Land Record Of Oliver L. Johnson (j525) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

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LAND RECORD of OLIVER L. JOHNSON, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

Transcript of - Homestead Proof Testimony of Oliver L. Johnson
Transcript of - Notice For Publication


         HOMESTEAD PROOF - TESTIMONY OF CLAIMANT

Oliver L. Johnson , being called as a witness in his own behalf in 
support of homestead entry # 8865 for NE 1/4 Sect. 25, T14N, R23W I.M.
testifies as follows:

Q- What is your name, age and post-office address?
A- Oliver L. Johnson; age 46yrs, PO Address Cheyene,O.T.
Q- Are you a native born citizen of the US?
A- I am not;I was born in Norway, I came to the United States with my 
   father when I was about five years old; my father was in the U.S.
   Army in the rebellion and was naturalized before I was 21yrs old.
Q- Are you the identical person who made homestead entry No. 8865 at
   the Kingfisher, O.T. land office on the 4th day of August 1892 and 
   what is the true description of the land now claimed by you?
A- I am; the land is the N/E 1/4 of Section 25 in Township 14N of 
   Range 23W of the Indian Meridian.       
Q- 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.)
A- In April 1892 and I established residence on it at once. The first 
   house was a dug-out, 16X12 ft. I have since built a log and lumber 
   house, cistern, well, barn, sheds, orchard, corrals, outhouses, 
   fencing , hog pasture, all worth at least $1200.
Q- Of whom does yor family consist; and have you and your family 
   resided continuously on the land since first establishing residence 
   thereon? (if unmarried state the fact.)
A- My wife and seven children ; we have.
Q- For what period or periods have you been absent from the homestead
   since first making settlement and for what purpose; and if 
   temporarily absent , did your family reside upon and cultivate the
   land during such absence?
A- I was away on business , not more than 20 days at any one time and 
   my family remained on the land and cultivated it during my absence.
Q- How much of the land have you cultivated each season and how many 
   seasons have you raised crops thereon?
A- 1892 About 15 acres, 1893 30 acres from which I have since increased
   the amount to about 70 acres; nine seasons in all. 
Q- Is your present claim within the limits of an incorporated town or 
   selected city or town , or used in any way for trade or business?
A- It is not.
Q- What is the character of the land? Is it timber, mountainous, 
   prairie, grazing, or ordinary agricultural land? State it's kind and 
   quality, and for what purpose it is most valuable.
A- It is ordinary agricultural land , most valuable for farming.
Q- Are there any indications of coal, salines, or minerals, of any kind
   on the land? ( If so, describe what they are, and state whether the 
   land is more valuable for agricultural than for mineral purposes.)
A- No.
Q- Have you ever made any other homestead entry?
A- I have not.
Q- 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.)
A- I have a grist-mill at Hammon, Custer Co., O.T.
Q- Describe by legal subdivisions, or by number, kind of entry, and 
   office where made, any other entry or filing (not mineral) made by 
   you since August 30, 1890.
A- I have never made any other entry.

Sign fully with full christian name: Sig; Oliver L. Johnson


                      NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Land Office at Kingfisher Ok, Ty
9-18-1900

  Notice is hereby given that the following settler has filed notice 
of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim , and 
that said proof will be made before D.W. Tracy, U.S.Court Commissioner,
at Cheyenne, O.T., on Jan 12, 1901 viz: Oliver Johnson , of Cheyenne
O.T. for the NE 1/4 Section 25 in township 14N of range 23W, I.M.
  He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence 
upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz:

John Caffey of Cheyenne, O.T.
Edward E Tracy of Cheyenne. O.T.
Oscar H. Thurmond of Cheyenne, O.T.
Shellburn Caffey of Cheyenne, O.T.

Sig: Emory D. Brownlee- Regsiter