| Title | View Application | Award Type | Original Owner | Name of farm or ranch | Year of Property Acquisition | Original Acreage | Current Acreage | Acreage farmed or ranched today | Donation land claim | Dlc num and registration location | Homestead |
Homestead Information |
Other | Please explain | Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters | County | Address physical location | GPS location | Distance from nearest town | Nearest town name | Who farms or ranches today | Original buildings still in use | Building structures on property with date of construction | Crops or livestock historically raised on property | Crops or livestock currently raised on property | National register property | National register name | Notes and comments property | Date of application | Date of award | Please describe attachments | Genealogical information included | Application on file | Application location | Applicants relationship to original owners | Origin of original owners | Ethnic origin of original owners | How many generations still live on the farm or ranch |
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| SFR0031 | Download Application (PDF) | Sesquicentennial Farm | Adams, John Franklin | John F. Adams Farming Enterprise | 1865 | 3,200.00 | 4,000.00 | 4000 | No | Yes | Homestead Land Patent 1877; 1892 | Yes |
No real proof of 1865 date, but trust Century Status, and supporting documents |
Umatilla |
Adams, OR |
1 mile | Adams, OR | Adams, John W. | Yes | First house in 1865, no... | Wheat; Cattle; Sheep | Peas; Wheat | No | Tuesday, April 28, 2015 | 2015 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Farm history timeline; Family history narrative; Century farm letter; Email from Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program; Copies of original homestead certificates; Excerpt from "History of Adams, Volume II"; Excerpt from "History of Pacific Northwest Oregon and Washington"; Copies of photographs; Letter; Satellite photographs of property |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | great grandson | Maine | 2 | ||||||
| CFR1235 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Clay & Susanna Belshe | Belshe Ranch | 1916 | 320.00 | 6,250.00 | 6250 | No | No | Homestead grants 11/24/1915 and 5/1/1916 | No |
T2S R18E Sections 18 and 19 |
Sherman |
97200 Why 206 Moro OR 97039 |
N45 23.509 W120 36.638 | 8 miles | Moro OR | Martin Belshe and his wife Molly | No | First house built in 1920;... | Hay and pasture for work... | Wheat and Barley | No | Thursday, April 13, 2017 | 2017 |
Map, deeds, pictures |
No | Yes | OSU | Great Grandson | Missouri | 2 | |||||
| CFR1210 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Emerson, Chester William | Emerson Dell Farm | 1883 | 1,040.00 | 2,840.00 | 2840 | No | Yes | Homestead Cert. No. 1787 | No |
T1N R15E S19,20,29,30 |
Wasco |
5854 Emerson Roberts Rd. The Dalles OR 97058 |
15 | The Dalles, OR | Brewer, David R. | Yes | Homestead house and barn,... | Forage crops; Wheat; Cattle... | Barley; Canola; Forage crops... | No | Monday, March 10, 2014 | 2014 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Maps of property; Family history narrative; Property ownership records; Copies of photographs; Aerial photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Granddaughter | Illinois | 3 | ||||||
| CFR0986 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Mullally, John and Catherine | 1889 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Homestead cert #1509 | No |
2 S 29 E Section 10 |
Morrow |
Road No. 86307 Mile post 60 highway 74 |
McLaughlin, Elizabeth; McLaughlin, Robert | No | Horse barn 25 by 50 feet and... | Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Turkeys... | Cattle, Grass | No | Tuesday, November 30, 1999 | 2000 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Deed. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great great nephew | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | ||||||||
| CFR0677 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Johnson, Louis | 1888 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Certification # 4230, Application # 7242 | No |
NE 1/4 Sec 1 T 6 N R 4 W, W.M., containing 160 acres. |
Columbia | Johnson, Frederick R. | No | no | By April 1895 had cleared 5... | Beef cattle, hay. | No | Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Land deed. Homestead Affidavit. Homestead Proof Testimony. Citizenship Certificate. Posting of Notice. Hand-drawn Map. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Sweden | 1 | ||||||||||
| CFR1003 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Gekeler, George O. | 1862 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Certification # 118 | No |
E 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Sec 9 T 3 S R 38 E, containing 80 acres. |
Union |
1 mile South of La Grande |
Smutz, Martha; Smutz, Robert | No | Original log cabin being... | Cattle, chickens, horses, hay... | Cattle, hay. | No | Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Application; Statement form; Family history; Homestead certificate; Deeds; Handwritten postcard. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | Martha Smutz's husband Richard's mother was a daughter of George Gekeler. | Pennsylvania to Nebraska | German | 1 | ||||||||
| CFR1150 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Confer, Francis M. | Francis M. Confer Farm | 1896 | 159.00 | 159.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Certificate No. 2584, Application No. 3253, dated 9-1-1896 | No |
T 5, R 13, S 4 |
Wasco |
6 miles west of Maupin, 54875 Juniper Flat Road |
6 miles | Maupin | Fosberg, Arlene C.; Fosberg, Robert | No | Original homestead house (... | Wheat; Cattle | Wheat | No | Monday, October 8, 2007 | 2007 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Copy of original homestead certificate; Property history; Warranty deed; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Granddaughter of Francis M. Confer | Born in Elkhart, Indiana | 1 | ||||||
| CFR1112 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Morin, Lewis Calvin; Morin, Laura Ellen Phillips | 1901 | 160.00 | 2,400.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Certificate No. 02936/ Receipt No. 134069 (1909) | No |
T 12, R 37E, S 9 & 10 |
Baker |
328 Whitney Rd; Hereford, OR 97837 |
5 miles | Hereford | Morin, Waynette J. | No | Grain; Hay; Cattle; Chickens... | Alfalfa; Barley; Hay; Oats;... | No | Monday, May 22, 2006 | 2006 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Morin Ranch history narrative; Homestead certificate; Envelope; Maps; Certifiate of water right; Forms and receipts for homestead; Warranty deeds; Federal farm loan mortgage; Family history; Genealogy charts; Copies of photos. |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandson of Lewis & Laura Morin | Tillamook, OR | 3 | ||||||||
| CFR0917 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Schmeltzer, Conrad K. | 1878 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | certificate #779, Oregon City | No | Washington | Schmeltzer, John Demory; Schmeltzer family | No | None of the original... | prunes, walnuts | At time of application:... | No |
Extensive notes for each question in the original application. Please see application for more details. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Homestead certificate; Deed; Typewritten letters. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | Pennsylvania | 2 | ||||||||||
| CFR1204 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Reeder, William H.; Reeder, Alice | W.H. Reeder's Westfork Farm | 1877 | 320.00 | 1,280.00 | 1275 | No | Yes | Certificate #5434 | No |
T4N R33EWM S1/2 of Section 25 plus E 1/2 section |
Umatilla |
47647 Reeder Rd. Pendleton OR 97801 |
13 miles | Pendleton | Reeder, Clinton B.; Reeder, Craig H. | No | First home in 1877/78, a... | Alfalfa; Barley; Grain Hay;... | Wheat | No | Monday, April 15, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Map of property; Letter; Family history article; Farm history narrative; Newspaper articles; Wheat farming narrative; Magazine article; Land ownership documents; Copies of photographs; Historic map of property; Excerpt from "The Centennial story of Oregon"; Aerial photograph |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandson | Eureka, Illinois | 3 |
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