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== What is in This Collection? == | == What is in This Collection? == | ||
This collection consists of canceled and relinquished case files of land entries that progressed from an application to an allowed entry, but were later canceled by the General Land Office (GLO) in Washington D.C., or relinquished by the entryman from 1861-1932. Application files could be for homesteads, mining claims or land preemptions. A file may contain the original entry application, correspondence between the officials of the district (local) land offices, receipts for fees paid, public notices, affidavits and witness statements, proof of military service, the entryman’s (a settler or person making a land claim) naturalization records, and documents concerning the cancelation or relinquishment of the entry. <br><br> | This collection consists of canceled and relinquished case files of land entries that progressed from an application to an allowed entry, but were later canceled by the General Land Office (GLO) in Washington D.C., or relinquished by the entryman from 1861-1932. Application files could be for homesteads, mining claims or land preemptions. A file may contain the original entry application, correspondence between the officials of the district (local) land offices, receipts for fees paid, public notices, affidavits and witness statements, proof of military service, the entryman’s (a settler or person making a land claim) naturalization records, and documents concerning the cancelation or relinquishment of the entry. <br><br> | ||
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=== Image Visibility === | === Image Visibility === | ||
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=== To Browse This Collection === | === To Browse This Collection === | ||
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|title=United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932 | |title=United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932 | ||
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
The following information may be found in these records: | The following information may be found in these records: | ||
*Name of applicant | *Name of applicant | ||
*Date | *Date | ||
*Description and location of land | *Description and location of land | ||
== Collection Contents == | == Collection Contents == | ||
=== Sample Images === | === Sample Images === | ||
<gallery perrow="3" heights="120px" widths="160px" caption="Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files: Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Record Examples"> | <gallery perrow="3" heights="120px" widths="160px" caption="Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files: Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Record Examples"> | ||
Image:Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0395) Cancelled Claim DGS 100528846_2.jpg|Cancelled Claim | Image:Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0395) Cancelled Claim DGS 100528846_2.jpg|Cancelled Claim | ||
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Image:Kansas, Land Entry Case Files, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0398) Affidavit of Contest page 2 DGS 100114617_11.jpg|Affidavit of Contest page 2 | Image:Kansas, Land Entry Case Files, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0398) Affidavit of Contest page 2 DGS 100114617_11.jpg|Affidavit of Contest page 2 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== Coverage Table === | === Coverage Table === | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| || || 1908-1932 || 18287-18410 || | | || || 1908-1932 || 18287-18410 || | ||
|} | |} | ||
== How Do I Search This Collection? == | == How Do I Search This Collection? == | ||
You can view the images in this Collection. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | You can view the images in this Collection. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | ||
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === How Do I Analyze the Results? === | ||
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]]. | Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]]. | ||
== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. | Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. | ||
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Add any new information to your records | *Add any new information to your records | ||
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*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family | *Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family | ||
*[[Nebraska Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900 | *[[Nebraska Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900 | ||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records | *Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records | ||
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*Search the indexes and records of [[Nebraska, United States Genealogy]] or [[Kansas, United States Genealogy]] | *Search the indexes and records of [[Nebraska, United States Genealogy]] or [[Kansas, United States Genealogy]] | ||
*Search in the [[Nebraska Archives and Libraries]] or [[Kansas Archives and Libraries]] | *Search in the [[Nebraska Archives and Libraries]] or [[Kansas Archives and Libraries]] | ||
=== Research Helps === | === Research Helps === | ||
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]]. | The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]]. | ||
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* [[United States Record Finder]] | * [[United States Record Finder]] | ||
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]] | * [[United States Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||
=== Related Family History Library Holdings === | === Related Family History Library Holdings === | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2352754? Kansas, Ford County, land entry case files, 1894-1919] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2352754? Kansas, Ford County, land entry case files, 1894-1919] | ||
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2752386? Nebraska, Lancaster County, land entry case files, 1905-1920] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2752386? Nebraska, Lancaster County, land entry case files, 1905-1920] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2752384? Nebraska, Lincoln County, land entry case files, 1902-1922] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2752384? Nebraska, Lincoln County, land entry case files, 1902-1922] | ||
=== Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | === Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2074276 United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2074276 United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1840496 Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records, 1890-1908] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1840496 Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records, 1890-1908] | ||
== Citing This Collection == | == Citing This Collection == | ||
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | ||
{{Collection_Published}} | {{Collection_Published}} | ||
{{Image_Citation}} | {{Image_Citation}} | ||
[[Category:NARA_Land_Records]] | [[Category:NARA_Land_Records]] | ||
[[pt:Estados Unidos, Arquivos de Casos de Inscrições de Terras Cancelados, Renunciados ou Rejeitados (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch]] | [[pt:Estados Unidos, Arquivos de Casos de Inscrições de Terras Cancelados, Renunciados ou Rejeitados (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch]] | ||