Claimant: Monteith, Joseph W.; Application Date: 1887-10-18

  • Claimant Name: Monteith, Joseph W.
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Wescott, Custer County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Unmarried
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 26
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Nebraska
  • Application Number: 17420
  • Application Date: 1887-10-18
  • Application Land Office: Grand Island, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Walton, John H.
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Scarrow, David L.
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 372
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1893-03-28
  • Legal Description: S2 SE4 and NE4 SE4 Sec 25 Town 18N, Range 18W; Lot 3 Sec 30, Town 18N, Range 17W
  • Section: 25; 30
  • Township: 18N
  • Range: 18W; 17W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160.86
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1895-01-30
  • Clerk: M. B. C
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1895-03-02
  • 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)
  • Miscellaneous

    Characters of the Land

  • Prairie
  • Grazing
  • Farming