Documents: Fullen, John W., P 1 of 4 of Sabine County Preemption File #68: Strong McLemore Ancestry

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Fullen, John W., P 1 of 4 of Sabine County Preemption File #68

Sabine Preemption for 160 Acres of Land, Cover Page of File 68, As filed with the Sabine County Clerk on Sept. 24, 1878. Pre-emption grants were made after statehood, and from 1866 to 1898 up to 160 acres could be claimed. Homesteaders were required to live on the land for three years and make improvements (such as building a barn) in order to qualify for a pre-emption grant of 160 acres.

Owner of original	Texas General Land Office
Date	Filed September 24, 1878
Place	Sabine County, Texas
Linked to	John W. Fullen

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