Title | View Application | Award Type | Original Owner | Name of farm or ranch | Year of Property Acquisition | Original Acreage | Current Acreage | Acreage farmed or ranched today | Donation land claim | Dlc num and registration location | Homestead | Homestead Information | Other | Please explain | Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters | County | Address physical location | GPS location | Distance from nearest town | Nearest town name | Who farms or ranches today | Original buildings still in use | Building structures on property with date of construction | Crops or livestock historically raised on property | Crops or livestock currently raised on property | National register property | National register name | Notes and comments property | Date of application | Date of award | Please describe attachments | Genealogical information included | Application on file | Application location |
Applicants relationship to original owners![]() |
Origin of original owners | Ethnic origin of original owners | How many generations still live on the farm or ranch |
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CFR1109 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Follett, Warren K. | 1905 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Property purchased in 1905 for $2,000 from Finandus & Clarissa Slack |
T 1 North, R 40 East WM, S 12 |
Union |
71109 Follett Road, Elgin, OR 97827 |
3 miles | Minam | Follett, Boyd; Follett, Sheree | No | Grain; Hay; Timber; Cattle;... | Hay; Cattle | No | Sunday, December 25, 2005 | 2006 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Property transfer record; Record of marks and brands; Plat maps; Family history narrative; Photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandson | Came to Oregon from Pima, Arizona | 1 | ||||||||
CFR1212 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Plagmann, Claus J. | Plagmann Farms, Inc. | 1913 | 45.00 | 550.00 | 500 | No | No | Yes |
Warranty deed, land sale deeds |
T10S R2W S33 |
Linn |
36244 Plagmann Dr. NE Albany OR 97322 |
6 miles East | Albany OR | Plagmann, Terrill C. | Yes | Original house is unknown,... | Dill; Grain; Grass seed; Hay... | Bent grass; Coriander seed;... | No | Thursday, April 17, 2014 | 2014 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family and farm history narratives; Map of property; Deed records; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great grandson | Germany | Danish/Swedish | 3 | |||||
CFR0286 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Doerner, Adam | 1889 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec 24 T 26 S R 7 W also the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec 13 and the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec 14 and the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec 23 in T 26 S R 7 W in all containing 160 acres. |
Douglas | Doerner, Douglas R.; Doerner, Jennifer | No | House | Grapes, prunes, fruits. | Cattle, sheep, grapes. | No | Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Application; Statement; Deed; Typewritten letter. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson | Germany | 2 | |||||||||||
CFR0525 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Fendall, Charles | 1859 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | DLC # 44 T 5 S R 7 W, Willamette Meridian | No | No | Yamhill |
1/4 miles NW of Willamina |
Mendenhall, Harold L.; Mendenhall, Helen D. | No | Original barn but remodeled... | Wheat, Timothy hay, cattle,... | Small grains, grasses, clover... | No |
Charles Fendall bought farm from Nathan K. & Priscilla A. Sitton in 1859. The original DLC belonged to Hezekiah & Levina Burford, 1850. |
Monday, November 30, 1964 | 1965 |
Applications; Typewritten letters (including letter from Oka Zimmerman); 1960 state fair celebration registration form; Certificate of Transcript; Newspaper article; Deed. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson | 1 | ||||||||||
CFR0590 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Offenbacher, Fred and Minnie Offenbacher | 1898 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from George and Hattie Neuber |
Jackson |
Property divided into three lots. |
Offenbacher, Carl Ray; Offenbacher, Richard | No | None of the original... | cattle, grain, hay | alfalfa hay | No |
land currently owned by brothers Carl Ray Offenbacher and Richard Offenbacher |
Monday, November 30, 1998 | 1999 |
Included are copies of several property records, several tax statements, and a property map with the farm area outlined. Application; Statement of affirmation; Deed; Map. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | Germany | Germany | 2 | ||||||||
CFR0979 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Zimmerman, George E. | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Oregon City Homestead Cert # 3420 Application # 5852 | No |
T2N R2W Section 8 |
Washington | Tannock, Richard B. | No | None of the original... | Hay, Strawberries, Timber | Timber | No | Tuesday, November 30, 1999 | 2000 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history; Obituary; Homestead certificate; Birth certificate; 1880 Census document; Deeds; Homestead papers. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | Germany | Germany | 1 | |||||||||
CFR0946 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Tharp, Abraham | 1857 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Yamhill | Buel, Harold B. | No | no | Hay, grain, cattle, horses,... | Grain, wheat, oats, peas. | No |
300.5 acres in original farm. 250 acres in present farm. |
Sunday, November 30, 1975 | 1976 |
Application; Certification of ownership; |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson | 1 | ||||||||||||
CFR0785 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Simmons, Asa B. | 1866 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No | Marion | Simmons, Robert L.; Simmons, Nancy G. | No | None of the original... | Grain, Hay, Dairy cows | Wheat, Corn, Beans, Peas,... | No |
The property was divided four times, between the original heirs. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Family history timeline; Typewritten letter. Listing of the property history, along with family history; letter to CFR program regarding property. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | 2 | ||||||||||||
SFR0058 | Sesquicentennial Ranch | Samuel Wade | Wade Ranch | 1874 | 160.00 | 2,200.00 | 2100 | No | Yes | Wallowa Cointy | No |
Township 01 South, Rangen 43 East, Section 13 |
Wallowa |
79265 Wade Gulch Lane Lostine OR 97857 |
N45 28' 27.6204 W117 23' 11.6952" | 2.5 miles | Lostine | Sam M. Wade (great grandson of founder) | Yes | House built in 1882; still... | Cattle, horses (including... | Irrigated grains and alfalfa... | No |
Original owner Samuel Wade had a friendly and cooperative relationship with Chief Joseph of Nez Pearce Indian tribe. Proud of conservation efforts to prevent erosion and maintain active stands of grassland on property. |
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | 2024 |
Photos hard copies, deed/homestead records, maps, family narrative. |
No | Yes | OSU | Great Grandson | Iowa | 2 | |||||
CFR1233 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Alice A. Boyle | The Misner Family Farm | 1902 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 8 | No | No | No |
T11S R2W S10 |
Linn |
37410 Crabtree Dr. Scio OR 97374 |
44.633149000 -1.22.906462000 | 6 miles | Scio OR | Michael & Therese Misner | No | Original house built in 1902... | Tobacco, wheat, oats, barley... | Polled Hereford cattle;... | No | Monday, May 1, 2017 | 2017 |
Digital only; no printed, narrative |
No | Yes | OSU | Great Grandson | Chatam Ontario Candid | Canadian | 1 |