| 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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| CFR0788 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Goodknecht, Peter | 1881 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Thomas Miller |
Marion |
1078 Cascade Hwy NE, Silverton, OR |
Riches, Robert L. | No | Barn | Hops, Wheat, Oats, Cattle,... | Grass seed, Wheat, Sugar... | No |
Property was divided once. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Farm history; Deeds. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | Switzerland, Kansas | Switzerland | 3 | ||||||||
| CFR0917 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Schmeltzer, Conrad K. | 1878 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | certificate #779, Oregon City | No | Washington | Schmeltzer, John Demory; Schmeltzer family | No | None of the original... | prunes, walnuts | At time of application:... | No |
Extensive notes for each question in the original application. Please see application for more details. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Homestead certificate; Deed; Typewritten letters. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | Pennsylvania | 2 | ||||||||||
| CFR0885 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Jasper, Merrel C. | 1868 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased several parcels of land. |
10 acres in the SE quarter of section 15, south range 39, E of the Williamette Meridian |
Union |
house and 1/2 the acres on Boothe Lane, 3 miles east of Hwy 82. 1/2 the acres on both side of Lower Cove highway, 4 miles E of Hwy 82. |
Jones, Edna; Jones, John T.; Jones, Rodney; Jones, Brian; Jones, Douglas | No | None of the original... | horses, mules, cattle, swine | wheat, barley, alfalfa | No |
Applicant not sure if the original farm was ever divided. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Excerpt from "History of Union and Wallowa Counties"; Farm history; Event notice; Newspaper articles. Letter by Edna Jasper Jones on family history. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grand graddaughter | Missouri | 3 | ||||||||
| CFR0983 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Read, Lilly | 1898 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Daniel Aaron and Manda Aaron |
N 1/2 of NE 1/4 of Section 34 and W 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Section 35, TS12S, R13E |
Jefferson | Read, J. Herschel; Read, Kenny | No | Residence and barn still... | Dryland wheat, Cattle (... | Cattle (commercial and... | No |
Ranch is being run today by Herschel Read and Kenny Read. |
Tuesday, November 30, 1999 | 2000 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Typewritten letter; Ranch history; Deed. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | nephew | Grizzly Mountain Area, Crook County, Oregon | 3 | |||||||||
| CFR0821 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Graf, Andreas | 1881 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | #2675 | No | Multnomah | Graff, Clifton L.; Graff, Juanita A. | No | House built c. 1885 (placed... | Cattle, Horses, Fowl, Hay | Cattle, Hay, Horses, Nursery... | Yes |
The property has been divided once. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Line of ownership; Typewritten letter; Tax receipt; Homestead documentation; Newspaper article. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | Germany | Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| CFR0660 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Lingelbach, Valentine | 1883 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Clackamas | Lingelbach, Richard; Lingelbach, Phil | No | Apples; Grain; Grapes; Hay;... | At time of application: Hay;... | No | Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Handwritten notes. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| CFR0918 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Simpson, John Marshall | 1878 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Nathaniel and Catherine Richardson |
Washington | Simpson, Rolfe M.; Simpson, Frank H. | No | None of the original... | Cattle, Wheat, Oats, Clover | Cattle, Wheat, Oats, Clover | No |
This property has never been divided. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Deeds; Probate record of John Simpson. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | 4 | |||||||||||
| CFR0886 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Wade, Pharris | 1883 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Union | No | None of the original... | Didn't farm the land... | Wheat, barley, oats, peas,... | No |
The original farm has never been divided. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Newspaper articles. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | Illinois | 3 | ||||||||||||
| CFR0984 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Hill, William F. | Hill Land LLC and Hill Land & Cattle LLC | 1894 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
T40S R10E Sectin 26 S 1/2 of SE 1/4, NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 total 160 acres |
Klamath |
1.5 to 2 miles N. of Merrill, Oregon on Hill Rd. |
Hill, David; Hill, Dean F.; Hill, William F., III; Brant, Laura | No | Original house still stands... | Alfalfa hay; Barley; Grass... | Cattle | No |
"David Hill lives on the original property today." |
Tuesday, November 30, 1999 | 2000 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Abstract of title; Maps; Homestead certificate. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandchildren | Illinois and Michigan | 1 | ||||||||
| CFR0661 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Daniels, Thomas | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Clackamas | McKay, Cecil; McKay, Adeline | No | At time of application:... | No | Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Handwritten letter; Certification of ownership. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | 0 |
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