Survey 154 of Sainte Genevieve & New Bourbon Series

Plat and description of the survey of a lot in Block number eight of the town of Sainte Genevieve, in Township thirty eight, north of the base line, Range nine east of the fifth principal Meridian, in the State of Missouri, executed on the twenty fourth of October eighteen hundred and forty, by Jos. C. Brown, Deputy Surveyor, under instructions from the Surveyor of the public lands in the States of Illinois and Missouri, dated the third of September eighteen hundred and forty. It being the lot of "about half an arpent front by about one arpent deep", confirmed to Louis Bolduc's legal representatives by the act of Congress of the thirteenth of June eighteen hundred and twelve; the extent and boundaries whereof were proven before Theodore Hunt, United States Recorder of land titles in the State of Missouri, on the twenty fifth of October eighteen hundred and twenty five, under the provisions of an act of Congress of the twenty sixth of May eighteen hundred and twenty four, entitled: "an act supplementary to an act passed on the thirteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twelve, entitled: 'an act making further provision for settling the claims to land in the Territory of Missouri' ".

Description: Begin at a lime stone at the intersection of the western edge of Gabori street with the southern edge of Second street, the north-east corner of Block number eight and of this lot, which is included within and is the northern part of the lot of Veuve [veuve is the french word for widow] Bolduc's legal representatives, survey numbered one hundred and fifty three.

Thence south eighty one degrees and fifteen minutes west along the northern boundary of this lot and the southern edge of Second street, at one hundred and eighty two feet and nine inches the north-east corner of a barn, which is the north-west corner of this lot and the north-east corner of the lot of Jacques Courtois' legal representatives, survey numbered one hundred and fifty five.

Thence south eight degrees and forty five minutes east along the western boundary of this lot and the eastern boundary of the lot of Jacques Courtois, at ninety one feet, the south-west corner of this lot.

Thence north eighty three degrees and thirty minutes east along the southern boundary of this lot, at one hundred and seventy eight feet and two inches the south-east corner of this lot on the western edge of Gabori street.

Thence north five degrees and thirty five minutes west along the eastern boundary of this lot and the western edge of Gabori street, at ninety eight feet and eight inches the beginning corner.

Surveyor's Office
  St. Louis  May 26th 1845

The foregoing plat and description of survey numbered one hundred and fifty four of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon lands are correctly copied from page 273 of the Book of Record of the said surveys in this Office.

F. R. Conway
Surveyor of the public lands
  in the States of Illinois and Missouri

To the
U. S. Recorder of land titles
   St. Louis, Mo.


Transcriber's note:
Gabori Street is now South Main Street
Second Street is now Market Street

(transcribed from Missouri State Land Survey scan file Y0820080.pdf)
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transcribed by Steven E. Weible

Ralph Williams Vincent, Land Surveyor

Dale Blair Memorial Cemetery, Camdenton, Camden County, Missouri, USA

Latitude: N 38°00'12.7", Longitude: W 092°45'43.2" (NAD 1983)

Ralph Williams Vincent
Born:  August 28, 1900, Old Linn Creek, Camden County, Missouri, USA
Died:  December 18, 1965, Camdenton, Camden County, Missouri, USA

Missouri Professional Land Surveyor # 542
Missouri Professional Engineer # 952

1910 Federal Census at age 9 years
April 15, 1910
Lived in Linn Creek, Camden County, Missouri, USA
Father: Joshua Williams Vincent, Newspaper Editor/Publisher
Mother: Elizabeth Machir Foster Vincent

World War I draft registration card
September 12, 1918
age: 18
medium height, slender build, blue eyes, brown hair
High School Student in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA

1920 Federal Census at age 19 years
January 1920
Lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA with his sister
not employed

1921 - 1928
Served as Camden County Surveyor

1930 Federal Census at age 29 years
April 30, 1930
Lived in Jackson Township, Camden County, Missouri, USA
married with one daughter
employed as Surveying Chief of Party

1932 - 1936
served as Deputy Camden County Surveyor under County Surveyor G. Cecil Hopkins

1937 -1940
served as Camden County Surveyor

1940 Federal Census at age 39 years
May 1, 1940
Lived in Camdenton, Osage Township, Camden County, Missouri, USA
married with two daughters
employed as County Surveyor

1949 - 1964
served as Camden County Surveyor


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courtesy of Steven E. Weible

Survey 153 of Sainte Genevieve & New Bourbon Series

Plat and description of the survey of a lot in Block number eight of the town of Sainte Genevieve, in Township thirty eight, north of the base line, Range nine, east of the fifth principal Meridian, in the State of Missouri, executed on the twenty fourth of October eighteen hundred and forty, by Jos. C. Brown, Deputy Surveyor, under instructions from the Surveyor of the public lands in the States of Illinois and Missouri, dated the third of September eighteen hundred and forty. It being the lot of "one arpent front by one arpent deep", confirmed to Veuve [veuve is the french word for widow] Bolduc's legal representatives by the act of Congress of the thirteenth of June eighteen hundred and twelve; the extent and boundaries whereof were proven before Theodore Hunt, United States Recorder of land titles in the State of Missouri, on the twenty second of October eighteen hundred and twenty five, under the provisions of the act of Congress of the twenty sixth of May eighteen hundred and twenty four, entitled: "an act supplementary to an act passed on the thirteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twelve, entitled: 'an act making further provision for settling the claims to land in the Territory of Missouri' ".

Description: Begin at a lime stone at the intersection of the western edge of Gabori street with the southern edge of Second street, the north-east corner of this lot and of Block number eight; it being also the north-east corner of the lot of Louis Bolduc's legal representatives, a survey included in this lot and numbered one hundred and fifty four.

