Claimant: Lyon, Nelson T.; Application Date: 1888-11-03

  • Claimant Name: Lyon, Nelson T.
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Arcadia, Valley County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 43
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: New York
  • Application Number: 17727
  • Application Date: 1888-11-03
  • Application Land Office: Grand Island, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Potter, Nelson
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Casteel, Alpheus
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 551
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1894-07-21
  • Legal Description: SE4 SW4 and S2 SE4 sec 2; NE4 NE4 sec. 11
  • Section: 2; 11
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 17W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1894-09-15
  • Clerk: M. B. C.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1894-11-15
  • 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)

    Characters of the Land

  • Farming