Claimant: Matthews, Sarah, widow; Application Date: 1898-05-16

  • Claimant Name: Matthews, Sarah, widow
  • Claimant Name (Alternative): Matthews, William L., deceased
  • Claimant Name (Alternative): Mathews, Sarah
  • Claimant Name (Alternative): Mathews, William L.
  • Claimant Gender: Female
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Hyannis, Grant County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Widow
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: Not available
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Indiana
  • Application Number: 1102
  • Application Date: 1898-05-16
  • Application Land Office: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Alden, William M.
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: McCawley, Thos.
  • Witness 2 (Alternative): McCawley, Thomas
  • Final Certificate Number: 1367
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1904-01-04
  • Legal Description: S2 SE4, Lot 9 Sec. 8; S2 SW4 Sec. 9
  • Section: 8; 9
  • Township: 23N
  • Range: 38W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 168.08
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1904-09-10
  • Clerk: C. S. M.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1904-10-17
  • 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