Some genealogists avoid deeds unless they know an inheritance is being settled. This 1875 deed was drawn up after the sellers had moved to their new residence. The acknowledgement indicated the county in which they were living at the time, thus documenting the move and the new residence. If I had not located the deed, I might have never known they spent few years in Mendota, Illinois.
By 1880, they had moved to another location. 
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Deed/Land records are some of the most under-used records. When trying to get someone to look in deed records for their family, I hear “Oh, I know where they lived.” With this attitude, they just don’t know what they are missing.
I found a life lease for old folks to son from another state. Confirmed a generation back for me