Claimant: Melton, David P.; Application Date: 1892-04-07
- Claimant Name: Melton, David P.
- Claimant Name (Alternative):
- Claimant Gender: Male
- Claimant Race: Not available
- Address: Kent, Loup County, Nebraska
- Marital Status: Head
- Citizenship: Native
- Age: 40
- Country of Origin or State of Birth: Indiana
- Application Number: 244
- Application Date: 1892-04-07
- Application Land Office: Broken Bow, Nebraska
- Witness 1: Roe, Samuel C.
- Witness 1 (Alternative):
- Witness 2: Carpenter, Grant
- Witness 2 (Alternative):
- Final Certificate Number: 668
- Final Certificate Application Date: 1895-09-30
- Legal Description: N2 NE4, SE4 NE4 Sec. 17; SW4 SE4 Sec. 8
- Section: 17; 8
- Township: 20N
- Range: 17W
- Principal Meridian: 6th
- Acres: 160
- Final Certificate Approval Date: 1896-01-24
- Clerk: C. S. M.
- Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
- Division: C
- Patented Date: 1896-02-13
- 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
- Farming
