Inventory of county records, Ector County courthouse Page: 10
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5. PATENT RECORD. 1890-current. 3 vols., 16" x 10".
Recorded copies of patent land titles granted in Ector County
by governors of Texas. Shows instrument number, name of governor,
name of grantee, number of acres, date of instrument,
description of land, date filed, date recorded, reference number
to General Land Office records, and county clerk's signature.
Arranged chronologically by date recorded and thereunder
by assigned number. Indexed by names of both grantor
and grantee, showing also date of patent, date of filing, and
page number.
6. RECORD OF PURCHASES. 1901-1906. 3 vols., 16" x 10".
Recorded copies of applications to the General Land Office
to purchase land under Title LXXXVII, Chapter 12A, Revised
Civil Statutes relating to the sale and lease of Public Free
School and Asylum lands. Shows name of applicant, name of
grantee, date of instrument, description of land, price of
land, classification of land, date recorded, place recorded,
and county clerk's signature. Arranged chronologically by
date recorded. Incompletely indexed by name of applicant.
7. RECORD OF ABSTRACT LEASES OF PUBLIC LAND. 1897-1908. 1 vol.,
17" x 12".
Abstracts of land leases for cattle grazing, showing filing
date, survey number, block number, certificate number, name
of original grantee, number of acres, name of lessee, date
of lease, number of years to run, to what fund belonging,
classification, date of record, and remarks. Arranged chronologically
by filing date. No index.
8. RECORD OF CLASSIFICATION OF LAND IN ECTOR COUNTY. 1891;
1894-1898; 1901-1926. 1 vol., 16" x 11".
Lists copied from General Land Office records, showing section
of land, original grantee., classification, description
of land (whether watered, dry, agricultural, grazing, or timber),
number of acres, to what fund belonging, valuation by
Commissioner of General Land Office, name of purchaser, date
of sale, and remarks. No obvious arrangement. Indexed alphabetically
by name of purchaser.
9. REPORT OF ALIEN OWNERSHIP. 1922. 1 vol., 14" x 9".
Recorded copy of affidavit made by alien as to ownership of
land. Entry for Herman Heisterman only entry in volume. Shows
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Trigg, Carolyn. Inventory of county records, Ector County courthouse, book, 1973; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25244/m1/17/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.