Claimant: Mapel, Thomas; Application Date: 1885-07-09

  • Claimant Name: Mapel, Thomas
  • Claimant Name (Alternative): Maple, Thomas
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not
  • Address: Cooleyton, Loup County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 40
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Pennsylvania
  • Application Number: 16149
  • Application Date: 1885-07-09
  • Application Land Office: Grand Island, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Jameson, Eli
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Plath, Henry
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 256
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1892-06-11
  • Legal Description: W2 NW4, SE4 NW4, and SW4 NE4
  • Section: 9
  • Township: 20N
  • Range: 19W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 160
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1893-04-05
  • Clerk: Norton, H. A.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1893-05-05
  • 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)

    Characters of the Land

  • Prairie
  • Grazing
  • Farming