Claimant: Shepherd, Virgil; Application Date: 1901-05-02

  • Claimant Name: Shepherd, Virgil
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Lena, Arthur County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 27
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Missouri
  • Application Number: 2207
  • Application Date: 1901-05-02
  • Application Land Office: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Shepherd, Edward
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Bassett, Lawrence
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 1598
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1906-07-10
  • Legal Description: SW4 SE4 Sec 4; N2 NE4 Sec 9; NW4 NW4 Sec 10
  • Section: 04; 9; 10
  • Township: 20N
  • Range: 35W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1906-10-13
  • Clerk: C. S. M.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1906-10-31
  • 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
  • Notice for Publication
  • Final Certificate
  • Final Affidavit
  • Receiver's Receipt(s)
  • Miscellaneous

    Characters of the Land

  • Grazing
  • Farming