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The Ozias Upton property in Texas County, Missouri

 

Patentee : Ozias Upton

Acres : 40

Title Transfer --

Issue Date : 1 November 1852

Land Office : Springfield, Missouri 

Authority: 24 April 1820 Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

Document Nr. : 11785 [document images (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)]

Accession/Serial Number : MO5380__.311

 

Aliq. Parts, Sec./Block, Township, Range, Fract., Sect., Merid., State, Counties, Survey, Nr.

SESW, 4/31-N, 11-W, No, 5th PM, MO, Texas

 

Document transcriptions : pending

 

1850 Federal Census.  District 98, Texas County, Missouri
House#/Family#, Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Value, Birthplace, …remarks

337/337, Benjamin W. Upton, 27, Male, White, Farmer, na, Kentucky, illiterate

337/337, Minerva Upton, 31, Female, White, na, na, Kentucky, illiterate

337/337, Elizabeth D. Upton, 8, Female, White, na, na, Kentucky

337/337, John Upton, 6, Male, White, na, na, Missouri

337/337, Nancy Upton, 4, Male, White, na, na, Missouri

337/337, Tabitha Upton, 1, Female, White, na, na, Missouri

339/339, Louis B. Upton, 31, Male, White, Farmer, na, Kentucky

339/339, Margaret Upton, 25, Female, White, na, na, Kentucky, illiterate

339/339, Benjamin Upton, 3, Male, White, na, na, Missouri

339/339, Sarah Upton, 1, Female, White, na, na, Missouri

339/339. Gilbert Barnard, 23, Male, White, Laborer, na, Kentucky, illiterate

340/340, Osias Upton, 40, Male, White, Laborer, 600, Kentucky

340/340, Matilda Upton, 37, Female, White, na, na, Kentucky

340/340, Cleopatra Upton, 14, Female, White, na, na, Kentucky

340/340, Sarah E. Upton, 12, Female, White, na, na, Missouri

340/340, George Upton, 10, Male, White, na, na, Missouri

340/340, John M. Upton, 5, Male, White, na, na, Missouri

340/340, Louis E. Upton, 4, Male, White, na, na, Missouri

340/340, James Upton, 4, Male, White, na, na, Missouri
340/340, Louisa Upton, 3, Female, White, na, na, Missouri

 

 

1860 Federal Census.  Lynch Township, Texas County, Missouri
Dwellings#/Family#, Name, Age, Sex, Color, Place of Birth, Voter, Occupation of all males over 15

367/364, C. S. Upton, 50, Male, White, Milling, 1080/1580, Kentucky, na

367/364, Eliza Upton, 40, Female, White, na, na, Tennessee, illiterate

367/364, George Upton, 20, Male, White, Farm Hand, 200/0, Missouri, na

367/364, John M. Upton, 16, Male, White, na, na, Missouri, na

367/364, Lewis E. Upton, 14, Male, White, na, na, Missouri, twin James

367/364, James W. Upton, 14, Male, White, na, na, Missouri, twin Lewis

367/364, Andrew Upton, 11, Male, White, na, na, Missouri, na

367/364, America A. Upton, 7, Female, White, na, na, Missouri, na

367/364, Thomas Upton, 4, Male, White, na, na, Missouri, na

367/364, John S. Wyatt, 42, Male, White, na, na, Kentucky, na

 

1860 Federal Census.  Upton Township, Texas County, Missouri
Dwellings#/Family#, Name, Age, Sex, Color, Place of Birth, Voter, Occupation of all males over 15

1076/999, L. B. Upton, 44, Male, White, Farmer, 2400/1150, Kentucky, na

1076/999, Margret Upton, 35, Female, White, na, na, Kentucky, illiterate

1076/999, Franklin Upton, 13, Male, White, na, na, Missouri, in school

1076/999, Sala Upton, 11, Female, White, na, na, Missouri, in school

 

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The Lewis Elbert Upton property in Texas County, Missouri

 

Patentee : Lewis E. Upton

Acres : 146.94

Title Transfer --

Issue Date : 7 January 1893

Land Office : Springfield, Missouri 

Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead Entry Original (12 Stat. 392)

Document Nr. : 1613 [document images (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18)]

Accession/Serial Number : MO4360__.146

Notes : His land was actually settled on or about 21 May 1877, or even as early as 1870.  Lewis was a Confederate veteran.

 

Aliq. Parts, Sec./Block, Township, Range, Fract., Sect., Merid., State, Counties, Survey, Nr.

N˝3SW, 18/31-N, 9-W No, 5th PM, MO, Texas   

NESE, 13/31-N, 10-W No, 5th PM, MO, Texas   

S˝SE, 13/31-N, 10-W No, 5th PM, MO, Texas 

 

Document transcriptions : pending