This is a list of the first land owners in Marshall County from a microfilm at the South Dakota State Archives in Pierre. Later owners of the land will not be listed here. Land Tract Records
Frank L. Farrar was transcribed from the Langford Centennial Book which was compiled in 1986. A query related to Frank prompted me to transcribe this short selection.
Our Town, Langford was transcribed from the Langford Centennial Book which was compiled in 1986. The origin of the document is not clear but it seems to have been written about the time of the arrival of the Railroad about July 10, 1886 - Lowell Hanson.
THE GREAT EMIGRATION FROM KARMØYA IN THE 80'S was written by Jacob Haugen in 1874 about the Norweigians from Karmoy who settled in the US and Canada. - Lowell
Elias and Sofie Hoines Family was transcribed from the Langford Centenial Book. Elias and Sofie were my mothers parents, unfortunately they died before I was born. - Lowell
Jens and Sigred Wikre and Family was transcribed from the Langford Centennial Book. Jens' first wife Eliassina Sandhaaland was the sister of my Great-Grandmother Johanna Marie Sandhaaland. - Lowell
Lesher Homestead and Family was also transcribed from the Langford Centennial Book. The document was written by Bernice Lesher who was my third and forth grade teacher in Langford. I remember her wish to visit all of the States and was one of my inspirations to do the same - which I have accomplished. - Lowell
Barbara Hammond sent me this information about Ferdinand Gamache one of the earliest Pioneers in Marshall County. Barbara's Grandfather, George Osier, was a nephew of Ferdinand - Lowell
Howard Hickman has provided us with some letters written from Marshall county before it become seperated from Day County in the 1880s.The early records indicate that they were living on Section 18-127N-58W in Miller Township.
A Population Estimate was made on April 1, 1884 by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. One interesting note is that Marshall County is not included. The reason being that it was still a part of Day County at this time. It also is a "Dakota" estimate since Dakota was still a Territory and had not been broken into two states.
