Claimant: Story, Orvel; Application Date: 1889-06-05

  • Claimant Name: Story, Orvel
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Somerford, Custer County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Application Number: 17863
  • Application Date: 1889-06-05
  • Application Land Office: Grand Island, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Ferris, William
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Wittemyer, John
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 187
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1891-12-01
  • Legal Description: S2 SW4 and NE4 SW4
  • Section: 5
  • Township: 18N
  • Range: 18W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 120
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1892-03-26
  • Clerk: Gregery, C. S.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1892-04-09
  • 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
  • Farming