CFR0697

View Application: 
Original Owner: 
Davlin, James
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1867
Award Type: 
Century Farm
Donation land claim: 
Yes
Homestead: 
No
Other: 
No
County: 
Douglas
Name of farm or ranch: 
Nichols Bros. Ranch
Who farms or ranches today: 
Nichols, J. Harold; Nichols, Cyril H.
Original buildings still in use: 
No
Building structures on property with date of construction: 
Yes.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property: 
Wheat, oats, barley, corn, sheep, cattle, hogs, turkeys, chickens.
Crops or livestock currently raised on property: 
Beef cattle, hay.
National register property: 
No
Contact first name: 
Richard
Date of application: 
1975-11-30 00:00:00
Date of award: 
1976
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Certification of ownership.
Genealogical information included: 
No
Application on file: 
Yes
Application location: 
Mss 1604
Applicants relationship to original owners: 
grandsons
Origin of original owners: 
Illinois
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch: 
4
Notes and comments property: 
640 acres in original farm. 800 acres in present farm. Edmond Gage house used during Cow Creek Indian uprising. 4 horse stage stop until 1910. Brockway Postoffice on farm 1893-1956.
Original Acreage: 
0.0acres
Current Acreage: 
0.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today: 
0