| 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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| CFR0985 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Grant, Benjamin Franklin and Elijah Grant II | Grant Creek ranch | 1898 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Part of the ranch was the homestead of Elijah Grant II in 1872 | Yes |
Purchased from Samuel D. Webb (section bought in 1898) |
Lincoln |
Harlan, Oregon |
Grant, Sterling L.; Grant, Timothy M.; Grant, Terrie; Grant, Cathy | No | 4 barns still remain. | Angora goats, Cattle, Sheep | Bison, Cattle, Sheep, Angora... | No | Tuesday, November 30, 1999 | 2000 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Deed; Family history. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great great grandson | Adair Cty KY to Lone Jack, Boone, MS to Volcano, CA to Oregon | 3 | ||||||||
| CFR0920 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Evans, Peter | Ever May Farms | 1880 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Hubert Bernards |
Washington | Evers, Eugene | No | Original home still exists,... | Grain, Garden crops | Dairy cows (dairy farming),... | No |
"Peter Evers was a cobbler by trade but kept a cow for home use and raised some grain and garden crops." -- application/ This property has been divided twice. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Deeds; Newspaper articles. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | Wisconsin | 2 | |||||||||
| CFR0597 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Zimmerman, George B. | 1895 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from J. T. Adkinsson and M. J. Adkinsson |
Washington | Zimmerman, George; Zimmerman, Mary; Zimmerman, Daniel | No | None of the original... | cattle, hay, timber, berries | cattle, christmas trees | No | Monday, November 30, 1998 | 1999 |
Application; Farm history; Genealogy; Deed. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | Centerville, Oregon | 1 | |||||||||||
| CFR0986 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Mullally, John and Catherine | 1889 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Homestead cert #1509 | No |
2 S 29 E Section 10 |
Morrow |
Road No. 86307 Mile post 60 highway 74 |
McLaughlin, Elizabeth; McLaughlin, Robert | No | Horse barn 25 by 50 feet and... | Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Turkeys... | Cattle, Grass | No | Tuesday, November 30, 1999 | 2000 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Deed. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great great nephew | Ireland | Ireland | 1 | ||||||||
| CFR0921 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Vanderzanden, John | 1881 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Joseph Huber |
Washington | Vanderzanden, Aloysius R. | No | None of the original... | Hay, Grain, Strawberries (... | Blackcap raspberries, Grain | No |
Of the original 140 acres, 60 acres was sold to John's daughter and son-in-law. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Handwritten letter; Certification of ownership; Deeds. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | Dupere, Wisconsin | Holland | 2 | |||||||||
| CFR0598 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Spires, Lloyd | 1890 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Roseburg, #5904, 1890 | No | No | Coos |
Farm is located in Echo Valley |
Larsen, Gary; Larsen, Kathleen | No | Original house and barn, both... | cattle, horses, hay, apples,... | cattle, hay, apples, pears,... | No | Monday, November 30, 1998 | 1999 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Land grant certificate. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | Granddaughter | California | 1 | ||||||||||
| CFR0922 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Zimmerman, George E. | Dixie Mountain Christmas Trees; Logan's Dixie Mountain Tree Farm | 1883 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Certificate # 3420 | No | Washington | Logan, Donald J.; Logan, Elaine | No | None of the original... | Cattle | Hay, Timber, Christmas trees | No |
This property has been divided once. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Handwritten letter. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great granddaughter | Centerville, Oregon | 2 | |||||||||
| CFR0599 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Pope, Fred L. | Pope Ranches, Inc. | 1898 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from James and Fannie Adams |
Klamath |
21414 Hwy 50, Merril OR, 97633 |
Pope, Lynn R. | No | Two original storage sheds... | cattle, sheep, hay | alfalfa, barley, wheat,... | No | Monday, November 30, 1998 | 1999 |
Application; Deed; Newspaper article. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | California | 3 | |||||||||
| CFR0988 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Wilson, Sebird | Elliot Ranches, Inc | 1885 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased Pre-empted Land through La Grande Land Office |
Baker |
1 Mile west of Bridgeport |
Elliott, Harry Newell; Lewis, Richard; Lewis, Barbara Elliott | No | The barn at the main ranch is... | Meadow hay, Cattle, Horses | Cattle, Hay, Alfalfa, Barley | No | Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Application; Statement form; Land certificate; Typewritten letter; 1990 Century Farm and Historic Lands awards. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | Inez, Kansas | 3 | |||||||||
| CFR0923 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Meyer, George F.C. | Goetze Family Limited Partnership | 1883 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Jasper J. Clark |
Washington | Goetze, Norman; Goetze, Barbara | No | None of the original... | Clover, Oats, Wheat, Dairy,... | Alfalfa, Clover, Wheat, Oats... | No |
This property has never been divided, but it has been added to. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Farm history; Deed. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandsn | Indiana | Germany | 2 |
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