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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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 | |||||||||
CFR0329 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Reeves, Barthy | 1854 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from part of the original George W. Helm DLC |
Marion |
3 miles NW of Jefferson on Talbot Road. |
Reeves, Irene; Reeves, Gilbert H. | No | Barley, Sweet corn | No |
Applicant currently farms 28 acres. 5 acres in barley and 11 acres in sweet corn. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Notarized statement. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | unknown | 0 | ||||||||||||
CFR0599 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Pope, Fred L. | Pope Ranches, Inc. | 1898 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from James and Fannie Adams |
Klamath |
21414 Hwy 50, Merril OR, 97633 |
Pope, Lynn R. | No | Two original storage sheds... | cattle, sheep, hay | alfalfa, barley, wheat,... | No | Monday, November 30, 1998 | 1999 |
Application; Deed; Newspaper article. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | California | 3 | |||||||||
CFR0165 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Pitney, John P. & Elizabeth Pitney | 1855 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Pre-emption Claim, Notification # 6430 |
Sec 7 T 16 S R 4 W, W.M. |
Lane | Pitney, Clarence A.; Pitney, James B. | No | No |
171 acres in present farm. Chain of ownership: John & Elizabeth Pitney 1855 to 1873; William & Lucy J. Pitney to 1937; Clarence A. Pitney & James B. Pitney, each 1/2 interest, to date. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Letter of approval; 1960 state fair celebration registration form. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson and great grandson | 3 | |||||||||||||
CFR0972 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Eggers, Henry G. F. | 1900 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Bertha and Bernard Anderson |
T 4N, R 32 E, Sec. 21 and 28 |
Umatilla |
10 miles north of Pendleton |
Hawkins, Don | No | A small house still exists. | Wheat, Barley, Livestock,... | Wheat | No | Tuesday, November 30, 1999 | 2000 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Deeds. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | Illinois | Germany | 2 | ||||||||
CFR0988 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Wilson, Sebird | Elliot Ranches, Inc | 1885 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased Pre-empted Land through La Grande Land Office |
Baker |
1 Mile west of Bridgeport |
Elliott, Harry Newell; Lewis, Richard; Lewis, Barbara Elliott | No | The barn at the main ranch is... | Meadow hay, Cattle, Horses | Cattle, Hay, Alfalfa, Barley | No | Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Application; Statement form; Land certificate; Typewritten letter; 1990 Century Farm and Historic Lands awards. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | Inez, Kansas | 3 | |||||||||
CFR1221 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | McCready, Franklin; McCready, Nellie | McCready Ranch | 1915 | 160.00 | 2,480.00 | 2400 | No | No | Yes |
Land Patent |
T34S R9E S30 |
Klamath |
11500 Williamson River Rd. Chiloquin OR, county has recently changed the address to 40440 McCready Road. |
12 miles | Chiloquin, OR | Harris, Greg L. | No | First house built in 1915,... | Hay; Timber; Beef cattle;... | Grass hay; Timber; Beef cattle | No | Monday, April 20, 2015 | 2015 |
Family narrative, map of property, photos, deed records, celebration invitation for summer 2015, |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandsons of Franklin & Nellie McCready | Wyoming | unknown | 2 | |||||
CFR0312 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Short, John W. | 1858 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from William Price for $1000. |
T 7 S, R 1 |
Marion |
10 miles E. of Salem |
Jones, Thomas; Meyer, Alice | No | None of the original... | Pasture, Timber, Brush | No |
Original proptery was 160 acres. Applicant owns 109 acres of which 59 acres is in cultivation. J. W. Short gave son-in-law T. A. Jones land in 1901. Son W. A. Jones received land in 1916, and in 1955 applicant Thomas Jones received land from estate. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Notarized statement. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | Great Grandchildren in law | 0 | ||||||||||
CFR0923 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Meyer, George F.C. | Goetze Family Limited Partnership | 1883 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Jasper J. Clark |
Washington | Goetze, Norman; Goetze, Barbara | No | None of the original... | Clover, Oats, Wheat, Dairy,... | Alfalfa, Clover, Wheat, Oats... | No |
This property has never been divided, but it has been added to. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Farm history; Deed. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandsn | Indiana | Germany | 2 | ||||||||
CFR0130 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Beeson, John | Woodside Place | 1853 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Farm purchased from Mr. Watson |
Jackson |
Located in the Wagner Creek area, about 1 mile NW of Talent, Oregon. |
Carter, Anna W. Beeson | No | This is a house still... | No |
John Beeson and wife Ann had a son, Welborn. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Affidavit; Application; Newspaper article; Handwritten and typewritten letters. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | 1 |