CFR0284
View Application:
Original Owner:
Brown, Samuel and Elizabeth
Year of Property Acquisition:
1850
Award Type:
Century Farm
Donation land claim:
Yes
Homestead:
No
Other:
Yes
Please explain:
Purchased land.
County:
Marion
Address physical location:
1/4 mile East of Gervais on Highway 99 E (cuts farm in two)
Who farms or ranches today:
Brown, Kenneth; Brown, Samuel (Mr. and Mrs.)
Original buildings still in use:
No
Building structures on property with date of construction:
Original house built in 1858 and still stands. House was used in the "early days" as a coach stop.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
Wheat, Apples, Potatoes
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
Walnuts, Filberts, Dairy cows (grade A)
National register property:
Yes
Contact first name:
Kenneth; Samuel
Date of application:
1957-11-30 00:00:00
Date of award:
1958
Genealogical information included:
No
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
Mss 1604
Applicants relationship to original owners:
grandchildren (Samuel Brown and Kenneth Brown)
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
0
Notes and comments property:
Original property consisted of 1000 acres (DLC and land purchased with money raised in CA gold mines).
Original Acreage:
0.0acres
Current Acreage:
0.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
0