Claimant: Winekew, John Baptist; Application Date: 1885-09-14

  • Claimant Name: Winekew, John Baptist
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: West Union, Custer County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Unmarried
  • Citizenship: Natural
  • Age: 45
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Germany
  • Application Number: 16314
  • Application Date: 1885-09-14
  • Application Land Office: Grand Island, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Long, James
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Harris, Joseph
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 282
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1892-08-20
  • Legal Description: NW4
  • Section: 29
  • Township: 20N
  • Range: 19W
  • 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)
  • Certificate of Citizenship

    Characters of the Land

  • Prairie
  • Farming