Thence south eighty one degrees and fifteen minutes west along the northern boundary of this lot and the southern edge of Second street; at one hundred and eighty two feet and nine inches the north-east corner of a barn, which is the north-west corner of this lot, and the north-east corner of the lot of Jacques Courtois' legal representatives survey numbered one hundred and fifty five.

Thence south eight degrees and forty five minutes east along the western boundary of this lot and the eastern boundary of the lot of Jacques Courtois; at ninety one feet the southwest corner of the lot of Louis Bolduc's legal representatives; continue the same course, at one hundred and eighty six feet a cedar post, the south-west corner of this lot, and the south-east corner of the lot of Jacques Courtois on the northern boundary line of the lot of John Baptiste Pratte senior, survey numbered one hundred and fifty two.

Thence north eighty five degrees and fifteen minutes east along the southern boundary of this lot and the northern boundary of the lot of John Baptiste Pratte senior; at one hundred and seventy two feet and five inches the north-east corner of a stone wall on the western edge of Gabori street, which is the south-east corner of this lot, and the north-east corner of the lot of J. B. Pratte senior.

Thence north five degrees and thirty five minutes west along the eastern boundary of this lot and the western edge of Gabori street; at one hundred feet and four inches the south-east corner of the lot of Louis Bolduc's legal representatives; at one hundred and ninety nine feet the beginning corner.

Surveyor's Office
St. Louis  May 26th 1845

The foregoing plat and description of survey numbered one hundred and fifty three of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon lands are correctly copied from pages 271 & 272 of the book of Record of the said surveys in this Office.

F. R. Conway
Surveyor of the public lands in the 
  States of Illinois and Missouri

To the United States Recorder
  of Land titles
    at St. Louis,
      Missouri


Transcriber's note:
Gabori Street is now South Main Street
Second Street is now Market Street

(transcribed from Missouri State Land Survey scan file Y0820079.pdf)
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transcribed by Steven E. Weible

Survey 152 of Sainte Genevieve & New Bourbon Series

Plat and description of the survey of a lot in Block number eight of the town of Sainte Genevieve, in Township thirty eight, north of the base line, Range nine, east of the fifth principal Meridian, in the State of Missouri, executed on the twenty fourth of October eighteen hundred and forty, by Jos. C. Brown, Deputy Surveyor, under instructions from the Surveyor of the public lands in the States of Illinois and Missouri, dated the third of September eighteen hundred and forty. It being the lot of "one arpent front by one arpent deep", confirmed to John Baptiste Pratte senior by the act of Congress of the thirteenth of June eighteen hundred and twelve. Then extent and boundaries whereof were proven before Theodore Hunt, United States Recorder of land titles, in the State of Missouri, on twenty seventh of October eighteen hundred and twenty five, under the provisions of the act of Congress of the twenty sixth of May eighteen hundred and twenty four, entitled: "an act supplementary to an act passed on the thirteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twelve, entitled: 'an act making further provision for settling the claims to land in the Territory of Missouri' ".

Note. This lot was also confirmed to John Baptiste Pratte by the Board of the United States Commissioners appointed for ascertaining and adjusting the titles and claims to land in the Territory of Orleans and the District of Louisiana. See their certificate No. 966, Am. State Papers Vol. 3. p 593. also Book C p 224. Commissioner's minute book No. 1 p 361, No. 4 p 480 & No. 5 p 182 in the U. S. Recorder's Office.

Description: Begin at a lime stone at the intersection of the northern edge of South Fork street with the western edge of Gabori street, the south-east corner of this lot and of Block number eight.

Thence north five degrees and thirty five minutes west along the eastern boundary of this lot and the western edge of Gabori Street; at two hundred and sixteen feet and six inches the north-east corner of a stone wall, which is also the north-east corner of this lot, and the south-east corner of the lot of Veuve Bolduc's legal representatives, survey numbered one hundred and fifty three.

Thence south eighty five degrees and fifteen minutes west along the northern boundary of this lot and the southern boundary of the lot of Veuve Bolduc; at one hundred and seventy two feet and five inches a cedar post, the south-west corner of the lot of Veuve Bolduc, and the south-east corner of the lot of Jacques Courtois' legal representatives, survey numbered one hundred and fifty five; continue the same course along the southern boundary of the lot of J. Courtois; at one hundred and ninety feet and eleven inches a lime stone, the north-west corner of this lot, the north-east corner of the lot of Francois Vallé's legal representatives, survey numbered one hundred and fifty one, and a corner of the lot of Jacques Courtois.

Thence south five degrees east along the western boundary of this lot, and the eastern boundary of the lot of Francois Vallé; at two hundred feet and ten inches a lime stone on the northern edge of South Fork street, the south-west corner of this lot and the south-east corner of the lot of Francois Vallé.

Thence East along the southern boundary of this lot and the northern edge of South fork street, at one hundred and ninety four feet and two inches the beginning corner.

Surveyor's Office, St. Louis, March 25th 1845

The foregoing plat and description of Survey numbered one hundred and fifty two of Sainte Genevieve and New Bourbon lands are correctly copied from pages 271 & 271b _ of the Book of Record of the said surveys in this Office.

Silas Reed
Surveyor of the public lands in the 
   States of Illinois and Missouri

To F. R. Conway Esquire
U. S. Recorder of land titles
   St. Louis, Mo.

Transcriber's note:
South Fork Street is now South Gabouri Street
Gabori Street is now South Main Street

(transcribed from Missouri State Land Survey scan file Y0820078.pdf)
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transcribed by Steven E. Weible