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Julius Kirmse purchased 60 acres from Peter V. Beauvais and his wife Rachel W. Beauvais for $300 on 8 December 1865.

Documents

Presented below are the deed documents of the 60 acre purchase.

Where

Property description: “the North East quarter of the South East quarter of Section No. Fifteen and the West half of the North West quarter of the South West quarter of Section No. Fourteen In the Township Thirty Five North of Range Twelve East containing sixty acres more or less”.

The following maps show the location of the 60 acre property that Julius Kirmse purchased (Now owned by his granddaughter Helen Kirmse Hacker).

Notes

1. The ending of the American Civil War is generally considered to be the surrender of General Lee in April 1865. This was only eight months before the completion of this land purchase on 8 December 1865.
2. In 1859, Julius paid $105 for 40 acres ($2.63/acre) and in 1865 he paid $300 dollars for 60 acres ($5/acre).
3. This property is known in the family as the “lower fields”.