Howard County

Howard Century Farms

The Missouri Century Farm Program celebrates the lasting contributions farmers and ranchers have made to our country’s and state’s heritage. In 1976, the Centennial Farm project was initiated in Missouri, awarding certificates to persons owning farms that had been in the same family for 100 years or more. The following guidelines are used for the selection and recognition of Missouri Century Farms.

  • The same family must have owned the farm for 100 consecutive years or more as of Dec. 31 of the application year.
  • The line of ownership from the original settler or buyer may be through children, grandchildren, siblings and nephews and nieces, including through marriage or adoption.
  • The present farm shall consist of no less than 40 acres of the original land and shall make a financial contribution to the overall farm income.

To learn more about the program and the application process, visit the Missouri Century Farms website.

Howard County Century Farms

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    Acquisition year, family name, acres and certification year

    Acquisition year First name Last name # of acres Certification date
    1812 Nannie May Hughes 300 1/1/1998
    1815 Mary M. Payne   1/1/1976
    1816 John D. Williams   1/1/1976
    1818 Robert Britton   1/1/1976
    1819 Duane Snell   1/1/1976
    1819 Ruth Zeigler   1/1/1976
    1819 James C., Jr. Denneny 189 1/1/1997
    1823 William Taylor Spence   1/1/1976
    1825 Omer Foley   1/1/1976
    1833 W. W. Harvey   1/1/1976
    1834 Willella Williams   1/1/1976
    1835 Opal Kilgore   1/1/1976
    1835 Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Williams   1/1/1976
    1840 Calvin Dougherty   1/1/1976
    1843 Robin Biswell Pettijohn   1/1/1976
    1844 Ed Dickey   1/1/1976
    1844 Miss Esther Hume   1/1/1976
    1844 Connie Shay   1/1/1976
    1848 Kenneth Yaeger   1/1/1976
    1852 Paul M. Ballew   1/1/1976
    1852 Stuart R Bayse 138 5/21/2002
    1852 Stuart R. Basye 138 2/28/2011
    1853 Randall T. and C. Kivett 143 1/1/1997
    1857 Harold Burnham   1/1/1976
    1857 Hazel Pipes Young   1/1/1976
    1857 Robert O. Young 320 1/1/1996
    1857 Harold K Burnham 160 6/6/2006
    1858 Larry Eaton   1/1/1976
    1858 James B. Snell   1/1/1976
    1864 John Rhea Gibbs   1/1/1976
    1865 Roy White   1/1/1976
    1869 Thomas T. Hall   1/1/1976
    1871 Charles w. Denny   1/1/1976
    1871 Della Mae Todd Hudson   1/1/1976
    1875 John and Peggy Vaughn 140 1/1/1998
    1876 J. Y. Miller   1/1/1976
    1881 Mary Lee Haviland 183 2/17/2005
    1884 Harry Dougherty 315 4/15/2005
    1887 William James Quint 115 5/1/2008
    1890 Norma Jean Gilmo Hill 319 1/1/1998
    1892 Elsie Hendrix 80 1/1/1996
    1892 Anthony Westhues 98 6/28/2000
    1893 Charles Coutts 248 1/1/1993
    1893 Anthony and Aile Thies 198 1/1/1993
    1896 Mary Lou Cross Brown 80 1/1/1996
    1898 Sam S. Magruder 160 1/1/1998
    1899 John Fleck 128 5/7/1999
    1899 Martha Hutchison Ferry 396 6/2/1999
    1899 Elizabeth Brown 635 3/27/2001
    1900 Ray Peacher 183 7/1/2002
    1907 Andy Joe Meyer 311 5/16/2007
    1908 Cleveland T. Hargis 127 5/1/2008
    1910 Robert J. Schafer 137 2/14/2011
      Dewey Dougherty   1/1/1976
      Miller Eaton   1/1/1976
      Lee Gose   1/1/1976
      Mary B McKee Hammond   1/1/1976
      Reuben Hume   1/1/1976
      Mrs Laurence S. Jackson   1/1/1976
      Dorothy Burton Jankowsky   1/1/1976
      Lilburn L. Kingsbury   1/1/1976
      Mildred Basye Leach   1/1/1976
      Arthur D. Potter   1/1/1976
      James B. Potter   1/1/1976
      Mrs Austin Robertson   1/1/1976
      Elizabeth Potter Sinclair   1/1/1976
      John E. Stapleton   1/1/1976
      William Jr. Trester   1/1/1976
      Prewitt Turner, Jr   1/1/1976
      Marion Walker   1/1/1976
      John G Davis   1/1/1986
      Marie Potter Henry   1/1/1986
      Wm Nordmeyer   1/1/1986
      John D. and Eva J. Williams   1/1/1986
      Charles Tommy Williams   1/1/1986