Claimant: Govaerts, Peter; Application Date: 1894-05-23

  • Claimant Name: Govaerts, Peter
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Elton, Custer County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Natural
  • Age: 46
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Belgium
  • Application Number: 590
  • Application Date: 1894-05-23
  • Application Land Office: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Francois, Bartholomew
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Rysdors, Theodore
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 961
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1899-06-08
  • Legal Description: W2 SE4, NE4 SE4 Sec. 15; NW4 SW4 Sec. 14
  • Section: 14; 15
  • Township: 18N
  • Range: 20W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1900-07-31
  • Clerk: C. S. M.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1900-09-07
  • Patented Status: Approved

    Initial Documents

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

    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

  • Grazing