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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CFR0930 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Lilly, James Pisarius | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from James and Matilda McClaran |
Washington | Larson, Echo (Lilly); Larson, John | No | Old barn still exists and is... | Timber (land was not cleared) | Hay,Thoroughbred horses,... | No | Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Deeds; Handwritten note. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | granddaughter | West Virginia | 1 | |||||||||||
CFR0866 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Demaris, Enoch | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | # 371 | No | Umatilla |
Rt. 1 Box 55 Walla Walla River Rd. |
Demaris, Meryl C., Jr. | No | None of the original... | Livestock, Hay, Fruit | Apples | No |
The original farm was divided once. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; List of family members; Deed; Certification of ownership. Homestead certificate. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great great grandson | Atumwa, Iowa | 2 | |||||||||
CFR1045 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Shannon, Francis Marion | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
T 4S, R 21, S 26 |
Gilliam | Shannon, John D. | No | No | 2002 |
Family history; Land deed; Photos. |
No | No | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
CFR0867 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Temple, William P. | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from William and Alice Kreemer |
Umatilla |
Stage Gulch |
Cresswell, Robert Temple; Cresswell, Donald M. | No | "Not sure. There is a... | Wheat | Wheat, Barley | No |
The original property has been divided twice. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Family reunion brochure; Family history; Deed. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | Iowa | 1 | |||||||||
CFR0661 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Daniels, Thomas | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Clackamas | McKay, Cecil; McKay, Adeline | No | At time of application:... | No | Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Handwritten letter; Certification of ownership. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
CFR1018 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Walker, Charles F. | Charles F. Walker Farm | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
Sec 18 T22 R 11 |
Douglas | Bartow, Bert A. | No | no | Hay, vegetable garden, cattle... | Cattle, vegetables, berries,... | No | Monday, November 30, 1992 | 1993 |
Application; Statement form; Typewritten letter. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | England via Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||
CFR1132 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Ranch | Dement, Russell C. | Dement Ranch LLC | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
T 31S, R 13W, S 17,16,22,23 |
Curry |
12 miles west of Powers, OR |
12 miles | Powers | Dement, Samuel; Simon, Gary; Simon, Diane; Harpole, Ron; Harpole, Joan | No | No buildings on this portion... | Beef cattle | Beef cattle | No | Friday, May 1, 2009 | 2009 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Typewritten letter; Ranch history narrative; Warranty deed; Reprint from OHS Quarterly, March 1962, "After the Covered Wagons: Recollections of Russell C. and Ellis S. Dement", by Russell C. Dement; Issue of Persimmon Hill, Spring 2009, article on Dement Ranch. |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Sam Dement is grandson of Russell Dement | Ohio | 0 | |||||||
CFR0710 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Parman, Giles G. | M. Smith Ranch, Inc. | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Gilliam | Smith, Margaret Parman (Wright) and family | No | Wheat; Cattle; Horses. | At time of application: Wheat... | No | Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Typewritten letter; Handwritten letter. |
No | No | 0 | |||||||||||||||
CFR0807 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Lindsay, John and Catherine Anne (Winters) Kincaid | 1884 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Morrow | Kincaid, Lindsay J.; Kincaid, Diana M. | No | Two barns used for storage | Wheat, Cattle, Mules, Horses... | Dryland wheat, Barley, Cattle... | No |
Property has been divided once. The first crop grown on the land was 25 acres of wheat. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Note; Article. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | Antioch, Ohio by way of Hays, Kansas | 2 | |||||||||||
CFR0988 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Wilson, Sebird | Elliot Ranches, Inc | 1885 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased Pre-empted Land through La Grande Land Office |
Baker |
1 Mile west of Bridgeport |
Elliott, Harry Newell; Lewis, Richard; Lewis, Barbara Elliott | No | The barn at the main ranch is... | Meadow hay, Cattle, Horses | Cattle, Hay, Alfalfa, Barley | No | Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Application; Statement form; Land certificate; Typewritten letter; 1990 Century Farm and Historic Lands awards. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | grandson | Inez, Kansas | 3 |