Agricultural Awards and Honors
Century Pioneer Family Farm Program
The Century Pioneer Family Farm Program was initiated in 1985 by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and honors families who have maintained at least 100 years of continuous family farm ownership. The program acknowledges the benefit that family farms and ranches provide to the state of Florida, and recognizes these pioneers as the original stewards of the land for preserving environmental resources and for helping foster the state’s agricultural industry which provides an important economic base for Florida.
Ownership of property by a family for 100 years or more can be determined from an abstract of title or original record such as original deed or land patents. Other authentic land records may be acceptable. The farm, in whole or in part, must have been in continuous family ownership. Title to the property today must reside in a blood relative of the original owner, or a legally adopted child of a descendant. Title to the property must be continuous.
In addition to receiving a certificate, Century Pioneer Family Farms also receive a sign that can be posted on the property denoting its significance. To apply for membership, download the application at the bottom of this page.
Certified Farm/Families
| Florida Century Pioneer Family Farms | ||
| County | Certified Family Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua | Earl F. Boston | |
| Kathleen Eubanks | ||
| John and Suzanne Gotro | ||
| Thomas C. Green | ||
| R.J. and Joan Hogan | ||
| Earl Jeffords | ||
| Mary Lou McFadden | ||
| J.B. Richardson | ||
| Roland J. Thomas | ||
| Bennet Dell Traxler | ||
| Ashley M. Wood | ||
| Baker | E. Ed Yarbrough | |
| Bay | Susan White | |
| Bradford | Percy S. and Christa K. Moody | |
| Daniel E. Nettles | ||
| Emory M. Prevatt Sr. | ||
| Dempsey R. Sapp | ||
| James Richard Wainwright | ||
| Calhoun | Cecil F. Sexton | |
| Citrus | Clinton E. Marsh | |
| Geraldine Savary‑Ogden | ||
| Clay | Merrill E. Glisson | |
| Columbia | Lassie Goodbread Black | |
| Blanche H. Kirby | ||
| Jimmy J. Markham | ||
| Earl Rumph | ||
| J. Quinton Rumph | ||
| DeSoto | Ed and Ann Johnson | |
| Gwendolyn Garner Johnson | ||
| Nellie Johnson Robertson | ||
| Duval | Thomas Eugene Broward | |
| Elwood E. Geiger | ||
| Gadsden | Annette S. Bradley | |
| Woodrow Chester | ||
| Nelson and Karen Clark | ||
| John Cooksey | ||
| Willie M. Cox | ||
| Forrest Davis Jr. | ||
| H. Newton Edwards | ||
| Claude Embry Edwards | ||
| Clara F. Fletcher | ||
| Evelyn Glenn | ||
| William and Leslie Johnson | ||
| Evelyn M. Leonard | ||
| Don May Jr. | ||
| Farris Parramore | ||
| M.D. Peavy Jr. | ||
| Lynn L. Poucher | ||
| Jimmy Franklin Rowan Sr. | ||
| R.G. Suber | ||
| Patricia E. Townsend | ||
| Hal E. VanLandingham | ||
| J. Thad White | ||
| Thomas C. White | ||
| Gilchrist | Ben Colson | |
| C.V. Jones | ||
| Miles Prescott | ||
| Gulf | Ralph Cox | |
| Hamilton | Clarence E. Adams | |
| Dorothy Roebuck Avriett | ||
| Alton M. Henderson | ||
| Johnson Homestead | ||
| Ray Roebuck | ||
| Nita Mae Tompkins | ||
| Kenneth F. Tuten | ||
| Linda C. Wilkes | ||
| Susan and Allyson Zant | ||
| Hardee | Jean B. Burton | |
| Dr. Barbara Carlton | ||
| Mabry Carlton | ||
| Reson L. Holt | ||
| Doyle Parker | ||
| Wendell Mark Smith | ||
| W. Wilton Stephens | ||
| Thomas C. Underwood | ||
| Enoch and Tealy Wingate Eddy | ||
| Hernando | William C. Croom Jr. | |
| W.E. Hope | ||
| Hillsborough | Zane C. Blanton | |
| William Edward Bugg | ||
| Arthur W. Fisher Jr. | ||
| Thomas and Ellen Folsom | ||
| Elisha Futch | ||
| Eugene Griffin Hawthorne | ||
| Glenn H. McDonald | ||
| John A. Mulrennan Jr. | ||
| Richard D. Purvis | ||
| Richard and Martha Sue (Hawkins) Skinner | ||
| Judith Branch Trauner | ||
| William L. Williams | ||
| Holmes | Wilhelmina P. Belcer | |
| Robert G. and Lovelle Pears Wilkerson | ||
| Jackson | James L. Beauchamp | |
| Robert K. Dunaway | ||
| Willam and Faye Gable | ||
| Charles Hagler | ||
| Ben Hall | ||
| Raymond Hart | ||
| Max Hinson | ||
| Myra Phillips Hurst | ||
