CFR0357

View Application: 
Original Owner: 
Esson, Alexander & Christina Stevens
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1866
Award Type: 
Century Farm
Donation land claim: 
No
Homestead: 
No
Other: 
No
County: 
Marion
Name of farm or ranch: 
Maple Hill Farm
Who farms or ranches today: 
Ewing, Evanelle Esson; Renter.
Original buildings still in use: 
No
Building structures on property with date of construction: 
No. Ida Esson Memorial Cemetary is located on the farm. The cemetary is still in use.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property: 
beef cattle, pigs, corn, oats, wheat, hay
Crops or livestock currently raised on property: 
sheep, horses, strawberries, grass seed, barley, string beans, sweet corn
National register property: 
No
Contact first name: 
Evanelle
Date of application: 
1964-11-30 00:00:00
Date of award: 
1965
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Certification of ownership; Email correspondence; Handwritten notes; Deed.
Genealogical information included: 
Yes
Application on file: 
Yes
Application location: 
Mss 1605
Applicants relationship to original owners: 
granddaughter
Origin of original owners: 
Scotland via New York
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch: 
2
Notes and comments property: 
In 1861 Alexander Esson purchased the first portion of this farm from Joseph & Virginia Cox. (This is different land) In 1866 he purchased additional land from Milton & Celia B. Young, which was a portion of the John C. Carey DLC. 320 acres in original and present farm. ***8/31/15 Update actual founding date is 1866, as the land purchased from Cox is different than the land from Milton Young (deed is being supplied for records which is the origination of the farm), the property purchased in 1861 was sold prior to purchase of this farm in 1866.
Original Acreage: 
0.0acres
Current Acreage: 
0.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today: 
0