Claimant: Holmes, James W.; Application Date: 1887-05-20

  • Claimant Name: Holmes, James W.
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Mullen, Hooker County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 46
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Indiana
  • Application Number: 13161
  • Application Date: 1887-05-20
  • Application Land Office: North Platte, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Trefren, Luther S.
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Meyer, Emil
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 416
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1893-07-10
  • Legal Description: NE4
  • Section: 9
  • Township: 24N
  • Range: 31W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1894-11-01
  • Clerk: M. B. C.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1894-11-28
  • 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)
  • Miscellaneous

    Characters of the Land

  • Prairie
  • Grazing