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 |
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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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CFR1191 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Conger, John W.; Conger, Charles W. | Livingston Ranch | 1888 | 160.00 | 5,000.00 | 5000 | No | Yes | 2109 # | No |
T 9, R 30, S 36 |
Grant |
57356 Carter Lane, Long Creek, OR |
3 | Long Creek | Livingston, Sharon; Livingston, Clayton | No | Rye; Wheat; Cattle | Cattle | No | Monday, May 21, 2012 | 2012 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Copies of photographs; Deed records; Property ownership documents; Photographs |
No | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandaughter | Alsace between Germany and France | 3 | |||||||
SFR0024 | Download Application (PDF) | Sesquicentennial Farm | McPhillips, Bernard | McPhillips Farms | 1862 | 521.00 | 306.00 | 306 | No | No | No |
Deed |
Yamhill |
13000SW McPhillips Road, McMinnville, OR 97128 |
3 miles | McMinnville | McPhillips, Ramsey; Christensen Farms | Yes | 1862 Farm house 2 bedrooms | Grass seed; Hay; Cattle;... | Clover; Orchard grass;... | No | Monday, May 21, 2012 | 2012 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Letter; Family history narrative; Copies of photographs; Deed record; Survey of property; Family tree chart; Obituary |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great great grandson | Scotland | 1 | |||||||
CFR1204 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Reeder, William H.; Reeder, Alice | W.H. Reeder's Westfork Farm | 1877 | 320.00 | 1,280.00 | 1275 | No | Yes | Certificate #5434 | No |
T4N R33EWM S1/2 of Section 25 plus E 1/2 section |
Umatilla |
47647 Reeder Rd. Pendleton OR 97801 |
13 miles | Pendleton | Reeder, Clinton B.; Reeder, Craig H. | No | First home in 1877/78, a... | Alfalfa; Barley; Grain Hay;... | Wheat | No | Monday, April 15, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Map of property; Letter; Family history article; Farm history narrative; Newspaper articles; Wheat farming narrative; Magazine article; Land ownership documents; Copies of photographs; Historic map of property; Excerpt from "The Centennial story of Oregon"; Aerial photograph |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandson | Eureka, Illinois | 3 | ||||||
SFR0026 | Download Application (PDF) | Sesquicentennial Farm | Dobbins, Flemming; Corey, James Calvin | VanDomelen Family Farm | 1851 | 320.00 | 13.00 | 13 | Yes | No. 43, Notification Number 7851, Cert. No. 1315 | No | Yes |
Flemming Dobbins is said to be Father of John Dobbins father of Louisa Dobbins Corey who married George Corey (great grandparents of Melvin on mother's side) |
T2N R3 S27 |
Washington |
14650 NW Dairy Creek Road North Plains OR 97133 |
2 miles | North Plains | VanDomelen, Vanessa A.; Vandehey, Herman; North Valley Farms, LLC | Yes | First house on land claim by... | Barley; Beet seed; Carrot... | Apples; Beans; Blackberries;... | No | Wednesday, April 24, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Maps of property; Handwritten letter; Email; Copies of photographs; Deed records; Legal records; Genealogy charts; State of Oregon land board records; Letters from Oregon Water Resources department; Water right certificate; Survey of property; Obituary; Timeline of property ownership; Mortgage records; Tax record; Birth certificate |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Flemmings Dobbins was Melvin's (father to owners) great great grandfather | Holland | 1 | |||||
CFR1205 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Melhorn, Louis; Melhorn, Catherine | Edward Melhorn Farm | 1894 | 80.00 | 70.00 | 70 | No | No | Yes |
Deed, 1894 to Louis Melhorn |
T8S R46E S4SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Excepting E |
Baker |
38214 Sunny Dell Lane Halfway OR |
