| 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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| 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 | |||||||||
| CFR1226 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Alley, Tom W. | Alley Ranch | 1915 | 639.00 | 1,971.00 | 1700 | No | No | No |
T1N R16E S28 |
Moro |
69713 Gordon Ridge Rd. Wasco OR 97065 |
9 miles | Moro, OR | Alley, Dwight D. | No | Wheat; Oats; Barley; Cattle;... | Wheat; Barley | No | Thursday, March 24, 2016 | 2016 |
Application; Family history narrative; Deed records; Copies of photographs; Aerial photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandson (Douglas P. Alley) | Tennessee | 2 | ||||||||
| CFR0841 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Thompson, Charles W. | 1890 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | No | Sherman |
5 miles East of Moro on Monkland Road |
Thompson, Ronald D. | No | Barn. | Wheat, hay, cattle. | Wheat, barley. | No |
Owners of the Monkland farm: Donald D. Thompson 1/2; Norma Cushing 1/6; Lois Murphy 1/6; Priscilla Wilson 1/6. |
Tuesday, November 30, 1993 | 1993 |
Application; Statement form; Family genealogy; Photocopies of photographs (photo of Monkland, 1893, photo of C.W. Thompson & Family, 1893); Deeds; Homestead certificates. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | great great grandson | Iowa | 0 | ||||||||||
| CFR1020 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Jones, Abraham | 1853 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Notification # 222 | No | No |
E 1/2 of the SW 1/4, the W 1/2 of the NE 1/4 and the fractional SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 and Lots 2 & 3 of Sec 15 T 27 S R 6 W, containing 320 acres. |
Douglas | Scheleen, Donald K. | No | Milkhouse | Cows - had separator - sold... | Beef cattle, chickens, pigs,... | No | Monday, November 30, 1992 | 1993 |
Application; Farm history; Donation land claim entry; Deed; Genealogy, Maps. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | great granddaughter | Indiana | 3 |
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