"Montgomery County Iowa, Century Farms"

Montgomery County, Iowa Century Farms Since the land of Iowa was opened to settlers in 1833, agriculture has been the heart of Iowa. The family farm represents the traditions and heritage upon which Iowa was built. Those individuals and families who followed in the foot steps of their ancestors continue to produce crops and livestock on that same land. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, with the endorsement of the Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission sponsors the Iowa Century Farms Program. This program began in 1976 as part of the Bicentennial Celebration and recognizes and honors individuals who have owned the farm land for 100 years or more. Over 5,000 certificates and farm markers were distributed acoss Iowa at local ceremonies. There is an application process which must be completed. Applications are obtained from the Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship. Awards are presented in a special ceremony at the Iowa State Fair each year in recognition to a family who has had the farm for 100 years. For those who have achieved 150 years of ownership, they receive a Heritage Farm Award. For more information on Iowa Century Farm Award program, see https://centuryfarms.iowaagriculture.gov/ As of 2019, 135 certificates have been issued.
Last Name	First Name	Location	Original Year	Award Year
Adams	Vernita	Elliott	1904	2005
Aiken	Harold	Red Oak	1871	1976
Allen	Robert C. & Maurine F. Peterson	Red Oak	1901	2001
Allen	Flora	Emerson	1880	1980
Allquist	Harold	Stanton	1891	1991
Anderson	F.A. & Wanita J.	Villisca	1894	2000
Anderson	Michael M.	Red Oak	1857	2011
Anderson	Gerald E.	Red Oak	1857	1976
Bailey	Clarke	Red Oak	1890	1993
Baird	Joanne	Red Oak	1874	1979
Beeson	Alan	Coburg	1889	2007
Berglund	Warren & Gloria	Stanton	1908	2009
Berlin	Melvin G. & Blanche M.	Red Oak	1888	1988
Botts	Ethel J.	Elliott	1890	1992
Brown	Daniel C. & Linda K.	Red Oak	1897	2012
Brown	Robert	Red Oak	1905	2006
Bruce	Margaret	Red Oak	1883	1996
Bruce	Margaret	Red Oak	1863	1996
Bruce	Larry D.	Red Oak	1870	1976
Buchanan	Ethel D.	Red Oak	1884	1985
Bullington	Louis C. & Frances J.	Emerson	1869	1976
Cerven	Bernice E.	Stanton	1907	2010
Christie	Herman J. & Elizabeth	Villisca	1879	1981
Coate	Edna C.	Emerson	1879	1980
Confer	Bertha Marie	Emerson	1905	2006
Copenhaver	Jennie Amelia	Griswold	1900	2002
DeBolt	Lester & Evelyn	Henderson	1872	1976
Devine	Clark & Esther	Villisca	1854	1999
DeWitt	Dwight	Red Oak	1869	2010
Dewitt	Maude	Elliott	1868	1976
Dunn	Quincy & Mabel	Villisca	1854	1976
Evans	L. Donald	Red Oak	1883	1984
Evans	Gertrude R.	Emerson	1896	1996
Fast	Orville & Mary M.	Elliott	1900	2000
Floren	Franklyn B. & Paula K.	Red Oak	1901	2002
Focht	Mark	Villisca	1905	2014
Foy	Milo T.	Red Oak	1870	1976
Franek	Dorothy Louise Eleanora Sederquist	Red Oak	1897	2001
Frazee	William & Debora	Emerson	1915	2015
Gasson Heirs	S. F.	Stanton	1870	1976
Giltner	John D.	Elliott	1882	1984
Hanson	Mary E.	Villisca	1899	2000
Hanson	Mary E.	Villisca	1899	2000
Hausen	Harry E.	Stanton	1858	1976
Heuer	Verna	Red Oak	1890	1991
Hogberg	Frances	Stanton	1899	2005
Honeyman	Shirley S.	Emerson	1900	2000
Hunt	Marvin A.	Imogene	1863	1976
Isaacson	Doug & Susan	Stanton	1889	2005
Jackson	Howard	Red Oak	1870	1976
