Illinois Public Domain Land Sales Records
Below is the list of SOUDER/SOWDERS found in the Illinois Public Domain Land Sales Records. At the bottom of this page you will find the explanation on Type of Sale and the County Codes.
Purchaser: SOUDER JONATHAN Record ID: 210905 Date: 10/18/1834 Acres: 40 Price: $1.25 Type of sale: Federal sale (FD) County: 74 Section: 25 Section Part: SESE Township: 20N Range: 06E Meridian: 3 Purchaser Res: 58 Arch. Vol. No: 236 Vol. Page No.: 039 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOUDER JONATHAN Record ID: 210906 Date: 10/18/1834 Acres: 34.44 Price: $1.25 Type of sale: Federal sale (FD) County: 10 Section: 30 Section Part: NWSW Township: 20N Range: 07E Meridian: 3 Purchaser Res: 58 Arch. Vol. No: 236 Vol. Page No.: 039 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOUDER JONATHAN Record ID: 277094 Date: 10/02/1835 Acres: 40 Price: $1.25 Type of sale: Federal sale (FD) County: 74 Section: 25 Section Part: NENW Township: 20N Range: 06E Meridian: 3 Purchaser Res: 58 Arch. Vol. No: 236 Vol. Page No.: 099 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOUDER JONATHAN Record ID: 297182 Date: 03/11/1846 Acres: 40 Price: $1.25 Type of sale: Federal sale (FD) County: 74 Section: 25 Section Part: NWNW Township: 20N Range: 06E Meridian: 3 Purchaser Res: 74 Arch. Vol. No: 237 Vol. Page No.: 018 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOUDER PETER Record ID: 325952 Date: 09/20/1836 Acres: 80 Price: $1.25 Type of sale: Federal sale (FD) County: 74 Section: 25 Section Part: W2SW Township: 20N Range: 06E Meridian: 3 Purchaser Res: 58 Arch. Vol. No: 236 Vol. Page No.: 197 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOUDER PETER Record ID: 319084 Date: 08/23/1839 Acres: 80 Price: $1.25 Type of sale: Federal sale (FD) County: 74 Section: 26 Section Part: E2SE Township: 20N Range: 06E Meridian: 3 Purchaser Res: 10 Arch. Vol. No: 236 Vol. Page No.: 271 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOWDERS JACOB Record ID: 572753 Date: 10/28/1817 Acres: 160 Price: 0.0 Type of sale: Military Tract (MT) County: 36 Section: 13 Section Part: SE Township: 11N Range: 04W Meridian: 4 Purchaser Res: Arch. Vol. No: 807 Vol. Page No.: 091 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOWDERS JACOB Record ID: 580451 Date: 11/28/1818 Acres: 160 Price: 0.0 Type of sale: Military Tract (MT) County: 66 Section: 25 Section Part: NE Township: 13N Range: 01W Meridian: 4 Purchaser Res: Arch. Vol. No: 808 Vol. Page No.: 595 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOWDERS JOHN Record ID: 370182 Date: 10/08/1831 Acres: 80 Price: 0.0 Type of sale: Mineral (SL) County: 92 Section: 1 Section Part: E2NE Township: 19N Range: 12W Meridian: 2 Purchaser Res: Arch. Vol. No: 815 Vol. Page No.: 151 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOWDERS JOHN Record ID: 389237 Date: 10/08/1831 Acres: 79.18 Price: $1.25 Type of sale: School (SC) County: 92 Section: 1 Section Part: E2NESA Township: 19N Range: 12W Meridian: 2 Purchaser Res: Arch. Vol. No: 817 Vol. Page No.: 001 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOWDERS JOHN Record ID: 370181 Date: 05/07/1833 Acres: 40 Price: 0.0 Type of sale: Mineral (SL) County: 92 Section: 1 Section Part: N2E2NWVOID Township: 19N Range: 12W Meridian: 2 Purchaser Res: Arch. Vol. No: 815 Vol. Page No.: 155 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOWDERS JOHN Record ID: 389238 Date: 05/07/1833 Acres: 40 Price: $1.25 Type of sale: School (SC) County: 92 Section: 1 Section Part: LOT1E2NWSA Township: 19N Range: 12W Meridian: 2 Purchaser Res: Arch. Vol. No: 817 Vol. Page No.: 006 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOWDERS JOHN Record ID: 430355 Date: 04/03/1854 Acres: 40 Price: $1.25 Type of sale: Federal sale (FD) County: 2 Section: 21 Section Part: SWNW Township: 16S Range: 02W Meridian: 3 Purchaser Res: 2 Arch. Vol. No: 032 Vol. Page No.: 217 