0304. Edgar Weed Meader (1846 – 1936)

Edgar Weed Meader, son of Daniel Weed Meader (b.1823) [0173] and Isabelle Elliott (1828-1876), was born in Lincoln, VT December, 19, 1846 and died in Monkton august 18, 1936. On June 10, 1874 he married Cornelia (Nelly) Elliott Taber of North Ferrisburg, born March 30, 1853 in Canada daughter of Hervey Taber and Mary Jacobs and died December 14, 1942. He was justice of the peace for more than forty years, and an overseer of the poor for thirty years. He represented Monkton in the Legislature in 1892 [Volume II shows he represented Franklin, VT] and was a life long member of the Friends’ Church.

The children of Edgar Meader and Cornelia Taber were:
1902 i. Frederick Howard Meader, born January 1, 1875 and died November 11, 1913. He did not marry.
1241 ii. Daniel Herbert Meader [Volume II shows middle name as Harvey], born September 22, 1876.
1904 iii. Clayton E. Meader, born on February 11, 1880 in Monkton and died February 13, 1895. He did not marry.
1192 iv. William Earle Meader, born at Monkton November 4, 1887.
– Evadne M. Cox, Annapolis, MD
– Martha Roscoe Phillips, Bristol, VT
– Jacqueline Phillips, Bristol, VT