Claimant: Backes, John; Application Date: 1885-09-17
- Claimant Name: Backes, John
- Claimant Name (Alternative):
- Claimant Gender: Male
- Claimant Race: Not available
- Address: Arnold, Custer County, Nebraska
- Marital Status: Head
- Citizenship: Naturalized
- Age: 39
- Country of Origin or State of Birth: Germany
- Application Number: 8318
- Application Date: 1885-09-17
- Application Land Office: North Platte, Nebraska
- Witness 1: Manion, Jesse G.
- Witness 1 (Alternative):
- Witness 2: Hill, Senate A.
- Witness 2 (Alternative):
- Final Certificate Number: 176
- Final Certificate Application Date: 1891-11-07
- Legal Description: SE4
- Section: 34
- Township: 17N
- Range: 25W
- Principal Meridian: 6th
- Acres: 160
- Final Certificate Approval Date: 1893-05-04
- Clerk: H.A.N.
- Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
- Division: C
- Patented Date: 1893-06-13
- Patented Status: Approved
Initial Documents
- Application
- Affidavit
- Declaration of Intention to Become a Citizen
- 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)
- Certificate of Citizenship
Characters of the Land
- Prairie
- Grazing
- Farming
