CFR1003
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Original Owner:
Gekeler, George O.
Year of Property Acquisition:
1862
Award Type:
Century Farm
Donation land claim:
No
Homestead:
Yes
Homestead Information:
Certification # 118
Other:
No
Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters:
E 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Sec 9 T 3 S R 38 E, containing 80 acres.
County:
Union
Address physical location:
1 mile South of La Grande
Who farms or ranches today:
Smutz, Martha; Smutz, Robert
Original buildings still in use:
No
Building structures on property with date of construction:
Original log cabin being rebuilt. Martha lives in house built in 1894.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
Cattle, chickens, horses, hay, grain, hogs.
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
Cattle, hay.
National register property:
No
Contact first name:
Martha
Date of application:
1989-11-30 00:00:00
Date of award:
1990
Genealogical information included:
Yes
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
Mss 1604
Applicants relationship to original owners:
Martha Smutz's husband Richard's mother was a daughter of George Gekeler.
Origin of original owners:
Pennsylvania to Nebraska
Ethnic origin of original owners:
German
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
1
Original Acreage:
0.0acres
Current Acreage:
0.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
0