Claimant: Gorham, Sarah E.; Application Date: 1892-03-07

  • Claimant Name: Gorham, Sarah E.
  • Claimant Name (Alternative): DeBusk, Sarah E.
  • Claimant Gender: Female
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: West Union, Custer County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 29
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Illinois
  • Application Number: 236
  • Application Date: 1892-03-07
  • Application Land Office: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Coslor, William A.
  • Witness 1 (Alternative): Cosler, William A.
  • Witness 1 (Alternative): Cosler, W. A.
  • Witness 2: Ruse, Charles W.
  • Witness 2 (Alternative): Resse, Charles W.
  • Witness 2 (Alternative): Resse, Chas
  • Final Certificate Number: 1054
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1900-04-11
  • Legal Description: Lot 5, Lot 6, Lot 7
  • Section: 5
  • Township: 19N
  • Range: 19W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 91.44
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1900-07-03
  • Clerk: C. S. M.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1900-09-07
  • 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