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Land in Jefferson County, Iowa, Known to Have Been Owned by Alexander and Eliza Jones Fulton

There are deeds for five pieces of land purchased by Alexander and Eliza Jones Fulton between 1843 and 1846.

1843 - RED - In section 26,Fairfield Township: The Alexander Fulton Homestead. 40 acres purchased from the Federal Government.
1843 - YELLOW - In section 29, Fairfield Township: 40 acres purchased by Alexander Fulton from the Federal Government. Probably land purchased for use as a wood lot. (The timber from this land may have been used to build the original log home as well as used for heating that home.
1845 - GREEN - In section 32, Fairfield Township: 40 acres purchased by Eliza Jones Fulton. We do not know why this land was purchased.
1845 - PURPLE - In section 10, Liberty Township: 40 acres purchased by Alexander Fulton as a wood lot. Frederic Carrol Fulton [generation 7, a great grandson of Alexander] remembered being told by his father [Pearl Loyal Fulton] that this land was used for heating wood.
1846 - BLUE - In section 34, Fairfield Township: 40 acres purchased by Alexander Fulton, probably as a wood lot. This was the last piece of land purchased by Alexander.

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