They proved up on it and received their land certificate Oct. 8. 1877.
They filed for an additional 80 adjacent to it in March 1880.
Can you imagine a family of 5 living in a 14 X 19 foot, one story house with three windows and one door??
They had also filed a Timber Conservation claim on one parcel, but had that revoked as they had not planted the required number of trees.
Here is Hector's final naturalization document that was attached to his homestead application as proof of his citizenship.
The naturalization process began in Cedar County, Iowa when they stopped and stayed there in 1870-1871.
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