Claimant: Metcalf, Velma Wright; Application Date: 1890-10-07

  • Claimant Name: Metcalf, Velma Wright
  • Claimant Name (Alternative): Wright, Velma
  • Claimant Gender: Female
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Hyannis, Grant County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 26
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Wisconsin
  • Application Number: 54
  • Application Date: 1890-10-07
  • Application Land Office: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Wright, John
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Adams, Elijah
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 682
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1895-11-04
  • Legal Description: S2 SE4 and S2 SW4
  • Section: 35
  • Township: 22N
  • Range: 38W
  • 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