And, if any of you have plat maps, prior to 1944, and would like to share them, let me know! These maps can be a GREAT resource for land deeds when doing research & trying to locate those elusive relatives. The "key" at the bottom lists landowner & acreage if known. ENJOY!
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The following are the names (and acreage, if known) of the farms/homes from the above map. Pella Township is divided into 36 sections and these are grouped together, just like they are on the map.
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John CONRADT (80) A. N. SMITH (40) Wm. LAUDO (40) Fred BALKE (40) John FREDRICKS (40) Joe FLAGER (80) Asa BLAK (80) John KORT (160+80) |
SECTION 2 Charley GUETSCHOW (80) Ed. WESTPHAL (120) Carl GUETSCHOW (40+40) Julius BREI (40) Mill Creek Wm. LAUDO (40) Fred LAUERSDORF (120) Fred GRIMM (120) Aug. HENSCHEL (40) |
SECTION 3 Frank BUCHOLTZ (160) Wis. Realty Co. (40) Aug. OLSON (120) Ed. BREI (80+80) Rudloph GUETSCHOW (80) Carl KASTEN (80) |
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SECTION 4 Gott. KUNKEL (80) Emil KUNKEL (80) Adolf KUNKEL (40) Wis. Realty Co. (40) F. C. BREI (80) Frank SCHMIDT (80) Mike LIST (120) A. W. KUNKEL (120) |
SECTION 5 P. F. DOLAN (160) Emil JENSKE (42+40) Geo. DIETZ (78) Gust. HOPPE (40) Frank SCHMIDT (80) Gust SCHILLING (40) Aug. WOLF (40) C. SCHMAL (40) Gust. KUNKEL (40) Peter PETTERSON (40) |
SECTION 6 John CHRISTOF (80) Mrs. KUTEL (80) Jose. ASCHENBRENNER (80) Wenzel RUTTE (160) Albert READY (63) Mat. ASCHENBRENNER (40) Otto VOELZ N. BRUNNER Joe CERVENY P. F. DOLAN |
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SECTION 7 Wenzel SOUSHEK (80) A. T. SMITH (80) N. M. EDWARDS (110) Aug. MALUEG (160) H. EVERT (40) H. BRAUN (40) Ernst KRUEGER (130) |
SECTION 8 Gust HOPPE Geo. DIETZ Ernst KRUEGER Gust SCHILLING (120+40) Wm. CRONCE Herman BORN (40) A. T. SMITH (200) Jose. SCHERNICK (40) |
SECTION 9 PELLA Mill Pond Herman BORN (80) John GOODWIN Mrs. A. T. SMITH  School
Mrs. A. JESSE F. A. GROSSKOPF Carl REINKE |
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SECTION 10 Carl REINKE (40) Carl ZAHN (80) Ed. DEI (200) Carl KASTEN (40) Her. GRIMM (80) Wm. GRESCH (160) Carl STEEGE (34) |
SECTION 11 A. T. SMITH (80) Aug. HENSCHEL (80) Herm. EWERT (120) Owen BALKE (40) Aug. SUEHRING (80) Her. SUEHRING (80) Ed. KEUP (80) Albert TEMM (80) |
SECTION 12 Owen BALKE (40) Mill Lawrence BALKE (40) Fred BALKE (80) Cheese Factory Robt. W. PETENICK Joe FLAGER (40) Aug. KRUEGER (120) Wm. KRUEGER (80) F. TUMA (80) Albert TEMM (40) Emil GOLLNOW (120) |
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SECTION 13 Fred MUSACK (80) Wm. GUMZ (80) Mrs. H. ZAHN (40) C. F. SCHULZ (40) C. KELEIAN (160) Embarrass River John ENGELHARDT (80) Carl SCHWARTZ (80) W. E. SCHULZ (80) |
SECTION 14 Embarrass River H. SUEHRING (80) Julius GOLLUBSKE (120) Fred MUSACK (40) Fred LAUDE (80) John LAUDE (120) Carl RISKE (120) C. F. SCHULZ (40) W. E. SCHULZ (40) |
SECTION 15
Carl STEEGE (80) Aug. AHLGRIM (120) Herman JESSE (80) Aug. EWALD (80) Wm. BRAUN (80) A. T. SMITH (120) Embarrass River Wm. BREI (80) |
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SECTION 16 C. HOPPE (40) Wm. A. BINDER (40+80) Robt. MANSEE (80+80) Carl MOLDENHAUER (80) Wm. A. BINDER (40) Wm. STEEGE (160) Carl STEEGE (40) |
SECTION 17 Rodgers & Johnson (80) Aug. HOPPE (80) C. HOPPE (20) A. HOPPE (20) Gust. HOPPE (120) H. HECKER (40) Aug. WOLF (40+80) Herman BINDER (160) |
SECTION 18 Albert MALUEG? (40) Henry TRELOFF (120) H. LOHFF (160) Ernst KRUEGER (80) H. HECKER (40) Herman HECKER (120) Gust. SCHWERDFEGER (40) Aug. PANKOW (40) |
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SECTION 19 Otto PANKOW (80) Aug. PANKOW (80) Aug. WECKMAN (160) C. PAPENDORF (40) H. GENSKOW (80) Aug. GENSKOW (40) Albert EWERT (40+40) Herman BRAUN (40) Wm. HOFFMAN (40) |
