Claimant: Ernst, Ludwig; Application Date: 1896-01-02

  • Claimant Name: Ernst, Ludwig
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Brownlee, Cherry County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Natural
  • Age: 43
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Germany
  • Application Number: 783
  • Application Date: 1896-01-02
  • Application Land Office: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: McMillan, James M.
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Diedrich, Frederick
  • Witness 2 (Alternative): Diedrich, Fred
  • Witness 2 (Alternative): Diedrick, Fredereck
  • Final Certificate Number: 1117
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1901-03-13
  • Legal Description: N2 NE4 and N2 NW4
  • Section: 13
  • Township: 26N
  • Range: 28W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1901-12-04
  • Clerk: C. S. M.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1901-12-30
  • 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

  • Grazing
  • Farming