CFR0266
View Application:
Original Owner:
Shedd, Capt. Frank
Year of Property Acquisition:
1865
Award Type:
Century Farm
Donation land claim:
No
Homestead:
No
Other:
No
County:
Linn
Who farms or ranches today:
Renter
Original buildings still in use:
No
Building structures on property with date of construction:
The house and barn built in 1871 still in use.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
hay, grains, fruit, horses, mules, cows
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
ryegrass, blue grass, barley, rye, walnuts, filberts, oats, orchardgrass, wheat
National register property:
No
Contact first name:
Harold
Date of application:
1964-11-30 00:00:00
Date of award:
1965
Genealogical information included:
No
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
Mss 1604
Applicants relationship to original owners:
grandson
Origin of original owners:
Preemption, Mercer County, Illinois
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
1
Notes and comments property:
334 acres in original farm. 260.72 acres in present farm. Capt. Shedd operated a smithy and woodworking shop on the farm. The land for the town of Shedd was donated by Capt. Shedd. Capt. Shedd purchased the original DLC from Joseph Hite.
Original Acreage:
0.0acres
Current Acreage:
0.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
0