Claimant: Snell, James W.; Application Date: 1886-09-08

  • Claimant Name: Snell, James W.
  • Claimant Name (Alternative): Snell, Nancy
  • Claimant Name (Alternative): Snell, Mary
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Anselmo, Custer County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Unmarried
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 39
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: New York
  • Application Number: 11195
  • Application Date: 1886-09-08
  • Application Land Office: North Platte, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Foster, Ira
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: McDermott, James
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 234
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1892-05-04
  • Legal Description: W2 SW4 and SW4 NW4 Sec 25; SE4 NE4 Sec 26
  • Section: 25; 26
  • Township: 20N
  • Range: 23W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1893-03-23
  • Clerk: Norton, H. A.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1893-04-08
  • Patented Status: Approved

    Initial Documents

  • Application
  • Affidavit
  • Receiver's Receipt(s)

    Final Application Type

  • Homestead Proof

    Final Documents

  • Proof of Publication with Newspaper Clipping
  • Final Certificate
  • Final Affidavit
  • Receiver's Receipt(s)
  • Miscellaneous

    Characters of the Land

  • Prairie
  • Grazing