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 propertysort descending 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
CFR0370 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Powell, Jackson 1855 0.00 0.00 0 Yes #53 No No
sections 2 and 3, T 1 S, R 3 E -- 320 acres
 Multnomah
downtown Gresham
 Powell, Fred No No
Property passed from Jackson Powell to son Charles N. Powell to Carrie Powell (widow of Charles) to their son Fred. J. Powell
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Application; Typewritten letters (includeing list of the transfer of property through family).
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0
CFR0242 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Cheadle, Richmond 1858 0.00 0.00 0 No No Yes
Purchased from Sam Hyde
S 1/2 of the NE 1/4 and the S 1/2 of the NW 1/4 and the S 1/2 of the SW 1/4 and the N 1/2 of SW 1/4 and N 1/2 of SE 1/4 of section 19 T 12S R 2W -- 320 acres
 Linn
Wheeler, Dean; Wheeler, Charles; Wheeler, Scott; Wheeler, Robert; Wheeler, Alfred No No
Property passed to Mariette Wheeler, who then passed 320 acres to Dean Wheeler (father of applicants) and to George Wheeler (uncle of applicants). The property is now owned by all five brothers (applicants).
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit
 No Yes Mss 1604 great grandsons 0
CFR0206 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Farwell, Richard & Esther 1852 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No No
Sec. 5, 6, 7, 8 T 13 S R 3 W, W.M.
 Linn
Farwell, Mabel R. No No
Property was divided equally between Richard Farwell's sons, E. D. Farwell and Hiram J. Farwell. Mrs. E. D. Farwell (Mabel Farwell) inherited from her husband.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; Typewritten letter; Handwritten note.
 No Yes Mss 1604 daughter-in-law 0
CFR0788 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Goodknecht, Peter 1881 0.00 0.00 0 No No Yes
Purchased from Thomas Miller
Marion
1078 Cascade Hwy NE, Silverton, OR
 Riches, Robert L. No Barn Hops, Wheat, Oats, Cattle,... Grass seed, Wheat, Sugar... No
Property was divided once.
 Friday, November 30, 1984 1985
Application; Farm history; Deeds.
 Yes Yes OHS Field Services Files great grandson Switzerland, Kansas Switzerland 3
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
CFR0035 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Harris, John 1853 0.00 0.00 0 Yes #43 No No
Benton
Whitby, Harold R.; Whitby, Jack No No
Property was passed upon death of John Harris to daughter Mary Harris Whitby, then to the applicant, and then to his son and daughter (Jack Harold Whitby and Isabel Whitby Smith).
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Affidavit; 1960 state fair celebration registration form.
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 3
CFR0372 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Stanley, Jeremiah 1853 0.00 0.00 0 Yes No No
lot 96, section 4, T 1 S, R 3 E
 Multnomah
No No
Propery passed to son William Stanley, then to son J. Earl Stanley
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Typewritten letters (including list of the transfer of property).
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0
CFR0299 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Geer, R. C. and Mary C. 1848 0.00 0.00 0 Yes Sections 21, 22, 27 and 28 of T 7S R1W No No
Marion
12 miles east of Salem, Oregon and the court house
 Geer, A. A. No UPDATE: farmhouse built in... Yes
R. C. and Mary C. Geer gave property to son L.B. Geer, who passed it to their son A. A. Geer (applicant). Original DLC held 640 acres.
 Saturday, November 30, 1957 1958
Application; Notarized statement; 1959 and 1960 state fair celebration registration forms; Newspaper article.
 No Yes Mss 1604 grandson 0
CFR0751 Download Application (PDF) Century Farm Benninger, William James and Ida Florence Benninger Farm 1893 0.00 0.00 0 No No No
All of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec 35 T 15 S R 7 W, containing 80 acres.
 Lane
Norman May family; Benninger Farm Corporation No Destroyed by fire. Timber, hay, fruit trees,... Polled Herefords, hay, garden... No
Railroad land.
 Tuesday, November 30, 1993 1994
Application; Statement form; Note; Typewritten letter; Deeds; Benninger family history; Newspaper article.
 No Yes Mss 1604 great granddaughter Travis City, Michigan 4
CFR0983 Download Application (PDF) Century Ranch Read, Lilly 1898 0.00 0.00 0 No No Yes
Purchased from Daniel Aaron and Manda Aaron
N 1/2 of NE 1/4 of Section 34 and W 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Section 35, TS12S, R13E
 Jefferson
Read, J. Herschel; Read, Kenny No Residence and barn still... Dryland wheat, Cattle (... Cattle (commercial and... No
Ranch is being run today by Herschel Read and Kenny Read.
 Tuesday, November 30, 1999 2000
Application; Statement of affirmation; Typewritten letter; Ranch history; Deed.
 Yes Yes OHS Field Services Files nephew Grizzly Mountain Area, Crook County, Oregon 3

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