JACOB SIDNEY & DELILAH (SHROCK) MISER
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The farm purchased by Jacob & Delilah Miser consisted of 80 acres of land. The property was bounded on the South side by County Road M, on the West by CR 7-1 and on the East by CR 7. Ten acres on the East side of CR 7 were added later. The Western half of the farm was on an elevated sandy ridge with hard wood trees growing in the back half. The eastern half was fertile black soil that was eventually drained by red clay tile into deep ditches along the roads. Below the ridge towards the back of the farm, a shallow pond was dug. A natural spring or artisian well supplied water to the pond in all but the driest weather. Water for the house came from a well located in the basement. A new barn was built by Jacob's son, Romeo, in about 1917. The construction was mentioned in a letter written by Heral Gardinier from Grayling, Michigan on August 24, 1917. Heral was a brother-in-law of Romeo Mizer. He was in the Army at the time. He was killed, a year later, in France while attacking a machine gun position.
Excerpts from The ABSTRACT of Property: From: The United States of America by the President: Martin Van Buren on: March 20th, 1837 To: Daniel Cook of Wood County, Ohio Description: For the S E qu of Sec 36, in Twsp 9, S of Range 3, E, in the District of lands subject to sale at Monroe, Michigan, containing one hundred and sixty acres. Filed: Sept. 16th, 1939 From: Jacob S. Miser and Delilah Miser, his wife, of Fulton County and State of Ohio To Romeo Miser Consideration: $4,783.00 Date of instrument February 18th, 1909 Filed for record March 2nd, 1909 Upon the death of Jacob S. Miser and Delilah, said grantee is to pay to the remaining heirs the following sums: Julia A. Hopkins, $683.28, Martha M. Harmon, $683.28, William A. Miser $333.28, Alice M. Guthrie $683.28, Elsie E. Miser $683.28 and Lena M. Miser $683.28. (Note: The total is $3,749.68) Grand Total of purchase, =$8,532.68 From: Romeo D. Mizer and Cora Mizer To Paul W. Mizer Consideration: $1.00. Date of Instrument: October 3rd, 1949 Date for record October 14th, 1949
Below is the description of the property from the original land patent that was purchased by Daniel Cook on March 15, 1837. Patent Description OH0680__.356 Cancelled: NDocument Nr. : 4406Misc. Document Nr. : Patentee Name: COOK, DANIEL Warrantee Name: Authority: April 24, 1820: Cash Entry Sale (3 Stat. 566) Signature Present: Y Signature Date: 3/15/37 Metes/Bounds: N Survey Date: Subsurface Reserved: NLand Office: LIMA Comments: Legal Land Descriptions Nr.Aliquot PartsSec/BlkTownshipRangeFract. Sect.MeridianAcresCounties1 W½ NE 12/7-N 7- EN 1ST PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 80 Acres FULTON
Subj: Re: Township #'s & Names Date: 3/14/99 4:40:11 PM EST From: GJVincent To: Corpmiz Charles: I got curious about your land descriptions, and did a little investigation. It does not appear that the parcels you describe are the same, or even in the same part of the state. The abstract information you cite is: SE 1/4, Sec. 36, Twp. 9S, Range 3E, in "the District". This describes a quarter-section (nominally 160 acres), perhaps in either the Virginia Military District (south-central part of the state) or the U. S. Military District (east-central portion). It is most likely the latter, because the VMD used the old "metes and bounds" system rather than the township/range system. I have not investigated this part of the state in detail, but what I found in a quick check was that all land in the USMD was defined in "North" and "West" townships (because that was the direction of migration). Could you have misread the abstract or something? The parcel patented by Daniel Cook is only 80 acres, in what is now Fulton County. It is about 8 miles ENE of Wauseon, near the town of Delta. Note that Cook originally purchased that parcel in March 1837, and it seems unlikely that he would have sold it the same year. Also note that the BLM-GLO site only has records since 1820; earlier purchases are not available there. Another caution - those records reflect the CURRENT county designation, which may not be the same as when the land was purchased. For example, the Cook parcel would have been in either Henry or Lucas county in 1837. Ohio has an incredibly complicated surveying history. There are 12 different township-range surveys in the state, some using six-mile-square townships and some using five miles. Unless you know where the land is, it is very difficult to determine where it is (Catch-22 of Ohio surveying). Did you check for any patents in your gggrandfather's name? He may have, for example, purchased 80 acres in his own name, then bought an adjoining parcel at some later time. No, I don't live in Ohio, and never have (I am Coloradan by birth and by choice). My great-grandfather came from there, though, and I have done a little investigation (remotely) in the northwest part of the state. Good hunting, Gary Vincent  Return To Family
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