| 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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| CFR1204 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Reeder, William H.; Reeder, Alice | W.H. Reeder's Westfork Farm | 1877 | 320.00 | 1,280.00 | 1275 | No | Yes | Certificate #5434 | No |
T4N R33EWM S1/2 of Section 25 plus E 1/2 section |
Umatilla |
47647 Reeder Rd. Pendleton OR 97801 |
13 miles | Pendleton | Reeder, Clinton B.; Reeder, Craig H. | No | First home in 1877/78, a... | Alfalfa; Barley; Grain Hay;... | Wheat | No | Monday, April 15, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Map of property; Letter; Family history article; Farm history narrative; Newspaper articles; Wheat farming narrative; Magazine article; Land ownership documents; Copies of photographs; Historic map of property; Excerpt from "The Centennial story of Oregon"; Aerial photograph |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandson | Eureka, Illinois | 3 | ||||||
| SFR0026 | Download Application (PDF) | Sesquicentennial Farm | Dobbins, Flemming; Corey, James Calvin | VanDomelen Family Farm | 1851 | 320.00 | 13.00 | 13 | Yes | No. 43, Notification Number 7851, Cert. No. 1315 | No | Yes |
Flemming Dobbins is said to be Father of John Dobbins father of Louisa Dobbins Corey who married George Corey (great grandparents of Melvin on mother's side) |
T2N R3 S27 |
Washington |
14650 NW Dairy Creek Road North Plains OR 97133 |
2 miles | North Plains | VanDomelen, Vanessa A.; Vandehey, Herman; North Valley Farms, LLC | Yes | First house on land claim by... | Barley; Beet seed; Carrot... | Apples; Beans; Blackberries;... | No | Wednesday, April 24, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Maps of property; Handwritten letter; Email; Copies of photographs; Deed records; Legal records; Genealogy charts; State of Oregon land board records; Letters from Oregon Water Resources department; Water right certificate; Survey of property; Obituary; Timeline of property ownership; Mortgage records; Tax record; Birth certificate |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Flemmings Dobbins was Melvin's (father to owners) great great grandfather | Holland | 1 | |||||
| CFR1205 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Melhorn, Louis; Melhorn, Catherine | Edward Melhorn Farm | 1894 | 80.00 | 70.00 | 70 | No | No | Yes |
Deed, 1894 to Louis Melhorn |
T8S R46E S4SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Excepting E |
Baker |
38214 Sunny Dell Lane Halfway OR |
2.2 miles | Halfway, OR | Ebell, Mardelle L. | Yes | First house built in 1917 by... | Alfalfa; Barley; Oats; Wheat... | Hay; Cattle | No | Monday, April 29, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Aerial photographs; Family and farm narrative; Copy of marriage license; Copies of photographs; List of property transfers; Brand register; Sale record; Map of property' newspaper articles; Geneaological charts; Digital photographs; Property ownership records |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Step granddaughter to Louis/Catherine Melhorn | German (Louis), American; Oregon (Catherine) | German | 3 | |||||
| SFR0027 | Download Application (PDF) | Sesquicentennial Farm | Hayward, James | Batchelder Farms, LLC | 1858 | 447.00 | 201.00 | 200 | No | No | Yes |
Document of Sale |
T1N-R2W-S9 |
Washington |
26245 NW West Union Rd. Hillsboro OR 97124 |
6 miles | Hillsboro | Batchelder Farms, LLC; Batchelder, Lewis W.; Spencer Gates Farms | Yes | First house likely in 1860,... | Grain; Hay; Timber | Clover; Fruit trees; Grains... | No | Monday, April 14, 2014 | 2014 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Copies of photographs; Farm history narrative; Plat map; Document of sale; Deed records |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Great Grandson | California | 1 | ||||||
| SFR0028 | Download Application (PDF) | Sesquicentennial Farm | Morris, Eliam; Morris, Susannah | Three Branches, LLC | 1852 | 318.00 | 68.40 | 60 | Yes | 1330 | No | No |
T2-R4-S6 |
Yamhill |
10670 Oak Ridge Rd. Yamhill OR |
