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 propertysort descending 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
CFR0389 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Gardner, Samuel J. 1844 0.00 0.00 0 No No No
Polk
7 miles SW of Dallas in the Bridgeport community
Gardner, Wiley; Gardner, Kenneth No No
322 acres in original and present farm. Chain of ownership: Samuel Gardner to Chester C. Gardner (his son) to Wiley Gardner (grandson) and Kenneth Gardner (greatgrandson).
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Application; Affidavit.
No Yes Mss 1604 grandson & great grandson 0
CFR0391 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Billings, George & Emma Sanders Billings 1852 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No No
Polk
Cousin of applicant No No
320 acres in original farm.
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Application; Handwritten note.
No Yes Mss 1604 granddaughter? Indiana 0
CFR0392 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Blair, Thomas R. & Emmaline Buell Blair 1848 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No No
Polk
on Mill Creek
No No
Chain of ownership: Thomas & Emmaline Blair to Cyrus Blair to Madie Hayes and three sisters and two brothers.
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit
No Yes Mss 1604 granddaughter 0
CFR0393 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Hill, Henry Washington & Martha Ann 1851 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Claim # 45, Notification # 1525 No No
Polk
Containing S part of town of Independence & and extending S 3/4 mile.
No First home was located at the... Cherries. No
Existing farm is 90 acres 1/2 mile S of Independence and contains 40 acres of the original DLC. Chain of ownership: Henry & Martha Hill to their daughter & youngest child to Constance Henderson.
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; Typewritten letter.
No Yes Mss 1604 granddaughter 0
CFR0395 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Read, Hankerson & Jane Read 1853 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Notification # 4971, Claim # 63 No No
Polk & Yamhill
North Line of Polk County and South Line of Yamhill County
No Original homestead site. No
320 acres in original farm. 60 acres of original farm in present farm. Chain of ownership: Hankerson & Jane Read to Malinda Ann (daughter) & James Syron to Minnie Pearl Syron (granddaughter) & Alfred Hill to Glenn Hill (greatgrandson).
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit
No Yes Mss 1604 great grandson 0
CFR0396 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Hill, Henry Washington & Martha Ann Hill 1847 0.00 0.00 0 No No No
Polk
Henry Hill's Town of Independence.
Hill, Orville H. No No
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit
No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 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
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
CFR0398 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Walker, Clayebourne C.; Walker, Louisa 1845 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Notification # 151, Claim # 821 No No
Polk
near Zena
No No
Chain of ownership: Louisa & Claybourne Walker, 441.74 acres; to C. M. Purvine (nephew of Louisa Walker), 238 acres; to Byron J. Purvine (grandnephew), 1/3 interest in the 238 acres and bought another 1/3 interest from his brother Walker R. Purvine.
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 grandnephew Virginia (C.C. Walker), Illinois (Louisa Walker) 0
CFR0399 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Walker, Claybourne C. & Louisa Walker 1845 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Notification # 151, Claim # 821 No No
Polk
No No
Chain of ownership: Louisa & Claybourne Walker, 441.74 acres; to C. M. Purvine (nephew of Louisa Walker), 238 acres; to Margaret M. Purvine(grandniece), 1/3 interest in the 238 acres.
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; Oregon State Archives record of DLC Certificates; Census record.
No Yes Mss 1604 grandniece Virginia (C. C. Walker), Illinois (Louisa Walker) 0
CFR0401 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Ball, Isaac & Abigail Ball 1850 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Notification # 1910, Claim # 38 No No
Polk
Sechrist, Cassie L.; Sechrist, John J. No Original farmstead located at... No
Chain of ownership: Isaac & Abigail Ball, 640 acres; to Lydia Elizabeth Ball Sears (12th daughter) and Van B. Sears; to Cassie L. Sechrist & John J. Sechrist. Of the 135 acres in present farm, 100 acres of the original farm are included.
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; Handwritten letters; Typewritten letter; Newspaper article.
No Yes Mss 1604 granddaughter 0

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