Comment: The family story is that Henry took the property in for  debt. The description of the location is interesting.

Yavapai County Deed Book 15, pages 238-241.

Leonard and Minerva Carroll sold to Heinrich Schuerman on April 28, 1882 for the sum of $800.00 dollars, 160 acres.

The Carroll/Schuerman deed recorded May 9, 1882.

Excerpt from the deed: “All and singular the following described property and premises, viz. Being the possessory right to one hundred and sixty acres of land, situated lying and being on Oak Creek in the aforesaid county of Yavapai and about twenty-five miles up said creek from its junction with the Verde River. The said land or ranch being in edge of what is known as the “red rock” country and is about three miles down said Oak Creek from what is known as the James ranch in what was formerly known as “Oak Flat” the said land or ranch also being about eight miles north of Ben Baker’s ranch at the foot of the Mogollon mountains, and is the location made by the parties of the first part about the year 1878, and occupied by them since said time and is now occupied by them as a home. Also, the log houses thereon; and other improvements, water ditches or canals. Waters flowing through said canals or ditches, water rights dams, rights of way, tenements, hereditaments, rights, privileges immunities and appurtenance unto said land or ranch belonging or in anywise appertaining”

Deed Book 41, pages 184-187

Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company, Warranty Deed to Henry Schuerman, 1893

Henry had to buy the land again from the Railroad company for the sum of $400.00. There is a legal description in this deed as follows: The Southeast quarter of Section Twenty-seven of Township Seventeen, North range Five, East of the Gila and Salt River Base Line and principal Meridian, Arizona.