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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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 | |||||
CFR0780 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Eder, Andreas and Anna | Eder Farms, Inc. | 1876 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Marion | Eder, Andrew A.; Eder, Jeanette A. | No | no | Grain crops. | Wheat, corn, beans, clover,... | No |
100 acres in original farm. 97 acres of original still farmed in present 550 acres. 3 acres sold off. |
Sunday, November 30, 1975 | 1976 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Newspaper articles. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Wisconsin | 2 | ||||||||||
CFR0760 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Radir, Adam and Margaret | East River Farm | 1875 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Linn | Smith, Merle Richard; Renter | No | House, barn, granary built c... | Wheat, oats, barley. | Cattle and pasture. Renter... | No |
350 acres in original farm. 110 acres in present farm. Farm divided twice. |
Sunday, November 30, 1975 | 1976 |
Application; Certification of ownership. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1 | ||||||||||
CFR1312 | Century Farm | Clyde A. Waterman | E.M. Cap Waterman | 1923 | 560.76 | 100 acres of grazing/cows rests Timber land | No | No | Yes |
Deed records |
T31S R11W S4 lots 1& 2 |
Coos |
46157 Myrtle Creek Rd. Myrtle Point OR 97458 |
not given | 20 miles | Myrtle Point | Richard & Bobbye Conn and Ronald & Judith Mason | No | no original buildings in use... | Sheep, cows, horses, donkeys... | Timber, cows and donkeys | No | Monday, March 4, 2024 | 2024 |
photos, family narrative, maps, family succession tree, |
Yes | Yes | OSU | Judith Mason and Bobbye Conn are granddaughters of Elvin M (Cap) Waterman and grandnieces of Founder Clyde A. Waterman (Clyde and Elvin M are brothers) | not given | not given | 1 | ||||||
CFR1119 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Chambers, George E.; Chambers, Rosetta M. | E. A. Chambers Farms Inc. | 1905 | 280.00 | 220.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
T 10 S, R 3 W, S 7 |
Linn |
6 miles north of Albany |
6 miles | Albany | E.A. Chambers Farms Inc.; Chambers, David E.; Graffenberger, Brian | No | House (Built 1907); Original... | Grain; Hay; Lumber; Timber;... | Blueberries; Grass seed;... | No | Wednesday, May 16, 2007 | 2007 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Birth and death records; Obituaries; Newpaper article; Copies of photographs; Abstract of title; Warranty deeds; Map of property survey; Tax records; Copy of "Linn County, Oregon Pioneer Settlers"; Genealogy chart. |
No | Yes | David Chambers - Great-grandson of George Chambers | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||
CFR1198 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Adelman, John | Duck Inn Group, LLC | 1904 | 21.40 | 116.95 | 116.95 | No | No | Yes |
Deeds |
5S R2W S35 |
Marion |
12017 Duck Inn Rd. NE Gervais OR 97026 |
1 mile | Gervais, OR | Adelman, Jim; Adelman, Dan; Adelman, Ed; Adelman, Pat; Adelman, Carl; Adelman, Joe | No | First house on property was... | Cherries; Filberts;... | Alder pulp; Bush beans;... | No | Monday, April 22, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family and farm history narrative; Map of property; Farm history timeline; Deed of original sale; Photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandsons | German | German/Hungarian | 1 | |||||
CFR0922 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Zimmerman, George E. | Dixie Mountain Christmas Trees; Logan's Dixie Mountain Tree Farm | 1883 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Certificate # 3420 | No | Washington | Logan, Donald J.; Logan, Elaine | No | None of the original... | Cattle | Hay, Timber, Christmas trees | No |
This property has been divided once. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Handwritten letter. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great granddaughter | Centerville, Oregon | 2 | |||||||||
CFR1132 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Dement, Russell C. | Dement Ranch LLC | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
T 31S, R 13W, S 17,16,22,23 |
Curry |
12 miles west of Powers, OR |
12 miles | Powers | Dement, Samuel; Simon, Gary; Simon, Diane; Harpole, Ron; Harpole, Joan | No | No buildings on this portion... | Beef cattle | Beef cattle | No | Friday, May 1, 2009 | 2009 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Typewritten letter; Ranch history narrative; Warranty deed; Reprint from OHS Quarterly, March 1962, "After the Covered Wagons: Recollections of Russell C. and Ellis S. Dement", by Russell C. Dement; Issue of Persimmon Hill, Spring 2009, article on Dement Ranch. |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Sam Dement is grandson of Russell Dement | Ohio | 0 | |||||||
CFR1173 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Clark, Newton Dodge; Clark, Mary Elizabeth Langdon | Delbert Langdon | 1902 | 360.00 | 260.00 | 260 | No | No | Yes |
Warranty Deed |
T 23S, R 5 W, S 26 |
Douglas |
1809 Red Hill Road
Oakland, OR 97462 |
10 miles | Yoncalla | James B. Langdon | Yes | House 1902 | Hay; Wheat; Cattle; Sheep | Hay; Timber; Cattle; Horses | No | Wednesday, April 6, 2011 | 2011 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Copies of photographs; Title document; Deed records |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Nephew | Wisconsin | 0 | ||||||
CFR1259 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Hatsil O. DeLano | DeLano Farms LLC | 1916 | 56.00 | 216.00 | 216 | No | No | No |
T2S R3E S31 |
Clackamas |
17572 S Hattan Rd. Oregon City OR 97045 |
7 miles | Oregon City OR | Karen DeLano Renata Squire | Yes | Original home around 1911;... | Strawberries hay potatoes,... | Registered beef cattle and hay | No | Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | 2018 |
Application materials, photos, map |
No | Yes | OSU | Granddaughters (Sharon and Karen) | Wisconsin | 1 |