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Proft - Gruetzner property

pzfahrer - 9-30-2013 at 01:27 PM

According to Burleson County property records, John (Johann) Gruetzner and Magdalena Gruetzner sold to John (Johann) Proft a parcel of land amounting to 114 acres situated in the John Brown survey for the purchase price of $285.00 in gold. The sale is dated 14 July 1872. This was part of a large tract of land of approximately 1025 acres purchased by John Gruetzner in the John Brown survey on 5 June 1872. The sale is recorded in Volume M, pages 115 & 116 of the Burleson County property records. Magdalena Gruetzner was John Proft's sister.

ThorndaleWend - 2-12-2017 at 07:42 PM

I find two entries that will interest you:
113.960 Pastor Proft Ordination/Installation 15 Oct 1871
110.810 Proft to Kilian Johann Proft Concordia College, St. Louis 28 Apr 1870.