| 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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| CFR1167 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Werth, Frederick Johan August | 1909 | 630.00 | 100.00 | 90 | Yes | No | No |
T 6S, R 7W, S 8 |
Polk |
1/4 mile north on Hwy 22 of the intersection of Hwys 18/22 at Valley Junction. |
7 Miles | Willaminia | Werth, Dennis R.; Werth, Elmer M. | No | Cereal grains; Hay; Timber;... | Cereal grains; Grass seed;... | No | Monday, May 24, 2010 | 2010 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Land claim map; Topographic map of property; Warranty deed; Mortgage documents; Property boundary maps; List of photographs; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandson & Great-grandson | 2 | ||||||||||
| CFR0744 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Corum, Samuel G. | 1881 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | pre-emption filing #3094 | No | Lake | Iverson, Lawrence; Iverson, Marjorie Corum | No | None of the original... | Oats, Rye, Horses, Cattle,... | Wild Hay, Alfalfa, Cattle | No | Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Handwritten letter; Typewritten letter; Non-mineral affidavit; Homestead records; Desert Land Act records; Farm history. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | granddaughter and grandson-in-law | Missouri | 3 | |||||||||||
| CFR1003 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Gekeler, George O. | 1862 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Certification # 118 | No |
E 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Sec 9 T 3 S R 38 E, containing 80 acres. |
Union |
1 mile South of La Grande |
Smutz, Martha; Smutz, Robert | No | Original log cabin being... | Cattle, chickens, horses, hay... | Cattle, hay. | No | Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Application; Statement form; Family history; Homestead certificate; Deeds; Handwritten postcard. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | Martha Smutz's husband Richard's mother was a daughter of George Gekeler. | Pennsylvania to Nebraska | German | 1 | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| CFR1226 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Alley, Tom W. | Alley Ranch | 1915 | 639.00 | 1,971.00 | 1700 | No | No | No |
T1N R16E S28 |
Moro |
69713 Gordon Ridge Rd. Wasco OR 97065 |
9 miles | Moro, OR | Alley, Dwight D. | No | Wheat; Oats; Barley; Cattle;... | Wheat; Barley | No | Thursday, March 24, 2016 | 2016 |
Application; Family history narrative; Deed records; Copies of photographs; Aerial photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandson (Douglas P. Alley) | Tennessee | 2 | ||||||||
| CFR0841 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Thompson, Charles W. | 1890 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | No | Sherman |
5 miles East of Moro on Monkland Road |
Thompson, Ronald D. | No | Barn. | Wheat, hay, cattle. | Wheat, barley. | No |
Owners of the Monkland farm: Donald D. Thompson 1/2; Norma Cushing 1/6; Lois Murphy 1/6; Priscilla Wilson 1/6. |
Tuesday, November 30, 1993 | 1993 |
Application; Statement form; Family genealogy; Photocopies of photographs (photo of Monkland, 1893, photo of C.W. Thompson & Family, 1893); Deeds; Homestead certificates. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | great great grandson | Iowa | 0 | ||||||||||
| CFR1020 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Jones, Abraham | 1853 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Notification # 222 | No | No |
E 1/2 of the SW 1/4, the W 1/2 of the NE 1/4 and the fractional SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 and Lots 2 & 3 of Sec 15 T 27 S R 6 W, containing 320 acres. |
Douglas | Scheleen, Donald K. | No | Milkhouse | Cows - had separator - sold... | Beef cattle, chickens, pigs,... | No | Monday, November 30, 1992 | 1993 |
Application; Farm history; Donation land claim entry; Deed; Genealogy, Maps. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | great granddaughter | Indiana | 3 | ||||||||||
| CFR0598 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Spires, Lloyd | 1890 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Roseburg, #5904, 1890 | No | No | Coos |
Farm is located in Echo Valley |
Larsen, Gary; Larsen, Kathleen | No | Original house and barn, both... | cattle, horses, hay, apples,... | cattle, hay, apples, pears,... | No | Monday, November 30, 1998 | 1999 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Land grant certificate. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | Granddaughter | California | 1 | ||||||||||
| CFR0147 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Payne, Champion T. | Payne Creek Ranch | 1869 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Jackson | Clawson, Leonard (Mr. and Mrs.) | No | A house and barn built c.... | Grain, cattle, poultry. | Cattle, sheep, apples. Owner... | No |
20 1/2 acres in present farm. See CFR0146 regarding Echo Alford's 1/2 of the farm. |
Sunday, November 30, 1969 | 1970 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Newspaper article. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | Missouri | 1 | ||||||||||
| CFR1240 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | William H. and Charles H. Colton | Charles M. Colton & Sons | 1917 | 480.00 | 320.00 | 320 | No | No | No |
T8 R40 EW S4/5 |
Baker |
45887 Slough Rd. Baker City OR 97814 |
8 miles | Baker City OR | Robert & Lorene Colton and son Michael Colton wife Kathy | Yes | 1st house not known but burnt... | Pasture, sheep for meat/wool... | grass hay cattle | No | Saturday, April 29, 2017 | 2017 |
Deeds, photos, maps, narrative |
Yes | Yes | OSU | Robert Great grandson, Michael great great grandson of William H. | 2 |
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