When we were at the lawyers signing papers, she had a big file from past transfers and it was very interesting! I have some digging to do yet, but it appears that our house was built in 1916. There was a transfer of deed from the German Company Tract Lot #9 (owner, Levi Cress) to first owners Allan and Mary Knorr. The lawyer had a photocopy of the deed for that transaction and it's in all that fancy schmancy old english and calligraphy.
I asked the lawyer for a copy of that (and other historical documents) and she said it was really interesting to have a client be interested in the history of the house and other owners. Would I care so much if the house was only 50-70 years old, probably not. A century home, severed from a parcel lot of the GCT... historical and familial.
There's still a bit of a gap, but I'm piecing it all together. It's very interesting and challenging for me to sleuth out 100 years back in the town's history. I have the deed, I have some photos of Levi Cress and other bits that I would like to include in the house.
The searching continues...
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