SFR0026

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Original Owner: 
Dobbins, Flemming; Corey, James Calvin
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1851
Award Type: 
Sesquicentennial Farm
Donation land claim: 
Yes
Dlc num and registration location: 
No. 43, Notification Number 7851, Cert. No. 1315
Homestead: 
No
Other: 
Yes
Please explain: 
Flemming Dobbins is said to be Father of John Dobbins father of Louisa Dobbins Corey who married George Corey (great grandparents of Melvin on mother's side)
Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters: 
T2N R3 S27
County: 
Washington
Name of farm or ranch: 
VanDomelen Family Farm
Address physical location: 
14650 NW Dairy Creek Road North Plains OR 97133
Distance from nearest town: 
2 miles
Nearest town name: 
North Plains
Who farms or ranches today: 
VanDomelen, Vanessa A.; Vandehey, Herman; North Valley Farms, LLC
Original buildings still in use: 
Yes
Building structures on property with date of construction: 
First house on land claim by Flemming Dobbins in 1860, another home was completed in 1910, and still stands today. First barn built in 1910, next to home (First cousin now owns both of these) J. C. Corey added a silo, potato pit, water tower, chicken coop, and smokehouse, after 1903. 1946 farm shop was built by Jacob/Pearl VanDomelen.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property: 
Barley; Beet seed; Carrot seed; Clover; Corn; Grass seed; Lima beans; Peas; Ryegrass; Squash; Strawberries; Wheat; Beef cattle; Chickens; Dairy cattle; Goats
Crops or livestock currently raised on property: 
Apples; Beans; Blackberries; Chard; Cucumbers; Eggplant; Figs; Garlic; Herbs; Kale; Kohlrabi; Lettuce; Onions; Pears; Peppers; Raddish; Squash; Tomatoes; Vetch; Wheat; Zucchini Field crops, wheat, red clover, grass seed, and Willamette Vetch
National register property: 
No
Contact first name: 
Valerie
Date of application: 
2013-04-24 00:00:00
Date of award: 
2013
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Maps of property; Handwritten letter; Email; Copies of photographs; Deed records; Legal records; Genealogy charts; State of Oregon land board records; Letters from Oregon Water Resources department; Water right certificate; Survey of property; Obituary; Timeline of property ownership; Mortgage records; Tax record; Birth certificate
Genealogical information included: 
Yes
Application on file: 
Yes
Application location: 
MSS ORCFRP
Applicants relationship to original owners: 
Flemmings Dobbins was Melvin's (father to owners) great great grandfather
Origin of original owners: 
Holland
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch: 
1
Original Acreage: 
320.0acres
Current Acreage: 
13.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today: 
13