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    Claimant Name: Matson, William
    Claimant Name (Alternative):
    Claimant Gender: Male
    Claimant Race: Not available
    Address: Thedford, Thomas County, Nebraska
    Marital Status: Head
    Citizenship: Native
    Age: 62
    Country of Origin or State of Birth: Ohio
    Application Number: 5651
    Application Date: 1905-08-23
    Application Land Office: Broken Bow, Nebraska
    Witness 1: Cronin, Martin
    Witness 1 (Alternative):
    Witness 2: Steele, George
    Witness 2 (Alternative):
    Final Certificate Number: 1796
    Final Certificate Application Date: 1908-04-28
    Legal Description: E2 SE4 Sec. 7; S2, S2 NE4 Sec. 8
    Section: 7; 8
    Township: 22N
    Range: 29W
    Principal Meridian: 6th
    Acres: 480
    Final Certificate Approval Date: 1908-09-26
    Clerk: C. S. M.
    Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
    Division: C
    Patented Date: 1908-10-15
    Patented Status: Approved

Initial Documents

    Application
    Affidavit
    Receiver's Receipt(s)

Final Application Type

    Homestead Proof

Final Documents

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

Characters of the Land

    Prairie
    Grazing
    Farming