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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CFR0167 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | McFarland, John Ward | 1853 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Claim # 59 | No | No |
Parts of Sections 19, 20, 29 and 30 of T 20 S R 3 W, W.M. |
Lane | Scott, Ethel Chrisman | No | Survey notes show the John W... | No |
280 acres of DLC in present farm. Chain of ownership: John Ward McFarland 1853 to 1880; Sophronia McFarland to 1932; Anna L. Chrisman to 1944; Ethel Chrisman Scott to date. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Letter of approval; Newspaper article. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great granddaughter | 0 | ||||||||||||
CFR0313 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Moisan, Thomas | 1842 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No | Marion |
SE of Brooks, Oregon |
Renter | No | The original house is still... | Grain, Seed | No |
80 acres of grain and seed are currently raised. Applicant lives on the land, but the land is being rented. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Notarized statement; Newspaper articles. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | 0 | ||||||||||||
CFR0714 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Robinson, Robert George | 1880 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Gilliam |
Lonerock Valley |
Campbell, Margaret A. | No | no | Rye hay, cattle, sheep, large... | Alfalfa, grass, grain hay,... | No | Monday, November 30, 1992 | 1993 |
Application; Statement form. See CFR0715 for land deed information. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | Washington State | 1 | |||||||||||
CFR0843 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Andrews, Charles M. | 1892 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Sherman/Multnomah | Andrews family | No | no | Wheat | Wheat and occassionaly barley. | No | Tuesday, November 30, 1993 | 1994 |
Application; Deed; Farm and family history. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandfather & grandfather | California | 0 | ||||||||||||
CFR0130 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Beeson, John | Woodside Place | 1853 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Farm purchased from Mr. Watson |
Jackson |
Located in the Wagner Creek area, about 1 mile NW of Talent, Oregon. |
Carter, Anna W. Beeson | No | This is a house still... | No |
John Beeson and wife Ann had a son, Welborn. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Affidavit; Application; Newspaper article; Handwritten and typewritten letters. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | 1 | |||||||||||
CFR0280 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Ohling, Paul | 1871 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Linn | Ohling, Orville L. | No | yes | Horses, cattle, grain. | Dairy, hay, corn. | No |
601.08 acres in original farm. 106.48 acres in present farm. |
Thursday, November 30, 1972 | 1973 |
Application; Certification of ownership. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson | Free Port, Illinois | 3 | |||||||||||
CFR0131 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Dean, Nathaniel C. | Willow Springs Farm | 1851 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No | Jackson |
207-A located 3 miles W of Central Point |
Dean, Frank C.; Dean, Olive | No | At time of application: Hay;... | No |
"The Deans lived here on this farm 100 years. Nathaniel Dean and Annie Hoston were married here 15 Nov. 1852, the first white couple married in Jackson county Oregon." |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Newspaper article. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | 0 | |||||||||||||
CFR0281 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Anderson, James Mechlin | 1847 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Claim # 50, Notification #631, Ded #777 | No | No |
T 9 S, R 3 W |
Marion |
5 miles W of Jefferson on Anberny Hill Road |
Anderson, James W.; Anderson, Ruth M. | No | House built in 1855 still... | Crop land (35 acres), Pasture... | No |
Current applicant ownes 91 acres. Part of the land is rented out. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Notarized ownership document.
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No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson (James) | Fairfield County, Ohio | 0 | |||||||||
CFR0414 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Griffith, B. L. | 1867 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Polk |
7 miles SE of Independence |
Wells, Perry A. | No | Hay, grain, cattle. Original... | Cherries, prunes, pears,... | No |
160 acres in original farm. 168 acres in present farm. A warehouse was located on the banks of the Willamette for shipping produce. |
Sunday, November 30, 1969 | 1970 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Newspaper article. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Illinois | 1 | |||||||||||
CFR0553 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Barrett, John | 1894 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
Sec 10 T 5 S R 4 W |
Yamhill | Schmitt, Robert W.; Schmitt, Mary E. Barrett | No | no | Dairy, beef, wheat, barley,... | Wheat, barley, oats, peas,... | No | Wednesday, November 30, 1994 | 1995 |
Application; Deed; Typewritten letter. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | Ireland | 3 |