| 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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| CFR0808 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Olden, Menzo Alfred | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | #3628 | No | Morrow |
13 miles S of Ione |
McCabe, Alvin | No | House, Barn, Shop | Cattle, Grain, Fruit trees | Grain, Cattle | No |
The property has never been rented. The property has never been divided. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Homestead proofs; Typewritten letters; Article. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | Kansas | 1 | |||||||||
| CFR1150 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Confer, Francis M. | Francis M. Confer Farm | 1896 | 159.00 | 159.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Certificate No. 2584, Application No. 3253, dated 9-1-1896 | No |
T 5, R 13, S 4 |
Wasco |
6 miles west of Maupin, 54875 Juniper Flat Road |
6 miles | Maupin | Fosberg, Arlene C.; Fosberg, Robert | No | Original homestead house (... | Wheat; Cattle | Wheat | No | Monday, October 8, 2007 | 2007 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Copy of original homestead certificate; Property history; Warranty deed; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Granddaughter of Francis M. Confer | Born in Elkhart, Indiana | 1 | ||||||
| CFR0987 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Kopp, John and Franz Kopp | Kopp Ranch | 1898 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Original homestead of Franz and John Kopp in 1898 | Yes |
Purchased from Mary McCorky |
2 S 30E Section 24 and 25 2 S 301/2 E Section 13 |
Umatilla |
15 miles south of Pilot Rock off State highway 395 |
Kopp, Richard | No | The original house is still... | Cattle, Dryland wheat, Wheat | Cattle, Dryland wheat, Barley... | No | Tuesday, November 30, 1999 | 2000 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history, Deeds. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Service Files | great great nephew of John and great grandson of Franz | Germany | Germany | 1 | ||||||
| CFR1220 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Williams, Ben J.; Williams, Margaret E. | Christensen Farm | 1909 | 765.00 | 105.00 | 100 | No | No | Yes |
Mortgage title abstracts |
T15S R3W S08 |
Linn |
32803 Diamond Hill Dr. Harrisburg OR 97446 |
6 miles | Harrisburg, OR | Hubert Christensen & Dean Warden | Yes | First house built in 1914,... | Grain; Cattle; Chickens;... | Ryegrass | No | Tuesday, April 28, 2015 | 2015 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Map of property; Family history narrative; Title documents; Copies of photographs; Newpaper article |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great grandson | Colorado | Denmark | 2 | |||||
| CFR0825 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Allen, John Ceton | 1851 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No | Polk |
West of Brunk's Corner Road. Rt. 1 Box 177, Rickreall, Oregon |
Allen, Wayne; Allen, Floyd | No | no | Grain, cattle, horses | Grain | No |
320 acres in original farm. 82.09 acres in present farm. Farm was divided 3 times. |
Sunday, November 30, 1975 | 1976 |
Applications; Deed, Certification of ownership. Land deed. Family tree. Map. CFR application submitted by Wayne & Floyd Allen. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | great granddaughter | Missouri | 1 | ||||||||||
| CFR0031 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Noble, Henry and Mercy | 1848 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No. 52 | No | No | Benton | No | No |
Land was sold by the Nobles to Noah A. Starr who gave it to his son Wilbur F. Starr, the father of the applicant. The land was then divided between the applicant and his sister, Claire W. Smith. There's 2 parcels of land. See application for description. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Affidavit; 1960 state fair celebration registration form. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| CFR1167 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Werth, Frederick Johan August | 1909 | 630.00 | 100.00 | 90 | Yes | No | No |
T 6S, R 7W, S 8 |
Polk |
1/4 mile north on Hwy 22 of the intersection of Hwys 18/22 at Valley Junction. |
7 Miles | Willaminia | Werth, Dennis R.; Werth, Elmer M. | No | Cereal grains; Hay; Timber;... | Cereal grains; Grass seed;... | No | Monday, May 24, 2010 | 2010 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Land claim map; Topographic map of property; Warranty deed; Mortgage documents; Property boundary maps; List of photographs; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandson & Great-grandson | 2 | ||||||||||
| CFR0744 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Corum, Samuel G. | 1881 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | pre-emption filing #3094 | No | Lake | Iverson, Lawrence; Iverson, Marjorie Corum | No | None of the original... | Oats, Rye, Horses, Cattle,... | Wild Hay, Alfalfa, Cattle | No | Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Handwritten letter; Typewritten letter; Non-mineral affidavit; Homestead records; Desert Land Act records; Farm history. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | granddaughter and grandson-in-law | Missouri | 3 | |||||||||||
| CFR1003 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Gekeler, George O. | 1862 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Certification # 118 | No |
E 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Sec 9 T 3 S R 38 E, containing 80 acres. |
Union |
1 mile South of La Grande |
Smutz, Martha; Smutz, Robert | No | Original log cabin being... | Cattle, chickens, horses, hay... | Cattle, hay. | No | Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Application; Statement form; Family history; Homestead certificate; Deeds; Handwritten postcard. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | Martha Smutz's husband Richard's mother was a daughter of George Gekeler. | Pennsylvania to Nebraska | German | 1 | ||||||||
| CFR0921 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Vanderzanden, John | 1881 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Joseph Huber |
Washington | Vanderzanden, Aloysius R. | No | None of the original... | Hay, Grain, Strawberries (... | Blackcap raspberries, Grain | No |
Of the original 140 acres, 60 acres was sold to John's daughter and son-in-law. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Handwritten letter; Certification of ownership; Deeds. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | Dupere, Wisconsin | Holland | 2 |
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