CFR0321

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Original Owner: 
McKay, James and Cecilia
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1848
Award Type: 
Century Farm
Donation land claim: 
Yes
Homestead: 
No
Other: 
No
County: 
Marion
Who farms or ranches today: 
Merten, Maurice H.; Merten, Mary McKay
Original buildings still in use: 
No
National register property: 
No
Contact first name: 
Dean
Date of application: 
1957-11-30 00:00:00
Date of award: 
1958
Please describe attachments: 
Handwritten letter; Notarized statement.
Genealogical information included: 
No
Application on file: 
Yes
Application location: 
Mss 1604
Applicants relationship to original owners: 
granddaughter
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch: 
0
Notes and comments property: 
The applicant and her husband currently farm 142 acres of the original property. The first grist mill in Oregon was built and operated by James McKay on the property. The applicant has a piece of the original mill stone in the yard of her home.
Original Acreage: 
0.0acres
Current Acreage: 
0.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today: 
0