SECTION 20 Fred REINKE (80) Herman BRAUN (40) Albert EWERT (40) Cheese Factory W. E. WOLF (120) School
Louis WESTPHAL (80) Fred REINKE (40) Wm. ROSENOW (80) Gust SCHILLING (80) Gust SCHWERDFEGER (80) |
SECTION 21 Cheese Factory  Bethlehem
Luth. Church
 Bethlehem
Luth. Cemetery
Parsonage School
Fred MANSEE (80) A. SPLINTER (110) Aug. KRAUSE (120) Herman WESTPHAL (100) Aug. EWALD (140) Aug. SUEHRING (80) |
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SECTION 22
Emma SCHULTZ (160) A. W. SIEMERS (40) Aug. SCHULTZ (40+80) Aug. SUEHRING (40) Carl SUEHRING (40) Marcus BRAUN (80) Aug. WESSMAN (160) |
SECTION 23 Aug. WESSMAN (80) W. E. SCHULZ (40) C. F. SCHULZ (40+80) John KUHN (160) Aug. SCHULZ (40) Erdman SCHULTZ (120) Aug. BRAUN (80) |
SECTION 24 A. W. SIEMERS (80) Aug. KOEPSEL (80) Mrs. H. ZAHN (80+20) Albert KREWALD (120) Fred ZAHN (140) School
Frank KELLER (80) Kunibert BUETTNER (40) |
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SECTION 25 Kunibert BUETTNER (40) Cheese Factory Sawmill Church
(30)
German
Luth. Cemetery
Frank KELLER (5) Albert ERDMAN (75) Albert F. ZIMDARS (80) Aug. KOEHLER (80) Otto HABECK (80) Carl BORN (80) Wm. ERDMAN (80) Julius BUETTNER (80) |
SECTION 26 Marcus BRAUN (40) Erdman SCHULTZ (40) Aug. BRAUN (80) Albert ERDMAN (40) Carl SCHWARTZ (40) Aug. KOEHLER (40) Wm. ERDMAN (20) J. BUETTNER (20) Aug. BINDER (40) Mrs. H. KELLER (40) A. KELLER (40) Aug. WELD (80) Wm. GRUETZMACHER (120) |
SECTION 27 Carl BRUSS (160) Kunibert BUETTNER (40) Marcus BRAUN (40) Aug. KRAUSE (40) F. KOEHLER (15) A. ERDMAN (10) A. HELLER (15) Ed. KRIEWALD (40) Aug. SUEHRING (120) Carl ZAHN (40) Fred ZAHN (40+40) Wm. ERDMAN (20) J. BUETTNER (20) |
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SECTION 28 E. F. WESTPHAL (100) Fred W. WESTPHAL (120) W. BRAUN (10) H. WESTPHAL (70) L. WESTPHAL (20) Aug. EHLERT (80) Ferdinand KLETZ (120) Mrs. Wm. GRIMM (80) H. KOLL (20) W. ESSMAN (20) |
SECTION 29 Gust. SCHACHSCHNEIDER (80) Albert JESSE (80) Aug. REIMER (80) Wm. BUSS (80) Fred RADES (60) Frank RADES (100) Carl MOLDENHAUER (50) W. BUSS (30) Herman PANKOW (80) |
SECTION 30 Aug. GENSHOW (80) H. GENSHOW (20) W. GENSHOW (20) Frank ERECKE (120) Otto KOEPKE (80) Wm. HOFFMAN (120) Albert HAUFE (80) Fred EWERT (80) Aug. ERECKE (40) |
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SECTION 31 W. KOEPPEN (40) Alb. HAUFE (40) Otto KOEPKE (40) Her. BRAUN (80) Wm. KOEPPEN (10) Wm. HOFFMAN (110) ZIEHM Bros. (40) Mrs. H. BINDER (40) Hugo TIMMEL (80) Herman RADTKE (120) Wm. ROSENOW (40) |
SECTION 32
Gust. SCHACHSCHNEIDER (40) Fred MANSEE (40) Fred RADES (40) Wm. BUSS (40) Herman RADTKE (40+40) A. REIMER (40) Herman A. PETER (180) Fred RUMBERG (40) W. E. WOLFE (40) G. SCHILLING (40) Fred PETER (40) |
SECTION 33 Henry GENSKOW (40) Mrs. W. GRIMM (80) O. HABECK (40) E. WESTPHAL (40) H. WESTPHAL (40) A.? EWERT (40) G. SCHWERDFEGER (40) A. JESSE (40+40) H. BINDER (40) Fred RADES (40) Jose. FOSTER (80) A. EBEL (40) W. E. WOLF (40) |
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SECTION 34 Wm. KRUEGER (60) W. VERGUTZ (20) Fred HOFFMAN (60) D. J. ROHRER (80) C. LAMKER (20+40) A. GRUETZMACHER (40) H. FISCHER (40) A. HOFFMAN (40) Elizabeth HELWIG (40) Fred KELLER (80) Mrs. H. ZAHN (40) Carl BORN (40) A. BINDER (20) Henry PIEHL (20) |
SECTION 35 Fred BORN (40) Carl KELLER (40) H. SCHWENK (40) Louis KUBENSACK (40) J. SEEGER (20) W. GOLTZ (20) Aug. BINDER (40+80) A. GRUETZMACHER (40) C. GRENKE (40) Wm. MESSERSCHMIDT (80) Gott. F. ALBERTZ (40) John SIEGER (40) Mrs. H. KELLER (40) Mrs. A. KELLER (40) A. HAWKE (20) |
SECTION 36 Wm. MESSERSCHMIDT (80) Gott. F. ALBERTZ (40) Aug. BINDER (80) Elizabeth HELWIG (115) St.
Peter's Pella Opening Church and
Cemetery
School
Fred KELLER (40) Mrs. H. KELLER (80) John SEEGER (80) Fred BORN (120) |
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