Claimant: Purdum, John W.; Application Date: 1889-11-19

  • Claimant Name: Purdum, John W.
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Thedford, Thomas County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 49
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Missouri
  • Application Number: 15385
  • Application Date: 1889-11-19
  • Application Land Office: North Platte, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Walters, William M.
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Cronin, Bartholomew
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 685
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1895-11-18
  • Legal Description: W2 SE4 and NE4 SE4 Sec.6; NW4 SW4
  • Section: 6; 5
  • Township: 23N
  • Range: 29W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1896-01-25
  • Clerk: Gregory, C. S.
  • 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

  • Pre-emption and Commutation 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