Listing of Land Deed Records – Paul McCormick

Yellowstone County Court House

Reference	Grantor[1]	Origination	Filing	Book-Page	Property Description	Deed Type
1	Francis Cousins	[2]	7-9-1895	E-216	Lot 5-6 Block 6	QC
2	AW Littlepage	4-13-1885	8-15-1895	J-315	S1/2,NW1/4 S7, T1S R26E	WD
3	WA Evans	4-17-1895	8-20-1895	J-316	Lot 15-16 Block 6[3]	WD
4	James Kelly	10-2-1895	10-19-1895	E-229	Lot ---	QC
5	MMLIC	12-23-1896	2-13-1897	B-538	Lot 23-24 Block 169[4]	Deed
6	BB Brownwell	9-5-1895	10-1-1895	J-321	Lot 18-19 Block 6	WD
7	Harry M Allen	8-24-1898	8-25-1898		North 20’ Lot 12 Block 108	WD
8	MMLIC		11-4-1898		N1/2 & NW1/4 S11 T12 R25S-48 Acres	WD
9	James D McCormick		9-11-1899		Lot 9-10 Block 96	WD
10	Austin North		10-5-1899	M-167	S1/2 S244 T1S R24E 320 acres
11	Chris Yegen	1-26-1901	2-2-1901	M-420	S1/2 SE1/4 S8 T1S R26E 80 acres	WD
12	US Government	10-12-1900	12-17-1901	H-123	Lot 1-2 & SE1/4 NW1/w S18 T1N R26E	Patent
13	Eugene Wilson	4-8-1901	9-9-1901	N-479	SE1/4 S6 T1S R26E	Deed
14	Alphonse Ftely	5-2-1894	1-24-1903	R-344	SW1/4 S32 T1N R26E 160 acres (Pioneer Park)[5]	WD
15	John McIntyre	7-30-1903	7-31-1903	P-103	S1/2 SW1/4 SE1/4 S10 T1S R26E	QCD
16	MMLIC	12-7-1894	4-10-1905	U-88	Lot 11-12 Block 6	WD
17	Alfred Myers[6]	11-26-1894	4-15-1905	U-93	Lot 20-24 Block 6	WD
17	James R Goss	5-10-1906	5-12-1906	U-93	Lot 20-22 Block 6	QC
18	Margaret Ross	5-4-1906	5-16-1904	P-348	Lot 20-22 block 6	QC
19	Frederick Fillings, Estate	8-31-1905	8-2-1906	X-12	S1/2 SW1/4 SE1/4 & 2 acres of N11/2 SW1/4 SE1/4 S10 T1S R26E	Deed
20	LW Harriman	5-10-1906	8-4-1906	Y-123	Lot 18-19 Block 6	QC
21	Jacob Ellis		7-6-1885	A-559	Lot 15-16 Block 85 Junction City	WD
22	Alfred Myers[7]	1-21-1893	4-12-1893	F-527	Lots 1-6 Block 6	WD
23	Yellowstone County		10-4-1893	E-137	Lots 7-8, 13-14 Block 6	QC
24	1^st Nat’l Bank			F-608	SE1/4 S1/4 T1S R25E
25	Mrs. Mary Griffin		10-29-1894	K-66 B-86	¼ of Bridger & ½ each of Wilsey and Badger, Rockvale and Anchor Mining Claims – Lots 14-22 Junction City	Deed
26	Mary McCormick sold to Lee Warren	11-19-1913	12-16-1819	49-470	Lots 5-6, Block 6	WD
27	Mary McCormick sold to Fred S. Elliott	1-14-1926	4-5-1927	130-354	Lot 9, Block 6	CD

There was no evidence of any sale of the Junction City property or mining leases after 1895 recorded in the county deed books. It appears that he simply abandoned the land. The mining claims may have been separately handled, but no record located identifying their fate.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011 Kimmel

[1] On July 28 1906 Paul transferred WD to wife Mary, all of Block 6 property (lots 7-24). [Book W298]; also transferred Lots 9 &10 in Block 96.

[2] A “blank” entry indicates that the information was not readily apparent.

[3] Sold WD to Joseph McCabe, Lot 15, Block 6 (Y142) 6-25-1906 (Filed 8-25-1906)

[4] On December 16, 1897, Paul sold WD on Lots 23 & 24, Block 169, to G. G. Cothron. [Book J542]

[5] Henry C. McKinsey filed for a 160-acre homestead on SW1/4 Sec 32-1N-26E before the Billings’ town site was known. He received his Homestead Patent on October June 2, 1893. He and his wife Sarah J McKinsey resided there until October 7, 1886 when they sold the land under a Warrant Deed to Alphonse Ftely for $2,150. There is very little information about them, but is does appear that they had a small homestead log cabin in the parcel of land, a portion of which later became Pioneer Park. Ftely held the property for eight years, selling to Paul McCormick under a Warranty Deed on May 2, 1894. Paul paid $2,900[5]. Paul sold it almost immediately to Austin North. (Yellowstone County Deeds)

[6] Alfred Myers received QC from TM Morgan title to Lots 1, 2, 3, and 23-24 from MMLIC in Block 6 Billings on 4-7-1887. Ref B-421.

[7] The Myers’ resided in Park County, MT. The six lots were sold to Paul for $4,000; including “all appurtenances.”