tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post1451264085842075637..comments2024-01-26T15:20:49.568-06:00Comments on Itawamba History Review: The Itawamba Historical Society: Plotting Deeds With Your Genealogical ResearchBob Frankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933010329922610noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2098246906338279953.post-91246779665086402992009-04-26T19:57:00.000-05:002009-04-26T19:57:00.000-05:00Thanks, Bob, for this tutorial on using land descr...Thanks, Bob, for this tutorial on using land descriptions and maps. It is much needed. I know. I am severely "map challenged" and needed this excellent lesson. <br /><br />When townships and ranges are spread out evenly and in numerical order, I manage fairly well. But when, as in the case of Monroe County Mississippi, the "order" does not go across the entire county (because of the Indian Treat Boundary), it can be most confusing. Incomplete townships, ranges, and sections are always a problem in my home county.<br /><br />And the issue of historic (and large geographically) counties being cut down into several smaller ones often makes the records difficult to follow. Itawamba County land records from 1836 through 1866 included some land transactions now a part of Lee County. Lee County was formed from part of old Itawamba in 1866.<br /><br />Knowing the history of the county and of its formation are also important in understanding some of the old land deeds. But the legal description of Township, Range, and Section is the same for 1850 deeds for lands whether in Itawamba or Lee counties. It is most important be be able to plat those deeds to modern maps --- and your article helps in that task tremendously.<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />Terry Thornton<br />HILL COUNTRY OF MONROE COUNTY MISSISSIPPIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com