John Lapray mustered out of the military in May 1865 and returned back to Pottawattamie County, Iowa. On April 23, 1866, he purchased some land from Joseph Ross on the western outskirts of Crescent City, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (a small community north of Council Bluffs). He purchased Lots: 2, 5, 9, 10, and 11 in Block 152 for $50. [Grantee Index, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 1857-1866, FHL film #1468499 & Pottawattamie County Deeds, Item 4, p128, FHL film #1477115.]
John kept the land for nineteen months and then sold it to Denman Percival on November 27, 1867 for $100. The land record stated John Lapray "has no wife", so we know that he is not married in 1867. It is not known what happened to Jane, his wife in the 1860 census. [Grantor General Index 18675-1869, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, FHL film #1468500 #1468500 and Pottawattamie County Deeds, Book 7, p343, FHL film #1477118.]
A few months later, on January 17, 1868, John buys two small pieces of land within Crescent City limits from J.B. Lewis and wife for $300 [Grantee Index 1866-1869, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, FHL film #1468500 and Pottawattamie County Deed, Book 7, p611, FHL film #147118]. These two pieces of land are situated within the town limits and are not agricultural pieces. Again, John doesn't keep the land very long, because on April 10, 1868, just four months after purchasing his land, he sells these two pieces to his son, David Lapray, for $500. [Granter General Index 1865-1869, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, FHL film #1468500 and Pottawattamie County Deeds Book 11, p6, FHL film #1477119, item 2.]
Elizabeth Lapray said her husband, David lived in Iowa before traveling onto Idaho, but just how long he was there is unknown. He probably didn't stay in Iowa very long because David bought the land from his father, John, in April 1868 and was in Idaho by the end of 1869. Elizabeth Lapray thought David lived in Shenandoah, Iowa and we have found some Morse family members living in Shenandoah, Iowa, so maybe David was visiting some of them.
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