Claimant: Westcott, Matilda F.; Application Date: 1887-05-04
- Claimant Name: Westcott, Matilda F.
- Claimant Name (Alternative): Wescott, Matilda F.
- Claimant Gender: Female
- Claimant Race: Not available
- Address: Wescott, Custer County, Nebraska
- Marital Status: Head
- Citizenship: Native
- Age: 68
- Country of Origin or State of Birth: New York
- Application Number: 17261
- Application Date: 1887-05-04
- Application Land Office: Grand Island, Nebraska
- Witness 1: Gibbons, Edward C.
- Witness 1 (Alternative):
- Witness 2: Comstock, William H.
- Witness 2 (Alternative):
- Final Certificate Number: 510
- Final Certificate Application Date: 1894-04-07
- Legal Description: W2 SW4 and SE4 SW4
- Section: 22
- Township: 18N
- Range: 17W
- Principal Meridian: 6th
- Acres: 120
- Final Certificate Approval Date: 1894-11-12
- Clerk: M. B. C.
- Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
- Division: C
- Patented Date: 1895-01-11
- 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