Titlesort descending 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
CFR0229 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Robnett, William 1848 0.00 0.00 0 Yes cert. No. 2569 No No
T 14 S R 1 W sections 8,9,16 and 17. -- 639.29 acres originally
 Linn
one mile east of Crawfordsville
 Robnett, Ralph R. No No
Applicant was deeded 127 acres of original DLC when his father, D. F. Robnett, died 15 March 1931. Applicant sold one acre, and had two acres taken by the state for a road, so currently owns 124 acres.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; Typewritten letter.
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0
CFR0230 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Russell, Newton & Susan L. 1852 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No. 41 in Sec 33 & 34 T 13 S R 1 E and Sec 3 & 4 T 14 S R 1 E, W.M., containing 322 acres. No No
Linn
Russell, Edgar S. No No
Oliver H. Russell, Newton Russell's son, was deed 119 acres; this was eventually purchased by his son, Edgar Russell. 19 acres of the original farm are still operated by the family.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; 1960 state fair celebration registration form.
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson Illinois 0
CFR0231 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Knighten, Commodore P.; Knighten, Rosanna 1853 0.00 0.00 0 Yes number 71 and number 60 No No
section 13 T 12 R 4 W and section 18 T 12 R 3 W - 640 acres originally
 Linn
one mile south of Tangent, lying E and W of Pacific Highway
 Scott, W. C. No No
When P. Knighton died 128 acres were heired and purchased by their daughter Sarah Knighton (d.1953) and her husband C. Scott (d. 1912). On their deaths, the property was purchased by their son, the applicant.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; Typewritten letter.
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0
CFR0233 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Shelton, Haman 1847 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No No
T 10 S R 1 E containing about 160 acres.
 Linn
E. of Scio
 Shelton, Vardie E. No No
Property was passed to Haman Shelton II, and then to applicant. The applicant has sold 5 acres of the original land, now owning 155 acres.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; Newspaper article.
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0
CFR0235 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Slate, John T.; Slate, Frances 1847 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Notification 2002 claim No.59 No No
township 12 south, R 4 W
 Linn
No No
John and Frances Slate heired property to Porter Slate, who then passed it to M. C. Slate (father of applicant) and then to applicant.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit
 No Yes Mss 1604 great grandson 0
CFR0236 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Sprenger, Nicholas 1852 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No No
section 31 T 12 S R 3 W -- 320 acres.
 Linn
2 miles N of Shedd and east of highway 99
 No No
Nicholas Sprenger died 8 Nov 1871, and passed 212 acres to this son Henry Sprenger. Henry (father of applicant) died 1938, and the applicant was heired 176 acres.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavits; Typewritten letter.
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0
CFR0237 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Sprenger, Nicholas 1852 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No No
section 31 T 12 S R 3 W -- 320 acres.
 Linn
2 miles N of Shedd and east of highway 99
 No No
Nicholas Sprenger died 8 Nov 1871, and passed 144 acres to this son Thomas B. Sprenger. Thomas (father of applicant) died 1956, but before this the applicant had purchased the property.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavits; Typewritten letter; Newspaper article.
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0
CFR0238 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Tindall, Charles and Ruth Marion 1953 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Yes No
section 10 of T 10 S R 2 W
 Linn
Sims, Hazel; Standley, Venus; Bowman, Mabel; Rice; Pearl. No No
Charles and Ruth Tindall passed land to children A.C. Tindall, Lloyd Tindall, and Marion Tindall (father of applicant). At the death of Marion Tindall in 1956, he heired 80 acres to four daughters: Hazel Sims, Venus Standley, Mable Bowman, and Pearl Rice.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; Handwritten letter.
 No Yes Mss 1604 granddaughter 0
CFR0239 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Brattain, Johnathan H. 1849 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Yes No
T 13 S R 4 WM in section NO. 5
 Linn
1.5 miles NE of Peoria and 12 miles south of Albany
 Stenson, Delmer R. No No
Johnathan Brattain died in 1859. Property passed to George Brittain until 1916. Property then passed to Grant and Clarence Brittain. Grant Brittain passed his portion of the property to Olive Brattain in 1951. See application for more details.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Typewritten letter; Affidavit.
 No Yes Mss 1604 great great grandfather 0
CFR0240 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Swank, Phillip 1857 0.00 0.00 0 No No Yes
Purchased
Original farm was 102.89 acres located in T 11 section 36 S R 3W
 Linn
Swank, J. P. No No
Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit
 No Yes Mss 1604 son 0

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