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 propertysort descending 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
CFR0139 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Ross, Col. John England; Ross, Elizabeth 1854 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Claim No. 69 No No
Jackson
18 acres located in Jackson County; 2 miles westerly of Medford; on south side of Ross Lace at Griffin Creek
Ross, Frank E.; Ross, Jocelyn P. No Alfalfa No
"heavy black soil of the best Rogue River Valley quality. Owner plans home which will make on or two homes on each of 17 subdivisions/ now constituting the original DLC of 320 acres."
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1959
Application
No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0
CFR0141 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Chavner, Thomas 1856 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Sec 10 T 36 S R 1 E. No Yes
Purchased more land later and added it to original property.
Jackson
Thompson, Chavner No Hay, Grain, Cattle, Pasture No
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Application; Newspaper article. Memo re: ownership.
No Yes Mss 1604 1
CFR0142 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Chavner, Thomas 1856 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No Yes
More land was purchased at a later date.
Jackson
Thompson, Margaret Chavner No No
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Application
No Yes Mss 1604 1
CFR0143 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Ross, John England & Elizabeth 1854 0.00 0.00 0 No No No
Jackson
No No
Sunday, November 30, 1958 1959
Typewritten letter; 1959 state fair celebration registration form.
No Yes Mss 1604 Grandchild 1
CFR0144 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Ross, John E. & Elizabeth 1854 0.00 0.00 0 No No No
Jackson
No No
Sunday, November 30, 1958 1959
No No 0
CFR0152 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Adkins, Edward S. 1851 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Claim # 1570 No No
Lane
Adkins, Jason A. (Mrs.) No No
Farm is 154.47 acres of original DLC. Chain of ownership: Edward S. Adkins 1851-1888; Helen Adkins (wife) to 1894. Jason A. Adkins 1894; Josephine S. Adkins (wife of Jason A.) to date.
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Application; Handwritten note; Typewritten letter.
No Yes Mss 1604 Daughter-in-law 0
CFR0153 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Stevens, William 1847 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Claim # 46 No No
Lane
Clemenson, Helen Stevens No No
Chain of ownership: William M. Stevens & Hixey V. 1847; James A. Stevens & Emily F. (Greenwood); Welby Stevens & Ida E. (Goodale); Helen Stevens Clemenson.
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Application; Letter of approval; Newspaper article.
No Yes Mss 1604 great great granddaughter 0
CFR0154 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Benson, Sarah S. 1851 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Claim # 42 No No
Lane
Cox, Lillian Ayres No No
40 acres of original DLC in present farm. Chain of ownership: Sarah S. Benson 1851-1899; Mary E. Ayres to 1927; Lillian Ayres Cox to date.
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Application; Letter of approval.
No Yes Mss 1604 granddaughter 0
CFR0155 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Ellmaker, Enos 1857 0.00 0.00 0 No No Yes
Part of the Levi Zumwalt DLC
Lane
Ellmaker, Ulysses W. No No
Chain of ownership: Enos Ellmaker 1857-1870; Levi Ellmaker to 1937; Ulysses Ellmaker to date.
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Application; Letter of approval.
No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0
CFR0156 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Hale, Calvin T. 1853 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Claim # 37 No No
Lane
Hale, Farmer C. No No
Farm consists of over 100 acres of original DLC.
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Application; Letter of approval; Newspaper article.
No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0

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