| 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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| CFR0826 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Riddell, William; Rae, David | 1875 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Polk | McCrae, Kenneth R. | No | yes | Grain, hay, Cotswold sheep,... | Registered sheep, cattle,... | No |
320 acres in original farm. 636 acres in present farm. Farm divided once. |
Sunday, November 30, 1975 | 1976 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Newspaper articles. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Scotland to Canada to Albany, Oregon | Scottish | 1 | ||||||||||
| CFR0396 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Hill, Henry Washington & Martha Ann Hill | 1847 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
See application for full description. T 8 S R 4 W. |
Polk |
Henry Hill's Town of Independence. |
Hill, Orville H. | No | No | Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Affidavit |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| CFR1313 | Century Farm | Julius Villwock | Villwock Farm | 1910 | 60.00 | 205.00 | 205 | No | No | Yes |
Deed records |
T7S R5W S7 |
Polk |
14970 Salt Creed Rd. Dallas OR 97338 |
not given | 6 miles | Dallas OR | Clarence Villwock | Yes | 1868 barn still used; stores... | Prune orchard, Cherry orchard... | Removed orchards; now raise... | No | Friday, April 26, 2024 | 2024 |
deed records, digital photos, family tree succession, family narrative, application |
Yes | Yes | OSU | Eugene Villwock was great grandson of Founder Julius Villwock; Mabel Villwock is great granddaughter in law | Germany | German | 4 | |||||
| CFR0827 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Guy, Mahlon | 1875 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Polk | Guy, Edward | No | Apples; Hay; Vegetables; Cows... | At time of application:... | No | Friday, November 30, 1979 | 1981 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Deed; Handwritten letter; Typewritten letters; Newspaper article. |
No | No | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| CFR0397 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Ritner, Sebastian R.; Ritner, Sarah | 1844 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Certification # 4582 & Certification # 4728 | No | No |
Sec 4, 5, 8, 9 T 10 S R 6 W, W.M., containting 320.58 acres (Sebastian Ritner). Sec 5 T 10 S R 6 W, W.M., containing 159.75 acres (Sarah Ritner) |
Polk | No | No |
Chain of ownership: Sebastian & Sarah Ritner to John Ritner (son) to Rittie Kerber (granddaughter) |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
1959 state fair celebration registration form; Affidavit; Oregon State Archives Record of DLC Certificates; Handwritten letters. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||
| CFR1055 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Simon, W. F.; Simon, Albertina | 1902 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
T 7, R 4W, S blank |
Polk | Steele, Ray; Steele, Judy; Steele, Theresa | No | No | Friday, November 30, 2001 | 2002 |
Family history; Deed |
No | No | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| CFR1314 | Century Farm | Gustav Ferdinand Christian Jahn & Anna Kandel Jahn | Shade Place LLC | 1917 | 40.00 | 723.65 | 700+ | No | No | Yes |
Deed record |
T9S R6W S17 |
Polk |
19420 Fir Grove Rd. Monmouth OR 97361 |
44.793 -123.439 | 12.4 miles | Dallas OR | Pam Dalton | Yes | 1917 first house, original... | Cattle, cherries, hay timber | Main use of land is Timber... | No | Monday, March 25, 2024 | 2024 |
Flash drive with application, family tree, application, deed records |
Yes | Yes | OSU | Granddaughter | Germany, Austria Canada | German/Austrian/Canadian | 2 | |||||
| CFR1153 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Neiger, Henry Sr. | Cherry Farm | 1909 | 360.00 | 158.00 | 100 | No | No | Yes |
Deed Record # 51 Polk County |
T 6S, R 3W |
Polk |
6490 Wallace Rd. Salem, OR |
4 miles NW | Salem | Cherry, Helen M.; Cherry, David | No | Corn; Grain; Hay; Hops; Dairy... | Grass hay; Sheep | No | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | 2010 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Copies of photographs; Copies of aerial photographs; Deed records |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Granddaughter | Switzerland | Swiss | 2 | ||||||
| CFR1223 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Gentle, Thomas H.; Gentle, Carrie M. | Gentleacres/Orion Farms | 1914 | 162.00 | 132.00 | 103 | No | No | Yes |
Land Deed Records |
T8S R4W S19 & R5W S24 |
Polk |
Northside of Monmouth; 879 Monmouth Ave. Monmouth OR |
Adjacent to | Monmouth OR on North side | Hall, Madeline J.; Fisher, Joseph P.; Ward, Caroline G. | Yes | First house built in 1880 by... | Chickens; Dairy cattle; Hogs... | Conservation; Chickens; Eggs... | No | Wednesday, April 29, 2015 | 2015 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Timeline of farm ownership; Land sale contract; Estate documents; Deed records; Certificate of farm name; Map of property; List of photographs; Letter; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | great granddaughter | Farmington, IL | unknown | 3 | |||||
| CFR0828 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Gregg, Noah F. | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Polk |
8540 DeJong Rd. Amity, OR |
Scharf, John; Scharf, Jay | No | None of the original... | Grains, Hay | Wheat, Oats, Clover, Alfalfa | No |
The property has been divided twice. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Typewritten letters; Newspaper Articles. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | granddaughter | Ohio | 2 |
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