Claimant: Hoffman, Cornelius; Application Date: 1891-08-26

  • Claimant Name: Hoffman, Cornelius
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Arnold, Custer County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 57
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Pennsylvania
  • Application Number: 165
  • Application Date: 1891-08-26
  • Application Land Office: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Maxson, Timothy
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Ricketts, Thomas F.
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 533
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1894-05-28
  • Legal Description: SE4 NW4 and E2 SW4 Sec 12; NE4 NW4 Sec 13
  • Section: 12; 13
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 26W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1894-09-27
  • Clerk: M. B. C.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1894-10-24
  • 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
  • Farming