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOWDERS LEVI Record ID: 261462 Date: 05/13/1854 Acres: 80 Price: $2.50 Type of sale: Federal sale (FD) County: 25 Section: 15 Section Part: W2SW Township: 08N Range: 07E Meridian: 3 Purchaser Res: 69 Arch. Vol. No: 148 Vol. Page No.: 152 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOWDERS VALENTINE Record ID: 572754 Date: 10/06/1817 Acres: 160 Price: 0.0 Type of sale: Military Tract (MT) County: 34 Section: 14 Section Part: SE Township: 04N Range: 06W Meridian: 4 Purchaser Res: Arch. Vol. No: 807 Vol. Page No.: 025 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOWDERS WILLIAM Record ID: 370183 Date: 04/27/1833 Acres: 40 Price: 0.0 Type of sale: Mineral (SL) County: 92 Section: 1 Section Part: SESWVOID Township: 19N Range: 12W Meridian: 2 Purchaser Res: Arch. Vol. No: 815 Vol. Page No.: 155 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOWDERS WILLIAM Record ID: 389239 Date: 04/27/1833 Acres: 40 Price: $1.25 Type of sale: School (SC) County: 92 Section: 1 Section Part: SESWSA Township: 19N Range: 12W Meridian: 2 Purchaser Res: Arch. Vol. No: 817 Vol. Page No.: 006 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0 Purchaser: SOWDERS WILLIAM Record ID: 325961 Date: 02/12/1835 Acres: 40 Price: $1.25 Type of sale: Federal sale (FD) County: 92 Section: 36 Section Part: SESW Township: 20N Range: 12W Meridian: 2 Purchaser Res: 92 Arch. Vol. No: 236 Vol. Page No.: 055 Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0
TYPE OF SALE CODES
Sale type - this is a 2 character alphabetic code used to differentiate Between the various transactions used for land sales. CODE TRANSACTION ---- -------------------- CN CANAL (LANDS SOLD TO FINANCE THE ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL IN THE EARLY 1800'S). FD FEDERAL (SALE BY DISTRICT U. S. GENERAL LAND OFFICES IN ILLINOIS). MT MILITARY TRACT (THE AREA OF ILLINOIS WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER SET ASIDE BY CONGRESS TO REWARD VETERANS OF THE WAR OF 1812 FOR THEIR MILITARY SERVICE. THESE VETERANS WERE ISSUED LAND WARRANTS AND MOST OF THESE WERE PURCHASED BY SPECULATORS IN THE EAST.) RR RAILROAD (LAND GIVEN TO AND SOLD BY THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD). SC SCHOOL (ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY, USUALLY SECTION 16 IN EACH TOWNSHIP). SL SALINE (VALUABLE MINERAL LAND - MOSTLY SALT OR LEAD - IN l9TH CENTURY, SALES OF WHICH WERE RESERVED FOR A TIME). SM SEMINARY (HIGHER EDUCATION, OLD WORD FOR PUBLIC COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY). ST STATE (INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS, MOSTLY EARLY RAILROADS). SW SWAMP (WETLANDS SOLD BY LOCALITIES, PROFITS TO BE USED FOR DRAINAGE COSTS).
COUNTY CODES 001 Adams 035 Hardin 069 Morgan 002 Alexander 036 Henderson 070 Moultrie 003 Bond 037 Henry 071 Ogle 004 Boone 038 Iroquois 072 Peoria 005 Brown 039 Jackson 073 Perry 006 Bureau 040 Jasper 074 Piatt 007 Calhoun 041 Jefferson 075 Pike 008 Carroll 042 Jersey 076 Pope 009 Cass 043 Jo Daviess 077 Pulaski 010 Champaign 044 Johnson 078 Putnam 011 Christian 045 Kane 079 Randolph 012 Clark 046 Kankakee 080 Richland 013 Clay 047 Kendall 081 Rock Island 014 Clinton 048 Knox 082 St. Clair 015 Coles 049 Lake 083 Saline 016 Cook 050 La Salle 084 Sangamon 0l7 Crawford 051 Lawrence 085 Schuyler 018 Cumberland 052 Lee 086 Scott 019 De Kalb 053 Livingston 087 Shelby 020 De Witt 054 Logan 088 Stark 021 Douglas 055 McDonough 089 Stephenson 022 Du Page 056 McHenry 090 Tazewell 023 Edgar 057 McLean 091 Union 024 Edwards 058 Macon 092 Vermilion 025 Effingham 059 Macoupin 093 Wabash 026 Fayette 060 Madison 094 Warren 027 Ford 061 Marion 095 Washington 028 Franklin 062 Marshall 096 Wayne 029 Fulton 063 Mason 097 White 030 Gallatin 064 Massac 098 Whiteside 031 Greene 065 Menard 099 Will 032 Grundy 066 Mercer 100 Williamson 033 Hamilton 067 Monroe 101 Winnebago 034 Hancock 068 Montgomery 102 Woodford