Speaking of articles and newspaper notes

The last post got me thinking of some of the other bits and pieces that I have for the Bulman family. They are just stray items that tell us something. It is difficult to know just what. I thought I might share them in case people can connect the dots.

In January 1861, in what I presume was the Waukesha Freeman, is a list of letters "Remaining in the Post Office at Waukesha, January 1st, 1861." One of the folks listed was: Bulman, Patrick. We know from other sources that Patrick was also known as Peter in the family. This is the name by which he was remembered by Frederick A. Bulman, his grandson who was born a few years after Patrick was killed.

There are some other notes in the Freeman for the family. On 12 August 1869, there is a notice under "Transfers of Real Estate." Here a Philip Maurer transfers to Jeremiah D. Bullman (Frederick A. Bulman's father) 1/4 acre on section 29, Brookfield, for $60. Now, Jeremiah's father-in-law was Philip Mayer. Could this be yet another variant of the last name? It might be useful to look through the records with this spelling as it would be from the land records.

On 14 April 1870, in the same paper, Jeremiah Bullman purchases from John Schneider 1/4 acre on sec 29, Brookfield, for $230. Land prices are rising! Or, did the father-in-law "give" away some land?

There is another notice in the Waukesha Freeman of 3 April 1873 for Jeremiah Bullman for 1/4 acre whose description is listed in Vol. 40, Page 445, C.R. Sec. 29, 1/4 acre. This is for Brookfield, Town 7, Range 20.

These little pieces of information can probably help us to pinpoint fairly accurately where the family farms where in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Patrick, or Peter, had been killed in a train wreck before the land transfers. Did Jeremiah inherit the farm? Where were the other sons?