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 |
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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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CFR0321 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | McKay, James and Cecilia | 1848 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No | Marion | Merten, Maurice H.; Merten, Mary McKay | No | No |
The applicant and her husband currently farm 142 acres of the original property. The first grist mill in Oregon was built and operated by James McKay on the property. The applicant has a piece of the original mill stone in the yard of her home. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Handwritten letter; Notarized statement. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | 0 | |||||||||||||||
CFR0592 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Etzel, Joseph and Katerina | 1899 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from W.W. and Joicy Brooks |
Township 9 S, Range 1 E |
Marion | Etzel, Francis; Etzel, Dolores | No | House (built 1899) still... | Cattle, Horses, Pigs, Chickens | Grass seed, Timber | No |
2018-Property owned by siblings Thomas, Janet Odenthal, and John Etzel |
Monday, November 30, 1998 | 1999 |
Application; Typewritten letter; Statement of affirmation; Handwritten note; Chain of title; Title abstract of title; Deed. |
Yes | Yes | Field Services Files | grandson | Kansas | 1 | |||||||||
CFR0289 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Claggett, Charles | 1852 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No | Marion | No | No | Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Affidavit |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
CFR0561 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Etzel, Joseph | 1896 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
Sec 4 T 9 R 1 E |
Marion | Etzel, Theodore Miles | No | Part of the house. | unknown | Strawberries, sweet corn,... | No | Thursday, November 30, 1995 | 1996 |
Application; Handwritten notes; Photographs; Deed; Typewritten letters. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Russia via Kansas | 2 | |||||||||||
CFR0787 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Doerfler, Martin | 1877 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Marion |
13510 Doerfler Rd SE, Silverton, OR |
Doerfler, David A.; Doerfler, Rita | No | Barn, Grainery, House | Cereal Grains, Cattle | Wheat, Oats, Grass seed,... | No |
The property has been divided three times. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Newspaper article. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great-grandson | Austria | Austrian | 4 | |||||||||
CFR1307 | Century Farm | Luther John Chapin & Nellie Eliza Muscott Chapin | Chapin Ag Lands | 1924 | 99.00 | 1,500.00 | 1500 | No | No | Yes |
Warranty Deed |
T6S R3W S10,14,15 |
Marion |
591 Salmon St. N Salem OR 97303 |
45 03'04.93"N 123 01'52.40''W | 2 miles | Keizer OR | Ron & Shelley Chapin | Yes | Original farm house (late... | 15 Jersey Cow Dairy, chickens... | The farm produces hazelnuts,... | No | Wednesday, March 6, 2024 | 2024 |
Flash drive with photos, |
Yes | Yes | OSU | Grandson | Ohio | 2 | ||||||
CFR0355 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Smith, John F. | 1858 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Marion | Smith, A. J. | No | Historic: Lumber; Cattle;... | At time of application: Fruit... | No | Monday, November 30, 1959 | 1960 |
Application; Typewritten letters; 1960 state fair celebration registration form. |
No | Yes | Son | 2 | |||||||||||||||
CFR0323 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Heater, L. D. | 1852 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No | Marion | Husband of applicant | No | No |
Adolph Heater owns 10 acres of original DLC. Maurice Heater owns 140 acres of original DLC. Lenora Heater Morrison owns 80 acres of original DLC. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Handwritten letter |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | all of the applicants are the grandchildren of L. D. Heater | 0 | |||||||||||||||
CFR0290 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Coyle, Michael | 1855 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Isaac N. Alawson and Ceriel and Sarah Bertrand. |
Marion |
1.5 miles S of St. Paul, Oregon on Runer Road. |
Coyle, Charles Herman | No | Grains, Seed crops, Pasture | No |
Original land purchased from Isaac Alawson was 318 acres. Current applicant owns 241 acres of original land. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Notarized ownership document.
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No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | 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 |