Claimant: Wells, Elizabeth, widow; Application Date: 1891-12-23

  • Claimant Name: Wells, Elizabeth, widow
  • Claimant Name (Alternative): Wells, William, deceased
  • Claimant Gender: Female
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: New Helena, Custer County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Natural
  • Age: 63
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Great Britain
  • Application Number: 210
  • Application Date: 1891-12-23
  • Application Land Office: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Jacobs, Francis M.
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Chrisman, Henry E.
  • Witness 2 (Alternative): Christman, Henry E.
  • Final Certificate Number: 913
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1898-12-21
  • Legal Description: S2 SW4, NE4 SW4, SW4 SE4
  • Section: 14
  • Township: 19N
  • Range: 21W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1899-02-09
  • Clerk: C. S. M.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1899-03-17
  • Patented Status: Approved

    Initial Documents

  • Application
  • Affidavit
  • Declaration of Intention to Become a Citizen
  • 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
  • Miscellaneous

    Characters of the Land

  • Prairie
  • Grazing
  • Farming