Claimant: Ford, Abel H.; Application Date: 1887-10-18

  • Claimant Name: Ford, Abel H.
  • Claimant Name (Alternative): Ford, Altet H.
  • Claimant Gender: Male
  • Claimant Race: Not available
  • Address: Cooleyton, Loup County, Nebraska
  • Marital Status: Head
  • Citizenship: Native
  • Age: 32
  • Country of Origin or State of Birth: Iowa
  • Application Number: 17424
  • Application Date: 1887-10-18
  • Application Land Office: Grand Island, Nebraska
  • Witness 1: Predmore, Alexander
  • Witness 1 (Alternative):
  • Witness 2: Mortimore, Charles
  • Witness 2 (Alternative):
  • Final Certificate Number: 317
  • Final Certificate Application Date: 1892-10-29
  • Legal Description: Lots 3 and 4 and S2 NW4
  • Section: 2
  • Township: 20N
  • Range: 20W
  • Principal Meridian: 6th
  • Acres: 145.66
  • Final Certificate Approval Date: 1895-03-06
  • Clerk: C. S. M.
  • Land Office Location: Broken Bow, Nebraska
  • Division: C
  • Patented Date: 1895-04-18
  • 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
  • Farming