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    Claimant Name: Purdum, John W.
    Claimant Name (Alternative):
    Claimant Gender: Male
    Claimant Race: Not available
    Address: Thedford, Thomas County, Nebraska
    Marital Status: Head
    Citizenship: Native
    Age: 49
    Country of Origin or State of Birth: Missouri
    Application Number: 15385
    Application Date: 1889-11-19
    Application Land Office: North Platte, Nebraska
    Witness 1: Walters, William M.
    Witness 1 (Alternative):
    Witness 2: Cronin, Bartholomew
    Witness 2 (Alternative):
    Final Certificate Number: 685
    Final Certificate Application Date: 1895-11-18
    Legal Description: W2 SE4 and NE4 SE4 Sec.6; NW4 SW4
    Section: 6; 5
    Township: 23N
    Range: 29W
    Principal Meridian: 6th
    Acres: 160
    Final Certificate Approval Date: 1896-01-25
    Clerk: Gregory, C. S.
    Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
    Division: C
    Patented Date: 1896-02-13
    Patented Status: Approved

Initial Documents

    Application
    Affidavit
    Receiver's Receipt(s)

Final Application Type

    Pre-emption and Commutation Proof

Final Documents

    Proof of Publication with Newspaper Clipping
    Certificate as to Posting of Notice
    Final Certificate
    Final Affidavit
    Receiver's Receipt(s)
    Miscellaneous

Characters of the Land

    Prairie
    Grazing
    Farming