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 constructionsort descending 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
CFR0222 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Morgan, Miller & Elizabeth 1850 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No No
S 1/2 of the NW 1/4 and the SW 1/4 of Sec 3; the S 1/2 of the SE 1/4 and the SE 1/4 of Sec 4. The N 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Sec 9 and the N 1/2 of the NW 1/2 of Sec 10, T 13 S R 3 W, containing 640 acres.
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Morgan, E. F.; Morgan, Lottie No No
E. F. and Lottie Morgan inherited 308.66 acres in Sec 4 & 3 in T 13 S R 3 W on Feb. 10, 1935.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavits; Handwritten letter.
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson & granddaughter 0
CFR0224 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Ketchum, Walter M. & Laura 1851 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No No
Sec 8, 9, 10, 16, 17 of T 11 S R 2 W, containing 639.91 acres.
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Mullen, Harold K.; Mullen, Lydia No No
On the death of Walter and Laura Ketchum the land went to C. S. Mullen, husband of Emma Ketchum.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; Newspaper article.
 No Yes Mss 1604 great grandson 2
CFR0226 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Sprenger, Nicholas B. 1852 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No No
Sec 31 T 12 S R 3 W
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1 1/2 miles N of Shedd
 Pugh, Lena Sprenger No No
At the death of Nicholas Sprenger, the land was divided among his children. 35 acres went to his son Henry B. Sprenger
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit
 No Yes Mss 1604 granddaughter 0
CFR0227 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Rice, James Norval 1853 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No No
Sec 23 of T 14 S R 1 W containing 2 parcels, to wit: 74.41 acres and 86.14 acres
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Rice, Jennie M. No No
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; Typewritten and handwritten letters.
 No Yes Mss 1604 daughter-in-law 0
CFR0229 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Robnett, William 1848 0.00 0.00 0 Yes cert. No. 2569 No No
T 14 S R 1 W sections 8,9,16 and 17. -- 639.29 acres originally
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one mile east of Crawfordsville
 Robnett, Ralph R. No No
Applicant was deeded 127 acres of original DLC when his father, D. F. Robnett, died 15 March 1931. Applicant sold one acre, and had two acres taken by the state for a road, so currently owns 124 acres.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; Typewritten letter.
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0
CFR0230 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Russell, Newton & Susan L. 1852 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No. 41 in Sec 33 & 34 T 13 S R 1 E and Sec 3 & 4 T 14 S R 1 E, W.M., containing 322 acres. No No
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Russell, Edgar S. No No
Oliver H. Russell, Newton Russell's son, was deed 119 acres; this was eventually purchased by his son, Edgar Russell. 19 acres of the original farm are still operated by the family.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; 1960 state fair celebration registration form.
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson Illinois 0
CFR0231 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Knighten, Commodore P.; Knighten, Rosanna 1853 0.00 0.00 0 Yes number 71 and number 60 No No
section 13 T 12 R 4 W and section 18 T 12 R 3 W - 640 acres originally
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one mile south of Tangent, lying E and W of Pacific Highway
 Scott, W. C. No No
When P. Knighton died 128 acres were heired and purchased by their daughter Sarah Knighton (d.1953) and her husband C. Scott (d. 1912). On their deaths, the property was purchased by their son, the applicant.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; Typewritten letter.
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0
CFR0233 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Shelton, Haman 1847 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No No
T 10 S R 1 E containing about 160 acres.
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E. of Scio
 Shelton, Vardie E. No No
Property was passed to Haman Shelton II, and then to applicant. The applicant has sold 5 acres of the original land, now owning 155 acres.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; Newspaper article.
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0
CFR0235 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Slate, John T.; Slate, Frances 1847 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Notification 2002 claim No.59 No No
township 12 south, R 4 W
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No No
John and Frances Slate heired property to Porter Slate, who then passed it to M. C. Slate (father of applicant) and then to applicant.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit
 No Yes Mss 1604 great grandson 0
CFR0236 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Sprenger, Nicholas 1852 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No No
section 31 T 12 S R 3 W -- 320 acres.
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2 miles N of Shedd and east of highway 99
 No No
Nicholas Sprenger died 8 Nov 1871, and passed 212 acres to this son Henry Sprenger. Henry (father of applicant) died 1938, and the applicant was heired 176 acres.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavits; Typewritten letter.
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0

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