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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CFR0685 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Hayes, James D. | 1889 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
T 30 R 12 Sec 26 |
Coos | Hayes, Gordon | No | no | Dairy cows, sheep, pigs,... | Beef cattle, clover, ryegrass... | No |
Sawmill was located on the Coquille River which supplied lumber for farm buildings. |
Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Application; Photographs; Deed, Typewritten and handwritten letters. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | Grandson | North Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||
CFR1246 | Century Farm | Riley Margason | Bar M Ranch | 1891 | 163.00 | 30.00 | 25 | No | No | No |
T13S R3W S6 |
Linn |
30490 Driver Rd. Shedd OR 97377 |
1 mile | Shedd | Gary Margason | No | Original house torn down in... | wheat, oats, barley, hairy... | chickens, clover, grass seed... | No | Tuesday, April 25, 2017 | 2017 |
Binder of application materials, deeds etc.. |
Yes | Yes | OSU | Great Grandson | Indiana | 1 | ||||||||
CFR1189 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Wheeler, Milton; Wheeler, Joseph | Wheeler Ranch | 1903 | 120.00 | 1,400.00 | 1400 | No | No | No |
T 2N, R 40E, S 23, 14, 13 |
Union |
69610 Wheeler Lane, Egan, OR 97827 |
12 | Elgin | Gerber, Ron; Gerber, Carrie Wheeler | Yes | Barn | Hay; Dairy cattle; Chickens | Grain; Hay; Beef cattle;... | No | Friday, June 1, 2012 | 2012 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Hand written family narrative; Deed; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Carrie is Great Granddaugher | Missouri | 2 | |||||||
CFR1124 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Medler, Bruno F. | Brett and Trena Gray Farm | 1901 | 360.00 | 2,350.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
T 2N, R 18EW, S 29 |
Sherman |
97642 Emigrant Springs Lane, Wasco, OR 97065 |
North 45 degrees; West 120 degrees | 7 miles | Wasco | Gray, Brett | No | Original house (has had two... | Barley; Wheat; Cattle;... | Wheat | No | Thursday, May 31, 2007 | 2007 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Photographs; Family history narrative; Deed |
Yes | No | MSS ORCFRP | Great great grandson of Bruno | 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 | ||||
CFR1140 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Simms, Richard and Cora | Simms Hoffman Farm | 1909 | 64.00 | 214.00 | 214 | No | No | No |
T 4S, R 3E, S 9 |
Clackamas |
20197 S. Butte Rd, Beavercreek, OR |
45.23432 / 122.45166 | 10 miles | Molalla | Hoffman, Robert J.; Hoffman, Steven | No | Original farm house (c1909)... | Potatoes; Strawberries;... | Berries; Christmas trees | No | Thursday, May 28, 2009 | 2009 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Farm history narrative; Deed; Tax lot map; Deed records; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandson of Richard Simms | Green County, VA, then to Missouri, then New Mexico, arrived in Oregon in 1908. | N/A | 4 | |||||
CFR0977 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Gates, John Wesley and Minnie M. | 1897 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from a cooperation |
1 N 3 W sections 25, 26 |
Washington |
32670 NW Hornecker Rd. |
Gates, Spencer C. | No | A grainary still stands. It... | Wheat, Hay, Oats, Barley,... | Grass seed, Hay, Wood lot | No | Tuesday, November 30, 1999 | 2000 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Deed. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | Burt County, Nebraska | 2 | |||||||||
CFR0556 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Keerins, Joseph Henry Grattan and Della Mae Keerins | 1894 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Cert. # 329, Application # 3607. | No |
SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec 20, N 1/2 NW 1/4 and SE 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec 29 T 16 S R 27 E, W.M. |
Grant |
50 or 60 miles from Canyon City in the Izee Country (1) |
Keerins, Bonham (Irene W.) | No | no | Grazing, sheep, cattle,... | Grazing, cattle, horses. | No |
Note 1: Information provided by the Grant County Historical Society 8/16/2000. |
Thursday, November 30, 1995 | 1996 |
Application; Deed; Affidavit of Publication; Homestead certification; Citizen Certificate; Affidavit of Publication; Homestead Proof Testimony; Homestead Application; Obituary. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | daughter-in-law | King County, Ireland | Irish | 3 | |||||||
CFR0895 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Bacon, Lorenzo | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Wallowa | Bacon, Larry | No | House, barn, Grainery | hay, horses | wheat, barley, hay, cattle (... | No |
The original farm has never been divided. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Bacon family history; Handwritten letter. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | Missouri | 3 | |||||||||||
CFR1211 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Kilkenny, John F. | KilKenny Ranch | 1914 | 20,000.00 | 8,100.00 | 8100 | No | No | Yes |
Land sale deeds |
Not provided |
Morrow |
79074 Hwy 74 Heppner OR 97836 |
9 miles | Heppner, OR | Kilkenny, John | No | No original buildings stand... | Alfalfa; Wheat; Cattle; Sheep | Alfalfa; Conservation; Wheat... | No | Thursday, April 17, 2014 | 2014 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family and ranch history narrative; Map of property; Deed records; Article "Shamrocks and Shepherds; The Irish of Morrow County"; Copies of photographs; Digital photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandson | Leitrim, Ireland | Irish | 1 |