Laurel E. Meader, son of Edward Meader (1837-1917) [0331] and Julia Whitaker (  –  ), was born in Oneida, NY July 14, 1868 and died in 1942. August 5, 1891 he married Helena Eastman at Oneida. She was born February 22, 1872 and died in 1944, daughter of Henry Chester Eastman and Louise Halstead of Oneida. In 1899 he was Chief of the Oneida Fire Department.