| 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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| CFR0996 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Trowbridge, Bradford Cornelius | 1862 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
160 acres filed under the Preemption Act |
Grant |
Near City of John Day, Oregon. |
Trowbridge, B. A. | No | 2 barns and 1 cellar. | Vegetables for sale to the... | Hay, grain, cattle. | No |
6000 acres in farm at present. |
Monday, November 30, 1964 | 1965 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Typewritten letters (including letter from Thomas Vaughan); Newspaper articles. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | son | California via Illinois | 2 | |||||||||
| CFR0454 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Robinson, William J. | 1852 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Washington |
Near Progress, SW of Portland. |
Robinson, Chet; Robinson, Bill | No | Dairy cows | Dairy cows | No |
See CFR0455 for info on co-owner. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Newspaper article |
No | No | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| CFR0005 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Belknap, Ransom A. | 1847 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No | Benton |
near the town of Monroe |
Belknap, Foster G. | No | House built in 1855 remains,... | No |
Part of the farm was sold during the years, but the 40 acres where the original home was placed is owned by applicant. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
There is a letter by M. M. Belknap who supports his brother's claim to Century Farm status. Letter contains some family history information. Notarized ownership document; Letter from M. M. Belknap; 1959 and 1960 state fair celebration registration forms. |
Yes | No | Mss 1604 | grandson | 0 | |||||||||||||
| CFR0729 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | McKay, John W. | 1875 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | DLC 62 | No | No |
Sec 32 & 33 T 36 S R 2 W, W.M. |
Jackson |
Near Willow Creek. |
Saltsgaver, Lola Iris | No | 5300 year old clay pits.... | Cows, grain, grass. | Corn, wheat, alfalfa. | No |
160 acres in original farm. 160 acres in present farm. |
Sunday, November 30, 1975 | 1976 |
Land deed. DLC map. Deed record. Typewritten letters (including letter from the Museum of Natural History, Eugene, OR. Application. Certification of ownership. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | California | 1 | ||||||||
| CFR0398 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Walker, Clayebourne C.; Walker, Louisa | 1845 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Notification # 151, Claim # 821 | No | No |
Sec 24, 19, 20 T 6 S R 4 W, W.M., containing 636.89 acres. |
Polk |
near Zena |
No | No |
Chain of ownership: Louisa & Claybourne Walker, 441.74 acres; to C. M. Purvine (nephew of Louisa Walker), 238 acres; to Byron J. Purvine (grandnephew), 1/3 interest in the 238 acres and bought another 1/3 interest from his brother Walker R. Purvine. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
1959 state fair celebration registration form; Affidavit; Oregon State Archives Record of DLC Certificates; Handwritten letters. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandnephew | Virginia (C.C. Walker), Illinois (Louisa Walker) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| CFR1033 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Bartlemay, William | 1901 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Henry A. Flower Aux. |
Sec 2 T 2 N R 18 E |
Gilliam |
North Gilliam County |
Bartlemay, Larry; Bartlemay, Laurie | No | no | Chickens, pigs, horses, dairy... | Wheat. | No | Thursday, November 30, 2000 | 2001 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Deed; Typewritten letter; Newspaper article. |
No | Yes | OHSField Services File | grandson | Indiana | 3 | |||||||||
| CFR0871 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Newtson, Newt | 1887 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
N 1/2 Sec 13 T 4 N R 32 E of W.M. |
Umatilla |
North Juniper Canyon |
Newtson, Robert; Newtson, Colleen; Newtson, Larry; Newtson, Harry | No | Barn | Wheat; Livestock. | At time of application:... | No | Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Application; Statement forms; Deed. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Norway | 2 | ||||||||||
| CFR0395 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Read, Hankerson & Jane Read | 1853 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Notification # 4971, Claim # 63 | No | No | Polk & Yamhill |
North Line of Polk County and South Line of Yamhill County |
No | Original homestead site. | No |
320 acres in original farm. 60 acres of original farm in present farm. Chain of ownership: Hankerson & Jane Read to Malinda Ann (daughter) & James Syron to Minnie Pearl Syron (granddaughter) & Alfred Hill to Glenn Hill (greatgrandson). |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Affidavit |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson | 0 | |||||||||||||
| CFR1223 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Gentle, Thomas H.; Gentle, Carrie M. | Gentleacres/Orion Farms | 1914 | 162.00 | 132.00 | 103 | No | No | Yes |
Land Deed Records |
T8S R4W S19 & R5W S24 |
Polk |
Northside of Monmouth; 879 Monmouth Ave. Monmouth OR |
Adjacent to | Monmouth OR on North side | Hall, Madeline J.; Fisher, Joseph P.; Ward, Caroline G. | Yes | First house built in 1880 by... | Chickens; Dairy cattle; Hogs... | Conservation; Chickens; Eggs... | No | Wednesday, April 29, 2015 | 2015 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Timeline of farm ownership; Land sale contract; Estate documents; Deed records; Certificate of farm name; Map of property; List of photographs; Letter; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | great granddaughter | Farmington, IL | unknown | 3 | |||||
| SFR0013 | Download Application (PDF) | Sesquicentennial Ranch | Davenport, Benjamin; Davenport, Sarah | Kow Kamp Ranch | 1851 | 320.00 | 63.00 | 0 | Yes | DLC# (?) 1851 | No | No |
T 7, R 1W, S 22 |
Marion |
Off Riches Road on Goodknecht Road, Silverton, OR |
N 24 56r 32.9" W 122 46r 59.5" | 7 miles | Silverton | Davenport, John H., III; Davenport, Ken; Davenport, Earl | No | Barn built circa 1903 still... | Grain; Hay; Orchard; Cattle;... | Grass seed; Pasture; Cattle;... | No | Monday, October 15, 2007 | 2008 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Original century farm application; Pedigree chart; Genealogical information; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great-great grandson and granddaughter of Dr. Benjamin and Sarah Davenport | Homer, Ohio | 0 |
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