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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CFR0420 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Lee, Hiram B. | 1871 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | No | Umatilla |
3 miles SW of Milton |
No | House built in 1878 (occupied... | Wheat, cattle (Circle L Brand) | Wheat | No | Thursday, November 30, 1972 | 1973 |
Application, typewritten letters, map of Lee homestead, certification of ownership, detailed map, family history. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Jackson Co., Illinois | 0 | ||||||||||||
CFR0421 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Thomson, Henry Clay | 1871 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
SE 1/4 of Sec 11 and SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 Sec 11 and the NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 Sec 14 and the E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 Sec 14 T 2 N R 27 E W.M. |
Morrow/Umatilla | Myers, Jerry E. (Mr. and Mrs.) | No | no | Barley hay, timothy hay,... | Alfalfa hay, grain. | No |
320 acres in original farm. 780 acres in present farm. |
Thursday, November 30, 1972 | 1973 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Deeds; Petition for probate of will. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | great great nephew | Missouri | 0 | ||||||||||
CFR0422 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Shumway, James S. | A. R. Shumway Farms | 1870 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec 31 T 5 N R 36 E and Lots 1 & 2 and the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec 6 and the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec 5 T 4 N R 36 E W.M. |
Umatilla |
Rt. 1, Couse Creek |
Shumway, Arthur (Mrs.) | No | Barn. | Wheat, dairy (butter) | Wheat, peas, beef cattle. | No |
150 acres in original farm. 410 acres in present farm. |
Thursday, November 30, 1972 | 1973 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Deed; Typewritten letters. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter-in-law | Spring Hill, Pennsylvania | 2 | ||||||||
CFR0423 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Anson, William, George & Joseph | 1862 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Union |
1 1/2 miles Southeast of island City, OR. |
Son of applicant | No | Yes | Livestock, grain, hay,... | wheat, barley, alfalfa, peas | No |
240 acres in original farm. 193 acres in present farm. Farm divided once. William bought the farm in 1862. He was joined later in 1862 by his brother George. Brother Joseph took over farm in 1866. |
Monday, November 30, 1964 | 1965 |
Application; Certification of ownership. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | daughter-in-law of Joseph Anson | Iowa | 1 | ||||||||||
CFR0424 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Miller, Simon | 1863 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Union | Miller, Rodney E. (Mr. and Mrs.) | No | Barn still in use, built with... | hay, fruit, cattle | hay, grain, white-face cattle... | No |
180 acres in original farm. 224 acres in present farm. Farm divided twice |
Monday, November 30, 1964 | 1965 |
Application; Family history (of Simon Miller, Simon Edward Miller and Rodney Edward Miller); Handwritten letter; Certification of ownership. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||||
CFR0425 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Halley, Benjamin | 1864 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Union |
6 miles NE of La Grande |
Heyden, Henry M. (Mr. and Mrs.) | No | Yes. | Wild hay, horses (The wild... | Cattle, hay, grains. | No |
400 acres in original farm. 400 acres in present farm. |
Sunday, November 30, 1969 | 1970 |
Application; Certification of ownership. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | Missouri | 0 | ||||||||||
CFR0426 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Glenn, Tobert T. | 1868 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Union | McKenzie, Clyde H. (Mr. and Mrs.) | No | yes | Hogs, cattle, hay, wheat,... | Cattle, wheat, barley, oats,... | No |
160 acres in original farm. 860 acres in present farm. |
Sunday, November 30, 1969 | 1970 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Farm history; Photographs. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | daughter | Wapello, Iowa | 2 | |||||||||||
CFR0427 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Courtney, Thomas Benton | 1868 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Union |
1 mile north of Imbler. |
Royes, George, Sr. (Mr. and Mrs.) | No | yes | Grain, hogs. | Grass seed, wheat, peas. | No |
360 acres in original farm. 720 acres in present farm. |
Sunday, November 30, 1969 | 1970 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Deed. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | "my grandmother was his double cousin" | Iowa via Virginia | 2 | ||||||||||
CFR0428 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Gray, George Grant | 1872 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Union | Gray, Aldon H. | No | yes | Cattle and grain. | Sheep, hay, grain. | No |
1000 acres in original farm. 570 acres in present farm. |
Thursday, November 30, 1972 | 1973 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Newspaper articles. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Tennessee | 2 | |||||||||||
CFR0429 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Hindman, William B. | 1872 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | No | Union |
8 1/2 miles SE of Elgin |
Hindman, Billy | No | no | Cattle, hay. | Cattle, wheat, hay, oats. | No |
160 acres in original farm. 8000 acres in present farm. Chief Joseph and his tribe camped on the land and dug camas. "Grandad and Chief Joseph were the best of friends." |
Thursday, November 30, 1972 | 1973 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Newspaper articles. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Iowa | 2 |