HISTORY: Lemons awarded for sesquicentennial ranch
25 Sep 2019
Kim Lemons and his wife, Carla, received a Sesquicentennial Award as owners of Ingle Butte Ranches in Mt. Vernon. The award was presented by the Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program.
“Our ranch is the oldest in Grant County,” Kim said. “We’re pretty tickled about the award.”
The Lemons’ ranch was originally founded by Kim’s great-great-grandfather William Dana “W.D.” Ingle.
Ingle’s daughter, Laura (Ingle) Lemons, and her husband, John Wesley Lemons, took ownership of the property. John Wesley arrived in Oregon in 1857, traveling by wagon train.
The ranch was passed down to their son Brice Lemons and his wife, Inez, then to Dennis Lemons and his wife, Margaret, Kim’s parents.
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