N (Moral township), Range 6-E, 2nd PM Merian . . . "Jesse . . of Shelby County . . "
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