Claimant: Kates, William H.; Application Date: 1889-01-02

  • Claimant Name: Kates, William H.
  • Claimant Name (Alternative):
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Wescott, Custer County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 65
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: New Jersey
  • Application Number: 17763
  • Application Date: 1889-01-02
  • Application Land Office: Grand Island, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Ducker, William
  • Witness 1 (Alternative): Ducker, Wm.
  • Witness 2: Wagner, Saml
  • Witness 2 (Alternative): Wagner, Sam'l
  • Final Certificate Number: 308
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1892-10-24
  • Legal Description: Lot 2
  • Section: 14
  • Township: 18N
  • Range: 17W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 33.40
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1893-09-06
  • Clerk: Norton, H. A.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1893-09-28
  • 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)
  • Records of Military Service
  • Miscellaneous

    Characters of the Land

  • Prairie
  • Farming