St. Clair County
Land Deeds & Patents

Oliver W. Cole
8 June 1901

The United States of America,
Homestead Certificate No. 6785
Application 16052

To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:
Whereas, there has been deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Boonville Missouri
whereby it appears that pursuant to the Act of Congress approved 20th May, 1862, “To secure Homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain,” and the acts supplemental thereto, the claim of Oliver W. Cole
has been established and duly consummated in conformity to law for the South half of the North West quarter of Section ten in Township thirty six North of Range twenty six West of the Fifth Principal Meridian in Missouri, containing eighty acres.
according to the Official Plat of the Survey of the said Land returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor General.
Now know ye, That there is therefore granted by the United States unto the said Oliver W. Cole
the tract of Land above described: To Have and to Hold the said tract of Land, with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said Oliver W. Cole
and to his heirs and assigns forever.
In Testimony whereof, I, William McKinley
President Of The United States Of America, have caused these letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the eighth day of June, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty fifth.
By The President: William McKinley
By F.M. McKean, Sec’y.
C.H. Brush, Recorder of the General Land Office.