Claimant: Smith, Amos; Application Date: 1889-08-23

  • Claimant Name: Smith, Amos
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: West Union, Custer County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 75
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: New York
  • Application Number: 17909
  • Application Date: 1889-08-23
  • Application Land Office: Grand Island, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Sutton, Frank
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Wamsley, Lafayette B.
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 606
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1894-11-19
  • Legal Description: S2 NE4 and Lots 1 and 2
  • Section: 6
  • Township: 19N
  • Range: 18W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 158.92
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1895-01-17
  • Clerk: M. B. C.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1895-02-14
  • 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

  • Prairie
  • Grazing
  • Farming