Claimant: Cowles, John H.; Application Date: 1899-06-15

  • Claimant Name: Cowles, John H.
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Not available
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 73
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: New York
  • Application Number: 1416
  • Application Date: 1899-06-15
  • Application Land Office: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Egan, Daniel
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Hunter, Lewis E.
  • Witness 2 (Alternative): Hunter, Lewis G.
  • Final Certificate Number: 1427
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1904-11-16
  • Legal Description: Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3 Sec. 13, T. 24N, R. 38W; Lot 8 Sec. 18, T. 24N, R. 37W
  • Section: 13; 18
  • Township: 24N
  • Range: 38W; 37W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 124.85
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1905-12-01
  • Clerk: C. S. M.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1905-12-30
  • 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

  • Grazing