Well, in the movie Nebraska is still a territory (statehood was in March 1867) and odds are the pioneering was from the Homestead Act (very little happened before that, you were literally risking your life for multiple reasons, 160 free acres was good enough reason to risk it for many) that Lincoln signed in 1862. So sometime between 1862-1867 is my guess. Sorry I can't be more precise than that since there is no Marty McFly pulling a dated newspaper from a garbage can.
George Briggs, Mary Bee Cuddy, Theoline Belknap, Gro Svendsen, Buster Shaver, Thor Svendsen, Vester Belknap, Reverend Alfred Dowd, The Freighter, Garn Sours, and others
What is the plot of The Homesman?
Three women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy, who in turn employs low-life drifter George Briggs to assist her.
What was the budget for The Homesman?
$16 million
How much did The Homesman earn at the worldwide box office?
$3.82 million
How much did The Homesman earn at the US box office?
