Claimant: Potter, Mary J.; Application Date: 1894-08-15

  • Claimant Name: Potter, Mary J.
  • Claimant Name (Alternative): Towner, Mary J.
  • Claimant Gender: Female
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Lena, Arthur County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 55
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Michigan
  • Application Number: 628
  • Application Date: 1894-08-15
  • Application Land Office: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Huffman, Edmund
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Quinn, John
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 1020
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1899-11-13
  • Legal Description: N2 SE4, SE4 SE4, and NE4 SW4
  • Section: 15
  • Township: 20N
  • Range: 36W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1900-04-27
  • Clerk: C. S. M.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1900-06-25
  • 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)
  • Miscellaneous

    Characters of the Land

  • Prairie
  • Grazing