Claimant: Beard, John W.; Application Date: 1899-12-13

  • Claimant Name: Beard, John W.
  • Claimant Name (Alternative): Beard, J. W.
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Unmarried
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 26
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Kentucky
  • Application Number: 1528
  • Application Date: 1899-12-13
  • Application Land Office: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Dreessen, Christian
  • Witness 1 (Alternative): Dressen, Christain
  • Witness 2: Butcher, Abner
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 1436
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1904-12-24
  • Legal Description: W2 SW4 Sec. 17; E2 SE4 Sec. 18
  • Section: 17; 18
  • Township: 20N
  • Range: 20W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1905-04-07
  • Clerk: C. S. M.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1905-05-09
  • 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