| 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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| CFR1202 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Johnson, Katherine Gaffney | J T Walton Ranch | 1901 | 360.00 | 10,000.00 | 10000 | No | No | Yes |
Sale/Deed Contract 1901 |
T8S R31 S17 & 20 |
Grant |
42901 Hwy 395 N Long Creek OR97856 |
15 miles | Long Creek, OR | Walton, Joseph Timothy | Yes | They tore down the original... | Grain; Grass hay; Cows | Hay; Cattle | No | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family and ranch history narrative; Handwritten property sale record; Property transfer record; Map of property boundary; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandson | 1 | |||||||
| CFR1203 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Finlayson, Flora Ross | Three Oaks Farm | 1913 | 126.00 | 120.00 | 82 | No | No | Yes |
Deeds, Marriage certificates |
T4S R3&4W S24 in T4S R4W, 19 in T4S |
Yamhill |
11925 SE Cruickshank Rd. Dayton OR 97114 |
2.5 miles | Dayton, OR | Cruickshank, David D.; Cruickshank, Doris D. | Yes | Before 1900, A large addition... | Alfalfa hay; Oats; Peas;... | Alfalfa hay; Beet seed;... | No | Monday, April 22, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Aerial photograph of property; Family and Farm history narrative; Copies of photographs; Pedigree chart; Genealogical records; Tax lot map; Deed records |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Scottish | 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 | |||||
| CFR1182 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Sly, Frank E. | Sly Farms LLC | 1908 | 140.00 | 237.00 | 237 & 120 rented | No | No | Yes |
Deed Auction Courthouse Steps |
T 19S, R 3 W, S 1 |
Lane |
38727 Dale Kuni Road, Creswell, OR 97426 |
2.5 | Creswell | Sly, James R.; Sly, Barbara Jo | No | Grain; Hay; Dairy cattle | Hay; Cattle | No | Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | 2012 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; List of documents; Family and farm history narrative; Deed; Certificate of farm name; Copy of marriage certificate; Newspaper articles; Copies of photographs; Military documents |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandson | South Dakota | 2 | |||||||
| CFR1183 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Luethe, Samuel | Sam Luethe Farm | 1907 | 40.00 | 20.00 | 12 | No | No | No |
Deed |
T 1N, R 1W, S 5 |
Multnomah |
11303 NW Skyline Blvd., Portland, OR 97231 |
Portland | Walkley, Mark K. | No | Hay; Potatoes; Wheat; Cattle | Fruit; Hay; Timber; Vegetables | No | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 | 2012 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Map; Aerial photograph; Copies of photographs; Property ownership documents |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandson | Switzerland | 1 | ||||||||
| CFR1193 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Strubhar, Andrew; Strubhar, Mary | AJ Strubhar Farm | 1910 | 27.00 | 12.00 | 10 | No | No | Yes |
Deed |
T 4S, R1W, S 36 |
Marion |
18320 Forbert Rd NE, Hubbard, OR 97032 |
2 | Hubbard | Strubhar, David; Strubhar, Maxine F. | Yes | House & woodshed, barn,... | Grains; Hay; Produce;... | Filberts; Hay; Produce;... | No | Thursday, May 31, 2012 | 2012 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Copies of photographs; Deed records |
No | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandson | Ilinois | 3 | ||||||
| CFR1184 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Balin, Mary | Balin Ranch | 1910 | 100.00 | 800.00 | 800 | No | Yes | No |
40S Range 09E, WM Section 13 |
Klamath |
13600 Homedale Road
Klamath Falls, OR 97603 |
42*06'N43.06'W | 10 | Klamath Falls | Balin Family | No | Grain; Hay; Potatoes; Beef... | Grain; Hay; Potatoes; Beef... | No |
Note Hal Balin passed away before the awards ceremony on 9/1/12. |
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 | 2012 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family and farm history narrative; Deed; Organic beef label; Aerial photograph; Photographs |
No | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Son | Kansas | 3 | ||||||
| CFR1192 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Bodnar, John | Bodnar Ranch | 1912 | 160.00 | 350.00 | 350 | No | Yes | 06118 | No |
T 37S, R 11 1/2, E S 27& 28 |
Klamath |
9700 Egert Road, Dairy Oregon |
12 | Bonanza | Bodnar, John Andrew; Bodnar, John Andrew, II | No | Hay; Honeybees; Cattle | Grain; Hay; Beef cattle | No |
Very little has changed in the production use of the farm/ranch. With the addition of irrigation in the 1960's, irrigation crops became a commodity for the property. |
Monday, May 28, 2012 | 2012 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Certificate of naturalization; General land office receipts; Common school diploma; Deed records; Title; Plat map; Property ownership documents; Motor vehicle title; Brand application; Copies of photographs; Aerial photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandson of owner | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
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