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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CFR1167 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Werth, Frederick Johan August | 1909 | 630.00 | 100.00 | 90 | Yes | No | No |
T 6S, R 7W, S 8 |
Polk |
1/4 mile north on Hwy 22 of the intersection of Hwys 18/22 at Valley Junction. |
7 Miles | Willaminia | Werth, Dennis R.; Werth, Elmer M. | No | Cereal grains; Hay; Timber;... | Cereal grains; Grass seed;... | No | Monday, May 24, 2010 | 2010 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Land claim map; Topographic map of property; Warranty deed; Mortgage documents; Property boundary maps; List of photographs; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandson & Great-grandson | 2 | ||||||||||
CFR0411 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Allen, John C. | 1852 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Polk | No | No | Sunday, November 30, 1958 | 1959 |
1959 state fair celebration registration form. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
CFR0412 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Allen, John Ceton | 1851 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Polk | Allen, J. Davis (Mr. and Mrs.) | No | At time of application: Grain... | No | Monday, November 30, 1959 | 1960 |
Application; Farm history; Typewritten letters; Handwritten letter; 1960 state fair celebration registration form. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
CFR0377 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Phillips, John & Elizabeth | 1847 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Claim # 50, Notification # 279 | No | No |
Sec 24 & 25 T 6 S R 3 W. |
Polk | No | UPDATE 8/01: Oregon National... | No |
640 acres in original farm. 230 acres in present farm. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; 1958 state fair celebration registration form. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | 0 | |||||||||||||
CFR0413 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Vandevort, William | 1850 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | E 1/2 of Sec 7 in T 7 S R 3 W | No | No | Polk | Vaughn, Ruth E. | No | no | grain, hay, dairy, poultry | beef cattle, permanent pasture | No |
DLC deeded to Adam S. Hamilton in 1850. 320 acres in original farm. 23 acres in present farm. Original farm divided 4 times. |
Monday, November 30, 1964 | 1965 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Genealogy (for Addie Vandevort); Family birth record; Donation Land Claim deed (for Adam Hamilton). |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | great granddaughter | 1 | |||||||||||
CFR0378 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Blair, Thomas R. & Emmaline Buell Blair | 1848 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No |
Sec 16, 17, 20, 21 T 6 S R 6 W. |
Polk |
on Mill Creek |
No | Original homestead, once... | No | Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Affidavit |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | 0 | ||||||||||||||
CFR0414 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Griffith, B. L. | 1867 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Polk |
7 miles SE of Independence |
Wells, Perry A. | No | Hay, grain, cattle. Original... | Cherries, prunes, pears,... | No |
160 acres in original farm. 168 acres in present farm. A warehouse was located on the banks of the Willamette for shipping produce. |
Sunday, November 30, 1969 | 1970 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Newspaper article. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Illinois | 1 | |||||||||||
CFR0379 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Blair, Thomas R. & Emmaline Buell Blair | 1848 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No |
Sec 16 & 17, 20 & 21 T 6 S R 6 W |
Polk |
on Mill Creek |
No | No | Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Affidavit |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | 0 | |||||||||||||||
CFR0415 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Fawk, John | 1868 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Polk | No | no | Grain, hay, livestock (horses... | Hay, grain, orchard. | No |
149.3 acres in original farm. 116 acres in present farm. The original house was located in the SW corner of the property, the point nearest the Salem-Tillamook Stage Road. |
Thursday, November 30, 1972 | 1973 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Newspaper article. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson | England | 1 | ||||||||||||
CFR0380 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Ford, Nathaniel & Lucinda D. Ford | 1858 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Certificate # 85 | No | No | Polk |
Rickreall Creek |
No | No | Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Affidavit |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | 0 |