Claimant: Hockersmith, John S.; Application Date: 1886-06-03; 1891-04-11
- Claimant Name: Hockersmith, John S.
- Claimant Name (Alternative):
- Claimant Gender: Male
- Claimant Race: Not available
- Address: Wescott, Custer County, Nebraska
- Marital Status: Unmarried
- Citizenship: Native
- Age: 28
- Country of Origin or State of Birth: Iowa
- Application Number: 16769; 114
- Application Date: 1886-06-03; 1891-04-11
- Application Land Office: Grand Island, Nebraska; Broken Bow, Nebraska
- Witness 1: Wagner, William
- Witness 1 (Alternative):
- Witness 2: Dowse, Lewis
- Witness 2 (Alternative):
- Final Certificate Number: 138
- Final Certificate Application Date: 1891-06-05
- Legal Description: SW4 NW4, NW4 SW4, SW4 SW4, and Lot 5
- Section: 35
- Township: 18N
- Range: 17W
- Principal Meridian: 6th
- Acres: 167.95
- Final Certificate Approval Date: 1891-11-20
- Clerk: Davis, G. M.
- Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
- Division: C
- Patented Date: 1891-12-11
- 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
- Mountainous
