Silverhill

Saint Stephens Meridian Township 6 South Range 3 East Section 11

The land in section 11 remained in the possession of the United States government until 1860 when Woodson H. Kennon of Mississippi bought 323 acres and 92 hundredths on February 1, 1860 for $161.96. Filed and recorded on December 15, 1893 in Baldwin County, Alabama.

Woodson H. Kennon 323 acres in Township 6 South Range 3 East Section 11

Woodson H. Kennon of Mississippi bought 323 acres on February 1, 1860 from the United States of America for $161.96. View PDF File of the Document

Woodson H. Kennon of Hinds County, Mississippi tranfers one-third interest of the same 323 acres on May 10, 1901 to Gregory L. and H.T. Smith in exchange for legal services. View PDF File of the Document

Woodson H. Kennon, Gregory L. and H.T. Smith of Hinds County, Mississippi sold the same 323 acres on July 8, 1901 to Frederick Harford for $500. View PDF File of the Document

The United States government gave 160 acres to George Smith for service in the War of 1812. He sold that government land script to John G. Williams and James C. Rupert on August 15, 1860, filed July 4, 1894.

John G. Williams and James C. Rupert 160 acres in Township 6 South Range 3 East Section 11

Military Bounty Land 160 acres to George Smith, warrantee and John G. Williams and James C. Rupert, patentees August 15, 1860, filed July 4, 1894. View PDF File of the Document

The United States government sold 160 acres to Oscar Johnson on August 16, 1904.

Oscar Johnson 160 acres in Township 6 South Range 3 East Section 11

United States government sold 160 acres to Oscar Johnson on August 16, 1904. View PDF File of the Document

Visit the pages below to continue reading about the Svea Land Colony.

The Svea Land Colony

The Company

The Idea

The Cure

The Men

The Land

Written by Debbie Owen
December 2022

Ancestry website. Census records. Family trees.
https://www.ancestry.com/

Baldwin County, Alabama Online Record Search. Deeds and Records.
https://baldwin.al.publicsearch.us/

Baldwin County, Alabama Online Record Search. All Records.
https://open.baldwincountyal.gov/

Ernst Wilhelm Olson, History of the Swedes of Illinois, Part II. (Engberg Holmberg Pub. Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1908)

Find a Grave website. Dates of birth and death.
https://www.findagrave.com/

Lilly Setterdahl, Memories Preserved, Scandinavians in Alabama, Vol. II. (Johnson's Valley Printers Verona, MO 65769, 1992)
https://www.silverhillala.com/memories.html

Newspapers website. The Fairhope Courier, and The Onlooker.
https://www.newspapers.com/

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, The Official Federal Land Records Site. Images of federal land title records issued since 1820.
https://glorecords.blm.gov/