| 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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| CFR0556 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Keerins, Joseph Henry Grattan and Della Mae Keerins | 1894 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Cert. # 329, Application # 3607. | No |
SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec 20, N 1/2 NW 1/4 and SE 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec 29 T 16 S R 27 E, W.M. |
Grant |
50 or 60 miles from Canyon City in the Izee Country (1) |
Keerins, Bonham (Irene W.) | No | no | Grazing, sheep, cattle,... | Grazing, cattle, horses. | No |
Note 1: Information provided by the Grant County Historical Society 8/16/2000. |
Thursday, November 30, 1995 | 1996 |
Application; Deed; Affidavit of Publication; Homestead certification; Citizen Certificate; Affidavit of Publication; Homestead Proof Testimony; Homestead Application; Obituary. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | daughter-in-law | King County, Ireland | Irish | 3 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| CFR1009 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Keerins, David | 1890 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | No | Grant |
Izee Oregon |
Keerins, Bonham (Irene W.); Keerins, Michael E. | No | no | Timber, pasture, sheep,... | Pasture, cattle, horses. | No | Thursday, November 30, 1995 | 1996 |
Application; Obituary; Typewritten letter; Grant County record of filings on land; Timber culture certificate; Biographical excerpt from "History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties." |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | niece-in-law & grandnephew | King County, Ireland | Irish | 3 | ||||||||||
| CFR0927 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Bateman, Charles | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Oregon City Homestead Cert. #2714, Application # 5457 | Yes |
Purchased from several persons |
Washington | Bateman, Charles R.; Bateman, Louis (Lewis) K. | No | None of the original... | Primarily Forest Products | No |
This property is still intact except for the highway right-of-way. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Deeds; Homestead certificate. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grand nephew (settler was grandfather's brother) | Kansas | 1 | ||||||||||
| CFR0943 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Bailey, John R. | 1891 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Certificate # 2933, Application # 5726 | No |
NW 1/4 of Sec 22 T 3 N R 4 W, W.M., containing 160 acres. |
Washington | Bailey, Frank P. | No | no | Prunes, potatoes, grain for... | Christmas trees and timber. | No | Monday, November 30, 1992 | 1993 |
Application; Statement form; Homestead certificate. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson | Michigan | 3 | ||||||||||
| CFR0880 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Davis, John S. | 1872 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | No | Union |
5 miles west of North Powder |
Renter | No | Many original split rail... | Hay, grain, horses, mules,... | No |
80 acres in original farm. 1300 acres in present farm. |
Friday, November 30, 1973 | 1974 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Biographical excerpt from "Union and Wallowa Counties"; Newspaper article. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | Midland, Michigan | 1 | |||||||||||
| CFR0087 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Marrs, Lafayette | 1864 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | No | Clackamas | Shibley, Everett A. | No | no | Sheep, cattle, horses, grain... | Grass seed, beef cattle,... | No |
114.9 acres in original farm. 740 acres in present farm. |
Sunday, November 30, 1969 | 1970 |
Application; Certification of ownership. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Arkansas | 3 | |||||||||||
| SFR0031 | Download Application (PDF) | Sesquicentennial Farm | Adams, John Franklin | John F. Adams Farming Enterprise | 1865 | 3,200.00 | 4,000.00 | 4000 | No | Yes | Homestead Land Patent 1877; 1892 | Yes |
No real proof of 1865 date, but trust Century Status, and supporting documents |
Umatilla |
Adams, OR |
1 mile | Adams, OR | Adams, John W. | Yes | First house in 1865, no... | Wheat; Cattle; Sheep | Peas; Wheat | No | Tuesday, April 28, 2015 | 2015 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Farm history timeline; Family history narrative; Century farm letter; Email from Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program; Copies of original homestead certificates; Excerpt from "History of Adams, Volume II"; Excerpt from "History of Pacific Northwest Oregon and Washington"; Copies of photographs; Letter; Satellite photographs of property |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | great grandson | Maine | 2 | ||||||
| CFR1010 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Keerins, Owen | 1894 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Certificate # 328, Application # 3608 | No |
Sec 4 & 9 T 17 S R 27 E |
Grant |
Izee Oregon |
Keerins, Bonham (Irene W.); Keerins, Michael E. | No | Cellar, blacksmith shop,... | Sheep, cattle, horses, native... | Hay; Rye; Cattle; Horses;... | No | Thursday, November 30, 1995 | 1996 |
Application; Homestead Certificate; Affidavit of Publication; Homestead Proof; Final Homestead Affidavit; Citizenship Certification; Obituary. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | niece-in-law & grandnephew | King County, Ireland | Irish | 3 | ||||||||
| CFR0055 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Kirchem, Mathias and Elizabeth | 1869 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | No |
Section 34 and 35, T 2S R3E |
Clackamas | No | No | Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Typewrittten letter; Handwritten notes; 1960 state fair celebration registration form. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | 0 |
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