| 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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| CFR1109 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Follett, Warren K. | 1905 | 40.00 | 40.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Property purchased in 1905 for $2,000 from Finandus & Clarissa Slack |
T 1 North, R 40 East WM, S 12 |
Union |
71109 Follett Road, Elgin, OR 97827 |
3 miles | Minam | Follett, Boyd; Follett, Sheree | No | Grain; Hay; Timber; Cattle;... | Hay; Cattle | No | Sunday, December 25, 2005 | 2006 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Property transfer record; Record of marks and brands; Plat maps; Family history narrative; Photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandson | Came to Oregon from Pima, Arizona | 1 | ||||||||
| CFR0335 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Riches, George P. S. and Mary J. | 1849 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No |
639.39 acres sections 26, 27, 34, 35 of T7S R1W |
Marion |
12 miles E of Salem in Waldo Hills |
No | No |
George Riches gave the land to his son Charles R. Riches, who became the owner of 373 acres. Applicant is his daughter, and owns 1/7 of original farm (53 acres). |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Notarized statement; Handwritten letter. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| CFR0687 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | McKenzie, Robert | 1874 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Curry |
Elk River to North |
Wahl, Georgina | No | Burned in 1936 coast fire. | Timber, cows. | Sheep, cattle. | No |
Indians lived on the farm & there is a burial site on the ranch. Brought first "donkey engine" to the area. Had a dairy ranch and shipped butter to San Francisco. 840 acres in present farm. |
Friday, November 30, 1973 | 1974 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Typewritten letter; Newspaper articles. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | Scotland via Australia | 0 | ||||||||||
| CFR1027 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Davenport, Joseph A. | 1900 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Daniel Giles |
Sec 19 & 20 T 29 S R 12 W |
Coos |
1 mile W on Catching Creek, Myrtle Point. |
Children of Joseph A. Deavenport | No | Farm house built prior to... | Beets, timber, oats, corn,... | Hay, a few beef and sheep. | No |
200 acres in present farm of original 400. |
Thursday, November 30, 2000 | 2001 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Deeds; Typewritten letter of family history. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services File | grandson | England to Wisconsin to Ferndale, California | England | 2 | |||||||
| CFR0253 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Meeker, John & Lydia | 1848 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Linn | No | No | Sunday, November 30, 1958 | 1959 |
1959 state fair celebration registration form |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CFR0605 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Michaels, Lawrence | Michaels Ranch | 1898 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Douglas | Michaels, Lawrence; Michaels, Troy | No | At time of application: Hay;... | No | Sunday, November 30, 1997 | 1998 |
Application; Statement form; Deed; Ranch history; Handwritten letter; Typewritten letter of approval. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| CFR0944 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Beringer, William R. | 1893 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
W 1/2 of the E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Sec 11 T 2 W R 3 S, W.M., containing 40 acres. |
Washington | Tessman, Tom | No | House and barn. | Chickens, cows, pigs,... | Vetch | No | Monday, November 30, 1992 | 1993 |
Application; Statement form; Phone message memo; Deed. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | son | California | 1 | |||||||||||
| CFR0154 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Benson, Sarah S. | 1851 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Claim # 42 | No | No |
Sec 17 T 17 S R 3 W, W.M. |
Lane | Cox, Lillian Ayres | No | No |
40 acres of original DLC in present farm. Chain of ownership: Sarah S. Benson 1851-1899; Mary E. Ayres to 1927; Lillian Ayres Cox to date. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Letter of approval. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | 0 | |||||||||||||
| CFR1247 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Fred & M. Estella Bunn | Shady Brook Farm | 1917 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 23 | No | No | No |
T4S R3W S7 |
Yamhill |
2900 SE Locks Rd. Dayton OR 97114 |
1 | Lafayette OR | Tom and Lona Bunn | Yes | Original house built in 1895... | Jersey Cow Dairy; Hogs | goats, poultry, fruit tree,... | No | Thursday, April 27, 2017 | 2017 |
App packets, photos, family history |
Yes | Yes | OSU | Grandson | 3 | ||||||||
| CFR0524 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Owens, Thomas | 1850 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Yamhill | Renter | No | Hay; Oats; Wheat; Cattle;... | At time of application: Hay;... | No | Monday, November 30, 1959 | 1960 |
Application; Typewritten letters; 1960 state fair celebration registration form; Newspaper article. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | 0 |
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