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1877 PATENT HOLDERS - PLATTE COUNTY, NE

The Homestead Entry Act of May 20, 1862, authorized unrestricted settlement on public lands to all settlers, requiring only residence, cultivation, and some improvement to a tract of 160 acres. Any person was eligible who was head of a family or had reached the age of 21, who was a citizen or intended to become one, and who did not own as much as 160 acres. After living on the land and farming it for six months, he could buy the homestead at $1.25 an acre. But after five continuous years, he could apply for and receive a patent or title to the 60 acres for a filing fee of $15.

Patents are deeds transferring land ownership from the U.S. Government to a buyer. A patent is the first record in a chain of title for a parcel of land.

[The Columbus Era - April 21, 1877]

U.S. Land Office,
Grand Island, Neb., April 11, 1877
EDITOR OF ERA, Columbus, Neb.:--
The following is a list of Patents in this office, for lands in Platte County. Parties owning said lands should send for the patents at once, giving their post office address in full, and enclosing the Receivors Receipt they obtained at time of making proof, and address E.W. Arnold, Grand Island, Neb. 

RANGE ONE EAST.

Catherine M Dicke,            John Saalfield,
John D Dicke,                 Wilhlem Schmitz,
Wm Fulton,                    John H Johannas,
Thomas Sharmon,               Aug. W Lawrence,
Edward Clark,                 Martin Holleran,
John Loseke,                  G H Krunland,
Engeleke Buss,                Wright C White,
Henry G Lueschen,             L Byron Danforth.
Wm Longworth,


RANGE ONE WEST.

Michael Deady,                Sophia Bredehoft,
Holly M Mills,                Patrick Quinn,
John McWelsimer,              Patrick Hayes,
J H Kunneman,                 G__ Clother, Ad'r,
Cyrus D. Hazen,               M J Mahood,
Michael Dody,                 Geo W. Stewart,
James H Murry,                Daniel Lynch,
John F Hellbusch,             Reinholdt Brandt,
C O Biddlecome,               Henry Pustow,
Charles H Young,              John Shanguessy,
Joseph Liebig,                David Murphy,
Michael Upton,                Wm H Thomas,
Orson E Stearns,              Jacob Mathys,
Peter Schaffroth,             Lewis C Labarre.


RANGE TWO WEST.

Henry Boeter,                 Ansel J Wright,
John Dineen,                  Thomas Blandford,
Catherine Hickey,             John Fitzpatrick,
Mane John,                    W W Mannington,
Jacob Kifer,                  Wm E Mason,
Jacob Lemp,                   Wm Pinson,
Joseph Burrows,               Peter Reinheimer,
D C Loveland,                 Edward H Baker
J W Chapin,                   James R West
Frank Field,                  John Moriarty,
Adolphus Chapin,              Mark Carlow.
Asa Clark,


RANGE THREE WEST.

John Dineen,                  Patrick Delaney,
R J McClean,                  John R Gilmore,
E A Blodgett,                 Johannas Jann,
Christian Boss,               David H Joseph,
Thomas Gogan,                 Lorenzo Jopeph,
Thomas Galligan,              David D Joseph,
C Steinbaugh,                 Joseph Joseph.


RANGE FOUR WEST.

John Duff,                    James Collins,
A H Getchell,                 Niels Nelson,
John Harkins,                 Harriet Mason,
James Galligan,               Wm. Boxter,
Very Respectfully,
E. W. ARNOLD.
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