2.2 miles | Halfway, OR | Ebell, Mardelle L. | Yes | First house built in 1917 by... | Alfalfa; Barley; Oats; Wheat... | Hay; Cattle | No | Monday, April 29, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Aerial photographs; Family and farm narrative; Copy of marriage license; Copies of photographs; List of property transfers; Brand register; Sale record; Map of property' newspaper articles; Geneaological charts; Digital photographs; Property ownership records |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Step granddaughter to Louis/Catherine Melhorn | German (Louis), American; Oregon (Catherine) | German | 3 | |||||
CFR1196 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Smith,Alex | Smith Family Homestead | 1913 | 160.00 | 8,238.00 | 8238 | No | No | Yes |
Deeds |
W1/2 W 1/2 S8 T12S R 44EWM |
Baker |
31479 Plano Road Durkee OR 97905 |
25 miles | Baker City | Bunch, Rodd D.; Buchannan, Cheryl A.; Bunch, Susan K. | No | First house in 1910, still... | Grain; Hay; Cattle | Cattle | No | Friday, April 26, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Map; Family and farm history narrative; Copies of photographs; Timeline of title history; Deed records; Photograph |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandchildren | 3 | |||||||
CFR1197 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Cersovski, Joseph; Cersovski, Theresa | Cersovski Family Farm | 1913 | 161.00 | 86.00 | 86 | No | No | Yes |
Contract of original aquisition of land |
Eastside of Powerline Road and South of Diamond Hill , West of Harris drive |
Linn |
31273 Diamond Hill Dr. Harrisburg OR 97446 |
3 miles | Harrisburg OR | Cersovski, Joseph; Cersovski, Donald; Cersovski, John | No | The first house circa 18623... | Chickens; Cows; Horses; Pigs... | Clover; Grass seed;... | Yes | The Jacob McDaniel House is listed in Linn County Registry of historical buildings | Monday, April 22, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Map of property; Deed of sale; Handwritten letter; Cersovski family history; Digital photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandsons | Czech Republic | Czech | 1 | ||||
CFR1198 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Adelman, John | Duck Inn Group, LLC | 1904 | 21.40 | 116.95 | 116.95 | No | No | Yes |
Deeds |
5S R2W S35 |
Marion |
12017 Duck Inn Rd. NE Gervais OR 97026 |
1 mile | Gervais, OR | Adelman, Jim; Adelman, Dan; Adelman, Ed; Adelman, Pat; Adelman, Carl; Adelman, Joe | No | First house on property was... | Cherries; Filberts;... | Alder pulp; Bush beans;... | No | Monday, April 22, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family and farm history narrative; Map of property; Farm history timeline; Deed of original sale; Photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandsons | German | German/Hungarian | 1 | |||||
CFR1199 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Johnson, Charles A.; Johnson, Matty D. | Johnson Ranch | 1913 | 212.00 | 2,941.00 | 2941 | No | No | No |
T6 &7S R 21 East S 32 & 5 respectively |
Wheeler |
48588 Hwy 19, Fossil, Oregon 97830 |
not given, Fossil OR | Fossil, adjacent and partially in | Johnson, Robert S.; Johnson, Lenore J.; Rietmann Family | Yes | First house built prior to... | Grain; Hay; Cattle; Pigs;... | Conservation; Pasture; Timber... | No | Monday, April 22, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family and ranch history narrative; Deed of sale; Map of property; Copies of photographs |
No | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandson (Robert); Wife of Floyd Johnson, son of Charles Johnson (Lenora) | Tennesse & Virginia | 1 | |||||||
CFR1200 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Lieuallen, Thomas Asbury | D & R & R Lieuallen, T.A. Lieuallen Farm | 1913 | 80.00 | 2,949.00 | 2949 | No | No | Yes |
Warranty Deed |
T3N R34EWM S22 |
Umatilla |
75988 Crawford Hollow Rd. Adams, OR 97810 |
45 degrees, 43' (n/s) 118 degrees 33' (E/W) | 2.5 miles | Adams, OR | Lieuallen, Donald T.; Lieuallen, Thomas O. | Yes | First house built in 1883,... | Alfalfa hay; Wheat; Beef... | Alfalfa hay; Green peas;... | No | Monday, March 18, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family and farm history narrative; Maps of property; Warranty deed; Photographs |
No | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandsons (Robert and Donald) ; wife of grandson (Penny) | Missouri | 1 |