| David L. Kent | ||
| Arthur L. Kimbrough Jr. | ||
| Edwin L. Mozley | ||
| William H. Neel | ||
| D. Wayne and Stacey Reese | ||
| Lindsay and Nell Roach | ||
| I.H. Stone | ||
| Charles Hagler | ||
| Jefferson | Rex C. Bishop | |
| Edwin Hall Finlayson | ||
| John M. Finlayson | ||
| James P. Loeb | ||
| Mogi Kinsey O'Neil | ||
| Josie Kinsey Rand | ||
| Lois B. Sweat | ||
| John A. Wethington Jr. | ||
| Lafayette | Dolan A. Buchanan | |
| Billy G. Dees | ||
| Barney and Lynn Hart | ||
| Cleo Hart Jr. | ||
| Donald C. and Margaret D. Hurst | ||
| Darren and Heather Jackson | ||
| Clifton and Gladys Shiver | ||
| Lake | Cyleta Lee Austin | |
| Gladys S. Biggers | ||
| Ruby R. Lee | ||
| Richard A. Stokes | ||
| Lee | Francis A. Bailey | |
| Levy | Nettie Mae P. Brewington | |
| Alene A. Colson | ||
| Fant-Blagg Family | ||
| Charles Raymond Lowman | ||
| Ruby P. Pantella | ||
| Alice P. Rawls | ||
| Newnan Brian Sanchez | ||
| Helen T. Thompson | ||
| Leon | Richard Henry Billingsley | |
| Thomas H. Cromartie Jr. | ||
| Tom L. Jones | ||
| Earl F. Moore | ||
| Charles C. Roberts | ||
| James H. Roberts | ||
| Liberty | Duncan Hosford | |
| Kenneth Hosford | ||
| Madison | Hugh Wetzel Blair | |
| W.H. Cason | ||
| Jeanette Hadden | ||
| Mary Lilla Johnson | ||
| Clifford Leslie | ||
| Dewayne Leslie | ||
| Donald F. Loper | ||
| Waldon Leroy Richardson | ||
| Harvey E. Rye Sr. | ||
| James J. Sale Jr. | ||
| Edward W. Smith Jr. | ||
| W.J. Spradley Jr. | ||
| Donnie Glenn Waldrep | ||
| Albert W. Waldrep | ||
| Manatee | John J. Keen | |
| Carl A. Newman | ||
| Egbert S. "Bud" | ||
| Reasoner | ||
| Marion | Diane Priest Joyner | |
| Verner Evan Knoblock | ||
| J. Pierce Smith | ||
| Ashley C. Yonque | ||
| Nassau | Julius C. Davis | |
| L.L. Owens Jr. | ||
| Okaloosa | Jerry L. Senterfitt | |
| Sumpter W. Senterfitt | ||
| Orange | Patrick Henry Brown | |
| Charles E. Hawthorne Sr. | ||
| John F. Isaacson | ||
| Harry D. Roper | ||
| Dr. Robert L. Tilden | ||
| Osceola | James F. Lawson | |
| Kempfer Family | ||
| Cecil E. Whaley | ||
| Pasco | William P. Burkett Jr. | |
| Walter F. Gude | ||
| Sarah E. Hammond | ||
| Margaret M. Hawk | ||
| Marquerite duPont Spears | ||
| Pinellas | Richard L. Booth | |
| Nancy M. McLaughlin | ||
| Polk | W.D. Crews Jr. | |
| Deborah Kinney Jones | ||
| Richard C. Kinney | ||
| James T. Tice Jr. | ||
| Dwight W. Wilson | ||
| Putnam | William D. Carrier Jr. | |
| John W. Collette | ||
| Samuel J. Hancock | ||
| Mary Elizabeth Murphy | ||
| Seminole | Eva Mathieux Markowicz | |
| St. Johns | Francis N. Brubaker | |
| James B. Floyd | ||
| R.E. McCullar | ||
| Clement E. Solano | ||
| Charles R. Usina | ||
| Sumter | Nellie L. Beville | |
| William D. Caruthers | ||
| H. Guy Thompson | ||
| Suwannee | Thelma M. Cannon | |
| Helen M. Cribbs | ||
| Marvin P. DeLegal | ||
| Lamar Gamble | ||
| Stephen G. Godbold Jr. | ||
| James and Francis McClellan | ||
| Cary H. Mills | ||
| Leon G. Mobley | ||
| Marvin A. O'Hara | ||
| A.W. Ross Jr. | ||
| Claude and Sandra Starling | ||
| Fred S. Waller | ||
| Steve and Susan Wood | ||
| Taylor | Joy Towles Cummings | |
| Union | David Browning | |
| Mallie M. Griffis | ||
| Volusia | Joyce Arnott | |
| Markalee Blackwelder | ||
| Stanley C. Blackwelder | ||
| John V. Cade | ||
| Joseph Clifton | ||
| Elvin B. Daugharty | ||
| Linnea Hagstrom Ford | ||
| D.F. Harper | ||
| Mary Ann Meekins | ||
| Peter R. Pierson | ||
| Mary Lee Prevatte | ||
| David Strawn | ||
| Wakulla | Richard F. Gowdy | |
| William and Cornelia Harden | ||
| Clara and D.R. Sparkman | ||
| Robert H. Roddenberry | ||
| Maurice Raker | ||
| Walton | Adams Farms Inc. | |
| Thomas M. McNeill. | ||
| Arnie Pryor Jr. | ||
| Washington | Frances S. Fussell | |
| James Tyrus Peel | ||
| James A. Tiller | ||
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Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Office of the Commissioner
The Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0800
Susan Reese
(850) 488-3022
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Susan.Reese@FreshFromFlorida.com