Jenkins	Harold E. & Eleanor	Emerson	1887	1987
Johnson	Reuben C.	Stanton	1870	1976
Johnson	Jean Landstrom	Red Oak	1894	1997
Jones	Clifford	Emerson	1874	1976
Jones	John Richard	Emerson	1890	1991
Jones	Morris Ben	Emerson	1882	1983
Jurshak	Walter & Ethel	Elliott	1880	1981
Kerr	Lowell	Villisca	1883	1988
Kneedy	Paul	Elliott	1870	1976
Lampe	Mrs. Lina	Red Oak	1872	1976
Lantz	Merrill L.	Stanton	1881	1982
Lantz	Donald C.	Stanton	1891	1997
Larson	Dennis C. & Myrtle	Villisca	1887	1987
Larson	Wayne Myron	Stanton	1874	1976
Lenz	Theodore M., Jr.	Elliott	1882	1994
Lewis	Donovan & David	Red Oak	1891	1996
Linden	James & Marilyn	Stanton	1884	1985
Lindgren	Mark & Nancy	Stanton	1913	2013
Lomas	Anna Cochrane	Villisca	1874	1990
Long	Dwaine C.	Emerson	1881	1983
Mainquist	Steven D.	Red Oak	1876	1994
Mainquist	Edna Della	Villisca	1875	1976
Marsden	Earl, Clem & Dick	Red Oak	1884	1984
Marsden	Dick & Jean	Red Oak	1891	1995
McCarthy	John	Red Oak	1908	2010
McQuown	Gretchen	Red Oak	1899	1999
Means	Stanley A.	Villisca	1882	1982
Means	Clark	Villisca	1882	1982
Michael	William	Red Oak	1893	2014
Miner	William L. & Dolores V.	Emerson	1884	1995
Moninger	Dorothy Jean	Emerson	1902	2002
Mudd	Roland & Goldie	Stanton	1873	1976
Mullen	Harry A.	Villisca	1886	1986
Mulvania	Melvin A.	Henderson	1873	1976
Nelson	Orville Herbert	Stanton	1873	1976
Ogden	Mabel M.	Red Oak	1878	2001
Ogden	John Norcross	Stanton	1892	1993
Oster	Lucile D. & Everett L.	Elliott	1875	1976
Palmquist	Ralph M.	Stanton	1874	1976
Parker	Eugene R. & Ana M.	Villisca	1889	1993
Peck	Opal Belle	Elliott	1892	1995
Peterson	Mary Helen Lathrop	Red Oak	1869	1988
Peterson	L. Clair	Stanton	1878	1995
Peterson	Wayne & Susan	Red Oak	1901	2001
Peterson	Stephen & Rebecca	Stanton	1919	2019
Posten	C.L. & Margaret L.	Villisca	1859	1977
Quist	J. Harlan	Stanton	1883	1991
Raney	James T.	Villisca	1850	1976
Regan	Terry	Imogene	1911	2011
Renander	Carol A. & Ilah J.	Red Oak	1896	1996
Ridge View Farms, LTD	Ridge View Farms, LTD	Stanton	1883	2006
Rupp	Richard D.	Corning	1910	2010
Rusk	Thomas G. & Fredyne	Villisca	1896	1996
Sauerman	Sherri A.	Elliott	1882	1996
Sellergren	Donovan & Marjorie	Stanton	1875	1994
Sellergren	Leland	Stanton	1875	1976
Sellergren	Donovan & Marjorie	Stanton	1880	1994
Shires	Alice M.	Elliott	1880	1982
Smith	Jimmie L. & Mary Joyce	Elliott	1883	1992
Smith	Charles D.	Red Oak	1870	1976
Standerwick	Rachelle	Villisca	1895	1995
Swanson	Kevin & Kirk	Red Oak	1890	1994
Taylor	Maurice H.	Red Oak	1870	1976
The Liljedahl Farm		Red Oak	1900	2000
Thomas	Margaret	Emerson	1885	2005
Thomas	William G.	Emerson	1883	1994
Thompson	Arvella M.	Elliott	1881	1986
Turner	Floyd W. & Marjorie L.	Red Oak	1880	1992
Vennerberg	Dwight C.	Stanton	1880	1980
Vennerberg	Dwight C. & Vaughn O.	Red Oak	1880	1980
Walker	Kenneth L.	Red Oak	1893	1993
Wearin	Edward A.	Red Oak	1855	1976
Wetzel	Charlotte	Red Oak	1896	2000
Williams	Wallace P.	Villisca	1870	1976
Williams Estate	Donald	Emerson	1893	1995
Withrow	Ada R.	Essex	1871	1976
Wood Revocable Trust	William J.	Red Oak	1909	2016
Woodin	Ray	Essex	1869	1976
Woods	Cline	Emerson	1874	1976
Wookey	Robert & Deloris	Red Oak	1894	1994
Yeske	Emil H.	Villisca	1902	2003
Young	Jon	Red Oak	1901	2014
Young	Jon K.	Red Oak	1890	2015

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