1 1/2 miles | Yamhill, OR | Three Branches LLC | No | First house built in 1853-54... | Barley; Oats; Wheat; Cattle;... | Clover; Grass seed; Hazelnuts | No | Monday, April 28, 2014 | 2014 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Email to Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program; List of family members; Maps of property; Yamhill County sales data; Copies of photographs; Family history information; Excerpt from "History of Oregon"; Newspaper articles; Farm history narrative; Original century farm application; Excerpt from "Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Volume 1"; Map of property; Copy of original Donation Land Claim certificates; Architectural drawings; Index card for Historic American Buildings Survey; Photographs; Plat map |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great great grandchildren | Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Oregon | Denmark | 0 | |||||
| CFR1206 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Harmon, Oscar Lafayette | Harmon Farm | 1910 | 320.00 | 498.00 | 298 | No | Yes | Lyman Chapman Cert #1809 8/24/1895 | Yes |
Deeds of Sale through years |
T1N R44E S 28 &29 |
Wallowa |
82293 School Flat Rd. Wallowa OR 97885 |
Latitude 45.535278 Longitude 117.334955 | 8 miles | Enterprise, OR | Bacon, Lois A. | Yes | First house in 1894, later... | Barley; Hay; Oats; Potatoes;... | Conservation; Hay; Cattle | No | Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | 2014 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family and farm history narrative; Timeline of property ownership; Map of property; Deed records; Plat map; Property ownership records; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | great grandchild | Iowa | 1 | ||||
| CFR1207 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Couch, John; Couch, Carrie | Gastin Ranch | 1907 | 640.00 | 640.00 | 640 | No | No | Yes |
Patent records of sale |
T1N R43E S11, 12, 13, 14 |
Wallowa |
78078 Leap Lane Wallowa OR 97885 |
10 miles | Lostine, OR | Gastin, Ted L.; Gastin, Marilyn | Yes | When Couch family obtained... | Oats; Rye; Wheat; Chickens;... | Conservation; Cattle | No | Thursday, May 1, 2014 | 2014 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Map of property; Photograph; Deed records; Copies of photographs |
No | No | MSS ORCFRP | |||||||||
| CFR1208 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Thompson, Hans; Thompson, Krestine | Fairview Ranch | 1914 | 640.00 | 960.00 | 930 | No | No | Yes |
Warranty deed |
TIS R18E S E 1/4 of 4; SE 1/4 of 9; SW 1/4 of 10, SW 1/4 of 15, W 1/2 16 |
Sherman |
66680 Fairview Rd. Moro OR 97039 |
9 miles | Wasco/Moro OR | Thompson, Ty | No | Existing house at time land... | Wheat; Cattle; Horses | Barley; Wheat | No | Friday, April 25, 2014 | 2014 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Map of property; Family and farm history narrative; Copies of photographs; Deed records |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | grandchildren | Denmark | 1 | ||||||
| CFR1209 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Janssen, Hendrina; Jansen, Peter | Jansen Farm | 1877 | 110.00 | 115.00 | 112 | No | No | Yes |
Deeds of Sale; Land sale contracts |
T1N R3W S51 |
Washington |
4560 Visitation Rd. Forest Grove OR 97116 |
Lat. 45.553259 Long. -123.085335 | 3.5 miles | Forest Grove, OR | Jansen, Michael; Jansen, Sherry | Yes | Original barn built in 1916,... | Alfalfa; Barley; Clover;... | Alfalfa; Clover; Corn; Grass... | No | Saturday, April 26, 2014 | 2014 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Aerial photograph; Farm history narrative; Family history narrative; Copies of photographs; Family tree chart; Property ownership timeline; Deed records |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandson of Peter Jansen | Wisconsin | 2 | |||||
| CFR1210 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Emerson, Chester William | Emerson Dell Farm | 1883 | 1,040.00 | 2,840.00 | 2840 | No | Yes | Homestead Cert. No. 1787 | No |
T1N R15E S19,20,29,30 |
Wasco |
5854 Emerson Roberts Rd. The Dalles OR 97058 |
15 | The Dalles, OR | Brewer, David R. | Yes | Homestead house and barn,... | Forage crops; Wheat; Cattle... | Barley; Canola; Forage crops... | No | Monday, March 10, 2014 | 2014 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Maps of property; Family history narrative; Property ownership records; Copies of photographs; Aerial photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Granddaughter | Illinois | 3 |
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