HOMESTEAD PROOF—TESTIMONY OF CLAIMANT- George Gray

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Transcribed document reads: (4-369) HOMESTEAD PROOF - TESTIMONY OF CLAIMANT George Gray, being called as a witness in his own behalf in support of homestead entry, No. 3059, for NW 4 Sec 14-19-8 testifies as follows: Ques. 1 - What is your name, age, and post-office address? Ans. George Gray age 52 years P.O. Hennessey OT Ques. 2 - Are you a native-born citizen of the United States, and so, in what State or Territory were you born? Ans. I am and was born in the state of Tennessee Ques. 3 - Are you the identical person who made homestead entry, No. 3059, at the Kingfisher N.S. land office on the 15th day of July 1889, and what is the true description of the land now claimed by you? Ans. I am and my land is the North West - 1/4 of sec 14 in Tp 19 N Range 8 WIM Ques. 4 - When was your house built on the land and when did you establish actual residence therein? (Describe said house and other improvements which you have placed on the land, giving total value thereof.) Ans. in November 1889- At that date my house is 15X15 ft. granary + stable well of water 30 acres under fence orchard out - to the value of $200.00 Ques. 5 - Of whom does your family consist; and have you and your family resided continuously on the land since first establishing residence thereon? (If unmarried, state the fact.) Ans. Wife and four children - we have. Ques. 6 - For what period or periods have you been absent from the homestead since making settlement, and for what purpose; and if temporarily absent, did your family reside upon and cultivate the land during such absence? Ans. We have not been absent. Ques. 7 - How much of the land have you cultivated each season, and for how many seasons have you raised crops thereon? Ans. About 40 acres and have raised four crops. Ques. 8 - Is your present claim within the limits of an incorporated town or selected site of a city or town, or used in any way for trade and business? Ans. It is not. Ques. 9 - What is the character of the land? Is it timber, mountainous, prairie, grazing, or ordinary agricultural land? State its kind and quality, and for what purpose it is most valuable. Ans. Part timber and part prairie - for farming. Ques. 10 - Are there any indications of coal, salines, or minerals of any kind on the homestead? (If so, describe what they are, and state whether the land is more valuable for agricultural than for mineral purposes.) Ans. No Ques. 11 - Have you ever made any other homestead entry? (If so, describe the same.) Ans. No Ques. 12. - Have you sold, conveyed, or mortgaged any portion of the land; and if so, to whom and for what purpose? Ans. No Ques. 13 - Have you any personal property of any kind elsewhere than on this claim? (If so, describe the same, and state where the same is kept.) Ans. I have not. Ques. 14. - Describe by legal subdivisions, or by number, kind of entry, and office where made, any other entry of filing (not mineral) made by you since August 30, 1890. Ans. Have made none (Sign plainly with full christian name.) X George his + his mark Gray *(In case the party is of foreign birth a certified transcript from the court records of his declaration of intention to become a citizen, or of his naturalization, or a copy thereof, certified by the officer taking the proof, must be filed with the case. Evidence of naturalization is only required in final (five-year) homestead cases.) 6-577

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