Claimant Name: Govier, James
    Claimant Name (Alternative): Grovier, James
    Claimant Gender: Male
    Claimant Race: Not available
    Address: Westerville, Custer County, Nebraska
    Marital Status: Head
    Citizenship: Natural
    Age: 67
    Country of Origin or State of Birth: Not available
    Application Number: 16148
    Application Date: 1885-07-09
    Application Land Office: Grand Island, Nebraska
    Witness 1: Noble, Amos
    Witness 1 (Alternative):
    Witness 2: Steinman, Melchior
    Witness 2 (Alternative): Steinman, Melchoir
    Final Certificate Number: 96
    Final Certificate Application Date: 1891-01-06
    Legal Description: NE4
    Section: 8
    Township: 17N
    Range: 18W
    Principal Meridian: 6th
    Acres: 160
    Final Certificate Approval Date: 1891-09-09
    Clerk: Davis, G. M.
    Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
    Division: C
    Patented Date: 1891-11-09
    Patented Status: Approved

Initial Documents

    Application
    Affidavit
    Receiver's Receipt(s)

Final Application Type

    Homestead Proof

Final Documents

    Proof of Publication with Newspaper Clipping
    Final Certificate
    Final Affidavit
    Receiver's Receipt(s)
    Certificate of Citizenship
    Miscellaneous

Characters of the Land

    Prairie
    Grazing
    Farming