Claimant: Shankland, Charles E.; Application Date: 1892-10-01

  • Claimant Name: Shankland, Charles E.
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Cliff, Custer County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 37
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Indiana
  • Application Number: 324
  • Application Date: 1892-10-01
  • Application Land Office: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Troyer, George
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Thostesen, Zack
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 824
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1897-11-29
  • Legal Description: W2 NW4, SE4 NW4, SW4 NE4
  • Section: 20
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 23W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1898-11-30
  • Clerk: C. S. M.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1899-01-14
  • 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