Claimant: Oleson, John P.; Application Date: 1887-07-29

  • Claimant Name: Oleson, John P.
  • Claimant Name (Alternative): Olson, John P.
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Compton, Cherry County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Unmarried
  • Citizenship: Natural
  • Age: 28
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Denmark
  • Application Number: 8044
  • Application Date: 1887-07-29
  • Application Land Office: Valentine, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Lowe, John J.
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Cady, William E.
  • Witness 2 (Alternative): Cady, Wm E.
  • Final Certificate Number: 357
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1893-01-24
  • Legal Description: E2 SE4, NW4 SE4, and NE4 SW4
  • Section: 7
  • Township: 25N
  • Range: 26W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1895-06-08
  • Clerk: C. S. M.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1895-08-30
  • Patented Status: Approved

    Initial Documents

  • Application
  • Affidavit
  • Declaration of Intention to Become a Citizen
  • 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)
  • Certificate of Citizenship

    Characters of the Land

  • Prairie
  • Farming