Claimant: Merz, William L.; Application Date: 1887-04-20
- Claimant Name: Merz, William L.
- Claimant Name (Alternative):
- Claimant Gender: Male
- Claimant Race: Not available
- Address: Brownlee, Cherry County, Nebraska
- Marital Status: Unmarried
- Citizenship: Natural
- Age: 29
- Country of Origin or State of Birth: Germany
- Application Number: 7758
- Application Date: 1887-04-20
- Application Land Office: Valentine, Nebraska
- Witness 1: Schneider, John A.
- Witness 1 (Alternative):
- Witness 2: Higgins, George
- Witness 2 (Alternative):
- Final Certificate Number: 296
- Final Certificate Application Date: 1892-09-22
- Legal Description: N2 SW4 and S2 NW4
- Section: 13
- Township: 26N
- Range: 30W
- 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
- Declaration of Intention to Become a Citizen
- 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)
- Certificate of Citizenship
- Miscellaneous
Characters of the Land
- Farming
