Original Owner:
McKinney, James Madison and Polly Elmira McKinney
Year of Property Acquisition:
Name of farm or ranch:
James Madison McKmney & Polly Elmira Mckmney Farm
Address physical location:
Who farms or ranches today:
Anderson, Don E.; Anderson, Patricia A.
Original buildings still in use:
Building structures on property with date of construction:
House built in 1913 (original house at same site burned in 1913)
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
Cattle, sheep. Wash McKinney son of James McKinney began raising wheat. Purchased first Hereford cattle in 1927 and raised 50 or more horses each year.
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
Wheat, barley, commercial Hereford cattle and a few quarter horses.
National register property:
Please describe attachments:
2 page history of farm ownership; Wills; Application; Statement form; Homestead receipt; Typewritten letters; Timber culture application; Deeds.
Applicants relationship to original owners:
Origin of original owners:
Mitchell County, North Carolina
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
Notes and comments property:
Trees from the "Timber Culture" application (see attachment) in SE 1/4 of Sec 2 still stand along the edge of the wheat fields.
Acreage farmed or ranched today: