Claimant: Spurgin, John; Application Date: 1887-06-08

  • Claimant Name: Spurgin, John
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Thedford, Thomas County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 34
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Illinois
  • Application Number: 13284
  • Application Date: 1887-06-08
  • Application Land Office: North Platte, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Stearns, Amos L.
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Evans, Robert F.
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 267
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1892-07-02
  • Legal Description: SW4
  • Section: 11
  • Township: 23N
  • Range: 28W
  • 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)

    Characters of the Land

  • Grazing
  • Farming