The records show the following to have been the early homesteaders and also holders of pre-emption claims in Amboy Twp.:

Moses DeWolf claimed as a homestead the southwest half of section 34, at the New Ulm land office, April 8, 1878, and the papers were signed by President U. S. Grant, the land being in what is now Amboy township.

Emery Cook, at the New Ulm land office, entered a homestead in the southwest quarter of section 36, May 29, 1878, the patent being signed by President R. B. Hayes.

Henry C. McLean claimed land in the southeast of section 2, at the New Ulm land office, and his patent was signed by President U. S. Grant, February 27, 1879.

David W. Potter homesteaded land in the southwest quarter of section 10; his patent is dated February 20, 1881, and was signed by President Chester A. Arthur. It was entered at the New Ulm land office.

George W. Jones homesteaded land in the southwest quarter of section 32, and his patent is dated March 13, 1879, and is signed by President Hayes; this homestead was entered at the land office at New Ulm.

John A. Kelley homesteaded the northwest quarter of section 26; his patent for same bears date June 24, 1878, and is signed by President Hayes. The land was secured through the land office at New Ulm.

Peter A. Wheeler homesteaded the northeast quarter of section 14, at the land office at New Ulm, and had the same patented by President U. S. Grant, December 20, 1875.

Adolph M. Scott homesteaded the northeast quarter of section 18, at the land office at Tracy, and had the same patented to him by President Grover Cleveland, January 9, 1886.

John Wright homesteaded the southeast quarter of section 26, at the New Ulm land office and the same was patented by President U. S. Grant June 20, 1874.

Wilber Potter homesteaded the northwest quarter of section 10, at the land office at Tracy, and had the same patented to him by President Chester A. Arthur, February 10, 1883.

Agnes E. Safley entered land in the north half of the southeast quarter of section is, and the patent was signed by President Benjamin Harrison, March 1, 1892; the land office was at Marshall.

John Knowles, at the Tracy land office, entered the northeast quarter of section 20, and signed by President Graver Cleveland, June 5, 1888.

Esther Dickerson, at the Marshall Land office, entered the north half of the northeast quarter of section 2, and the final papers were signed by President Benjamin Harrison, April 24, 1891.