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 |
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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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CFR1196 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Smith,Alex | Smith Family Homestead | 1913 | 160.00 | 8,238.00 | 8238 | No | No | Yes |
Deeds |
W1/2 W 1/2 S8 T12S R 44EWM |
Baker |
31479 Plano Road Durkee OR 97905 |
25 miles | Baker City | Bunch, Rodd D.; Buchannan, Cheryl A.; Bunch, Susan K. | No | First house in 1910, still... | Grain; Hay; Cattle | Cattle | No | Friday, April 26, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Map; Family and farm history narrative; Copies of photographs; Timeline of title history; Deed records; Photograph |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandchildren | 3 | |||||||
CFR0283 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Porter, William | 1848 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Cert. # 2102, Notification No. 1084 | No | Yes |
Purchased additional property 1855. |
section 36, T 9 S, R 1 W |
Marion |
3 miles SE of Aumsville |
Boone, M. Maude | No | Sheep | Sheep (wool) | No |
Current applicant owns 35.15 acres of original property. William Porter had a son Henry C. Porter, who deeded the property to his daughter M. Maude Boone (applicant). |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Notarized ownership document; Typewritten letter; Handwritten letter.
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Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | 0 | |||||||||
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 | |||||
SFR0029 | Download Application (PDF) | Sesquicentennial Farm | Flint, Benjamin Talbot | Mid Valley Farm | 1865 | 550.00 | 240.00 | 200 | Yes | Humphrey Donation Land Claim | No | Yes |
Deeds |
T2S R2W S2 |
Washington |
21640 SW Scholls Ferry Rd. Beaverton OR 97007 |
10 miles | Beaverton | Flint, Harlan Arthur; Boswell, Jeffery Eugene | Yes | First house built in 1870,... | Chestnuts; Fruits; Grain; Hay... | Apple Rootstock; Chestnuts;... | No | Monday, March 9, 2015 | 2015 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Original century farm application; Newspaper articles; Excerpt from "The Centennial History of Oregon"; Farm name registration; Tax record; Federal census records; Plat map; Copy of original hand drawn map of property; Copy of Donation Land Claim certificate; Deed records; Maps; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | great grandson | Massachusetts | 3 | |||||
CFR0926 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Shearer, James N. | 1883 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchase from J. F. Shorb |
Washington | Shearer, Robert P. | No | None of the original... | Prunes, Cattle, Hay, Grain | Christmas Trees | No |
Property has been divided four times. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Handwritten letter; Typewritten letter; Deed; Shearer family history; Photocopies of photographs; Deed. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | Kansas | 3 | ||||||||||
CFR0134 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Hanley, Michael | 1857 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased DLC rights from Clinton and Welton |
T 37 R2W Section 22 about 50 acres |
Jackson |
2.5 miles from Jacksonville on Hanley Road |
Hanley, Martha, Mary; Hanley, Claire | No | UPDATE: Farmstead built in... | Yes |
"This farm has remained in the same family for 101 years. From Michael Hanley to a daughter Alice E. Hanley then to her brother's daughters Claire, Martha, and Mary Hanley." |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | 0 | ||||||||||||
CFR0765 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Henness, Thomas J. | 1864 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from D.G. and Lola Henness |
SW 1/4, SE 1/4 T9, R3E |
Linn | Henness, Clare D. | No | None of the original... | Pigs, Cattle, Grain, Hay | Cattle, Hay | No | Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Handwritten letter (family history); Property tax statement; Abstract of title; Deed. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | Ohio | 1 | ||||||||||
CFR1026 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Kraxberger, John & Rosina Kraxberger | 1899 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Henry Kummer |
Sec 14 T 4 S R 1 E |
Clackamas |
farm located at 10692 S Kraxberger Road, Canby, OR 97013 |
McKay, Mary; McKay, David | No | Turkeys, cattle, wheat, grass... | Grass seed. | No |
50.65 acres in present farm of original 156 acres. Chain of ownership: John (Johann) Kraxberger 1892 to 1909; Adolph Kraxberger (son) to 1949; Oscar Kraxberger (grandson) to 1982; Mary McKay (great granddaughter) to date. |
Thursday, November 30, 2000 | 2001 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history; Deeds, Photocopies of photographs. History of the Kraxberger family. |
No | Yes | OHSField Services File | great granddaughter | Austria | 1 | |||||||||
CFR0863 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Davis, John A. | 1880 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Thomas Swezen |
Umatilla | A renter | No | House, Barn, Carriage... | grain crops, wheat, barley | wheat, green peas | No |
The original farm has never been divided. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Typewritten letter; Deed; Excerpt from "Lyman's History of Old Walla Walla County, Washington", Photocopy of photograph; Newspaper articles. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | granddaughter | Iowa | 2 | ||||||||||
CFR1197 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Cersovski, Joseph; Cersovski, Theresa | Cersovski Family Farm | 1913 | 161.00 | 86.00 | 86 | No | No | Yes |
Contract of original aquisition of land |
Eastside of Powerline Road and South of Diamond Hill , West of Harris drive |
Linn |
31273 Diamond Hill Dr. Harrisburg OR 97446 |
3 miles | Harrisburg OR | Cersovski, Joseph; Cersovski, Donald; Cersovski, John | No | The first house circa 18623... | Chickens; Cows; Horses; Pigs... | Clover; Grass seed;... | Yes | The Jacob McDaniel House is listed in Linn County Registry of historical buildings | Monday, April 22, 2013 | 2013 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Map of property; Deed of sale; Handwritten letter; Cersovski family history; Digital photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandsons | Czech Republic | Czech | 1 |