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Loyal Madison Moore

WAUKESHA COUNTY
TOWN & VILLAGE HISTORIES
VILLAGE OF MERTON
Excerpts were taken from pages of an old 1880's publication on the history of Waukesha County.

William Odell was the first settler here, in 1840, and built the first house. He entered the east half of the northeast quarter of Section 24, and his brother Austin claimed the west half of the same quarter soon after. The land claimed by Austin fell into the hands of John Metcalf, of Oconomowoc, in 1841. Dr Hill came on and jumped the north half of Metcalf's land, and sold it to Huntington and Kent in 1844, who built a saw-mill, which stood a little northeast of the present mill. In 1846, Henry Shears and George Trowbridge bought the property, and in 1847 built the present gristmill. The saw-mill was demolished about 1855. The grist-mill is now owned by Phillip Snyder. J. Finch came here and built about 1840, near where now stands the house of Phillip Snyder, and kept a hotel for some time. About 1843, Loyal M. Moore opened a blacksmith shop

I have every reason to believe that J. Finch is Loyal M. Moore's future father inlaw or is at this time.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CERTIFICATE
No. 16533
To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:
WHEREAS Loyal Madison Moore, of Milwaukie County, Wisconsin Territory
has deposited in the GENERAL LAND OFFICE of the United States, a Certificate of the REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE at Milwaukie, where it appears that full payment has been made by the said

Loyal Madison Moore according to the provisions of the
Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled "An Act making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands," for the Northwest quarter and the West half of the North East quarter of Section thirty one in Township ten North of Range fifteen East in the District of Lands subject to sale at Milwaukie, Wisconsin, Territory containing Two hundred and fourteen acres and eighty eight hundredths of an acre.


according to the official ;oat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the SURVEYOR
GENERAL, which said tract has been purchased by the said Loyal Madison Moore


NOW KNOW YE, That the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in consideration of the Premises, and in conformity with the several acts of Congress, in such case made and provided, HAVE GIVEN AND GRANTED, and by these presents DO GIVE AND GRANT, unto the said Loyal Madison Moore,

and to his heirs, the said tract above described: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said Loyal Madison Moore

and to his heirs and assigns forever.

In Testimony Whereof, I, James K. Polk
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, have caused these Letters to be made PATENT, and the SEAL of the GENERAL LAND OFFICE to be hereunto affixed.

GIVEN under my hand, at the CITY OF WASHINGTON, the first day of March
in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight- and of the
INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES the Seventy second—
BY THE PRESIDENT: James K. Polk
By J. K. Stephens Asst Sec'y:

S. H . Laughlin RECORDER of the General Land Office.

I located Loyal M. Moore and his wife Eliza Ann Finch Moore in the 1850 census in Sacramento, County, as gold miners. They left behind two boys that were brought out to California by their maternal grandparents Jonathan and Eliza Finch in 1853. The boys were not left in their charge as they were not enumerated in the 1850 censes with the Finches.



Loyal M. Moore applied for a land patent on property in Dodge County Wisconsin, which was signed (Issued) March 1, 1848 by President James K. Polk. There is no record of a sale. The sale no doubt was after word of the discovery of gold in California reached the east. See facsimile typed patent of Loyal Madison Moore in this chapter.

With the discovery of gold in California in 1848, there was a lure that thousands couldn't resist, and the Moore family was no exception. No doubt there was a waiting period as young Loyal couldn't be left behind while still nursing unless a wet nurse was found. By the spring of 1849 Loyal would have been only a year old. It's possible that the Moore's could have left for California, in 1849 or as late as the spring of 1850.

1850 Census California State Library Sacramento. Film 86 Reel No. 35 Page 244B, Lines 3 & 4. SCHEDULE I.—Free Inhabitants in On The Cosumnes River in the County of Sacramento State of California enumerated by me, on the 16th day of Sept 1850. Chas. S. Coffinberry* Ass't. (Census Agent) Age Sex Occupation
Loyal M. Moore 38 M Mining for gold VT.
Eliza Ann Moore 32 F " IN.
1850 Census State of Wisconsin, Dodge County, Township of Lowell, City of Lowell.

Censes taken August Third, 1850
The Name of every Person whose usual place
was in this family.

Age Sex Occupation
Jonathan Finch 56 M Farmer
Eliza 53 F
Lydia 23 F
George 20 M
Edward 17 M
Jane 16 F
Sabra 13 F
Caroline Kilmore 1 F

So I'm looking for any information on the above during the 1840's in Wisconsin.

C.B. Compton
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