Claimant: Fetherston, Michael; Application Date: 1889-01-09

  • Claimant Name: Fetherston, Michael
  • Claimant Name (Alternative): Featherston, Michael
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Brewster, Blaine County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Natural
  • Age: 50
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Ireland
  • Application Number: 14729
  • Application Date: 1889-01-09
  • Application Land Office: North Platte, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Fetherston, Thomas
  • Witness 1 (Alternative): Featherston, Thomas
  • Witness 2: Jochem, John
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 694
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1895-12-17
  • Legal Description: W2 SW4 and SE4 SW4 Sec 17; NE4 NW4 Sec 20
  • Section: 17; 20
  • Township: 24N
  • Range: 22W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1896-01-25
  • 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)
  • Certificate of Citizenship

    Characters of the Land

  • Prairie
  • Grazing